Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 20 kilometres walk

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Women's 20 kilometres walk
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates21 August 2008
Competitors48 from 30 nations
Winning time1:26:31 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Olga Kaniskina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Silver medal icon.svg Kjersti Plätzer Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Bronze medal icon.svg Elisa Rigaudo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
  2004
2012  

The women's 20 km walk event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on August 21 at the Beijing Olympic Stadium. [1] The qualifying standards were 1:33.30 (A standard) and 1:38.00 (B standard). [2]

Records

Prior to this event, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World recordFlag of Russia.svg  Olimpiada Ivanova  (RUS)1:25:41 Helsinki, Finland 7 August 2005
Olympic recordFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Liping  (CHN)1:29:05 Sydney, Australia 28 September 2000

Schedule

All times are China standard time (UTC+8)

DateTimeRound
Thursday, 21 August 200809:00Final

Results

RankAthleteCountryNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Olga Kaniskina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:26:31 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Kjersti Plätzer Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:27:07NR
Bronze medal icon.svg Elisa Rigaudo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:27:12PB
4 Liu Hong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:27:17PB
5 María Vasco Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:27:25NR
6 Beatriz Pascual Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:27:44PB
7 Olive Loughnane Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 1:27:45PB
8 Ana Cabecinha Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1:27:46NR
9 Vera Santos Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1:28:14PB
10 Ryta Turava Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 1:28:26SB
11 Tatyana Sibileva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:28:28
12 Shi Na Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:29:08SB
13 Mayumi Kawasaki Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:29:43
14 Sabine Zimmer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:30:19
15 Sonata Milušauskaité Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1:30:26NR
16 Vira Zozulya Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:30:31
17 María José Poves Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:30:52
18 Kristina Saltanovic Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1:31:03SB
19 Jane Saville Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:31:17
20 Sylwia Korzeniowska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1:31:19
21 Johanna Jackson Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:31:33NR
22 Melanie Seeger Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:31:56
23 Ana Maria Groza Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1:32:16
24 Evaggelía Xinoú Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1:32:19PB
25 Sachiko Konishi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:32:21
26 Zuzana Schindlerová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1:32:57PB
27 Claire Woods Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:33:02=PB
28 Kim Mi-Jung Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 1:33:55
29 Svetlana Tolstaya Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 1:34:03SB
30 Joanne Dow Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:34:15SB
31 Zuzana Malíková Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1:34:33SB
32 Sniazhana Yurchanka Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 1:35:33
33 Nadiya Prokopuk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:35:50
34 Sandra Zapata Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1:36:18
35 Johana Ordóñez Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 1:36:26
36 Tania Regina Spindler Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1:36:46
37 Verónica Colindres Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1:36:52SB
38 Edina Füsti Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1:37:03
39 Kellie Wapshott Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:37:59
40 Déspina Zapounídou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1:39:11
41 Jolanta Dukure Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia 1:41:03
42 Evelyn Núñez Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1:44:13
Tatyana Kalmykova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia DQ
Yang Mingxia Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China DQ
Elena Ginko Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus DQ
Athanasía Tsoumeléka Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1:27:54DSQ
Yuan Yufang Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia DNF
Susana Feitor Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal DNF

OR - Olympic Record, NR - National Record, PB - Personal Best (= - Equaled), SB - Season Best

Intermediates

IntermediateAthleteCountryMark
4 km1. Olga Kaniskina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 17:00
2. María Vasco Flag of Spain.svg  Spain +0:27
3. Vera Santos Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal s.t.
4. Ryta Turava Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus s.t.
5. Elisa Rigaudo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy s.t.
8 km1. Olga Kaniskina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 34:09
2. Kjersti Plätzer Flag of Norway.svg  Norway +0:41
3. Ryta Turava Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus s.t.
4. Tatyana Kalmykova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia +0:42
5. Beatriz Pascual Flag of Spain.svg  Spain s.t.
12 km1. Olga Kaniskina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 51:19
2. Ryta Turava Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus +0:41
3. Kjersti Plätzer Flag of Norway.svg  Norway +0:49
4. María Vasco Flag of Spain.svg  Spain s.t.
5. Tatyana Kalmykova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia +0:56
16 km1. Olga Kaniskina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:08:31
2. Ryta Turava Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus +0:59
3. Kjersti Plätzer Flag of Norway.svg  Norway +1:09
4. María Vasco Flag of Spain.svg  Spain s.t.
5. Hong Liu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China +1:20

s.t. - same time.

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References

  1. "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  2. "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.