Women's 20 kilometres walk at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Southport Broadwater Parklands | |||||||||
Dates | 8 April 2018 | |||||||||
Competitors | 13 from 8 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:32:50 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | women |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | women |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
Para events | ||
100 m (T12) | men | |
100 m (T35) | women | |
100 m (T38) | men | women |
100 m (T47) | men | |
1500 m (T54) | men | women |
Marathon (T54) | men | women |
Long jump (T38) | women | |
Shot put (F38) | men | |
Javelin throw (F46) | women | |
The women's 20 kilometres walk at the 2018 Commonwealth Games , as part of the athletics programme, took place at Currumbin Beachfront on 8 April 2018. [1]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows: [2]
World record | Liu Hong (CHN) | 1:24:38 | A Coruña, Spain | 6 June 2015 |
Games record | Jane Saville (AUS) | 1:32:46 | Melbourne, Australia | 20 March 2006 |
The schedule was as follows: [1]
Date | Time | Round |
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Sunday 8 April 2018 | 9:15 | Race |
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
The results were as follows: [2]
Rank | Order | Name | Result | Notes | Race violations |
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10 | Jemima Montag (AUS) | 1:32:50 | |||
9 | Alana Barber (NZL) | 1:34:18 | ~ | ||
4 | Bethan Davies (WAL) | 1:36:08 | ~ | ||
4 | 3 | Khushbir Kaur (IND) | 1:39:21 | ||
5 | 11 | Gemma Bridge (ENG) | 1:39:31 | ||
6 | 13 | Beki Smith (AUS) | 1:40:41 | ||
7 | 1 | Heather Lewis (WAL) | 1:41:45 | ||
8 | 12 | Grace Wanjiru (KEN) | 1:42:23 | ||
9 | 6 | Erika Kelly (IOM) | 1:47:29 | ||
10 | 2 | Fadekemi Florence Olude (NGR) | 1:49:31 | >> | |
11 | 7 | Lindah Waweru (KEN) | 1:53:41 | > | |
– | 5 | Claire Tallent (AUS) | DQ | R 230.6 | ~~~ |
– | 8 | Soumya Baby (IND) | DQ | R 230.6 | ~~~ |
The Asian Race Walking Championships is an annual race walking competition for athletes representing countries from Asia, organized by the Asian Athletics Association (AAA). It was established in 2006 and has featured races for senior men and women (20 km). After the inaugural event 2006 in Wajima, Japan, the competition was split into two events: the 20 km were incorporated into the All-Japan Race Walking competitions held in mid March in Nomi, Japan. The 50 km event was held about a month later in mid April in Wajima, Japan. This is established until the year 2008. There are still annual national 50 km championships held in Wajima, but the further fate of the 50 km event within the Asian Race Walking Championships remains unknown.
Geovana Irusta Morejon is a female Bolivian racewalker. She represented Bolivia in three editions of the Olympic Games, and has captured nine consecutive titles in both 10 and 20 km race walk at the South American Championships since her sporting debut in 1996. She also set a personal best of 1:32:06 from La Coruña Grand Prix in Spain.
Alana Barber is a New Zealand race walker who won a silver medal in the 20 km race walk at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
The men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place at Currumbin Beachfront on 8 April 2018.
The men's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 5 August 2021 in Sapporo. Approximately 60 athletes competed; the exact number was dependent on how many nations use universality places to enter athletes in addition to the number qualifying through time. The reigning champion is Wang Zhen of China.