| Women's 20 kilometres walk at the 2023 World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | National Athletics Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 20 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 48 from 23 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:26:51 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The women's 20 kilometres race walk at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held on National Athletics Centre in Budapest on 20 August 2023. 48 athletes from 23 nations entered to the event.
Summary
The cream rose to the top quickly as a group of about a dozen separated, led by world record holder Jiayu Yang. Defending champion Kimberly García took the point after the first lap and held the lead of the tight group through the halfway point as the lead pack whittled down to seven. After falling early in the race, Antonella Palmisano edged ahead to carry the lead to 15k. While most of the 1 kilometer laps had been in the 4:20's, on the 16th lap María Pérez dropped a monster 4:06 lap. Only Jemima Montag was able to produce any answer with a 4:10, which separated her from the rest of the pack but still 4 seconds down to Perez, who continued with a 4:09, 4:05 and 4:06 to leave no doubt about winning, ultimately 25 seconds ahead of Montag. Palmisano was able to get a slight edge on Alegna González and Glenda Morejón then had to hold off a 4:08 final lap by García León to take bronze.
Records
Before the competition records were as follows:
| Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
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| World record |  Yang Jiayu (CHN)
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1:23:49 | Huangshan, China | 20 March 2021 |
| Championship record |  Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS)
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1:25:41 | Helsinki, Finland | 7 August 2005 |
| World Leading |  María Pérez (ESP)
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1:25:30 | Córdoba, Spain | 26 March 2023 |
| African Record |  Grace Wanjiru Njue (KEN)
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1:30:40 | Nairobi, Kenya | 6 June 2018 |
| Asian Record | Yang Jiayu (CHN)
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1:23:49 | Huangshan, China | 20 March 2021 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record |  Lupita González (MEX)
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1:26:17 | Rome, Italy | 7 May 2016 |
| South American Record |  Glenda Morejón (ECU)
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1:25:29 | La Coruña, Spain | 8 June 2019 |
| European Record | Vera Sokolova (RUS)
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1:25:08 | Sochi, Russia | 26 February 2011 |
| Oceanian record |  Jemima Montag (AUS)
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1:27:27 | Adelaide, Australia | 13 February 2022 |
The following records were set at the competition:
| Record | Perf. | Athlete | Nat. | Date |
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| Oceanian record | 1:27:16 | Jemima Montag | AUS
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20 Aug 2023 |
Qualification standard
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 1:29:20.
Schedule
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+2), was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
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| 20 August | 07:15 | Final |
Results
The race was started at 07:15. The results were as follows:
| Key: | ~ Red card for loss of contact | > Red card for bent knee | TR54.7.5: Disqualified by Rule TR54.7.5 (4 red cards) |
References
- "Start List 20 Kilometres Race Walk Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 20 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- "20 Kilometres Walk Women − Records". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- "Results 20 Kilometres Race Walk Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 20 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- "Race Analysis 20 Kilometres Race Walk Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 20 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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| World champions in women's racewalking | |
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| 1987–1997 10 kilometres |
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| 1999–present 20 kilometres |
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| 2017–2019 50 kilometres |
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| 2022-present 35 kilometres |
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