Women's 20 kilometres walk at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Pont d'Iéna and Champ de Mars road course, Paris | ||||||||||||
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Competitors | 45 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 1:25:54 | ||||||||||||
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The women's 20 kilometres race walk at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in Paris, France, on 1 August 2024. This was the seventh time that the event was contested at the Summer Olympics.
Background
The women's 20 kilometres race walk has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 2000.
Record | Athlete (Nation) | Time | Location | Date |
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World record | Yang Jiayu (CHN) | 1:23.49 | Huangshan, China | 20 March 2021 |
Olympic record | Qieyang Shijie (CHN) | 1:25.16 | London, Great Britain | 11 August 2012 |
World leading | Elvira Chepareva (RUS) | 1:24.31 | Sochi, Russia | 27 February 2024 |
Area Record | Athlete (Nation) | Time |
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Africa (records) | Grace Wanjiru (KEN) | 1:30.40 |
Asia (records) | Yang Jiayu (CHN) | 1:23.49 WR |
Europe (records) | Vera Sokolova (RUS) | 1:25.08 |
North, Central America | Lupita González (MEX) | 1:26.17 |
Oceania (records) | Jemima Montag (AUS) | 1:27.09 |
South America (records) | Glenda Morejón (ECU) | 1:25.29 |
Qualification
Main article: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification § Women's 20 km walkFor the women's 20 kilometres race walk event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 48 athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by running the entry standard of 1:29.20 seconds or faster or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.
Results
The event took place on 1 August, starting at 09:20 09:50 (UTC+2) in the morning.
References
- ^ "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- "All time Top lists – Senior – 20 Kilometres Race Walk women", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – 20 Kilometres Race Walk women", World Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- "Records – 20 Kilomtres Race Walk women". World Athletics. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- "Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- "Entry List by Event and Season Best - Women's 20km Race Walk" (PDF). 2024-08-05. p. 51.
External links
10 and 20 kilometres race walk at the Olympic Games | |
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Summary | |
Men's 10 km | |
Men's 20 km | |
Women's 10 km | |
Women's 20 km | |
Other distances: 1908: Men's 3500 m walk • 1908: Men's 10 miles walk • 1920: Men's 3000 m walk |
Olympic champions in women's racewalking | |
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10 km | |
20 km |