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The men's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 5 August 2021 in Sapporo. [1] 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 (no universality places were used in 2016). [2]
The men's world record for the 20 km race walk is held by Yusuke Suzuki, who walked 1:16:36 at the Asian Race Walking Championships in his home town of Nomi, Japan.Suzuki's new World Record came exactly one week after Yohann Diniz's mark who walked a then record time of 1:17:02 in Arles at the 2015 French championships.
For the men'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 walking the entry standard of 1:20.10 seconds or faster or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event. [8]
Two walking events were held on the track at the 1906 Games: a men's 1500 m walk and a men's 3000 m walk. The first final to be held was the shorter distance. American George Bonhag , an absolute walking novice who had competed in the 5-mile run, came away as the winner after Canada's Don Linden , the eventual runner-up, had given basic ...
Robyn Stevens (born April 24, 1983) is an American Olympic race walker. [1] [2] She competed for Vacaville High School, then went on to San José State University.Stevens suffered from an eating disorder and body dysmorphia while attending, which forced her to quit racing in 2004.
Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date World record Yusuke Suzuki (JPN) 1:16:36: Nomi, Japan: 15 March 2015 Championship record Jefferson Pérez (ECU) 1:17:21: Saint-Denis, France
Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics were held during the last ten days of the Games. They were due to be held from 31 July – 9 August 2020, at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo , Japan. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the games were postponed to 2021, with the track and field events set for 30 July – 8 August. [ 1 ]
The women's 20 kilometres walk competition of the athletics events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held on October 29 on the streets of Santiago, Chile. [1] The times of the event was annulled after the course was found to be about 3 km short. [2]