Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 20 km walk
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The Men's 20 km Race Walk
at the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles, California
had an entrylist of 42 competitors. Four athletes did not start in the final, held on August 3, 1984.
Race walking
Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance athletic event. Although it is a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times...
at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 41 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 17 by women. There were a total number of 1273 participating athletes from 124 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:...
in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
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had an entrylist of 42 competitors. Four athletes did not start in the final, held on August 3, 1984.
Medalists
Abbreviations
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| OR | olympic record |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | 1:19:30 | September 23, 1983 |  Bergen, Norway |
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| Olympic Record | 1:23:35.5 | July 24, 1980 |  MoscowMoscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... |
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| Broken records during the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||||
| Olympic Record | 1:23:13 | August 3, 1984 |  Los Angeles, United StatesLos Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California... |
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Final ranking
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:23:13 | OR | ||
| 1:23:20 | |||
| 1:23:26 | |||
| 4 | 1:24:29 | ||
| 5 | 1:25:07 | ||
| 6 | 1:25:32 | ||
| 7 | 1:25:42 | ||
| 8 | 1:25:54 | ||
| 9 | 1:26:04 | ||
| 10 | 1:26:48 | ||
| 11 | 1:27:06 | ||
| 12 | 1:27:12 | ||
| 13 | 1:27:28 | ||
| 14 | 1:27:43 | ||
| 15 | 1:27:50 | ||
| 16 | 1:28:24 | ||
| 17 | 1:28:26 | ||
| 18 | 1:28:46 | ||
| 19 | 1:28:53 | ||
| 20 | 1:29:46 | ||
| 21 | 1:29:49 | ||
| 22 | 1:30:06 | ||
| 23 | 1:30:20 | ||
| 24 | 1:30:46 | ||
| 25 | 1:30:54 | ||
| 26 | 1:31:24 | ||
| 27 | 1:32:10 | ||
| 28 | 1:32:27 | ||
| 29 | 1:33:58 | ||
| 30 | 1:34:12 | ||
| 31 | 1:34:47 | ||
| 32 | 1:34:53 | ||
| 33 | 1:35:12 | ||
| 34 | 1:35:32 | ||
| 35 | 1:35:48 | ||
| 36 | 1:44:42 | ||
| 37 | 1:48:45 | ||
| 38 | 1:49:35 | ||
| DID NOT START (DNS) | |||
| — | DNS | ||
| — | DNS | ||
| — | DNS | ||
| — | DNS | ||
See also
- 1982 Men's European Championships 20 km Walk (Athens)1982 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 20 km WalkThese are the official results of the Men's 20 km walk event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece.-Medalists:-Final:-See also:* 1980 Men's Olympic 20km Walk * 1983 Men's World Championships 20km Walk...
- 1983 Men's World Championships 20 km Walk (Helsinki)1983 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 20 km WalkThese are the official results of the Men's 20 kilometres race walk event at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. The race was held on 7 August 1983.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds...
- 1984 Race Walking Year Ranking
- 1986 Men's European Championships 20 km Walk (Stuttgart)1986 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 20 km WalkThese are the official results of the Men's 20 km walk event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany.-Medalists:-Final:-See also:* 1980 Men's Olympic 20km Walk * 1982 Men's European Championships 20km Walk...
- 1987 Men's World Championships 20 km Walk (Rome)1987 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 20 km WalkThese are the official results of the Men's 20 km Walk event at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. The race was held on Sunday August 30, 1987.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds-Records:...