Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 20 km walk
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The Men's 20 km Race Walk
event at the 1988 Summer Olympics
in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 53 competitors. Three athletes were disqualified, while one walker did not finish the race. The race was held on Friday September 23, 1988.
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...
event at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:...
in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 53 competitors. Three athletes were disqualified, while one walker did not finish the race. The race was held on Friday September 23, 1988.
Medalists
Abbreviations
- All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
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 1988 Summer Olympics | ||||
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| World Record | 1:19.08 | July 30, 1988 |  KievKiev Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press.... , 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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| 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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| Broken records during the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||||
| Olympic Record | 1:19.57 | September 23, 1988 |  Seoul, South Korea |
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Final ranking
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:19:57 | OR | ||
| 1:20:00 | |||
| 1:20:14 | |||
| 4 | 1:20:34 | ||
| 5 | 1:20:43 | ||
| 6 | 1:20:47 | ||
| 7 | 1:20:53 | ||
| 8 | 1:21:14 | ||
| 9 | 1:21:18 | ||
| 10 | 1:21:29 | ||
| 11 | 1:21:47 | ||
| 12 | 1:21:53 | ||
| 13 | 1:22:03 | ||
| 14 | 1:22:32 | ||
| 15 | 1:22:39 | ||
| 16 | 1:22:43 | ||
| 17 | 1:22:45 | ||
| 18 | 1:22:55 | ||
| 19 | 1:22:58 | ||
| 20 | 1:23:09 | ||
| 21 | 1:23:18 | ||
| 22 | 1:23:30 | ||
| 23 | 1:23:40 | ||
| 24 | 1:23:46 | ||
| 25 | 1:23:51 | ||
| 26 | 1:24:08 | ||
| 27 | 1:24:39 | ||
| 28 | 1:24:52 | ||
| 29 | 1:24:56 | ||
| 30 | 1:24:59 | ||
| 31 | 1:26:33 | ||
| 32 | 1:26:33 | ||
| 33 | 1:27:06 | ||
| 34 | 1:27:10 | ||
| 35 | 1:27:14 | ||
| 36 | 1:27:23 | ||
| 37 | 1:27:26 | ||
| 38 | 1:27:30 | ||
| 39 | 1:27:39 | ||
| 40 | 1:27:41 | ||
| 41 | 1:27:57 | ||
| 42 | 1:28:25 | ||
| 43 | 1:28:43 | ||
| 44 | 1:31:00 | ||
| 45 | 1:31:42 | ||
| 46 | 1:32:23 | ||
| 47 | 1:32:46 | ||
| 48 | 1:37:09 | ||
| 49 | 1:40:09 | ||
| DID NOT FINISH (DNF) | |||
| — | DNF | ||
| DISQUALIFIED (DSQ) | |||
| — | DSQ | ||
| — | DSQ | ||
| — | DSQ | ||
See also
- 1988 Race Walking Year Ranking1988 Race Walking Year RankingThis page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1988 in both the men's and the women's race walking distances: 10 km, 20 km and 50 km...
- 1990 Men's European Championships 20 km Walk (Split)1990 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 20 km WalkThese are the official results of the Men's 20 km walk event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. There were a total number of 22 participating athletes, who finished the race.-Medalists:-Final:-See also:...
- 1991 Men's World Championships 20 km Walk (Tokyo)1991 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 20 km WalkThese are the official results of the Men's 20 km Walk event at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 37 participating athletes, with the final held on Saturday August 24, 1991 with the start at 08:30h local time....
- 1992 Men's Olympic 20 km Walk (Barcelona)Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 20 km walkThese are the official results of the Men's 20 km Walk at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, held on July 31, 1992. There were a total number of 42 competitors, with five athletes who were disqualified.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:...