The Women's 20 km Walk event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on August 21 at the Beijing Olympic Stadium. The qualifying standards were 1:33.30 (A standard) and 1:38.00 (B standard).

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 2008 Summer Olympics
World Record		1:25:41	August 7, 2005	Helsinki, Finland
Olympic Record		1:29:05	September 28, 2000	Sydney, Australia
Broken records during the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic Record		1:26:31	August 21, 2008	Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... , PR China

Results

• 21 August 2008 - 9:00 |

  Rank	Athlete	Country	Notes
  	Olga Kaniskina Olga Kaniskina Olga Nikolayevna Kaniskina is a Russian race walker. She won the silver medal in the 20 km walk at the 2006 European Championships and gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics...		1:26:31
  	Kjersti Plätzer		1:27:07	NR
  	Elisa Rigaudo Elisa Rigaudo Elisa Rigaudo is an Italian race walker from Cuneo. In 2002 she received a public warning for a doping offence.-Achievements:-References:*...		1:27:12	PB
  	Liu Hong		1:27:17	PB
  	María Vasco María Vasco María del Monte Vasco Pes Gallardo is a Spanish race walker. She won the bronze medal over 20 km at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and the bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. She was born in Barcelona, Catalonia.-Achievements:-References:*...		1:27:25	NR
  	Beatriz Pascual Beatriz Pascual Beatriz Pascual Rodríguez is a Spanish race walker.She holds the women's national record for Spain in the 5000 m track walk . She was also Spain's national champion in the 20 km walk event in 2006 and 2008. She represented Spain at the Olympics in 2008 and finished sixth in the women's 20 km...		1:27:44	PB
  	Olive Loughnane Olive Loughnane Olive Loughnane is an Irish race walker. She has competed in three Olympic Games . Loughnane has represented Ireland at five consecutive editions of the World Championships in Athletics and she won a silver medal at the 2009 World Championships. Loughnane earned $30,000 in prize money from the...		1:27:45	PB
  	Ana Cabecinha Ana Cabecinha Ana Cabecinha is a Portuguese race walker. She was born in Santiago Maior .-Achievements:-References:...		1:27:46	NR
  	Vera Santos Vera Santos Vera Lúcia Montez dos Santos is a Portuguese race walker.She began racing at the senior international level in 2002, taking part in the 2002 European Athletics Championships. Her first major medal was a silver at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships and she went on to compete at that...		1:28:14	PB
  10	Ryta Turava Ryta Turava Ryta Turava is an athlete from Belarus, competing in race walking. She was born in Vitebsk....		1:28:26	SB
  11	Tatyana Sibileva Tatyana Sibileva -Achievements:-References:*...		1:28:28
  12	Shi Na Shi Na Shi Na is a female Chinese athletics race walker. She represented her country at the 20 km race walk event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She was born in Xintai, Shandong.-Achievements:-References:...		1:29:08	SB
  13	Mayumi Kawasaki Mayumi Kawasaki -Achievements:-References:...		1:29:43
  14	Sabine Zimmer Sabine Zimmer Sabine Krantz is a German race walker. She was born in Potsdam.-Achievements:- External links :*...		1:30:19
  15	Sonata Milušauskaité Sonata Milušauskaite Sonata Milušauskaitė is a Lithuanian race walker.-Achievements:-References:*...		1:30:26	NR
  16	Vira Zozulya Vira Zozulya Vira Mykhaliïvna Zozulya is a Ukrainian race walker, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 2000.-Achievements:-References:*...		1:30:31
  17	María José Poves María José Poves María José Poves Novella is a Spanish race walker.-Achievements:-References:*...		1:30:52
  18	Kristina Saltanovic Kristina Saltanovic Kristina Saltanovič is a Lithuanian race walker.-Achievements:-References:*...		1:31:03	SB
  19	Jane Saville Jane Saville Jane Kara Saville is an Australian race walker who won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She was born in Sydney....		1:31:17
  20	Sylwia Korzeniowska Sylwia Korzeniowska Sylwia Korzeniowska is a Polish-born French race walker. She changed her nationality on June 1, 2010. She is the younger sister of former world record holder Robert Korzeniowski.-Achievements:-References:...		1:31:19
  21	Johanna Jackson Johanna Jackson Johanna Jackson is a British race walker, and Commonwealth champion.-Achievements:-External links:...		1:31:33	NR
  22	Melanie Seeger Melanie Seeger Melanie Seeger is a German race walker. She has represented Germany at the Summer Olympics on two occasions...		1:31:56
  23	Ana Maria Groza Ana Maria Groza Ana Maria Groza is a female race walker from Romania.-Achievements:-References:*...		1:32:16
  24	Evaggelía Xinoú		1:32:19	PB
  25	Sachiko Konishi		1:32:21
  26	Zuzana Schindlerová Zuzana Schindlerová Zuzana Schindlerová is Czech athlete, whose specialization is race walking. She was born in Baška, Czechoslovakia.She competed at championship in Lugano 9th March 2008 with a time 1:33:15 A-limit at 20 km race and has qualified for 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She has finished the olympic...		1:32:57	PB
  27	Claire Woods		1:33:02	=PB
  28	Mi-Jung Kim		1:33:55
  29	Svetlana Tolstaya Svetlana Tolstaya Svetlana Nikolayevna Tolstaya-Akimzhanova is a Kazakh race walker. She was born in Almaty.-Achievements:-External links:*...		1:34:03	SB
  30	Joanne Dow Joanne Dow Joanne Dow is an American athlete who competes in racewalking. Dow competed in the 20 kilometer walk for the United States Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She placed thirty-first with a time of 1:34:15.-Early life and education:Dow graduated from Trinity High School in Manchester in 1982...		1:34:15	SB
  31	Zuzana Malíková Zuzana Malíková Zuzana Malíková is a female race walker from Slovakia.-Achievements:-References:...		1:34:33	SB
  32	Sniazhana Yurchanka		1:35:33
  33	Nadiya Prokopuk		1:35:50
  34	Sandra Zapata		1:36:18
  35	Johana Ordóñez		1:36:26
  36	Tania Regina Spindler		1:36:46
  37	Veronica Colindres		1:36:52	SB
  38	Edina Füsti		1:37:03
  39	Kellie Wapshott		1:37:59
  40	Déspina Zapounídou		1:39:11
  41	Jolanta Dukure Jolanta Dukure Jolanta Dukure is a Latvian race walker. She was born in Riga, Latvia.She is the national record holder in all race walking distances.-Achievements:-References:...		1:41:03
  42	Evelyn Nuñez		1:44:13

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Yang Mingxia

Yang Mingxia is a female Chinese race walker. She represented her country at the 20 km race walk event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, but was disqualified. She had previously finished fourth in a IAAF Race Walking Challenge meet in 2008.-Achievements:-References:*...

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| ||align=left| Elena Ginko

Elena Ginko

Elena Valeryevna Ginko is a Belarusian race walker. She was born in Gomel.-Achievements:-References:*...

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| ||align=left| Athanasía Tsoumeléka

Athanasia Tsoumeleka

Athanasia Tsoumeleka is a Greek race walker, who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.Until 2003 Tsoumeleka was a largely unknown athlete, and she only finished seventh at the World Championships that year...

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| ||align=left| Yuan Yufang

Yuan Yufang

Yuan Yufang is a Malaysian race walker.-Achievements:-External links:*...

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| ||align=left| Susana Feitor

Susana Feitor

Susana Paula de Jesus Feitor, DamIH is a Portuguese racewalker. She was born in Alcobertas, Médio Tejo.-Achievements:-References:...

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OR - Olympic Record, NR - National Record, PB - Personal Best (= - Equaled), SB - Season Best

Intermediates

Intermediate	Athlete	Country	Mark
4 KM	1. Olga Kaniskina Olga Kaniskina Olga Nikolayevna Kaniskina is a Russian race walker. She won the silver medal in the 20 km walk at the 2006 European Championships and gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics...		17:00
	2. María Vasco María Vasco María del Monte Vasco Pes Gallardo is a Spanish race walker. She won the bronze medal over 20 km at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and the bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. She was born in Barcelona, Catalonia.-Achievements:-References:*...		+0:27
	3. Vera Santos Vera Santos Vera Lúcia Montez dos Santos is a Portuguese race walker.She began racing at the senior international level in 2002, taking part in the 2002 European Athletics Championships. Her first major medal was a silver at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships and she went on to compete at that...		s.t.
	4. Ryta Turava Ryta Turava Ryta Turava is an athlete from Belarus, competing in race walking. She was born in Vitebsk....		s.t.
	5. Elisa Rigaudo Elisa Rigaudo Elisa Rigaudo is an Italian race walker from Cuneo. In 2002 she received a public warning for a doping offence.-Achievements:-References:*...		s.t.
8 KM	1. Olga Kaniskina Olga Kaniskina Olga Nikolayevna Kaniskina is a Russian race walker. She won the silver medal in the 20 km walk at the 2006 European Championships and gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics...		34:09
	2. Kjersti Plätzer		+0:41
	3. Ryta Turava Ryta Turava Ryta Turava is an athlete from Belarus, competing in race walking. She was born in Vitebsk....		s.t.
	4. Tatyana Kalmykova		+0:42
	5. Beatriz Pascual Beatriz Pascual Beatriz Pascual Rodríguez is a Spanish race walker.She holds the women's national record for Spain in the 5000 m track walk . She was also Spain's national champion in the 20 km walk event in 2006 and 2008. She represented Spain at the Olympics in 2008 and finished sixth in the women's 20 km...		s.t.
12 KM	1. Olga Kaniskina Olga Kaniskina Olga Nikolayevna Kaniskina is a Russian race walker. She won the silver medal in the 20 km walk at the 2006 European Championships and gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics...		51:19
	2. Ryta Turava Ryta Turava Ryta Turava is an athlete from Belarus, competing in race walking. She was born in Vitebsk....		+0:41
	3. Kjersti Plätzer		+0:49
	4. María Vasco María Vasco María del Monte Vasco Pes Gallardo is a Spanish race walker. She won the bronze medal over 20 km at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and the bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. She was born in Barcelona, Catalonia.-Achievements:-References:*...		s.t.
	5. Tatyana Kalmykova		+0:56
16 KM	1. Olga Kaniskina Olga Kaniskina Olga Nikolayevna Kaniskina is a Russian race walker. She won the silver medal in the 20 km walk at the 2006 European Championships and gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics...		1:08:31
	2. Ryta Turava Ryta Turava Ryta Turava is an athlete from Belarus, competing in race walking. She was born in Vitebsk....		+0:59
	3. Kjersti Plätzer		+1:09
	4. María Vasco María Vasco María del Monte Vasco Pes Gallardo is a Spanish race walker. She won the bronze medal over 20 km at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and the bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. She was born in Barcelona, Catalonia.-Achievements:-References:*...		s.t.
	5. Hong Liu Liu Hong (athlete) Liu Hong is a Chinese race walker.She first came to prominence by winning the World Junior and Asian Games titles in 2006. After a poor global debut at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics , she rebounded with a fourth place finish at the 2008 Beijing Olympics...		+1:20

s.t. - same time.

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