Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 20 kilometres walk
Appearance
Men's 20 kilometres walk at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Seoul Olympic Stadium (start and finish) | |||||||||
Dates | September 23 | |||||||||
Competitors | 53 from 28 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:19:57 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m | women | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
Wheelchair races | ||
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.[1]
Medalists
Gold | Jozef Pribilinec Czechoslovakia |
Silver | Ronald Weigel East Germany |
Bronze | Maurizio Damilano Italy |
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 | Mikhail Shchennikov (URS) | 1:19.08 | July 30, 1988 | Kiev, Soviet Union |
Olympic Record | Ernesto Canto (MEX) | 1:23.13 | August 3, 1984 | Los Angeles, United States |
Broken records during the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||||
Olympic Record | Jozef Pribilinec (TCH) | 1:19.57 | September 23, 1988 | Seoul, South Korea |
Final ranking
See also
- 1988 Race Walking Year Ranking
- 1990 Men's European Championships 20 km Walk (Split)
- 1991 Men's World Championships 20 km Walk (Tokyo)
- 1992 Men's Olympic 20 km Walk (Barcelona)
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's 20 kilometres Walk". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.