Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 20 kilometres walk
| Women's 20 kilometres walk at the 2002 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Busan Asiad Main Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | October 7, 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 6 from 5 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games | ||
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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 |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 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 | women |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The women's 20 kilometres walk competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea was held on 7 October at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium.
Schedule
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, 7 October 2002 | 10:30 | Final |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Wang Yan (CHN) |
1:26:22 | Guangzhou, China | 19 December 2001 |
| Asian Record | Wang Yan (CHN) |
1:26:22 | Guangzhou, China | 19 December 2001 |
| Games Record | — | — | — | — |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
 Wang Qingqing (CHN)
|
1:33:40 | GR |
|
Gao Kelian (CHN)
|
1:33:59 | |
|
 Svetlana Tolstaya (KAZ)
|
1:35:03 | |
| 4 |  Takako Terui (JPN)
|
1:36:08 | |
| 5 |  Kim Mi-jung (KOR)
|
1:36:55 | |
| 6 |  Yuan Yufang (MAS)
|
1:37:08 |