The women's 20 kilometres race walk at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in Paris, France, on 1 August 2024. This was the seventh time that the event was contested at the Summer Olympics.
| Women's 20 kilometres walk at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Pont d'Iéna and Champ de Mars road course, Paris[1] | ||||||||||||
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| Competitors | 45 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:25:54 | ||||||||||||
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Background
editThe women's 20 kilometres race walk has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 2000.
| Record | Athlete (Nation) | Time | Location | Date |
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| World record |  Yang Jiayu (CHN)
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1:23.49[2] | Huangshan, China | 20 March 2021 |
| Olympic record | Qieyang Shijie (CHN)
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1:25.16 | London, Great Britain | 11 August 2012 |
| World leading |  Elvira Chepareva (RUS)
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1:24.31[3] | Sochi, Russia | 27 February 2024 |
| Area Record | Athlete (Nation) | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Africa (records) |  Grace Wanjiru (KEN)
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1:30.40 |
| Asia (records) | Yang Jiayu (CHN)
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1:23.49 WR |
| Europe (records) | Vera Sokolova (RUS)
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1:25.08 |
| North, Central America |  Lupita González (MEX)
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1:26.17 |
| Oceania (records) |  Jemima Montag (AUS)
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1:27.09 |
| South America (records) |  Glenda Morejón (ECU)
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1:25.29 |
Qualification
editFor the women's 20 kilometres race walk event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 48 athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by running the entry standard of 1:29.20 seconds or faster or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.[5]
Results
editThe event took place on 1 August, starting at 09:20 09:50 (UTC+2) in the morning.[1][6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "All time Top lists – Senior – 20 Kilometres Race Walk women", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – 20 Kilometres Race Walk women", World Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Records – 20 Kilomtres Race Walk women". World Athletics. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Entry List by Event and Season Best - Women's 20km Race Walk" (PDF). 2024-08-05. p. 51.