Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 20 kilometres walk

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Men's 20 kilometres walk
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueCentennial Olympic Stadium
DateJuly 26
Competitors60 from 34 nations
Winning time1:20:07
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jefferson Pérez
 Ecuador
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ilya Markov
 Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bernardo Segura
 Mexico
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Athletics at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
10 km walkwomen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen
Wheelchair races

These are the official results of the

Atlanta, Georgia.[1]

Igor Kollár garnered a "huge lead" over the pack, but he was disqualified as the judges deemed that he held two feet off the ground. Kollár claimed that the judges only disqualified him because he was so far ahead and they wanted a closer finish, a claim disputed by his coach.[2]

Medalists

Gold Jefferson Pérez
 Ecuador
Silver Ilya Markov
 Russia
Bronze Bernardo Segura
 Mexico

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 1996 Summer Olympics
World Record  Bo Lingtang (CHN) 1:18:04 April 7, 1994
PR China
Olympic Record  Jozef Pribilinec (TCH) 1:19:57 September 23, 1988
Seoul, South Korea

Results

Rank Athlete Time Note
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Jefferson Pérez (ECU) 1:20:07
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ilya Markov (RUS) 1:20:16
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Bernardo Segura (MEX) 1:20:23
4  Nick A'Hern (AUS) 1:20:31
5  Rishat Shafikov (RUS) 1:20:41
6  Aigars Fadejevs (LAT) 1:20:47
7  Mikhail Shchennikov (RUS) 1:21:09
8  Robert Korzeniowski (POL) 1:21:13
9  Yevgeniy Misyulya (BLR) 1:21:16
10  Thierry Toutain (FRA) 1:21:56
11  Daniel Plaza (ESP) 1:22:05
12  Mikhail Khmelnitskiy (BLR) 1:22:17
13  Sándor Urbanik (HUN) 1:22:18
14  Denis Langlois (FRA) 1:23:08
15  Nischan Daimer (GER) 1:23:23
16  Giovanni Perricelli (ITA) 1:23:41
17  Robert Ihly (GER) 1:23:47
18  Valeriy Borisov (KAZ) 1:23:52
19  Daniel García (MEX) 1:24:10
20  Valentí Massana (ESP) 1:24:14
21  Yu Guohui (CHN) 1:24:30
22  Daisuke Ikeshima (JPN) 1:24:54
23  David Kimutai (KEN) 1:25:01
24  Andreas Erm (GER) 1:25:08
25  Jiří Malysa (CZE) 1:25:13
26  Sérgio Galdino (BRA) 1:25:14
27  Giovanni De Benedictis (ITA) 1:25:22
28  Li Zewen (CHN) 1:25:28
29  Claus Jørgensen (DEN) 1:25:28
30  Jan Staaf (SWE) 1:25:30
31  José Urbano (POR) 1:25:32
32  Scott Nelson (NZL) 1:25:50
33  Hatem Ghoula (TUN) 1:25:52
34  Michele Didoni (ITA) 1:26:02
35  Jean-Olivier Brosseau (FRA) 1:26:29
36  Martin St. Pierre (CAN) 1:26:37
37  Mohieddine Beni Daoud (TUN) 1:27:15
38  Róbert Valíček (SVK) 1:27:27
39  Fernando Vázquez (ESP) 1:27:35
40  Justus Kavulanya (KEN) 1:27:49
41  Fedosei Ciumacenco (MDA) 1:27:57
42  Arturo Huerta (CAN) 1:28:23
43  Luis Fernando García (GUA) 1:28:28
44  Valdas Kazlauskas (LTU) 1:28:33
45  Costică Bălan (ROU) 1:28:36
46  Pavol Blažek (SVK) 1:29:41
47  Dion Russell (AUS) 1:30:04
48  Tomáš Kratochvíl (CZE) 1:30:11
49  Cláudio Bertolino (BRA) 1:31:04
50  Curt Clausen (USA) 1:31:30
51  Jimmy McDonald (IRL) 1:32:11
52  Hubert Sonnek (CZE) 1:32:42
53  Htay Myint (MYA) 1:42:28
DID NOT FINISH (DNF)
—  Héctor Moreno (COL) DNF
DISQUALIFIED (DSQ)
—  Igor Kollár (SVK) DSQ
—  Li Mingcai (CHN) DSQ
—  Julio René Martínez (GUA) DSQ
—  Roberto Oscal (GUA) DSQ
—  
Miguel Rodríguez (MEX
) 		DSQ
—  Julius Sawe (KEN) DSQ
DID NOT START (DNS)
—  Moussa Aouanouk (ALG) DNS

See also

  • 1993 Men's World Championships 20 km Walk (Stuttgart)
  • 1994 Men's European Championships 20 km Walk (Helsinki)
  • 1995 Men's World Championships 20 km Walk (Gothenburg)
  • 1996 Race Walking Year Ranking
  • 1997 Men's World Championships 20 km Walk (Athens)
  • 1998 Men's European Championships 20 km Walk (Budapest)
  • 1999 Men's World Championships 20 km Walk (Seville)

References

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's 20 kilometres Walk". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. ^ a.s, Petit Press (2000-09-11). "Speedwalker returns from the depths". spectator.sme.sk. Retrieved 2024-01-13.

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