The Men's 20 km Race Walk event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list 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]
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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Medalists edit
Gold | Jozef Pribilinec Czechoslovakia |
Silver | Ronald Weigel East Germany |
Bronze | Maurizio Damilano Italy |
Abbreviations edit
- 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 edit
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 edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's 20 kilometres Walk". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
External links edit
- (in English) Official Report