Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 20 kilometres walk
Men's 20 kilometres walk at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Centennial Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Date | July 26 | |||||||||
Competitors | 60 from 34 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:20:07 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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These are the official results of the Men's 20 km Walk event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in 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 | ||||
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World Record | Bo Lingtang (CHN) | 1:18:04 | April 7, 1994 | Beijing, PR China |
Olympic Record | Jozef Pribilinec (TCH) | 1:19:57 | September 23, 1988 | Seoul, South Korea |
Results
Rank | Athlete | Time | Note |
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Jefferson Pérez (ECU) | 1:20:07 | ||
Ilya Markov (RUS) | 1:20:16 | ||
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
External links
- Official Report
- Results