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Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 20 kilometres walk

Men's 20 kilometres walk
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Beijing Olympic Stadium
Dates August 16
Competitors 51 from 30 nations
Winning time 1:19:01
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Valeriy Borchin  Russia
2nd, silver medalist(s) Jefferson Perez  Ecuador
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Jared Tallent  Australia
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1st, gold medalist(s) Valeriy Borchin  Russia
2nd, silver medalist(s) Jefferson Perez  Ecuador
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Jared Tallent  Australia

The men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 16 August at the Beijing National Stadium.

The qualifying standards were 1:23:00 (A standard) and 1:24:30 (B standard).

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

PB = Personal Best, SB = Season Best

s.t. - same time.



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