Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 20 km walk
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The Men's 20 km Race Walk
Race walking
Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance athletic event. Although it is a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times...

at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 41 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 17 by women. There were a total number of 1273 participating athletes from 124 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:...

 in Los Angeles, California
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 had an entrylist of 42 competitors. Four athletes did not start in the final, held on August 3, 1984.

Medalists


Abbreviations

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 1984 Summer Olympics
World Record  1:19:30 September 23, 1983   Bergen, Norway
Olympic Record  1:23:35.5 July 24, 1980   Moscow
Moscow
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, Soviet Union
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Broken records during the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic Record  1:23:13 August 3, 1984   Los Angeles, United States
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Final ranking

Rank Athlete Time Note
1:23:13 OR
1:23:20
1:23:26
4 1:24:29
5 1:25:07
6 1:25:32
7 1:25:42
8 1:25:54
9 1:26:04
10 1:26:48
11 1:27:06
12 1:27:12
13 1:27:28
14 1:27:43
15 1:27:50
16 1:28:24
17 1:28:26
18 1:28:46
19 1:28:53
20 1:29:46
21 1:29:49
22 1:30:06
23 1:30:20
24 1:30:46
25 1:30:54
26 1:31:24
27 1:32:10
28 1:32:27
29 1:33:58
30 1:34:12
31 1:34:47
32 1:34:53
33 1:35:12
34 1:35:32
35 1:35:48
36 1:44:42
37 1:48:45
38 1:49:35
DID NOT START (DNS)
DNS
DNS
DNS
DNS

See also

  • 1982 Men's European Championships 20 km Walk (Athens)
    1982 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 20 km Walk
    These are the official results of the Men's 20 km walk event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece.-Medalists:-Final:-See also:* 1980 Men's Olympic 20km Walk * 1983 Men's World Championships 20km Walk...

  • 1983 Men's World Championships 20 km Walk (Helsinki)
    1983 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 20 km Walk
    These are the official results of the Men's 20 kilometres race walk event at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. The race was held on 7 August 1983.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds...

  • 1984 Race Walking Year Ranking
  • 1986 Men's European Championships 20 km Walk (Stuttgart)
    1986 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 20 km Walk
    These are the official results of the Men's 20 km walk event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany.-Medalists:-Final:-See also:* 1980 Men's Olympic 20km Walk * 1982 Men's European Championships 20km Walk...

  • 1987 Men's World Championships 20 km Walk (Rome)
    1987 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 20 km Walk
    These are the official results of the Men's 20 km Walk event at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. The race was held on Sunday August 30, 1987.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds-Records:...

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