These are the official results of the Men's 20 km Walk event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]
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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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![]() |
Silver | Ilya Markov![]() |
Bronze | Bernardo Segura![]() |
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 | ![]() | 1:18:04 | April 7, 1994 | ![]() |
Olympic Record | ![]() | 1:19:57 | September 23, 1988 | ![]() |
Results
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
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