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Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 20 kilometres walk

Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 20 kilometres walk

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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

GoldJefferson Pérez
 Ecuador
SilverIlya Markov
 Russia
BronzeBernardo Segura
 Mexico

Abbreviations

  • All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
DNSdid not start
NMno mark
ORolympic record
WRworld record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records

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Results

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's 20 kilometres Walk". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. [2]
    a.s, Petit Press (2000-09-11). "Speedwalker returns from the depths". spectator.sme.sk. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
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