Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 20 kilometres walk
| Men's 20 kilometres walk at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
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| Venue | Beijing Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 16 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 51 from 30 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:19:01 | ||||||||||||
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Valeriy Borchin |
 Russia
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Jefferson Perez |
 Ecuador
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Jared Tallent |
 Australia
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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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