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20 kilometres Race Walk, Women

Date 6 August 2021 — 16:30
StatusOlympic
LocationEkimae-Dori, City Center, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Participants58 from 30 countries

Track & Field News had China sweeping the medals in this event in its pre-Olympic predictions, with Liu Hong, Yang Jiayu, and Qieyang Shijie having moved to 1-2-3 on the all-time list in March 2021. Not to be.

As with the marathons, the race walks were moved to Sapporo, on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, which had also hosted the 1972 Olympic Winter Games, because of concerns over the Tokyo summer heat. The day of the 20 km walks still dawned very hot and humid, as the race started at 1630 with a temperature of 31° C. (88° F.), with 68% humidity.

Italy’s Antonella Palmisano was in the lead pack throughout but went to the lead herself at 16 km. She led to 18 km when she picked up the pace even more, eventually pulling away to win gold in 1-29:12. Yang was with the leaders until 18 km when she picked up a third loss of contact warning and had to serve 2 minutes in the penalty box, eventually finishing 12th. Behind Palmisano, Colombia’s Sandra Arenas took the silver medal, 25 seconds behind Palmisano, while China’s Liu Hong did get them one medal, finishing third.

PosNumberCompetitorNOCTimeTotal WarningsLoss of Contact WarningsBent Knee Warnings1 km split (1 km rank)2 km split (2 km rank)3 km split (3 km rank)4 km split (4 km rank)5 km split (5 km rank)6 km split (6 km rank)7 km split (7 km rank)8 km split (8 km rank)9 km split (9 km rank)10 km split (10 km rank)11 km split (11 km rank)12 km split (12 km rank)13 km split (13 km rank)14 km split (14 km rank)15 km split (15 km rank)16 km split (16 km rank)17 km split (17 km rank)18 km split (18 km rank)19 km split (19 km rank)
1110Antonella PalmisanoITA1-29:120004:50 (3)9:26 (12)14:00 (1)18:31 (1)23:04 (3)27:37 (4)32:12 (3)36:50 (2)41:24 (4)45:57 (1)50:30 (2)55:01 (4)59:32 (1)1-04:04 (1)1-08:29 (2)1-12:45 (1)1-16:51 (1)1-21:00 (1)1-25:06 (1)Gold
232Sandra ArenasCOL1-29:372204:51 (6)9:26 (7)14:01 (13)18:32 (7)23:05 (5)27:37 (8)32:13 (6)36:50 (10)41:25 (10)45:57 (6)50:31 (8)55:01 (7)59:33 (9)1-04:04 (4)1-08:29 (4)1-12:46 (4)1-16:55 (3)1-21:06 (2)1-25:24 (2)Silver
320Liu HongCHN1-29:572204:51 (7)9:25 (5)14:00 (11)18:32 (6)23:05 (6)27:37 (5)32:13 (7)36:50 (6)41:24 (6)45:57 (5)50:31 (7)55:01 (3)59:33 (5)1-04:05 (7)1-08:29 (1)1-12:47 (5)1-17:01 (4)1-21:22 (4)1-25:44 (4)Bronze
457María PérezESP1-30:050004:51 (15)9:26 (14)14:01 (17)18:33 (16)23:06 (12)27:38 (9)32:13 (10)36:50 (8)41:25 (9)45:57 (10)50:30 (3)55:01 (8)59:33 (7)1-04:05 (8)1-08:29 (6)1-12:49 (6)1-17:06 (6)1-21:28 (5)1-25:46 (5)
5139Alegna GonzálezMEX1-30:330004:53 (30)9:27 (27)14:05 (35)18:37 (31)23:11 (26)27:44 (22)32:15 (19)36:52 (18)41:25 (13)45:58 (12)50:31 (12)55:03 (12)59:33 (10)1-04:06 (11)1-08:35 (10)1-13:01 (8)1-17:27 (8)1-21:53 (7)1-26:23 (7)
63Jemima MontagAUS1-30:391104:52 (25)9:26 (16)14:00 (2)18:32 (8)23:05 (7)27:38 (10)32:12 (2)36:50 (5)41:25 (8)45:57 (2)50:31 (6)55:01 (1)59:33 (6)1-04:04 (3)1-08:31 (7)1-12:55 (7)1-17:19 (7)1-21:47 (6)1-26:16 (6)
722Qieyang ShijieCHN1-31:040004:50 (2)9:25 (4)14:00 (4)18:31 (3)23:04 (1)27:37 (2)32:12 (1)36:50 (3)41:24 (3)45:57 (4)50:30 (1)55:01 (2)59:32 (4)1-04:04 (2)1-08:33 (8)1-13:03 (9)1-17:32 (9)1-22:03 (8)1-26:35 (8)
882Antigoni NtrismpiotiGRE1-31:240004:52 (27)9:28 (32)14:06 (40)18:41 (36)23:14 (33)27:49 (30)32:24 (26)36:59 (25)41:35 (22)46:10 (19)50:48 (19)55:23 (17)59:59 (18)1-04:33 (16)1-09:08 (17)1-13:39 (15)1-18:08 (15)1-22:38 (12)1-27:04 (10)
948Paola PérezECU1-31:262204:52 (22)9:27 (25)14:01 (23)18:34 (21)23:07 (18)27:38 (13)32:13 (11)36:51 (13)41:26 (14)45:59 (15)50:32 (13)55:02 (11)59:34 (11)1-04:07 (12)1-08:42 (12)1-13:13 (12)1-17:50 (12)1-22:25 (10)1-27:01 (9)
10155Katarzyna ZdziebłoPOL1-31:290004:58 (54)9:32 (46)14:05 (38)18:39 (33)23:13 (31)27:44 (26)32:18 (24)36:56 (24)41:33 (20)46:11 (20)50:47 (18)55:24 (18)59:59 (17)1-04:34 (17)1-09:06 (16)1-13:39 (16)1-18:09 (16)1-22:38 (13)1-27:06 (11)
1114Érica SenaBRA1-31:393304:50 (1)9:25 (1)14:00 (5)18:31 (2)23:04 (2)27:37 (7)32:13 (8)36:50 (11)41:24 (2)45:57 (3)50:31 (5)55:01 (6)59:32 (2)1-04:04 (5)1-08:29 (3)1-12:46 (3)1-17:02 (5)1-21:18 (3)1-25:31 (3)
1223Yang JiayuCHN1-31:543304:51 (10)9:26 (8)14:00 (12)18:32 (5)23:05 (9)27:37 (1)32:12 (4)36:50 (4)41:24 (5)45:57 (7)50:30 (4)55:01 (5)59:32 (3)1-04:05 (6)1-08:29 (5)1-12:45 (2)1-16:55 (2)1-22:58 (16)1-27:30 (16)
13120Nanako FujiiJPN1-31:550004:53 (31)9:29 (38)14:05 (37)18:37 (32)23:11 (29)27:45 (27)32:16 (20)36:53 (19)41:27 (16)45:58 (13)50:32 (14)55:04 (14)59:35 (12)1-04:06 (10)1-08:37 (11)1-13:09 (11)1-17:49 (11)1-22:34 (11)1-27:18 (13)
1456Raquel GonzálezESP1-31:571104:51 (11)9:26 (19)14:01 (20)18:33 (18)23:06 (15)27:39 (16)32:13 (15)36:50 (7)41:25 (11)45:59 (14)50:33 (15)55:05 (15)59:39 (14)1-04:16 (14)1-08:51 (13)1-13:26 (14)1-18:04 (14)1-22:41 (14)1-27:24 (14)
15122Kumiko OkadaJPN1-31:570004:53 (28)9:28 (35)14:03 (31)18:37 (30)23:09 (23)27:44 (23)32:14 (18)36:51 (15)41:27 (18)46:00 (16)50:35 (16)55:08 (16)59:40 (15)1-04:15 (13)1-08:51 (14)1-13:25 (13)1-18:03 (13)1-22:43 (15)1-27:28 (15)
16162Elvira KhasanovaROC1-31:582204:53 (35)9:27 (24)14:01 (21)18:32 (15)23:06 (17)27:38 (12)32:13 (12)36:51 (14)41:25 (12)45:58 (11)50:31 (11)55:02 (9)59:33 (8)1-04:05 (9)1-08:33 (9)1-13:04 (10)1-17:39 (10)1-22:24 (9)1-27:11 (12)
17100 PriyankaIND1-32:361104:51 (16)9:26 (17)14:00 (6)18:32 (4)23:04 (4)27:37 (3)32:12 (4)36:49 (1)41:24 (7)45:57 (9)50:31 (9)55:02 (10)59:39 (13)1-04:19 (15)1-09:01 (15)1-13:49 (17)1-18:37 (17)1-23:25 (17)1-28:04 (17)
18111Valentina TraplettiITA1-33:120004:51 (8)9:26 (18)14:01 (22)18:36 (25)23:09 (24)27:42 (20)32:16 (21)36:56 (23)41:37 (23)46:16 (22)50:55 (20)55:34 (20)1-00:13 (20)1-04:55 (19)1-09:39 (19)1-14:19 (19)1-18:59 (18)1-23:48 (18)1-28:38 (18)
19180Mariya SakharukUKR1-34:040004:51 (17)9:26 (11)14:00 (10)18:32 (13)23:06 (13)27:38 (11)32:13 (9)36:50 (9)41:24 (1)45:57 (8)50:31 (10)55:03 (13)59:45 (16)1-04:35 (18)1-09:27 (18)1-14:16 (18)1-19:11 (19)1-24:12 (19)1-29:13 (19)
20160Ana CabecinhaPOR1-34:080004:52 (20)9:27 (26)14:03 (28)18:34 (22)23:09 (22)27:41 (19)32:13 (14)36:51 (17)41:27 (15)46:02 (17)50:43 (17)55:26 (19)1-00:11 (19)1-04:56 (20)1-09:48 (20)1-14:40 (20)1-19:33 (20)1-24:27 (20)1-29:21 (20)
2141Noelia VargasCRC1-35:070004:53 (29)9:27 (23)14:01 (18)18:32 (12)23:05 (10)27:38 (14)32:14 (16)36:51 (16)41:35 (21)46:22 (24)51:17 (23)56:10 (24)1-01:07 (22)1-06:05 (23)1-10:59 (23)1-15:51 (23)1-20:41 (23)1-25:38 (22)1-30:30 (22)
22173Meryem BekmezTUR1-35:080004:51 (9)9:26 (6)14:01 (15)18:32 (14)23:05 (8)27:39 (17)32:27 (27)37:16 (28)42:03 (28)46:55 (28)51:44 (26)56:34 (26)1-01:20 (26)1-06:03 (22)1-10:52 (22)1-15:39 (22)1-20:28 (21)1-25:24 (21)1-30:25 (21)
238Anastasiya RarouskayaBLR1-35:091104:54 (39)9:29 (37)14:05 (36)18:44 (41)23:26 (40)28:10 (37)32:53 (35)37:38 (32)42:23 (31)47:09 (30)51:55 (28)56:43 (27)1-01:32 (27)1-06:24 (27)1-11:15 (27)1-16:07 (27)1-20:56 (25)1-25:45 (24)1-30:32 (23)
24150Mary Luz AndiaPER1-35:250004:52 (26)9:31 (44)14:05 (39)18:43 (40)23:20 (37)28:08 (36)32:56 (37)37:45 (35)42:33 (33)47:19 (31)52:08 (30)56:57 (28)1-01:50 (29)1-06:28 (28)1-11:06 (25)1-15:55 (24)1-20:49 (24)1-25:43 (23)1-30:36 (24)
2534Sandra GalvisCOL1-35:362204:54 (45)9:29 (39)14:04 (32)18:36 (29)23:11 (27)27:47 (29)32:23 (25)37:04 (27)41:46 (27)46:36 (26)51:28 (25)56:20 (25)1-01:15 (24)1-06:10 (24)1-11:03 (24)1-15:59 (25)1-20:59 (26)1-25:55 (25)1-30:48 (25)
26136Brigita Virbalytė-DimšienėLTU1-35:560004:56 (51)9:33 (48)14:16 (48)19:01 (51)23:46 (46)28:33 (42)33:22 (41)38:04 (38)42:48 (38)47:30 (34)52:13 (31)56:58 (29)1-01:43 (28)1-06:35 (29)1-11:26 (29)1-16:20 (28)1-21:18 (28)1-26:14 (27)1-31:08 (26)
27181Hanna ShevchukUKR1-36:272204:54 (41)9:27 (31)14:01 (16)18:36 (27)23:07 (21)27:41 (18)32:17 (23)36:51 (12)41:27 (17)46:11 (21)51:07 (22)56:09 (22)1-01:15 (25)1-06:11 (25)1-11:07 (26)1-16:03 (26)1-21:12 (27)1-26:28 (28)1-31:36 (27)
2846Karla JaramilloECU1-36:321104:54 (37)9:31 (42)14:10 (44)18:57 (45)23:46 (45)28:33 (43)33:21 (39)38:04 (39)42:48 (37)47:31 (36)52:15 (32)57:02 (31)1-01:51 (30)1-06:47 (30)1-11:48 (30)1-16:53 (30)1-21:51 (29)1-26:49 (29)1-31:47 (28)
2983Kiriaki FiltisakouGRE1-36:510005:01 (57)9:47 (58)14:32 (58)19:25 (58)24:16 (58)29:09 (56)33:59 (55)38:51 (52)43:45 (49)48:37 (49)53:29 (47)58:24 (45)1-03:18 (42)1-08:13 (41)1-13:03 (37)1-17:55 (36)1-22:48 (34)1-27:37 (33)1-32:18 (30)
3043Tereza ĎurdiakováCZE1-36:580004:55 (49)9:32 (45)14:06 (42)18:41 (35)23:16 (34)27:54 (32)32:38 (32)37:24 (30)42:15 (29)47:07 (29)52:04 (29)57:00 (30)1-02:02 (31)1-07:13 (31)1-12:27 (33)1-17:38 (34)1-22:39 (33)1-27:29 (30)1-32:19 (31)
3110Hanna TerlyukevichBLR1-37:221104:53 (36)9:27 (28)14:04 (34)18:42 (39)23:19 (36)27:54 (31)32:28 (29)37:03 (26)41:44 (26)46:22 (23)51:07 (21)55:57 (21)1-00:47 (21)1-05:49 (21)1-10:38 (21)1-15:36 (21)1-20:38 (22)1-26:03 (26)1-31:49 (29)
3299Bhawna JatIND1-37:381104:53 (34)9:28 (34)14:02 (27)18:36 (28)23:12 (30)27:58 (33)32:51 (34)37:39 (33)42:38 (34)47:31 (35)52:16 (33)57:17 (33)1-02:16 (32)1-07:18 (32)1-12:18 (32)1-17:19 (31)1-22:25 (30)1-27:31 (32)1-32:38 (32)
33190Robyn StevensUSA1-37:422115:01 (58)9:46 (57)14:29 (56)19:16 (55)24:03 (53)28:49 (48)33:37 (46)38:24 (46)43:11 (44)47:56 (39)52:48 (38)57:43 (36)1-02:47 (37)1-07:50 (35)1-12:51 (35)1-17:53 (35)1-23:00 (35)1-28:01 (35)1-32:59 (36)
3455Laura GarcíaESP1-37:483304:54 (42)9:27 (29)14:03 (29)18:36 (26)23:09 (25)27:44 (24)32:17 (22)36:53 (21)41:29 (19)46:06 (18)52:49 (39)57:36 (35)1-02:24 (34)1-07:18 (33)1-12:18 (31)1-17:21 (32)1-22:27 (31)1-27:30 (31)1-32:40 (33)
3594Ching Siu NgaHKG1-37:531014:55 (47)9:34 (51)14:16 (49)19:00 (49)23:48 (50)28:36 (46)33:24 (45)38:17 (43)43:09 (42)48:04 (43)53:03 (41)58:01 (40)1-03:02 (40)1-08:04 (39)1-13:04 (38)1-18:06 (39)1-23:04 (36)1-28:03 (36)1-32:58 (34)
36152Leyde GuerraPER1-38:102204:51 (18)9:27 (30)14:03 (30)18:39 (34)23:22 (39)28:06 (35)32:55 (36)37:53 (37)42:48 (36)47:41 (37)52:34 (35)57:26 (34)1-02:24 (33)1-07:30 (34)1-12:35 (34)1-17:28 (33)1-22:35 (32)1-27:48 (34)1-32:58 (35)
371Katie HaywardAUS1-38:112204:54 (43)9:29 (36)14:04 (33)18:41 (37)23:19 (35)28:01 (34)32:50 (33)37:46 (36)42:43 (35)47:44 (38)52:48 (37)57:51 (38)1-02:53 (39)1-07:59 (37)1-13:05 (39)1-18:06 (38)1-23:05 (38)1-28:04 (37)1-33:08 (37)
382Rebecca HendersonAUS1-38:211104:56 (50)9:34 (53)14:20 (53)19:09 (53)24:05 (54)28:55 (52)33:44 (51)38:40 (48)43:37 (48)48:37 (48)53:33 (48)58:26 (46)1-03:25 (44)1-08:24 (43)1-13:21 (41)1-18:20 (40)1-23:19 (39)1-28:19 (39)1-33:20 (38)
39175Ayşe TekdalTUR1-38:400004:51 (19)9:26 (20)14:01 (19)18:36 (24)23:22 (38)28:25 (39)33:18 (38)38:05 (40)42:59 (40)48:00 (41)53:02 (40)57:55 (39)1-02:51 (38)1-07:59 (36)1-13:02 (36)1-18:01 (37)1-23:04 (37)1-28:12 (38)1-33:24 (39)
40121Kaori KawazoeJPN1-39:310004:54 (40)9:33 (49)14:14 (47)18:57 (44)23:42 (43)28:31 (41)33:23 (44)38:20 (45)43:14 (45)48:15 (45)53:17 (45)58:20 (43)1-03:28 (45)1-08:37 (45)1-13:48 (45)1-19:03 (42)1-24:20 (42)1-29:28 (41)1-34:31 (40)
41174Evin DemirTUR1-39:550004:56 (53)9:35 (54)14:27 (54)19:21 (57)24:07 (56)28:54 (51)33:42 (49)38:34 (47)43:29 (47)48:21 (46)53:14 (44)58:09 (41)1-03:07 (41)1-08:13 (40)1-13:08 (40)1-18:21 (41)1-23:44 (40)1-29:11 (40)1-34:39 (41)
42131Ayman RatovaKAZ1-40:020004:58 (56)9:41 (56)14:30 (57)19:19 (56)24:16 (57)29:07 (55)33:59 (56)38:51 (51)43:45 (50)48:44 (50)53:46 (49)58:46 (48)1-03:53 (47)1-08:58 (47)1-14:05 (46)1-19:14 (44)1-24:17 (41)1-29:34 (42)1-34:53 (42)
43179Liudmyla OlyanovskaUKR1-40:200004:51 (5)9:25 (2)14:00 (9)18:32 (11)23:05 (11)27:37 (6)32:13 (13)36:53 (20)41:38 (25)46:38 (27)51:49 (27)57:07 (32)1-02:45 (36)1-08:15 (42)1-13:45 (43)1-19:15 (45)1-25:01 (43)1-30:37 (44)1-35:40 (43)
4486Mirna OrtizGUA1-40:230004:52 (21)9:28 (33)14:11 (45)18:59 (46)23:55 (51)28:55 (53)33:49 (52)38:47 (50)43:48 (51)48:52 (51)53:58 (51)59:06 (49)1-04:16 (49)1-09:29 (48)1-14:42 (48)1-19:51 (46)1-25:14 (44)1-30:30 (43)1-35:41 (44)
45168Mária CzakováSVK1-41:292114:58 (55)9:34 (52)14:16 (50)19:00 (50)23:48 (49)28:35 (45)33:22 (43)38:15 (42)43:10 (43)48:08 (44)53:12 (43)58:20 (44)1-03:35 (46)1-08:57 (46)1-14:25 (47)1-19:51 (47)1-25:21 (45)1-30:52 (45)1-36:23 (45)
4695Barbara KovácsHUN1-41:490004:53 (32)9:33 (50)14:16 (51)19:00 (48)23:47 (48)28:42 (47)33:40 (48)38:44 (49)43:52 (52)49:05 (52)54:16 (52)59:32 (50)1-04:45 (50)1-10:05 (50)1-15:28 (50)1-20:51 (49)1-26:10 (47)1-31:30 (47)1-36:50 (47)
47141Valeria OrtuñoMEX1-41:502204:50 (4)9:25 (3)14:00 (3)18:32 (9)23:06 (16)27:45 (28)32:36 (31)37:39 (34)42:49 (39)48:00 (40)53:17 (46)58:45 (47)1-04:13 (48)1-09:45 (49)1-15:09 (49)1-20:26 (48)1-25:50 (46)1-31:13 (46)1-36:36 (46)
4813Ángela CastroBOL1-42:250004:55 (48)9:33 (47)14:20 (52)19:08 (52)23:59 (52)28:56 (54)33:58 (53)39:00 (54)44:03 (53)49:13 (53)54:29 (53)59:44 (52)1-04:59 (51)1-10:17 (51)1-15:36 (51)1-20:56 (50)1-26:17 (48)1-31:39 (48)1-37:06 (48)
499Viktoryia RashchupkinaBLR1-43:330004:54 (38)9:29 (40)14:06 (41)18:48 (43)23:43 (44)28:49 (49)33:59 (54)39:09 (55)44:20 (55)49:32 (54)54:50 (54)1-00:16 (53)1-05:43 (52)1-11:07 (52)1-16:39 (53)1-22:03 (51)1-27:28 (49)1-32:53 (49)1-38:17 (49)
5087Mayra HerreraGUA1-44:303304:56 (52)9:35 (55)14:28 (55)19:16 (54)24:07 (55)28:54 (50)33:43 (50)40:38 (57)45:36 (56)50:35 (56)55:38 (56)1-00:48 (54)1-06:03 (53)1-11:16 (53)1-16:36 (52)1-22:08 (52)1-27:58 (50)1-33:34 (50)1-39:09 (50)
51140Ilse GuerreroMEX1-45:470004:53 (33)9:27 (22)14:01 (25)18:42 (38)23:32 (42)28:30 (40)33:39 (47)38:56 (53)44:19 (54)49:39 (55)55:13 (55)1-01:01 (55)1-06:38 (55)1-11:50 (54)1-17:20 (54)1-22:57 (53)1-29:00 (51)1-34:52 (51)1-40:33 (51)
52109Eleonora GiorgiITA1-46:362114:51 (13)9:26 (15)14:00 (7)18:35 (23)23:14 (32)29:38 (57)35:00 (57)40:20 (56)45:44 (57)51:11 (57)56:34 (57)1-02:08 (56)1-07:35 (56)1-13:07 (56)1-18:40 (56)1-24:13 (55)1-29:44 (53)1-35:19 (52)1-40:53 (52)
5384Panagiota TsinopoulouGRE1-47:191014:54 (44)9:30 (41)14:07 (43)18:47 (42)23:31 (41)28:25 (38)33:21 (40)38:19 (44)43:23 (46)48:32 (47)53:51 (50)59:33 (51)1-06:26 (54)1-11:54 (55)1-17:46 (55)1-23:38 (54)1-29:29 (52)1-35:43 (53)1-41:33 (53)
DNF151Kimberly GarcíaPER1104:51 (14)9:26 (13)14:01 (24)18:33 (19)23:07 (20)27:38 (15)32:14 (17)36:54 (22)41:37 (24)46:23 (25)51:17 (24)56:10 (23)1-01:07 (23)1-06:12 (26)1-11:16 (28)1-16:30 (29)
DNF96Viktória MadarászHUN0004:55 (46)9:31 (43)14:12 (46)19:00 (47)23:46 (47)28:34 (44)33:22 (42)38:11 (41)43:06 (41)48:03 (42)53:05 (42)58:09 (42)1-03:18 (43)1-08:31 (44)1-13:47 (44)1-19:08 (43)
DNF73Saskia FeigeGER0004:52 (23)9:26 (9)14:00 (8)18:33 (17)23:07 (18)27:44 (25)32:32 (30)37:27 (31)42:24 (32)47:20 (32)52:28 (34)57:43 (37)1-02:45 (35)1-08:02 (38)1-13:45 (42)
DNF47Glenda MorejónECU0004:51 (12)9:26 (10)14:01 (14)18:32 (10)23:06 (14)27:43 (21)32:28 (28)37:23 (29)42:22 (30)47:28 (33)52:39 (36)
DNF64Yehualeye BeletewETH0004:52 (24)9:26 (21)14:01 (26)18:34 (20)23:11 (28)