Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 20 kilometres walk

The women's 20 kilometres walk at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, was held on 11 August[2] on a route along The Mall and Constitution Hill.[3]

Women's 20 kilometres walk
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
VenueThe Mall
Date11 August 2012
Competitors61 from 33 nations
Winning time1:25:02 WR
Medalists
Elena Lashmanova  Russia
Shenjie Qieyang[1]  China
Liu Hong  China

Summary

From the start of the race, defending champion Olga Kaniskina took the lead, only Liu Hong would go with her. The two opened up a big gap with a chase pack of a Guatemalan, the other 2 Russians, other 2 Chinese. By the end of 8K the pack began to lose walkers, Mirna Ortíz and Johanna Jackson were disqualified, and Liu began to lose contact, Kaniskina off on her own. Shortly after the half way mark, the pack was down to Elena Lashmanova and Anisya Kirdyapkina leading Xiuzhi Lu and Shenjie Qieyang An hour into the race and Lu began to lose contact, Lashmanova, Kirdyapkina and Qieyang chasing and then swallowing up Liu. By 14 km Kaniskina had a 33-second lead. Almost unnoticeable, the gap between Kaniskina and the chasers had come down to 24 seconds at 16 km, Kirdyapkina and then Liu struggling to stay with the group. After another 2K lap, the gap was down to 17 seconds at 18 km, still seemingly insurmountable with just one lap to go. With Kaniskina looking strong, the gap kept falling. Kaniskina started to show the strain, as the pass became inevitable she began the most pronounced arm swing trying to find that last bit of speed, but it wasn't enough. Less than 200 metres from the finish Lashmanova went by Kaniskina and on to the gold carpet. Lashmanova finished with a 1:25:02 world record. Broken Kaniskina finished 7 seconds back, just a second slower than the previous world record. Qieyang happily finished another 7 seconds later for bronze. After the finish, Kaniskina was barely able to walk, while a fresh Lashmanova celebrated her victory.[4]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Vera Sokolova (RUS) 1:25:08 Sochi, Russia 26 February 2011
Olympic record  Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 1:26:31 Beijing, China 21 August 2008
2012 World leading  Elmira Alembekova (RUS) 1:25:27 Sochi, Russia 18 February 2012

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
11 AugustFinalElena Lashmanova Russia1:25:02WR

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
11 August 201217:00Final

Results

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes[5]
Elena Lashmanova Russia1:25:02WR
Qieyang Shenjie China1:25:16AR
Liu Hong China1:26:00
4Lü Xiuzhi China1:27:10
5Elisa Rigaudo Italy1:27:36SB
6Beatriz Pascual Spain1:27:56SB
7Ana Cabecinha Portugal1:28:03SB
8María Vasco Spain1:28:14SB
9Masumi Fuchise Japan1:28:41SB
10María José Poves Spain1:29:36
11Olive Loughnane Ireland1:29:39SB
12Eleonora Giorgi Italy1:29:48PB
13Inês Henriques Portugal1:29:54SB
14Nadiya Borovska Ukraine1:30:03PB
15Regan Lamble Australia1:30:08PB
16Mayumi Kawasaki Japan1:30:20SB
17Melanie Seeger Germany1:30:44SB
18Laura Reynolds Ireland1:31:02PB
19Kristina Saltanovic Lithuania1:31:04SB
20Agnieszka Szwarnóg Poland1:31:14
21Agnieszka Dygacz Poland1:31:28SB
22Agnese Pastare Latvia1:31:54SB
23Hanna Drabenia Belarus1:31:58PB
24Brigita Virbalyte Lithuania1:31:58
25Olha Iakovenko Ukraine1:32:07PB
26Beki Lee Australia1:32:14PB
27Maria Michta United States1:32:27PB
28Monica Equihua Mexico1:32:28PB
29Jamy Franco Guatemala1:33:18
30Sandra Arenas Colombia1:33:21
31Claudia Balderrama Bolivia1:33:28PB
32Ingrid Hernandez Colombia1:33:34PB
33Lucie Pelantova Czech Republic1:33:35
34Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuc Vietnam1:33:36NR
35Kumi Otoshi Japan1:33:50
36Claudia Stef Romania1:33:56
37Neringa Aidietyte Lithuania1:34:01
48Yadira Guaman Ecuador1:34:47PB
39Viktória Madarász Hungary1:34:48
40Ayman Kozhakhmetova Kazakhstan1:35:00
41Arabelly Orjuela Colombia1:35:05
42Despina Zapounidou Greece1:35:19
43Paulina Buziak Poland1:35:23
44Mayra Herrera Guatemala1:35:33
45Semiha Mutlu Turkey1:35:33PB
46Nastassia Yatsevich Belarus1:35:41
47Vera Santos Portugal1:35:51
48Olena Shumkina Ukraine1:36:42
49Paola Perez Ecuador1:37:05
50Rachel Seaman Canada1:37:36
51Maria Czakova Slovakia1:37:43
52Anne Halkivaha Finland1:38:49
53Milangela Rosales Venezuela1:42:46
Sabine Krantz GermanyDNF
Sholpan Kozhakhmetova KazakhstanDNF
Johanna Jackson Great BritainDQ
Jeon Yeong-Eun South KoreaDQ
Mirna Ortiz GuatemalaDQ
Claire Tallent AustraliaDQ
DSQOlga Kaniskina Russia1:25:09 DSQ[6]
DSQAnisya Kirdyapkina Russia1:26:26DSQ
  • On 24 March 2016, the Court of Arbitration for Sport has issued a decision that all competitive results obtained by Olga Kaniskina from 15 August 2009 to 15 October 2012 are disqualified for doping.[7] The medals and places were reallocated.[8] Anisya Kirdyapkina was also disqualified for doping.[9]

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