Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk
| Men's 50 kilometres walk at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | Beijing Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
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| Dates | August 22 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 61 from 32 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:37:09 OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | women | ||
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | women | ||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The men's 50 kilometres walk at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 22 at the Beijing National Stadium.[1]
The qualifying standards were 4:00:00 (A standard) and 4:07:00 (B standard).[2]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
| World record |  Denis Nizhegorodov (RUS) | 3:34:14 | Cheboksary, Russia | 11 May 2008 |
| Olympic record |  Vyacheslav Ivanenko (URS) | 3:38:29 | Seoul, South Korea | 30 September 1988 |
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.
| Date | Name | Nationality | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August | Alex Schwazer |  Italy | 3:37:09 | OR |
Results
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OR - Olympic Record / PB - Personal Best / SB - Season Best / NR - National Record / DNF - Did Not Finish / DQ - Disqualified / DNS - Did Not Start
Intermediates
| Intermediate | Athlete | Country | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 KM | 1. Denis Nizhegorodov | Russia | 44:39 |
| 2. Adam Rutter |  Australia | s.t. | |
| 3. Jianbo Li |  China | s.t. | |
| 4. Jared Tallent | Australia | +0:01 | |
| 5. Alex Schwazer | Italy | s.t. | |
| 20 KM | 1. Denis Nizhegorodov | Russia | 1:27:38 |
| 2. Jianbo Li | China | +0:01 | |
| 3. Jared Tallent | Australia | s.t. | |
| 4. Alex Schwazer | Italy | s.t. | |
| 5. Yohan Diniz |  France | +0:08 | |
| 30 KM | 1. Jared Tallent | Australia | 2:10:38 |
| 2. Alex Schwazer | Italy | +0:01 | |
| 3. Denis Nizhegorodov | Russia | s.t. | |
| 4. Jianbo Li | China | s.t. | |
| 5. Yohan Diniz | France | +1:48 | |
| 40 KM | 1. Jared Tallent | Australia | 2:54:36 |
| 2. Alex Schwazer | Italy | s.t. | |
| 3. Denis Nizhegorodov | Russia | s.t. | |
| 4. Jianbo Li | China | +1:58 | |
| 5. Grzegorz Sudol |  Poland | +3:56 | |
s.t. - same time.
References
- ↑ "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ↑ "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
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