2024 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk

Men's 20 kilometres walk
at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics
VenueJapoma Stadium
LocationDouala, Cameroon
Dates25 June
Competitors9 from 5 nations
Winning time1:22:49
Medalists
gold medal Misgana Wakuma   Ethiopia
silver medal Heristone Wanyoni   Kenya
bronze medal Wayne Snyman   South Africa
2024 African Championships
in Athletics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
mixed
Road events
20 km walkwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

The men's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics was held on 25 June in Douala, Cameroon.[1]

Records

Records before the 2024 African Athletics Championships
Record Athlete (nation) Time (s) Location Date
World record[2]  Yusuke Suzuki (JPN) 1:16:36 Nomi, Japan 15 March 2015
African record[3]  Samuel Gathimba (KEN) 1:18:23 Nairobi, Kenya 18 June 2021
Championship record 1:19:24 Durban, South Africa 26 June 2016
World leading[4]  Koki Ikeda (JPN) 1:16:51 Kobe, Japan 18 February 2024
African leading[5]  Misgana Wakuma (ETH) 1:20:51 Antalya, Turkey 21 April 2024

Results

Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Misgana Wakuma  Ethiopia 1:22:49
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Heristone Wanyoni  Kenya 1:23:26
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wayne Snyman  South Africa 1:25:19
4 Ismail Benhammouda  Algeria 1:29:08
5 Matebie Endasha  Ethiopia 1:35:08
6 Malese Mulu  Ethiopia 1:36:03
7 Aymen Ben Saha  Algeria 1:38:00
8 Nzossie Herve  Cameroon 1:52:40
9 Akamsembah Akamsembah  Cameroon 1:54:35

See also

References

  1. ^ "Results".
  2. ^ "20 Kilometres Race Walk men - World record times". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  3. ^ "20 Kilometres Race Walk men - African record times". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  4. ^ "20 Kilometres Race Walk men - 2024 World leading times". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  5. ^ "20 Kilometres Race Walk men - 2024 African leading times". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
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