Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 20 kilometres walk

Women's 20 kilometres walk
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueSouthport Broadwater Parklands
Dates8 April 2018
Competitors13 from 8 nations
Winning time1:32:50
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    New Zealand
bronze medal    Wales

The women's 20 kilometres walk at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place at Currumbin Beachfront on 8 April 2018.[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[2]

World record  Liu Hong (CHN) 1:24:38 A Coruña, Spain 6 June 2015
Games record  Jane Saville (AUS) 1:32:46 Melbourne, Australia 20 March 2006

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:[1]

Date Time Round
Sunday 8 April 2018 9:15 Race

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

The results were as follows:[2]

Rank Order Name Result Notes Race violations
1st place, gold medalist(s) 10  Jemima Montag (AUS) 1:32:50
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9  Alana Barber (NZL) 1:34:18 ~
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4  Bethan Davies (WAL) 1:36:08 ~
4 3  Khushbir Kaur (IND) 1:39:21
5 11  Gemma Bridge (ENG) 1:39:31
6 13  Beki Smith (AUS) 1:40:41
7 1  Heather Lewis (WAL) 1:41:45
8 12  Grace Wanjiru (KEN) 1:42:23
9 6  Erika Kelly (IOM) 1:47:29
10 2  Fadekemi Florence Olude (NGR) 1:49:31 >>
11 7  Lindah Waweru (KEN) 1:53:41 >
5  Claire Tallent (AUS) DQ R 230.6 ~~~
8  Soumya Baby (IND) DQ R 230.6 ~~~
Notes
  • > Bent knee
  • ~ Loss of contact

References

  1. ^ a b "Result - Women's 20km Race Walk Final". Archived from the original on 23 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b Athletics | Women's 20km Race Walk - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 221. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.