2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's 20 kilometres walk explained

The women's 20 kilometres race walk at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held on a 1 kilometer loop course on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. adjacent to Autzen Stadium in Eugene on 15 July 2022.^{[1] [2]} 41 athletes from 26 nations entered to the event.^[3]

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:^[4]

Record	Athlete &		Location	Date
World record		1:23:49	Huangshan, China	20 March 2021
Championship record		1:25:41	Helsinki, Finland	7 August 2005
World Leading		1:26:42	Sochi, Russia	31 January 2022
African Record		1:30:40	Nairobi, Kenya	6 June 2018
Asian Record		1:23:49	Huangshan, China	20 March 2021
North, Central American and Caribbean record		1:26:17	Rome, Italy	7 May 2016
South American Record		1:25:29	La Coruña, Spain	8 June 2019
European Record		1:25:08	Sochi, Russia	26 February 2011
Oceanian record		1:27:27	Adelaide, Australia	13 February 2022

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 1:31:00.^[5]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC−7), was as follows:

Results

The race was started at 13:09. The results were as follows:^{[6] [7]}

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			1:26:58
			1:27:31
			1:27:56
4			1:28:17	~
5			1:29:00	~
6			1:29:01
7			1:29:40
8			1:29:54	~
9			1:30:29	>
10			1:30:39	~
11			1:31:19
12			1:31:42
13			1:31:44	~
14			1:31:53
15			1:32:12	~~
16			1:32:36	>
17			1:33:11	~~
18			1:33:27	>
19			1:34:27
20			1:34:38
21			1:34:45	~
22			1:34:55
23			1:35:36
24			1:36:16	~
25			1:36:31
26			1:36:36
27			1:36:52
28			1:37:20	>>>
29			1:37:29
30			1:37:43	~
31			1:38:23	>>
32			1:38:32
33			1:38:47
34			1:39:42	~~~|-| 35 || align=left|Miranda Melville || align=left| || 1:39:58 || >>|-| 36 || align=left|Rachelle de Orbeta || align=left| || 1:41:55 || ~|-| || align=left|Valeria Ortuño || align=left| || rowspan=2 colspan=2||-| || align=left|Hanna Shevchuk || align=left| |-| || align=left|Nicole Colombi || align=left| || TR54.7.5 || >>>>|-| || align=left|Maidy Monge || align=left| || TR54.7.5 || ~~~~
			TR54.7.5	~~~>|} Key: ~ Red card for loss of contact > Red card for bent knee TR54.7.5: Disqualified by Rule TR54.7.5 (4 red cards) References ]

Notes and References

1. https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/oregon22/timetable/bydiscipline/women/20-kilometres-race-walk Timetable
2. Web site: 2022 World Athletics Championships Oregon Race Walk Loop . Athleticshour.com . 2022-06-30 . 2022-07-31.
3. Web site: START LIST 20 Kilometres Race Walk Women - Final. International Association of Athletics Federations. 13 July 2022. 15 July 2022.
4. Web site: 20 Kilometres Walk Women − Records. IAAF. 9 July 2022.
5. News: Competitions Entry Standards 2022 – IAAF World Championships – PDF title, Qualification Standards for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022. iaaf.org. 9 July 2022.
6. Web site: RESULTS 20 Kilometres Race Walk Women - Final. International Association of Athletics Federations. 15 July 2022. 15 July 2022.
7. Web site: RACE ANALYSIS 20 Kilometres Race Walk Women - Final. International Association of Athletics Federations. 15 July 2022. 15 July 2022.