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Athletics At The 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 20 Kilometres Walk
The Men's 20 km Race Walk event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of ... had an entry list of 53 competitors. Three athletes were disqualified, while one walker did not finish the race. The race was held on Friday September 23, 1988. Medalists Abbreviations *''All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds'' Records Final ranking See also * 1988 Race Walking Year Ranking * 1990 Men's European Championships 20 km Walk (Split) * 1991 Men's World Championships 20 km Walk (Tokyo) * 1992 Men's Olympic 20 km Walk (Barcelona) References External links *Official Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics At The 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 20 Kilometres Walk 1 Racewalking at the Olympics Men's events at the 1988 Summer Olym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul Olympic Stadium
The Seoul Olympic Stadium (), also known as Jamsil Olympic Stadium (formerly romanised as ''Chamshil''), is a multi-purpose stadium in Seoul, South Korea. It is the main stadium built for the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1986 Asian Games, 10th Asian Games in 1986. It is the centrepiece of the Seoul Sports Complex in the Songpa District, in the southeast of the city south of the Han River (Korea), Han River. It is the largest stadium in South Korea. Design and construction This multi-purpose stadium was designed by Kim Swoo-geun. The lines of the stadium's profile imitate the elegant curves of a Korean Joseon Dynasty porcelain vase. Spectator seats are distributed on two tiers, half covered. Initially built with a capacity of approximately 100,000, today it seats 69,950. Before its construction, Seoul's largest venues were Dongdaemun Stadium and Hyochang Stadium. Seating 30,000 and 20,000 respectively, they were too small to attract world-class sporting events. Construction on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Mrázek
Roman Mrázek (born January 21, 1962 in Sokolov) is a race walker who represented Czechoslovakia and later Slovakia. He represented his former nation at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics, before competing for Slovakia at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-02-01. International competitions References * 1962 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Mattioli
Carlo "Carletto" Mattioli (born 23 October 1954 in Pergola, Pesaro e Urbino) is a retired male race walker from Italy, who represented his native country twice at the Olympic Games: 1984 and 1988. Biography Carlo Mattioli has won eight times the individual national championship, He won five medal at the IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships with the Italy national athletics team and four at the individual level in others international athletics competitions. Achievements National titles *Italian Athletics Championships The Italian Athletics Championships ( it, Campionati italiani assoluti di atletica leggera) are the national championships in athletics, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera. The first edition, four races only, w ... ** 10,000 metres walk track: 1980, 1986 (2) ** 20 km walk: road: 1987 (1) * Italian Indoor Athletics Championships ** 5000 metres walk: 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987 (5) References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thierry Toutain
Thierry Toutain (born 14 February 1962 in Fourmies) is a retired French race walker. With a time of 3:40:57.9, achieved in 1996, Toutain held the world record over 50,000 metres track walking until 12 March 2011, when Yohann Diniz Yohann Diniz (born 1 January 1978) is a French race walker. He is the current world-record holder for the 50 km race, with a time of 3:32:33, and for the 50,000 metres track walk, with a time of 3:35:27. Career He won the gold medal in the 50&n ... broke it with a time of 3:35:27. Achievements External links * 1962 births Living people French male racewalkers Olympic athletes for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists {{France-racewalk-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy McDonald (athlete)
James McDonald (born 11 April 1964) is an Irish racewalker. He competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 1988, 1992 and the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References 1964 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Irish male racewalkers Olympic athletes for Ireland Place of birth missing (living people) {{Ireland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martial Fesselier
Martial Fesselier (born 9 October 1961 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine) is a retired male race walker from France, who competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ... during his career, starting in 1984. Achievements References * 1961 births Living people French male racewalkers Olympic athletes for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Rennes 20th-century French people {{France-racewalk-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavol Blažek
Pavol Blažek (born 9 July 1958) is a retired race walker, who represented Czechoslovakia and later Slovakia in the Olympic Games. He was born in Trnava Trnava (, german: Tyrnau; hu, Nagyszombat, also known by other alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia, to the northeast of Bratislava, on the Trnávka river. It is the capital of a ''kraj'' (Trnava Region) and of an '' okres'' (Trna .... International competitions References External links * * * * * 1958 births Living people Sportspeople from Trnava Slovak male racewalkers Czechoslovak male racewalkers Olympic athletes of Czechoslovakia Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Slovakia Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships athletes for Slovakia Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksey Pershin
Aleksey Pershin (born 20 February 1962) is a Soviet racewalker. He competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... References 1962 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Soviet male racewalkers Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Sportspeople from Kyzylorda Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games {{USSR-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian McCombie
Ian Peter McCombie (born 11 January 1961) is a British racewalker and lawyer for Northern law firm Ward Hadaway. Athletics career McCombie competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 1984 Summer Olympics and 1988 Summer Olympics. He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 30 km walk event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. Four years later he represented England and won another bronze medal, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count .... Captain of British Walking Team, he competed in the World Walking Championships of 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989 and 1991. McCombie also competed in three World Athletics Championships, 1983 (Helsinki), 1987 (Rome) and 1991 (Tokyo), and finishing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Plaza
Daniel Plaza Montero (born 3 July 1966) is a Spanish former race walker Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Referee, Race judges careful ... who competed in the 20 km event at the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympics. He won a gold medal in 1992 in his native Barcelona, becoming the first Spanish track & field athlete ever to win an Olympic gold medal. Overturned drugs ban In 2006 Plaza was cleared of a Nandrolone related drug ban by Spain's Supreme CourtMatthew Moore (30 September 2010)Sporting drugs test failures: eight most unusual explanations, from veal to Vicks inhalers ''The Telegraph'' Retrieved 26 January 2014 References 1966 births Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Baker (racewalker)
Simon Francis Baker (born 6 February 1958 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a retired male race walker from Australia, who represented his native country in four consecutive Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...: 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996. Achievements External links * 1958 births Living people Australian male racewalkers Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillaume Leblanc
Guillaume LeBlanc (born April 14, 1962 in Sept-Îles, Quebec) is a Canadian former athlete who mainly competed in the 20 kilometre walk. A winner of the 20 km event at the 1989 Jeux de la Francophonie he competed for Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain, where he won the silver medal in the 20 kilometre walk event. Personal bests *20 km: 1:21:13 hrs – Saint Léonard, 5 October 1986 *50 km: 3:56:46 hrs – Ciudad de México, 5 April 1992 Achievements See also * Canadian records in track and field The following is a list of national outdoor and indoor athletics records for Canada maintained by Canada's national athletics federation, Athletics Canada. Outdoor Key to tables: + = En route to a longer distance A = Affected by altitude Mx ... References External links * * * * * 1962 births Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |