The women's 20 km walk event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on August 21 at the

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. The qualifying standards were 1:33.30 (A standard) and 1:38.00 (B standard).

Records

Prior to this event, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

Schedule

All times are

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Results

OR - Olympic Record, NR - National Record, PB - Personal Best (= - Equaled), SB - Season Best

Intermediates

s.t. - same time.

References

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