Men's 20 kilometres walkat the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue Centennial Olympic Stadium Date July 26 Competitors 60 from 34 nations Winning time 1:20:07
These are the official results of the Men's 20 km Walk event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia .[1]
Igor Kollár garnered a "huge lead" over the pack, but he was disqualified as the judges deemed that he held two feet off the ground. Kollár claimed that the judges only disqualified him because he was so far ahead and they wanted a closer finish, a claim disputed by his coach.[2]
Medalists
Abbreviations
All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
DNS
did not start
NM
no mark
OR
olympic record
WR
world record
AR
area record
NR
national record
PB
personal best
SB
season best
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