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Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 20 kilometres walk

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Women's 20 kilometres walk
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
VenueThe Mall
Date11 August 2012
Competitors61 from 33 nations
Winning time1:25:16 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Qieyang Shijie  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Liu Hong  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lü Xiuzhi  China
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The women's 20 kilometres walk at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, was held on 11 August[1] on a route along The Mall and Constitution Hill.[2]

Summary

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From the start of the race, defending champion Olga Kaniskina took the lead, and only Liu Hong would go with her. The two opened up a big gap with a chase pack of a Guatemalan, the other two Russians, and the other two Chinese. By the end of 8 km, the pack began to lose walkers, Mirna Ortíz and Johanna Jackson were disqualified, and Liu began to lose contact with Kaniskina, who was leading on her own. Shortly after the halfway mark, the pack was down to Elena Lashmanova and Anisya Kirdyapkina leading Xiuzhi Lu and Qieyang Shijie. An hour into the race Lu began to lose contact, allowing Lashmanova, Kirdyapkina and Qieyang to chase and pass Liu. By 14 km Kaniskina had a 33-second lead. Almost unnoticeably, the gap between Kaniskina and the chasers had come down to 24 seconds at 16 km, with Kirdyapkina and then Liu struggling to stay with the group. After another 2 km lap at 18 km, the gap was down to 17 seconds, still seemingly insurmountable with just one lap to go. With Kaniskina looking strong, the gap kept falling. Kaniskina started to show the strain, and as the pass became inevitable, she began the most pronounced arm swing trying to find a last bit of speed, but it wasn't enough. Less than 200 metres from the finish, Lashmanova went by Kaniskina and on to the gold carpet. Lashmanova finished with a 1:25:02 world record. A broken Kaniskina finished 7 seconds back, just a second slower than the previous world record. Qieyang happily finished another 7 seconds later for bronze. After the finish, Kaniskina was barely able to walk, while a fresh Lashmanova celebrated her victory.[3][failed verification]

Later, both the original top two athletes, Lashmanova and Kaniskina, and the original fifth place holder, who was also Russian, were disqualified for doping violations, and their results were annulled. After the medal reallocation, the Chinese gained a podium sweep, with the gold medal for Shenjie Qieyang, silver for Liu Hong, and bronze for Lü Xiuzhi.[4] The medal reallocation ceremony was held at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium on 4 October 2023 after all the events of the Asian Games ended on that day.

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Vera Sokolova (RUS) 1:25:08 Sochi, Russia 26 February 2011
Olympic record  Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 1:26:31 Beijing, China 21 August 2008
2012 World leading  Elmira Alembekova (RUS) 1:25:27 Sochi, Russia 18 February 2012

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
11 August Final Qieyang Shenjie  China 1:25:16 OR WL

Elena Lashmanova's performance in the final was initially considered a world record, but was later rescinded retroactively due to a doping violation.[5]

Schedule

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All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
11 August 2012 17:00 Final

Results

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes[6]
1st place, gold medalist(s) Qieyang Shijie  China 1:25:16 OR, AR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Liu Hong  China 1:26:00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lü Xiuzhi  China 1:27:10
4 Elisa Rigaudo  Italy 1:27:36 SB
5 Beatriz Pascual  Spain 1:27:56 SB
6 Ana Cabecinha  Portugal 1:28:03 SB
7 María Vasco  Spain 1:28:14 SB
8 Masumi Fuchise  Japan 1:28:41 SB
9 María José Poves  Spain 1:29:36
10 Olive Loughnane  Ireland 1:29:39 SB
11 Eleonora Giorgi  Italy 1:29:48 PB
12 Inês Henriques  Portugal 1:29:54 SB
13 Nadiya Borovska  Ukraine 1:30:03 PB
14 Regan Lamble  Australia 1:30:08 PB
15 Mayumi Kawasaki  Japan 1:30:20 SB
16 Melanie Seeger  Germany 1:30:44 SB
17 Laura Reynolds  Ireland 1:31:02 PB
18 Kristina Saltanovic  Lithuania 1:31:04 SB
19 Agnieszka Szwarnóg  Poland 1:31:14
20 Agnieszka Dygacz  Poland 1:31:28 SB
21 Agnese Pastare  Latvia 1:31:54 SB
22 Hanna Drabenia  Belarus 1:31:58 PB
23 Brigita Virbalyte  Lithuania 1:31:58
24 Olha Iakovenko  Ukraine 1:32:07 PB
25 Beki Lee  Australia 1:32:14 PB
26 Maria Michta  United States 1:32:27 PB
27 Monica Equihua  Mexico 1:32:28 PB
28 Jamy Franco  Guatemala 1:33:18
29 Sandra Arenas  Colombia 1:33:21
30 Claudia Balderrama  Bolivia 1:33:28 PB
31 Ingrid Hernandez  Colombia 1:33:34 PB
32 Lucie Pelantova  Czech Republic 1:33:35
33 Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuc  Vietnam 1:33:36 NR
34 Kumi Otoshi  Japan 1:33:50
35 Claudia Stef  Romania 1:33:56
36 Neringa Aidietyte  Lithuania 1:34:01
37 Yadira Guaman  Ecuador 1:34:47 PB
38 Viktória Madarász  Hungary 1:34:48
39 Ayman Kozhakhmetova  Kazakhstan 1:35:00
40 Arabelly Orjuela  Colombia 1:35:05
41 Despina Zapounidou  Greece 1:35:19
42 Paulina Buziak  Poland 1:35:23
43 Mayra Herrera  Guatemala 1:35:33
44 Nastassia Yatsevich  Belarus 1:35:41
45 Vera Santos  Portugal 1:35:51
46 Paola Perez  Ecuador 1:37:05
47 Rachel Seaman  Canada 1:37:36
48 Maria Czakova  Slovakia 1:37:43
49 Anne Halkivaha  Finland 1:38:49
50 Milangela Rosales  Venezuela 1:42:46
Sabine Krantz  Germany DNF
Sholpan Kozhakhmetova  Kazakhstan DNF
Johanna Jackson  Great Britain DQ
Jeon Yeong-Eun  South Korea DQ
Mirna Ortiz  Guatemala DQ
Claire Tallent  Australia DQ
DQ[5] Elena Lashmanova  Russia 1:25:02 Doping
DQ[7] Olga Kaniskina  Russia 1:25:09 Doping
DQ[8] Anisya Kirdyapkina  Russia 1:26:26 Doping
DQ[9] Semiha Mutlu  Turkey 1:35:33 Doping
DQ[10] Olena Shumkina  Ukraine 1:36:42 Doping
  • On 24 March 2016, the Court of Arbitration for Sport has issued a decision that all competitive results obtained by Olga Kaniskina from 15 August 2009 to 15 October 2012 are disqualified for doping.[11] The medals and places were reallocated.[12] Anisya Kirdyapkina was also disqualified for doping.[8]
  • On 21 March 2022, the Athletics Integrity Unit has issued a 2-year ban for Elena Lashmanova, starting from 9 March 2021, and also disqualified her results from 18 February 2012, to 3 January 2014.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "2012 Summer Olympics Results - Athletics". ESPN.
  2. ^ "Olympic Documents - Athletes, Olympic Games, IOC and More" (PDF). 29 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  3. ^ "OLYMPIC GAMESm LONDON (OLYMPIC STADIUM), 27 JUL - 12 AUG 2012". World Athletics.
  4. ^ "20 Kilometres Race Walk women|The XXX Olympic Games". World Athletics. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
  5. ^ a b c "Lashmanova stripped of Olympic and world titles". Athletics Weekly.
  6. ^ "20km walk women results". Athletics – London 2012 Olympics. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  7. ^ "The XXX Olympic Games". World Athletics.
  8. ^ a b "Russian race walker Kirdyapkina banned for doping". Associated Press. 2019-02-07.
  9. ^ "Doping Irregularities at the Olympics". Olympedia.com. Retrieved 5 Oct 2023. Retroactively stripped of all her results from 2011 to 2013 for irregularities on her Athlete Biological Passport
  10. ^ "Ukrainian race walker Olena Shumkina banned for doping". AP News.
  11. ^ The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Upholds Six Appeals Filed by the IAAF Against Russian Athlete.
  12. ^ "Medals, Diplomas and Medallist Pins Reallocation" (PDF). stillmed.olympic.org.