The men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place at Currumbin Beachfront on 8 April 2018.[1]
| Men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Southport Broadwater Parklands | |||||||||
| Dates | 8 April 2018 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:19:34 GR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Irfan Kolothum Thodi was later removed from the Games after a needle was found in his apartment, which was in contravention of Games policy.[2]
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[3]
| World record |  Yusuke Suzuki (JPN)
|
1:16:36 | Nomi, Japan | 15 March 2015[4] |
| Games record |  Nathan Deakes (AUS)
|
1:19:55 | Melbourne, Australia | 20 March 2006 |
Schedule edit
The schedule was as follows:[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 8 April 2018 | 7:00 | Race |
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
Results edit
The results were as follows:[3]
| Rank | Order | Name | Result | Notes | Race violations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
10 | Dane Bird-Smith (AUS) |
1:19:34 | GR | |
 |
8 |  Tom Bosworth (ENG) |
1:19:38 | NR[UK] | ~ |
 |
12 |  Samuel Gathimba (KEN) |
1:19:51 | ~~ | |
| 4 | 15 |  Benjamin Thorne (CAN) |
1:20:49 | SB | ~ |
| 5 | 4 |  Quentin Rew (NZL) |
1:21:47 | SB | ~ |
| 6 | 3 |  Manish Singh (IND) |
1:22:22 | R 125.5 | ~~ |
| 7 | 2 | Callum Wilkinson (ENG) |
1:22:35 | ~~ | |
| 8 | 9 | Evan Dunfee (CAN) |
1:23:26 | SB | > |
| 9 | 1 |  Lebogang Shange (RSA) |
1:23:27 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Michael Hosking (AUS) |
1:25:35 | ~ | |
| 11 | 13 | Rhydian Cowley (AUS) |
1:26:12 | ~~ | |
| 12 | 5 | Simon Wachira (KEN) |
1:26:33 | ~ | |
| 13 | 6 | Irfan Kolothum Thodi (IND) |
1:27:34 | ||
| 14 | 11 | Wayne Snyman (RSA) |
1:28:09 | ||
| 15 | 14 |  Jérôme Caprice (MRI) |
1:33:12 |
- Notes
- UK Also a British record
- > Bent knee
- ~ Loss of contact
References edit
- ^ a b "Result - Men's 20km Race Walk Final". Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ Commonwealth Games: Two Indians sent home for violating 'no-needles' policy. BBC Sport (2018-04-13). Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ a b Athletics | Men's 20km Race Walk - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 108. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "Suzuki breaks 20km race walk world record". IAAF. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
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