The women's 20 kilometres walk competition of the athletics events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held on October 29 on the streets of Santiago, Chile.[1] The times of the event was annulled after the course was found to be about 3 km short.[2] Peru's Kimberly Garcia won the gold medal, but due to the error with the course, no athletes received any ranking points towards qualification for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3]
| Women's 20 km race walk at the 2023 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Streets of Santiago | |||||||||
| Dates | October 29 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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«2019 2027» | ||||||||||
Records edit
| Pan American Games record |  Sandra Arenas (COL)
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1:28:03 | Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games – Women's 20 kilometres walk | Lima, Peru | July 27, 2019 |
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| October 29, 2023 | 3:00 | Final[4] |
Abbreviations edit
- All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
| KEY: | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best | DQ | Disqualified | DNF | Did not finished |
Results edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Kimberly García |  Peru |
Void | All times were annulled due to the course being incorrectly measured.[5] |
 |
Glenda Morejón |  Ecuador |
Void | |
 |
Evelyn Inga | Peru |
Void | |
| 4 | Viviane Lyra |  Brazil |
Void | |
| 5 | Alejandra Ortega |  Mexico |
Void | |
| 6 | Magaly Bonilla | Ecuador |
Void | |
| 7 | Paula Torres | Ecuador |
Void | |
| 8 | Mayra Quispe |  Bolivia |
Void | |
| 9 | Gabriela De Sousa | Brazil |
Void | |
| 10 | Natalia Alfonzo |  Venezuela |
Void | |
| 11 | Noelia Vargas |  Costa Rica |
Void | |
| 12 | Mirna Ortiz |  Independent Athletes Team |
Void | |
| 13 | Maria Michta-Coffey |  United States |
Void | |
| 14 | Stephanie Casey | United States |
Void | |
| 15 | Alegna González | Mexico |
DNF |
References edit
- ^ "Sport Calendar Pan American Games" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Women's 20km race walk world record annulled after course found to be about 3km short". BBC Sport. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Garcia golden after Pan Am Games race walk comes up short". Reuters. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Women's 20 km race walk results". Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Peruvian racewalker Kimberly García has world record taken away after course was measured incorrectly". CNN. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.