African Games 2019 / Athletics - 20 km men's walk
The men's 20km walk at the 2019 African Games took place in Rabat on August 28th .
Nine walkers from six countries took part in the competition. The gold medal was won by Samuel Kireri Gathimba with 1:22:48 h, silver went to Yohanis Algaw Wale with 1:22:50 h and the bronze medal was won by Wayne Snyman with 1:23:38 h.
Records
World record | Yusuke Suzuki | 1:16:36 h | Nomi , Japan | March 15, 2015 |
Record of games | Hatem Ghoula | 1:22:33 h | Africa Games in Johannesburg , South Africa | September 16, 1999 |
Result
August 28, 2019, 7:45 a.m.
space | athlete | country | Time (h) |
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Samuel Kireri Gathimba | Kenya | 1:22:48 | |
Yohanis Algaw whales | Ethiopia | 1:22:50 | |
Wayne Snyman | South Africa | 1:23:38 | |
4th | Simon Muriithi Wachira | Kenya | 1:24:40 |
5 | Mohamed Saleh | Egypt | 1:29:42 |
6th | Tadilo Getu Melis | Ethiopia | 1:29:57 |
7th | Allouch Othman | Morocco | 1:30:08 |
8th | Birara Alem Chekol | Ethiopia | 1:34:50 |
9 | Erick Jerome Caprice | Mauritius | 1:36:27 |
Web links and sources
- Results on the 2019 African Games website
- Results. (PDF; 1.4 MB) In: atos.net. Retrieved September 2, 2019 .