The Men's 20 kilometre walk at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 16 August at the Beijing National Stadium.
The qualifying standards were 1:23:00 (A standard) and 1:24:30 (B standard).
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.
PB = Personal Best, SB = Season Best
s.t. - same time.
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Duration:
- 7 months (2008 — Aug 16, 2008)