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Men's 20 km walk
Held at 5 Games, 1960–2008. Most golds: Spain (1). Most medals: Vladimir Golubnichy (1). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games51960–2008
Medals15
Delegations9on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Beijing | Valeriy Borchin Russia | Jefferson Pérez Ecuador | Jared Tallent Australia |
| 2004 Athens | Ivano Brugnetti Italy | Paquillo Fernández Spain | Nathan Deakes Australia |
| 1992 Barcelona | Daniel Plaza Spain | Guillaume LeBlanc Canada | Giovanni De Benedictis Italy |
| 1964 Tokyo | Ken Matthews Great Britain | Dieter Lindner United Team of Germany | Volodymyr Holubnychy Soviet Union |
| 1960 Rome | Vladimir Golubnichy Soviet Union | Noel Freeman Australia | Stan Vickers Great Britain |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | United Team of Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Golubnichy | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Matthews | 1 | 1 |
| Daniel Plaza | 1 | 1 |
| Ivano Brugnetti | 1 | 1 |
| Valeriy Borchin | 1 | 1 |
| Noel Freeman | 0 | 1 |
| Stan Vickers | 0 | 1 |
| Dieter Lindner | 0 | 1 |
| Volodymyr Holubnychy | 0 | 1 |
| Guillaume LeBlanc | 0 | 1 |
| Giovanni De Benedictis | 0 | 1 |
| Paquillo Fernández | 0 | 1 |