Thursday, August 21, 2008 - 8:43 PM

Australia's Jane Saville says she is disappointed with her placing in today's 20 kilometres walk at the Beijing Olympics.

The four-time Olympian and Athens bronze medallist came 20th in today's event, with Russia's Olga Kaniskina taking out the gold.

Saville says she had hoped to do better.

"This is my fourth Olympic Games," he said.

"I'm not here to get a tracksuit or to just make the Games, that's what I did in 1996. I think I came 26th there.

"I was satisfied then but 20th place today - I don't do this to make teams any more, I do this to win medals.

"Today I was hoping to do that again and that's why I continued on after Athens, because I really thought I had more in me and I could do it.

"I've had faith in my body and my mind that I could do it so it was just a horrible feeling when you don't do it."

Saville said she could not keep up with the pace.

"We were hoping for a bit hotter weather, it was fast at the start and basically I didn't have it to go with the girls," she said.