20 kilometres race walk
Athletics 20 kilometre race walk | |
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![]() The men's 20 km race walk at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics | |
World records | |
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Olympic records | |
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The 20 kilometre race walk is an Olympic athletics event that is competed by both men and women. The racewalking event is competed as a road race. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supporting leg must remain straight until the raised leg passes it.
World records
The men's world record for the 20 km race walk is held by Yusuke Suzuki, who walked 1:16:36 at the Asian Race Walking Championships in his home town of Nomi, Japan. Suzuki's new World Record came exactly one week after Yohann Diniz's mark who walked a then record time of 1:17:02 in Arles at the 2015 French championships. The women's world record of 1:24:38 was set by Liu Hong of China. Russian Elena Lashmanova, has served a previous ban for doping, currently holds a quicker time of 1:23:39 which is also the European record, but it has never been ratified as a world record.
All-time top 25
Men
- Correct as of February 2022.[1]
- Not ratified or later rescinded by World Athletics
Rank | Time | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 1:16:36 | Yusuke Suzuki | ![]() |
15 March 2015 | Nomi | |
2 | 1:16:43 1 | Sergey Morozov | ![]() |
8 June 2008 | Saransk | |
3 | 1:16:54 | Wang Kaihua | ![]() |
20 March 2021 | Huangshan | [2] |
4 | 1:17:02 | Yohann Diniz | ![]() |
8 March 2015 | Arles | |
5 | 1:17:15 | Toshikazu Yamanishi | ![]() |
17 March 2019 | Nomi | [3] |
6 | 1:17:16 | Vladimir Kanaykin | ![]() |
28 September 2007 | Saransk | |
7 | 1:17:21 | Jefferson Pérez | ![]() |
23 August 2003 | Paris | |
8 | 1:17:22 | Paquillo Fernández | ![]() |
28 April 2002 | Turku | |
9 | 1:17:23 | Vladimir Stankin | ![]() |
8 February 2004 | Adler | |
10 | 1:17:24 | Masatora Kawano | ![]() |
17 March 2019 | Nomi | [4] |
11 | 1:17:25 | Bernardo Segura | ![]() |
7 May 1994 | Bergen (track performance) | |
Sergey Shirobokov | ![]() |
9 June 2018 | Cheboksary | [5] | ||
Koki Ikeda | ![]() |
17 March 2019 | Nomi | [6] | ||
14 | 1:17:30 | Alex Schwazer | ![]() |
18 March 2012 | Lugano | |
15 | 1:17:33 | Nathan Deakes | ![]() |
23 April 2005 | Cixi City | |
16 | 1:17:36 | Wang Zhen | ![]() |
30 March 2012 | Taicang | |
17 | 1:17:38 | Valeriy Borchin | ![]() |
28 February 2009 | Adler | |
18 | 1:17:39 | Cai Zelin | ![]() |
20 March 2021 | Huangshan | [7] |
Zhang Jun | ![]() |
20 March 2021 | Huangshan | [8] | ||
20 | 1:17:40 | Chen Ding | ![]() |
30 March 2012 | Taicang | |
21 | 1:17:41 | Zhu Hongjun | ![]() |
23 April 2005 | Cixi | |
22 | 1:17:45 | Massimo Stano | ![]() |
8 June 2019 | A Coruña | [9] |
23 | 1:17:46 | Julio Martínez | ![]() |
18 May 1999 | Eisenhüttenstadt | |
Roman Rasskazov | ![]() |
19 May 2000 | Moscow | |||
25 | 1:17:47 | Vasiliy Mizinov | ![]() |
31 January 2022 | Sochi | [10] |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:17:47:
- Toshikazu Yamanishi also walked 1:17:20 (2021), 1:17:36 (2020), 1:17:41 (2018, 2019).
- Yohann Diniz also walked 1:17:24 (2015), 1:17:43 (2012).
- Vladimir Kanaykin also walked 1:17:36 (2007).
- Yusuke Suzuki also walked 1:17:47 (2019).
Women
- Correct as of March 2021.[11]
Rank | Time | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 1:23:39 | Elena Lashmanova | ![]() |
9 June 2018 | Cheboksary | [12] |
2 | 1:23:49 | Yang Jiayu | ![]() |
20 March 2021 | Huangshan | [13] |
3 | 1:24:27 | Liu Hong | ![]() |
20 March 2021 | Huangshan | [14] |
4 | 1:24:45 | Qieyang Shenjie | ![]() |
20 March 2021 | Huangshan | [15] |
5 | 1:24:47 | Elmira Alembekova | ![]() |
27 February 2015 | Sochi | [16] |
6 | 1:24:501 | Olimpiada Ivanova | ![]() |
4 March 2001 | Adler | |
7 | 1:24:56 | Olga Kaniskina | ![]() |
28 February 2009 | Adler | |
8 | 1:25:03 | Marina Pandakova | ![]() |
27 February 2015 | Sochi | [17] |
9 | 1:25:04 | Svetlana Vasilyeva | ![]() |
27 February 2015 | Sochi | [18] |
10 | 1:25:08 | Vera Sokolova | ![]() |
26 February 2011 | Sochi | |
11 | 1:25:09 | Anisya Kirdyapkina | ![]() |
26 February 2011 | Sochi | |
12 | 1:25:12 | Lü Xiuzhi | ![]() |
20 March 2015 | Beijing | |
13 | 1:25:181 | Tatyana Gudkova | ![]() |
19 May 2000 | Moscow | |
14 | 1:25:201 | Olga Polyakova | ![]() |
19 May 2000 | Moscow | |
15 | 1:25:22 | Yekaterina Medvedyeva | ![]() |
18 February 2017 | Sochi | |
16 | 1:25:291 | Irina Stankina | ![]() |
19 May 2000 | Moscow | |
1:25:29 | Glenda Morejón | ![]() |
8 June 2019 | A Coruña | [19] | |
18 | 1:25:32 | Olena Shumkina | ![]() |
28 February 2009 | Adler | |
19 | 1:25:46 | Tatyana Shemyakina | ![]() |
23 February 2008 | Adler | |
20 | 1:25:52 | Larisa Emelyanova | ![]() |
28 February 2009 | Adler | |
Tatiana Sibileva | ![]() |
20 February 2010 | Sochi | |||
22 | 1:25:59 | Tamara Kovalenko | ![]() |
19 May 2000 | Moscow | |
Yang Liujing | ![]() |
20 March 2021 | Huangshan | [20] | ||
24 | 1:26:11 | Ryta Turava | ![]() |
15 April 2006 | Nesvizh | |
25 | 1:26:14 | Irina Petrova | ![]() |
19 February 2006 | Adler |
- 1 : These times were achieved without the presence of international judges to officiate the competition and/or post-race doping tests, thus making them invalid for world record status. However, they are accepted as personal best marks for those athletes.
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:26:14:
- Liu Hong also walked 1:24:38 (2015), 1:25:56 (2016, 2019), 1:25:46 (2012), 1:26:00 (2012).
- Elena Lashmanova also walked 1:24:58 (2016), 1:25:02 (2012), 1:25:18 (2017), 1:25:41 (2021), 1:25:49 (2013).
- Olga Kaniskina also walked 1:25:11 (2008), 1:25:42 (2008), 1:25:54 (2016), 1:26:02 (2006).
- Vera Sokolova also walked 1:25:26 (2009), 1:25:35 (2010), 1:25:38 (2015), 1:26:00 (2013).
- Anisya Kirdyapkina also walked 1:25:26 (2009), 1:25:30 (2008), 1:25:59 (2013).
- Elmira Alembekova also walked 1:25:27 (2012).
- Yang Jiayu also walked 1:25:34 (2019).
- Shenjie Qieyang also walked 1:25:16 (2012), 1:25:37 (2019).
- Olimpiada Ivanova also walked 1:25:41 (2005), 1:26:08 (2000).
- Lü Xiuzhi also walked 1:22:51 (2021).
The following athletes have had their performances (inside 1:26:14) annulled due to doping offence:
Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1:25:09 | Olga Kaniskina | ![]() |
11 August 2012 | London | |
1:25:59 | Liu Hong | ![]() |
7 May 2016 | Rome | [21] |
Olympic medalists
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Women
World Championships medalists
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Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1999 Seville |
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2001 Edmonton |
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2003 Saint-Denis |
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2005 Helsinki |
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2007 Osaka |
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2009 Berlin |
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2011 Daegu |
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2013 Moscow |
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2015 Beijing |
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2017 London |
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2019 Doha |
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2022 Eugene |
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Season's bests
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External links
References
- ^ "All-time men's best 20 km road walk". alltime-athletics.com. 15 August 2018. Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Yang smashes world 20km race walk record with 1:23:49". World Athletics. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ Paul Warburton (17 March 2019). "Yamanishi and Ma prevail at Asian 20km Race Walking Championships". IAAF. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ Paul Warburton (17 March 2019). "Yamanishi and Ma prevail at Asian 20km Race Walking Championships". IAAF. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Russian Race Walking Championships 2018 Complete Results" (PDF). marciadalmondo.com. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ Paul Warburton (17 March 2019). "Yamanishi and Ma prevail at Asian 20km Race Walking Championships". IAAF. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Yang smashes world 20km race walk record with 1:23:49". World Athletics. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Yang smashes world 20km race walk record with 1:23:49". World Athletics. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ Emeterio Valiente (8 June 2019). "Debutante Morejon sets World U20 Best in La Coruña". IAAF. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "31/01/2022 Adler, Sochi (RUS): Great mark of Vasily Mizinov in the 20km of the All Russian Winter Championships". marciadalmondo.com. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "All-time women's best 20 km road walk". alltime-athletics.com. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Russian Race Walking Championships 2018 Complete Results" (PDF). marciadalmondo.com. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "Yang smashes world 20km race walk record with 1:23:49". World Athletics. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Yang smashes world 20km race walk record with 1:23:49". World Athletics. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Yang smashes world 20km race walk record with 1:23:49". World Athletics. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Russian Race Walking Championships 2015 Results". ARAF. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Russian Race Walking Championships 2015 Results". ARAF. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Russian Race Walking Championships 2015 Results". ARAF. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ Emeterio Valiente (8 June 2019). "Debutante Morejon sets World U20 Best in La Coruña". IAAF. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Yang smashes world 20km race walk record with 1:23:49". World Athletics. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "20 Kilometers Race Walking Team Championships Results" (PDF). IAAF. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ Original silver medalist Olga Kaniskina of Russia was disqualified for doping. Other runners were elevated to silver and bronze as a result.[1][2]