20,000 metres race walk

Athletics
20,000 metres walk
World records
Men Bernardo Segura (MEX) 1:17:25.6 (1994)
Women Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) 1:26.53.2 (2001)

The 20,000 metres race walk is a racewalking event. The event is competed as a track race. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supporting leg must remain straight until the raised leg passes it. 20,000 metres is 12.4274 miles.[1]

History

This distance is not commonly raced at high level international competitions but part of South American Championships in Athletics and individual national championships (f.e. Russia, India, Colombia, Venezuela). Top level senior athletics racewalking events typically feature 20 km road distance.

World records

On May 7, 1994, Bernardo Segura of Mexico set a new 20,000 m race walk world record in Fana in a time of 1:17:25.6. The all-time women's 20,000 m race-walk record is held by Olimpiada Ivanova of Russia, at 1:26:53.2.

All-time top 25 (outdoor)

Men

  • Correct as of July 2024.[2]
Rank Result Athlete Nationality Date Place Ref
1 1:17:25.6 [3] Bernardo Segura  Mexico 7 May 1994 Fana
2 1:18:35.2 Stefan Johansson  Sweden 15 May 1992 Fana
3 1:18.40.0 Ernesto Canto  Mexico 5 May 1994 Fana
4 1:19:18.3 Ronald Weigel  Germany 26 May 1990 Fana
5 1:19:22.5 Aleksey Pershin  Russia 7 May 1988 Fana
6 1:19:24.1 Walter Arena  Italy 26 May 1990 Fana
7 1:19:42.0 Yohann Diniz  France 25 May 2014 Bogny-sur-Meuse
8 1:19:48.1 Nathan Deakes  Australia 4 September 2001 Brisbane
9 1:19:52.0 Robert Korzeniowski  Poland 4 September 2001 Brisbane
10 1:19:52.1 h Caio Bonfim  Brazil 27 June 2024 Bragança Paulista [4]
11 1:19:54.0 Pavol Blazek  Slovakia 26 May 1990 Fana
12 1:20:06.8 Daniel Bautista  Mexico 17 October 1979 Montréal
13 1:20:11.72 Li Gaobo  China 2 November 2007 Wuhan
14 1:20:12.3 Nick A'Hern  Australia 8 May 1993 Fana
15 1:20:22.52 Gurmeet Singh  India 3 February 2012 Bhubaneswar
16 1:20:23.8 Andrés Chocho  Ecuador 5 June 2011 Buenos Aires
17 1:20:24.0 h Max Goncalves dos Santos  Brazil 27 June 2024 Bragança Paulista [5]
18 1:20:24.4 Li Mingcai  China 15 March 1992 Jinan
19 1:20:24.6 Li Zewen  China 24 October 1995 Nanjing
20 1:20:31.5 Chen Shaoguo  China 15 March 1992 Jinan
21 1:20:35.4 Mao Xinyuan  China 15 March 1992 Jinan
22 1:20:36.6 Gustavo Restrepo  Colombia 5 June 2011 Buenos Aires
23 1:20:36.7 Erling Andersen  Norway 5 May 1984 Fana
Ernesto Canto  Mexico 26 May 1990 Fana
25 1:20:37.8 Valdas Kazlauskas  Lithuania 16 September 1983 Moskva

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:20:37.8:

Women

  • Correct as of June 2021.[6]
Rank Result Athlete Nationality Date Place Ref
1 1:26:53.2 Olimpiada Ivanova  Russia 6 September 2001 Brisbane
2 1:27:49.3 Yelena Nikolayeva  Russia 6 September 2001 Brisbane
3 1:29:24.61 Glenda Morejón  Ecuador 29 May 2021 Guayaquil [7]
4 1:29:32.4 Song Hongjuan  China 24 October 2003 Changsha
5 1:29:36.4 Susana Feitor  Portugal 21 July 2001 Lisboa
6 1:30:48.3 Rossella Giordano  Italy 4 August 2000 Almada
7 1:30:51.97 Erica de Sena  Brazil 29 May 2021 Guayaquil [8]
8 1:30:52.0 Karla Jaramillo  Ecuador 25 May 2019 Lima [9]
9 1:31:02.25 Sandra Arenas  Colombia 13 June 2015 Lima [10]
10 1:31:06.6 Jiang Jing  China 24 October 2003 Changsha
11 1:31:16.18 Liu Hong  China 1 November 2007 Wuhan
12 1:31:18.79 Song Xiaoling  China 1 November 2007 Wuhan
13 1:31:19.2 Maribel Goncalves  Portugal 31 July 2004 Lisboa
14 1:31:23.7 Inês Henriques  Portugal 31 July 2004 Lisboa
15 1:31:43.5 Marina Smyslova  Russia 25 September 2004 Izhevsk
16 1:31:47.95 Bo Yanmin  China 1 November 2007 Wuhan
17 1:31:49.5 Alena Zenkova  Russia 25 September 2004 Izhevsk
18 1:31:52.30 Wang Shanshan  China 1 November 2007 Wuhan
19 1:31:53.8 Mirna Ortíz  Guatemala 8 August 2014 Ciudad de Guatemala
20 1:31:58.9 Lyudmila Arkhipova  Russia 25 September 2004 Izhevsk
21 1:32:09.4 Ingrid Hernández  Colombia 5 June 2011 Buenos Aires
22 1:32:15.1 Tatyana Sibileva  Russia 25 September 2004 Izhevsk
23 1:32:17.6 Milángela Rosales  Venezuela 5 June 2011 Buenos Aires
24 1:32:19.71 Hie Jingjing  China 1 November 2007 Wuhan
25 1:32:21.59 Maria Michta-Coffey  United States 22 June 2018 Des Moines

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:32:21.59:

All-time top performance (indoor)

Men

Rank Result Athlete Nationality Date Place Ref
1 1:20:40.0 OT Ronald Weigel  East Germany 27 January 1980 Senftenberg

References

  1. ^ "Kilometers to Miles Conversion Calculator and Table – Convert Kilometers (km) to Miles". Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "All-time men's best 20000m track walk". alltime-athletics.com. August 15, 2018. Archived from the original on June 10, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  3. ^ actually 1:17:25.5 but ratified as 1:17:25.6
  4. ^ "Men's 20,000 Metres Race Walk Final". World Athletics. June 27, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "Men's 20,000 Metres Race Walk Final". World Athletics. June 27, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "All-time women's best 20000m track race-walk". alltime-athletics.com. September 19, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  7. ^ "20000m Race Walk Result". resultadosonline.org. May 29, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  8. ^ "20000m Race Walk Result". resultadosonline.org. May 29, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  9. ^ Eduardo Biscayart (May 26, 2019). "Romani wins shot put on second day of South American Championships". IAAF. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
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