20 kilometres race walk
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 1:23:49 was set by Yang Jiayu of China in 2021. 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.
Men
- Correct as of March 2024.
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:17:46:
Women
- Correct as of August 2023.
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:26:11:
- Liu Hong also walked 1:25:46 (2012), 1:25:56 (2016, 2019), 1:26:00 (2012).
- Yelena Lashmanova also walked 1:25:41 (2021), 1:25:49 (2013).
- Olga Kaniskina also walked 1:25:42 (2008), 1:25:54 (2016), 1:26:02 (2006).
- Vera Sokolova also walked 1:25:35 (2010), 1:25:38 (2015), 1:26:00 (2013).
- Anisiya Kornikova-Kirdyapkina also walked 1:25:30 (2008), 1:25:59 (2013).
- Yang Jiayu also walked 1:25:34 (2019).
- Shenjie Qieyang also walked 1:25:37 (2019).
- Olimpiada Ivanova also walked 1:25:41 (2005), 1:26:08 (2000).
- Lü Xiuzhi also walked 1:25:51 (2021).
The following athletes have had their performances (inside 1:26:11) annulled due to doping offence:
Olympic medalists
Men
Women
World Championships medalists
Men
Women
Season's bests
External links
References
- ^ "20 Kilometres Race Walk Men". World Athletics. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 Aug 2023.
- ^ "All-time men's best 20 km road walk". alltime-athletics.com. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ Paul Warburton (18 February 2024). "Ikeda threatens world 20km race walk record in Kobe". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "20 km Race Walk Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "20 km Race Walk Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ Paul Warburton (18 February 2024). "Ikeda threatens world 20km race walk record in Kobe". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ Emeterio Valiente (8 June 2019). "Debutante Morejon sets World U20 Best in La Coruña". IAAF. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "20 Kilometres Race Walk Women". World Athletics. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 Aug 2023.
- ^ "All-time women's best 20 km road walk". alltime-athletics.com. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "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.