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.
| Athletics 20 kilometre race walk | |
|---|---|
 The men's 20 km race walk at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics | |
| World records | |
| Men |  Yusuke Suzuki 1:16:36 (2015) |
| Women |  Yang Jiayu 1:23:49 (2021) |
| Olympic records | |
| Men | Chen Ding 1:18.46 (2012) |
| Women | Qieyang Shenjie 1:25:16 (2012) |
World records
editThe 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.
All-time top 25
edit| Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 20km walk times and the top 25 athletes: |
| - denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 20km walk times |
| - denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 20km walk times, by repeat athletes |
| - denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 20km walk times |
Men
edit| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1:16:36 | Yusuke Suzuki | Japan |
15 March 2015 | Nomi | |
| 2 | 2 | 1:16:43 | Sergey Morozov |  Russia |
8 June 2008 | Saransk | |
| 3 | 3 | 1:16:51 | Koki Ikeda | Japan |
18 February 2024 | Kobe | [3] |
| 4 | 4 | 1:16:54 | Kaihua Wang | China |
20 March 2021 | Huangshan | [4] |
| 5 | 5 | 1:17:02 | Yohann Diniz |  France |
8 March 2015 | Arles | |
| 6 | 6 | 1:17:15 | Toshikazu Yamanishi | Japan |
17 March 2019 | Nomi | [5] |
| 7 | 7 | 1:17:16 | Vladimir Kanaykin | Russia |
29 September 2007 | Saransk | |
| 8 | 1:17:20 | Yamanishi #2 | 21 February 2021 | Kobe | |||
| 8 | 9 | 1:17:21 | Jefferson Pérez |  Ecuador |
22 August 2003 | Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis | |
| 9 | 10 | 1:17:22 | Francisco Javier Fernandez |  Spain |
28 April 2002 | Turku | |
| 10 | 11 | 1:17:23 | Vladimir Stankin | Russia |
28 February 2004 | Adler, Sochi | |
| 12 | 1:17:24 | Diniz #2 | 15 March 2015 | Lugano | |||
| 11 | 12 | 1:17:24 | Masatora Kawano | Japan |
17 March 2019 | Nomi | [6] |
| 12 | 14 | 1:17:25 | Sergey Shirobokov | Russia |
9 June 2018 | Cheboksary | [7] |
| 14 | 1:17:25 | Ikeda#2 | Japan |
17 March 2019 | Nomi | [8] | |
| 13 | 16 | 1:17:26 | Eiki Takahashi | Japan |
18 February 2018 | Kobe | |
| Massimo Stano |  Italy |
3 March 2024 | Taicang | [9] | |||
| Jun Zhang | China |
3 March 2024 | Taicang | [10] | |||
| 16 | 19 | 1:17:32 | Álvaro Martín | Spain |
19 August 2023 | Budapest | [11] |
| 17 | 20 | 1:17:33 | Nathan Deakes |  Australia |
23 April 2005 | Cixi City | |
| 21 | 1:17:36 | Kanaykin #2 | 17 June 2007 | Cheboksary | |||
| 18 | 21 | 1:17:36 | Zhen Wang | China |
30 March 2012 | Taicang | |
| 21 | 1:17:36 | Yamanishi #3 | 18 February 2018 | Kobe | |||
| 19 | 24 | 1:17:38 | Valeriy Borchin | Russia |
28 February 2009 | Adler, Sochi | |
| 24 | 1:17:38 | Zhang #2 | 8 April 2023 | Taicang | |||
| 20 | 1:17:39 | Zelin Cai | China |
20 March 2021 | Huangshan | [12] | |
| 21 | 1:17:39 | Perseus Karlström |  Sweden |
19 August 2023 | Budapest | [13] | |
| 22 | 1:17:40 | Ding Chen | China |
30 March 2012 | Taicang | ||
| 23 | 1:17:41 | Hongjun Zhu | China |
23 April 2005 | Cixi City | ||
| 24 | 1:17:42 | Ryo Hamanishi | Japan |
18 February 2024 | Kobe | [14] | |
| 25 | 1:17:44 | Caio Bonfim |  Brazil |
3 March 2024 | Taicang | [15] |
Notes
editBelow is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:17:44:
- Toshikazu Yamanishi also walked 1:17:41 (2018, 2019).
- Yohann Diniz also walked 1:17:43 (2012).
Women
edit| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1:23:39 | Yelena Lashmanova | Russia |
9 June 2018 | Cheboksary | |
| 2 | 2 | 1:23:49 | Yang Jiayu | China |
20 March 2021 | Huangshan | |
| 3 | 3 | 1:24:27 | Hong Liu | China |
20 March 2021 | Huangshan | |
| 4 | 1:24:31 | Lashmanova #2 | 18 February 2019 | Sochi | |||
| 5 | 1:24:38 | Liu #2 | 6 June 2015 | La Coruna | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1:24:45 | Shijie Qieyang | China |
20 March 2021 | Huangshan | |
| 5 | 7 | 1:24:47 | Elmira Alembekova | Russia |
27 February 2015 | Sochi | |
| 6 | 8 | 1:24:50 | Olimpiada Ivanova | Russia |
4 March 2001 | Adler, Sochi | |
| 7 | 9 | 1:24:56 | Olga Kaniskina | Russia |
28 February 2009 | Adler, Sochi | |
| 10 | 1:24:58 | Lashmanova #3 | 25 June 2016 | Cheboksary | |||
| 8 | 11 | 1:25:03 | Marina Novikova | Russia |
27 February 2015 | Sochi | |
| 9 | 12 | 1:25:04 | Svetlana Vasilyeva | Russia |
27 February 2015 | Sochi | |
| 10 | 13 | 1:25:08 | Vera Sokolova | Russia |
26 February 2011 | Sochi | |
| 14 | 1:25:11 | Kaniskina #2 | 23 February 2008 | Adler, Sochi | |||
| 11 | 14 | 1:25:11 | Anisiya Kornikova-Kirdyapkina | Russia |
20 February 2010 | Sochi | |
| 12 | 16 | 1:25:12 | Xiuzhi Lyu | China |
20 March 2015 | Beijing | |
| 17 | 1:25:16 | Qieyang #2 | 11 August 2012 | Olympic Stadium, London | |||
| 13 | 18 | 1:25:18 | Tatyana Gudkova | Russia |
19 May 2000 | Moskva | |
| 18 | 1:25:18 | Lashmanova #4 | 18 February 2017 | Sochi | |||
| 14 | 20 | 1:25:20 | Olga Polyakova | Russia |
19 May 2000 | Moskva | |
| 15 | 21 | 1:25:22 | Yekaterina Medvedeva | Russia |
18 February 2017 | Sochi | |
| 22 | 1:25:26 | Sokolova #2 | 28 February 2009 | Adler, Sochi | |||
| Kornikova-Kirdyapkina #2 | 28 February 2009 | Adler, Sochi | |||||
| 24 | 1:25:27 | Alembekova #2 | 18 February 2012 | Sochi | |||
| 16 | 25 | 1:25:29 | Irina Stankina | Russia |
19 May 2000 | Moskva | |
| Glenda Morejón | Ecuador |
8 June 2019 | La Coruna | ||||
| 18 | 1:25:30 | María Pérez | Spain |
26 March 2023 | Córdoba | ||
| 19 | 1:25:32 | Yelena Shumkina | Russia |
28 February 2009 | Adler, Sochi | ||
| 20 | 1:25:46 | Tatyana Shemyakina | Russia |
23 February 2008 | Adler, Sochi | ||
| 21 | 1:25:52 | Larisa Yemelyanova | Russia |
28 February 2009 | Adler, Sochi | ||
| Tatyana Sibileva | Russia |
20 February 2010 | Sochi | ||||
| 23 | 1:25:59 | Tamara Kovalenko | Russia |
19 May 2000 | Moskva | ||
| Liujing Yang | China |
20 March 2021 | Huangshan | ||||
| 25 | 1:26:11 | Margarita Turava |  Belarus |
15 April 2006 | Nesvizh |
Notes
editBelow 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), 1:25:54 (2024).
- 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:
| Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:25:09 | Olga Kaniskina | Russia
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11 August 2012 | London | |
| 1:25:59 | Liu Hong | China
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7 May 2016 | Rome | [18] |
Olympic medalists
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External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "20km Race Walk Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "20km Race Walk Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "20km Race Walk Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "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.[1][2]