| 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) |
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.
All-time top 25
Men
| 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 | 08 June 2008 | Saransk | |
| 3 | 3 | 1:16:54 | Kaihua Wang | China | 20 March 2021 | Huangshan | [3] |
| 4 | 4 | 1:17:02 | Yohann Diniz |  France | 08 March 2015 | Arles | |
| 5 | 5 | 1:17:15 | Toshikazu Yamanishi | Japan | 17 March 2019 | Nomi | [4] |
| 6 | 6 | 1:17:16 | Vladimir Kanaykin | Russia | 29 September 2007 | Saransk | |
| 7 | 1:17:20 | Yamanishi #2 | 21 February 2021 | Kobe | |||
| 7 | 8 | 1:17:21 | Jefferson Perez |  Ecuador | 22 August 2003 | Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis | |
| 8 | 9 | 1:17:22 | Francisco Javier Fernandez |  Spain | 28 April 2002 | Turku | |
| 9 | 10 | 1:17:23 | Vladimir Stankin | Russia | 28 February 2004 | Adler, Sochi | |
| 11 | 1:17:24 | Diniz #2 | 15 March 2015 | Lugano | |||
| 10 | 11 | 1:17:24 | Masatora Kawano | Japan | 17 March 2019 | Nomi | [5] |
| 11 | 13 | 1:17:25 | Sergey Shirobokov | Russia | 09 June 2018 | Cheboksary | [6] |
| Koki Ikeda | Japan | 17 March 2019 | Nomi | [7] | |||
| 13 | 15 | 1:17:26 | Eiki Takahashi | Japan | 18 February 2018 | Kobe | |
| 14 | 16 | 1:17:32 | Álvaro Martín | Spain | 19 August 2023 | Budapest | [8] |
| 15 | 17 | 1:17:33 | Nathan Deakes | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 23 April 2005 | Cixi City | |
| 18 | 1:17:36 | Kanaykin #2 | 17 June 2007 | Cheboksary | |||
| 16 | 18 | 1:17:36 | Zhen Wang | China | 30 March 2012 | Taicang | |
| 18 | 1:17:36 | Yamanishi #3 | 18 February 2018 | Kobe | |||
| 17 | 21 | 1:17:38 | Valeriy Borchin | Russia | 28 February 2009 | Adler, Sochi | |
| Jun Zhang | China | 08 April 2023 | Taicang | ||||
| 19 | 23 | 1:17:39 | Zelin Cai | China | 20 March 2021 | Huangshan | [9] |
| 23 | 1:17:39 | Zhang #2 | 20 March 2021 | Huangshan | [10] | ||
| 19 | 23 | 1:17:39 | Perseus Karlström |  Sweden | 19 August 2023 | Budapest | [11] |
| 21 | 1:17:40 | Ding Chen | China | 30 March 2012 | Taicang | ||
| 22 | 1:17:41 | Hongjun Zhu | China | 23 April 2005 | Cixi City | ||
| 23 | 1:17:45 | Massimo Stano |  Italy | 08 June 2019 | La Coruna | [12] | |
| 24 | 1:17:46 | Julio Martinez |  Guatemala | 08 May 1999 | Eisenhüttenstadt | ||
| Roman Rasskazov | Russia | 19 May 2000 | Moscow | ||||
| Daisuke Matsunaga | Japan | 18 February 2018 | Kobe |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:17:46:
- Toshikazu Yamanishi also walked 1:17:41 (2018, 2019).
- Yohann Diniz also walked 1:17:43 (2012).
Women
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1:23:39 | Yelena Lashmanova | Russia | 09 June 2018 | Cheboksary | |
| 2 | 2 | 1:23:49 | Jiayu Yang | 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 | 06 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 | 04 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 Morejon | Ecuador | 08 June 2019 | La Coruna | ||||
| 18 | 1:25:30 | Maria Perez | 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
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:
| Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:25:09 | Olga Kaniskina | Russia |
11 August 2012 | London | |
| 1:25:59 | Liu Hong | China |
7 May 2016 | Rome | [15] |
Olympic medalists
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World Championships medalists
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Season's bests
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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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
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