20,000 metres race walk

Long-distance track walking race over 20,000 metres October 2016 August 2025 20,000 metres walk Bernardo Segura MEX 1:17:25.6 (1994) 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.http://www.teaching-english-in-japan.net/conversion/kilometers Kilometers to Miles Conversion Calculator and Table – Convert Kilometers (km) to Miles 19 October 2016 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 August 2025.All-time men's best 20000m track walk http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m20kwok.htm#2 alltime-athletics.com 15 August 2018 11 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180610091340/http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m20kwok.htm#2 June 10, 2018 dead RankResultAthleteNationalityDatePlaceRef. Reference11:17:25.6actually 1:17:25.5 but ratified as 1:17:25.6Bernardo SeguraMexico7 May 1994Fana21:18:35.2Stefan JohanssonSweden15 May 1992Fana31:18:37.9 hCaio BonfimBrazil31 July 2025São Paulo20000m Race Walk Results https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7221524?eventId=10229638&gender=M World Athletics 3 August 202541:18.40.0Ernesto CantoMexico5 May 1994Fana51:19:18.3Ronald WeigelGermany26 May 1990Fana61:19:22.5Aleksey PershinRussia7 May 1988Fana71:19:24.1Walter ArenaItaly26 May 1990Fana81:19:42.0Yohann DinizFrance25 May 2014Bogny-sur-Meuse91:19:48.1Nathan DeakesAustralia4 September 2001Brisbane101:19:52.0Robert KorzeniowskiPoland4 September 2001Brisbane111:19:54.0Pavol BlazekSlovakia26 May 1990Fana121:19:54.7 hMatheus CorreaBrazil31 July 2025São Paulo20000m Race Walk Results https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7221524?eventId=10229638&gender=M World Athletics 3 August 2025131:20:06.8Daniel BautistaMexico17 October 1979Montréal141:20:11.72Li GaoboChina2 November 2007Wuhan151:20:12.3Nick A'HernAustralia8 May 1993Fana161:20:22.52Gurmeet SinghIndia3 February 2012Bhubaneswar171:20:23.8Andrés ChochoEcuador5 June 2011Buenos Aires181:20:24.0 hMax Goncalves dos SantosBrazil27 June 2024Bragança PaulistaMen's 20,000 Metres Race Walk Final https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7209780?eventId=10229638&gender=M World Athletics 27 June 2024 29 June 2024191:20:24.4Li MingcaiChina15 March 1992Jinan201:20:24.6Li ZewenChina24 October 1995Nanjing211:20:31.5Chen ShaoguoChina15 March 1992Jinan221:20:35.4Mao XinyuanChina15 March 1992Jinan231:20:36.6Gustavo RestrepoColombia5 June 2011Buenos Aires241:20:36.7Erling AndersenNorway5 May 1984FanaErnesto CantoMexico26 May 1990Fana Notes Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:20:36.7: Caio Bonfim also walked 1:19:52.1 h (2024), 1:20:13.68 (2021). Nick A'Hern also walked 1:20:18.5 (1990). Max Goncalves dos Santos also walked 1:20:35.1 h (2025). Women Correct as of August 2025.All-time women's best 20000m track race-walk http://www.alltime-athletics.com/w20kwok.htm#2 alltime-athletics.com 19 September 2018 11 November 2018 RankResultAthleteNationalityDatePlaceRef. Reference11:26:53.2Olimpiada IvanovaRussia6 September 2001Brisbane21:27:49.3Yelena NikolayevaRussia6 September 2001Brisbane31:29:24.61Glenda MorejónEcuador29 May 2021Guayaquil20000m Race Walk Result https://www.resultadosonline.org/resultados.php/264-ecu-52-campeonato-sudamericano-de-mayores/542474.html resultadosonline.org 29 May 2021 18 June 2021 June 24, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201357/https://www.resultadosonline.org/resultados.php/264-ecu-52-campeonato-sudamericano-de-mayores/542474.html dead41:29:32.4Song HongjuanChina24 October 2003Changsha51:29:36.4Susana FeitorPortugal21 July 2001Lisboa61:30:48.3Rossella GiordanoItaly4 August 2000Almada71:30:51.97Erica de SenaBrazil29 May 2021Guayaquil20000m Race Walk Result https://www.resultadosonline.org/resultados.php/264-ecu-52-campeonato-sudamericano-de-mayores/542474.html resultadosonline.org 29 May 2021 18 June 2021 June 24, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201357/https://www.resultadosonline.org/resultados.php/264-ecu-52-campeonato-sudamericano-de-mayores/542474.html dead81:30:52.0Karla JaramilloEcuador25 May 2019LimaRomani wins shot put on second day of South American Championships https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/south-american-championships-2019-lima-romani IAAF Eduardo Biscayart 26 May 2019 28 May 201991:30:52.7 hViviane LyraBrazil31 July 2025São Paulo20000m Race Walk Results https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7221524?eventId=10229640&gender=W World Athletics 3 August 2025101:31:02.25Sandra ArenasColombia13 June 2015LimaRécord Sudamericano de Lorena Arenas http://consudatle.org/record-sudamericano-de-lorena-arenas/ CONSUDATLE 13 June 2015 14 June 2015 July 12, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150712190351/http://consudatle.org/record-sudamericano-de-lorena-arenas/ dead111:31:06.6Jiang JingChina24 October 2003Changsha121:31:16.18Liu HongChina1 November 2007Wuhan131:31:18.79Song XiaolingChina1 November 2007Wuhan141:31:19.2Maribel GoncalvesPortugal31 July 2004Lisboa151:31:23.7Inês HenriquesPortugal31 July 2004Lisboa161:31:43.5Marina SmyslovaRussia25 September 2004Izhevsk171:31:47.95Bo YanminChina1 November 2007Wuhan181:31:49.5Alena ZenkovaRussia25 September 2004Izhevsk191:31:52.30Wang ShanshanChina1 November 2007Wuhan201:31:53.8Mirna OrtízGuatemala8 August 2014Ciudad de Guatemala211:31:58.9Lyudmila ArkhipovaRussia25 September 2004Izhevsk221:32:09.4Ingrid HernándezColombia5 June 2011Buenos Aires231:32:15.1Tatyana SibilevaRussia25 September 2004Izhevsk241:32:17.6Milángela RosalesVenezuela5 June 2011Buenos Aires251:32:19.71Hie JingjingChina1 November 2007Wuhan Notes Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:32:19.71: Sandra Arenas also walked 1:31:46.9 (2014). Marina Smyslova also walked 1:32:16.5 (2003). All-time top performance (indoor) Men RankResultAthleteNationalityDatePlaceRef. Reference11:20:40.0 OTRonald WeigelEast Germany27 January 1980SenftenbergTrack and Field - Indoor World Records - Men 1987-01-13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-sun-indoor-world-records-per/207025897/ 2026-09-30 The Toronto Sun 47 Notes References 2 Category:Race walking distances Category:Walking events Category:Track and field