20,000 metres

Long distance running event the track race 20K run, the same distance run on a road The 20,000 metres (approximately 12.43 mi or 65,617 ft) is a rarely contested long-distance running event in track and field competitions; most world records in the event have been set during half marathons and one-hour races, as a half marathon is roughly 21,000 meters. World records + = indicates a time was taken at an intermediate distance in a longer race Men thumb|Zersenay Tadese in the lead pack of the 2013 Prague Half MarathonUpdated January 2024. EventResultAthleteNationDatePlaceMeeting20,000 m (track)56:20.02+Bashir AbdiBelgium4 September 2020BrusselsMemorial Van DammeHassan and Farah smash world one hour records in Brussels https://www.european-athletics.org/news/article=hassan-and-farah-smash-world-one-hour-records-brussels/index.html European Athletics 4 September 2020 5 September 202020 km (road)54:29+Jacob KiplimoUganda21 Nov 2021LisbonLisbon Half MarathonJacob Kiplimo 2021 Lisbon Half Marathon Result https://results.sporthive.com/events/6641699407497361920/races/469987/bib/1 sporthive.com 21 November 2021 7 January 2022 Women Correct as of January 2024. EventResultAthleteNationDatePlaceMeeting20,000 m (track)1:05:26.6Tegla LoroupeKenya3 Sep 2000Borgholzhausenhttps://www.iaaf.org/records/by-discipline/middle-long/20000-metres/outdoor/women IAAF: Women's outdoor 20,000 Metres Records iaaf.org iaaf.org 2018-08-0720 km (road)59:35+Letesenbet GideyEthiopia24 Oct 2021ValenciaValencia Half MarathonLetesenbet Gidey 2021 Valencia Half Marathon Result https://resultados.valenciaciudaddelrunning.com/en/2017/medio-maraton-clasificados.php?y=2021 valenciaciudaddelrunning.com 24 October 2021 11 November 2021 All-time top 25 + = en route to longer performance h = hand timed Men Updated September 2022. RankResult (m)AthleteNationDatePlaceRef. Reference156:20.02+Bashir AbdiBelgium4 September 2020Brussels256:20.30+Mo FarahGreat Britain4 September 2020BrusselsTHE TICKER: Three world records: for Farah, Abdi and Hassan in Brussels; another win for van Aert at Le Tour; double death for Iranian wrestler? http://www.thesportsexaminer.com/the-ticker-three-world-records-for-farah-abdi-and-hassan-in-brussels-another-win-for-van-aert-at-le-tour-double-death-for-iranian-wrestler/ thesportsexaminer.com Rich Perelman 4 September 2020 5 September 2020356:20.55+Sabastian SaweKenya2 September 2022BrusselsWanda Diamond League – One Hour Run Results and Split Times http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2022/brussels/re4510040.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20220910124756/http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2022/brussels/re4510040.pdf dead September 10, 2022 sportresult.com 7 September 2022456:26.0+Haile GebrselassieEthiopia27 June 2007Ostravahttps://www.iaaf.org/records/by-discipline/middle-long/20000-metres/outdoor/men IAAF: Men's outdoor 20,000 Metres Records iaaf.org iaaf.org 2018-08-07556:51.60+Sondre Nordstad MoenNorway7 August 2020Kristiansand2020 Stadionmila Kristiansand Results https://assets.website-files.com/5d3fdda1bb75e876db103dfc/5f312a8f31574c2297617094_Stadionmila_8_August_2020_Kristiansand_Stadion_final.pdf stadionmila.no 7 August 2020 16 February 2021656:55.6+ hArturo BarriosMexico30 March 1991La Fléche757:07.41+Kibiwott KandieKenya2 September 2022BrusselsWanda Diamond League – One Hour Run Results and Split Times http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2022/brussels/re4510040.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20220910124756/http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2022/brussels/re4510040.pdf dead September 10, 2022 sportresult.com 7 September 2022857:18.4+ hDionisio CastroPortugal31 March 1990La Flèche957:24.2+Jos HermensNetherlands1 May 1976Arnhem1057:28.7+ hCarl ThackeryGreat Britain31 March 1990La Flèche1157:44.4+ hGaston RoelantsBelgium20 September 1972Brussels1257:48.7Toshihiko SekoJapan11 May 1985Odawara1357:50.25+Morhad AmdouniFrance19 September 2020Lucciana1458:17.3+Daniel MateoSpain20 April 2021La NucíaDani Mateo tritura el récord de España de la hora: 20.593 metros https://www.soycorredor.es/atletismo/dani-mateo-tritura-record-espana-hora-20593-metros_232286_102.html soycorredor.es Spanish 20 April 2021 22 July 20211558:18.4+Bertrand ItsweireFrance31 March 1990La Flèche1658:25.0Bill RodgersUnited States9 August 1977Boston1758:30.2+Werner SchildhauerGermany29 April 1983Cottbus1858:37.2+ hRob de CastellaAustralia17 April 1982Rome1958:37.8+ hMariano HaroSpain9 August 1975San Sebastián2058:53.6+Girmaw AmareIsrael26 January 2020Tel Aviv2158:43.8 hFranco FavaItaly9 April 1977Rome2259:02.0 hRashid SharafetdinovSoviet Union2 May 1971Leningrad2359:14.02Stéphane SchweickhardtSwitzerland15 April 1998Martigny 2459:19.0András FancsaliHungary15 April 1978Budapest2559:24.8+Leszek BebłoPoland31 March 1990La Flèche Notes Below is a list of all other times equal or superior to 57:55.00: Sondre Nordstad Moen also ran 57:55.0+ h (2020). Women Updated September 2022. RankResultAthleteNationDatePlaceRef. Reference11:05:26.6Tegla LoroupeKenya3 September 2000Borgholzhausen21:05:35.3Dire TuneEthiopia17 June 2009Ostrava31:06:48.8Izumi MakiJapan19 September 1993Amagasaki41:06:55.5Rosa MotaPortugal14 May 1983Lisbon51:07:19.9Naomi SakashitaJapan10 October 1995Amagasaki61:07:47.0Kaori KumuraJapan19 September 1993Amagasaki71:07:49.9Rika OtaJapan17 June 1992Akashi81:07:52.0Midori ShimizuJapan1 October 1994Amagasaki91:08:07.6Megumi FujiwaraJapan17 June 1992Akashi101:08:46.6Takako KobayashiJapan1 October 1994Amagasaki111:08:51.9Junko AsariJapan17 June 1992Akashi121:08:52.6Nanae SasakiJapan29 May 1984Tokyo131:08:59.2Aki YasakiJapan17 June 1992Akashi141:09:19.1Chiyuki OnaJapan17 June 1992Akashi151:09:53.0Blandine BitznerFrance13 May 2000La Celle-Saint-Cloud161:10:30.4+Helena JavornikSlovenia19 July 2006Maribor171:10:35.0Leah MalotKenya17 June 2009Ostrava181:10:50.2Christa VahlensieckWest Germany25 October 1975Essen191:10:56.6Ágnes Özéné SipkaHungary16 October 1988Székesfehérvár201:11:00.0Miki KitajimaJapan20 September 1993Amagasaki211:11:05.0+Judit NagyHungary22 October 1989Székesfehérvár221:11:17.6Chiara MainettiArgentina18 June 2022Buenos Aires231:11:48.9+Karolina SzaboHungary23 April 1988Budapest241:12:44Maria Luisa IrizarSpain23 June 1985Laredo25 In popular culture Tegla Loroupe's 20,000 meter world record was mentioned in Chapter 1, problem 64P of Chemistry (Seventh Edition) by John E. McMurry, Robert C. Fay, and Jill Kirsten Robinson.https://www.chegg.com/homework-help/chemistry-7th-edition-chapter-1-problem-64p-solution-9780321943170 Chegg.com www.chegg.com en 2018-08-07 References Category:Events in track and field Category:Long-distance running disciplines