Athletics
20 kilometre race walk
The men's 20 km race walk at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics
World records
MenJapan Yusuke Suzuki 1:16:36 (2015)
WomenChina Yang Jiayu 1:23:49 (2021)
Olympic records
MenChina Chen Ding 1:18.46 (2012)
WomenChina 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

  • Correct as of August 2023.[1][2]
Ath.#Perf.#Time (s)AthleteNationDatePlaceRef.
111:16:36Yusuke Suzuki Japan15 March 2015Nomi
221:16:43Sergey Morozov Russia08 June 2008Saransk
331:16:54Kaihua Wang China20 March 2021Huangshan[3]
441:17:02Yohann Diniz  France08 March 2015Arles
551:17:15Toshikazu Yamanishi Japan17 March 2019Nomi[4]
661:17:16Vladimir Kanaykin Russia29 September 2007Saransk
71:17:20Yamanishi #221 February 2021Kobe
781:17:21Jefferson Perez Ecuador22 August 2003Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis
891:17:22Francisco Javier Fernandez Spain28 April 2002Turku
9101:17:23Vladimir Stankin Russia28 February 2004Adler, Sochi
111:17:24Diniz #215 March 2015Lugano
10111:17:24Masatora Kawano Japan17 March 2019Nomi[5]
11131:17:25Sergey Shirobokov Russia09 June 2018Cheboksary[6]
Koki Ikeda Japan17 March 2019Nomi[7]
13151:17:26Eiki Takahashi Japan18 February 2018Kobe
14161:17:32Álvaro Martín Spain19 August 2023Budapest[8]
15171:17:33Nathan Deakes Australia23 April 2005Cixi City
181:17:36Kanaykin #217 June 2007Cheboksary
16181:17:36Zhen Wang China30 March 2012Taicang
181:17:36Yamanishi #318 February 2018Kobe
17211:17:38Valeriy Borchin Russia28 February 2009Adler, Sochi
Jun Zhang China08 April 2023Taicang
19231:17:39Zelin Cai China20 March 2021Huangshan[9]
231:17:39Zhang #220 March 2021Huangshan[10]
19231:17:39Perseus Karlström Sweden19 August 2023Budapest[11]
211:17:40Ding Chen China30 March 2012Taicang
221:17:41Hongjun Zhu China23 April 2005Cixi City
231:17:45Massimo Stano Italy08 June 2019La Coruna[12]
241:17:46Julio Martinez Guatemala08 May 1999Eisenhüttenstadt
Roman Rasskazov Russia19 May 2000Moscow
Daisuke Matsunaga Japan18 February 2018Kobe

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:17:46:

Women

Ath.#Perf.#Time (s)AthleteNationDatePlaceRef.
111:23:39Yelena Lashmanova Russia09 June 2018Cheboksary
221:23:49Jiayu Yang China20 March 2021Huangshan
331:24:27Hong Liu China20 March 2021Huangshan
41:24:31Lashmanova #218 February 2019Sochi
51:24:38Liu #206 June 2015La Coruna
461:24:45Shijie Qieyang China20 March 2021Huangshan
571:24:47Elmira Alembekova Russia27 February 2015Sochi
681:24:50Olimpiada Ivanova Russia04 March 2001Adler, Sochi
791:24:56Olga Kaniskina Russia28 February 2009Adler, Sochi
101:24:58Lashmanova #325 June 2016Cheboksary
8111:25:03Marina Novikova Russia27 February 2015Sochi
9121:25:04Svetlana Vasilyeva Russia27 February 2015Sochi
10131:25:08Vera Sokolova Russia26 February 2011Sochi
141:25:11Kaniskina #223 February 2008Adler, Sochi
11141:25:11Anisiya Kornikova-Kirdyapkina Russia20 February 2010Sochi
12161:25:12Xiuzhi Lyu China20 March 2015Beijing
171:25:16Qieyang #211 August 2012Olympic Stadium, London
13181:25:18Tatyana Gudkova Russia19 May 2000Moskva
181:25:18Lashmanova #418 February 2017Sochi
14201:25:20Olga Polyakova Russia19 May 2000Moskva
15211:25:22Yekaterina Medvedeva Russia18 February 2017Sochi
221:25:26Sokolova #228 February 2009Adler, Sochi
Kornikova-Kirdyapkina #228 February 2009Adler, Sochi
241:25:27Alembekova #218 February 2012Sochi
16251:25:29Irina Stankina Russia19 May 2000Moskva
Glenda Morejon Ecuador08 June 2019La Coruna
181:25:30Maria Perez Spain26 March 2023Córdoba
191:25:32Yelena Shumkina Russia28 February 2009Adler, Sochi
201:25:46Tatyana Shemyakina Russia23 February 2008Adler, Sochi
211:25:52Larisa Yemelyanova Russia28 February 2009Adler, Sochi
Tatyana Sibileva Russia20 February 2010Sochi
231:25:59Tamara Kovalenko Russia19 May 2000Moskva
Liujing Yang China20 March 2021Huangshan
251:26:11Margarita Turava Belarus15 April 2006Nesvizh

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:26:11:

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

Men

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1956 Melbourne
Leonid Spirin
 Soviet Union
Antanas Mikėnas
 Soviet Union
Bruno Junk
 Soviet Union
1960 Rome
Volodymyr Holubnychy
 Soviet Union
Noel Freeman
 Australia
Stan Vickers
 Great Britain
1964 Tokyo
Ken Matthews
 Great Britain
Dieter Lindner
 United Team of Germany
Volodymyr Holubnychy
 Soviet Union
1968 Mexico City
Volodymyr Holubnychy
 Soviet Union
José Pedraza
 Mexico
Nikolay Smaga
 Soviet Union
1972 Munich
Peter Frenkel
 East Germany
Volodymyr Holubnychy
 Soviet Union
Hans-Georg Reimann
 East Germany
1976 Montreal
Daniel Bautista
 Mexico
Hans-Georg Reimann
 East Germany
Peter Frenkel
 East Germany
1980 Moscow
Maurizio Damilano
 Italy
Pyotr Pochenchuk
 Soviet Union
Roland Wieser
 East Germany
1984 Los Angeles
Ernesto Canto
 Mexico
Raúl González
 Mexico
Maurizio Damilano
 Italy
1988 Seoul
Jozef Pribilinec
 Czechoslovakia
Ronald Weigel
 East Germany
Maurizio Damilano
 Italy
1992 Barcelona
Daniel Plaza
 Spain
Guillaume LeBlanc
 Canada
Giovanni De Benedictis
 Italy
1996 Atlanta
Jefferson Pérez
 Ecuador
Ilya Markov
 Russia
Bernardo Segura
 Mexico
2000 Sydney
Robert Korzeniowski
 Poland
Noé Hernández
 Mexico
Vladimir Andreyev
 Russia
2004 Athens
Ivano Brugnetti
 Italy
Paquillo Fernández
 Spain
Nathan Deakes
 Australia
2008 Beijing
Valeriy Borchin
 Russia
Jefferson Pérez
 Ecuador
Jared Tallent
 Australia
2012 London
Chen Ding
 China
Érick Barrondo
 Guatemala
Wang Zhen
 China
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Wang Zhen
 China
Cai Zelin
 China
Dane Bird-Smith
 Australia
2020 Tokyo
Massimo Stano
 Italy
Koki Ikeda
 Japan
Toshikazu Yamanishi
 Japan
2024 Paris

Women

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2000 Sydney
Wang Liping
 China
Kjersti Plätzer
 Norway
María Vasco
 Spain
2004 Athens
Athanasia Tsoumeleka
 Greece
Olimpiada Ivanova
 Russia
Jane Saville
 Australia
2008 Beijing
Olga Kaniskina
 Russia
Kjersti Plätzer
 Norway
Elisa Rigaudo
 Italy
2012 London
Qieyang Shenjie
 China[16]
Liu Hong
 China
Lü Xiuzhi
 China
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Liu Hong
 China
María Guadalupe González
 Mexico
Lü Xiuzhi
 China
2020 Tokyo
Antonella Palmisano
 Italy
Sandra Arenas
 Colombia
Liu Hong
 China
2024 Paris

World Championships medalists

Men

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
 Ernesto Canto (MEX)  Jozef Pribilinec (TCH)  Yevgeniy Yevsyukov (URS)
1987 Rome
 Maurizio Damilano (ITA)  Jozef Pribilinec (TCH)  Josep Marín (ESP)
1991 Tokyo
 Maurizio Damilano (ITA)  Mikhail Shchennikov (URS)  Yevgeniy Misyulya (URS)
1993 Stuttgart
 Valentí Massana (ESP)  Giovanni De Benedictis (ITA)  Daniel Plaza (ESP)
1995 Gothenburg
 Michele Didoni (ITA)  Valentí Massana (ESP)  Yevgeniy Misyulya (BLR)
1997 Athens
 Daniel García (MEX)  Mikhail Shchennikov (RUS)  Mikhail Khmelnitskiy (BLR)
1999 Seville
 Ilya Markov (RUS)  Jefferson Pérez (ECU)  Daniel García (MEX)
2001 Edmonton
 Roman Rasskazov (RUS)  Ilya Markov (RUS)  Viktor Burayev (RUS)
2003 Saint-Denis
 Jefferson Pérez (ECU)  Paquillo Fernández (ESP)  Roman Rasskazov (RUS)
2005 Helsinki
 Jefferson Pérez (ECU)  Paquillo Fernández (ESP)  Juan Manuel Molina (ESP)
2007 Osaka
 Jefferson Pérez (ECU)  Paquillo Fernández (ESP)  Hatem Ghoula (TUN)
2009 Berlin
 Valeriy Borchin (RUS)  Wang Hao (CHN)  Eder Sánchez (MEX)
2011 Daegu
 Luis Fernando López (COL)  Wang Zhen (CHN)  Kim Hyun-sub (KOR)
2013 Moscow
 Aleksandr Ivanov (RUS)  Chen Ding (CHN)  Miguel Ángel López (ESP)
2015 Beijing
 Miguel Ángel López (ESP)  Wang Zhen (CHN)  Benjamin Thorne (CAN)
2017 London
 Éider Arévalo (COL)  Sergey Shirobokov (ANA)  Caio Bonfim (BRA)
2019 Doha
 Toshikazu Yamanishi (JPN)  Vasiliy Mizinov (ANA)  Perseus Karlström (SWE)
2022 Eugene
 Toshikazu Yamanishi (JPN)  Koki Ikeda (JPN)  Perseus Karlström (SWE)
2023 Budapest
 Álvaro Martín (ESP)  Perseus Karlström (SWE)  Caio Bonfim (BRA)

Women

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1999 Seville
 Liu Hongyu (CHN)  Wang Yan (CHN)  Kerry Saxby-Junna (AUS)
2001 Edmonton
 Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS)  Valentina Tsybulskaya (BLR)  Elisabetta Perrone (ITA)
2003 Saint-Denis
 Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS)  Gillian O'Sullivan (IRL)  Valentina Tsybulskaya (BLR)
2005 Helsinki
 Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS)  Ryta Turava (BLR)  Susana Feitor (POR)
2007 Osaka
 Olga Kaniskina (RUS)  Tatyana Shemyakina (RUS)  María Vasco (ESP)
2009 Berlin
 Olga Kaniskina (RUS)  Olive Loughnane (IRL)  Liu Hong (CHN)
2011 Daegu
 Liu Hong (CHN)  Elisa Rigaudo (ITA)  Qieyang Shenjie (CHN)
2013 Moscow
 Liu Hong (CHN)  Sun Huanhuan (CHN)  Elisa Rigaudo (ITA)
2015 Beijing
 Liu Hong (CHN)  Lü Xiuzhi (CHN)  Lyudmyla Olyanovska (UKR)
2017 London
 Yang Jiayu (CHN)  Lupita González (MEX)  Antonella Palmisano (ITA)
2019 Doha
 Liu Hong (CHN)  Qieyang Shenjie (CHN)  Yang Liujing (CHN)
2022 Eugene
 Kimberly García (PER)  Katarzyna Zdziebło (POL)  Qieyang Shijie (CHN)
2023 Budapest
 María Pérez (ESP)  Jemima Montag (AUS)  Antonella Palmisano (ITA)

Season's bests

References

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  16. 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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