20,000 metres race walk

Athletics 20,000 metres walk
Men's records
World	Bernardo Segura (MEX) 1:17:25.6 (1994)
Women's records
World	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.^[1]

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 fastest outdoor

Men

• Correct as of October 2016.^[2]

Rank	Result	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Place	Ref
1	1:17:25.6 [3]	Bernardo Segura	Mexico	7 May 1994	Fana
2	1:18:35.2	Stefan Johansson	Sweden	15 May 1992	Fana
3	1:18.40.0	Ernesto Canto	Mexico	5 May 1994	Fana
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• Correct as of October 2016.^[4]

Rank	Result	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Place	Ref
1	1:26:53.2	Olimpiada Ivanova	Russia	6 September 2001	Brisbane
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All-time top fastest indoor

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Rank	Result	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Place	Ref
1	1:20:40.0 OT	Ronald Weigel	East Germany	27 January 1980	Senftenberg

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