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The following table shows the world record progression in the men's 20 kilometres race walk, as recognised by the IAAF. Notice that the records for road walk and track walk are considered separately.[1]
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Ratified
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Not ratified
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Ratified but later rescinded
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Pending ratification
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| Time |
Athlete |
Date |
Place
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| 1:38:43 |
File:Flag of the German Empire.svg Hermann Müller (GER) |
1911-10-04 |
Berlin, Germany
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| 1:37:57 |
File:Flag of France.svg Emile Anthoine (FRA) |
1913-07-13 |
Paris, France
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| 1:34:15 |
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Václav Balšán (TCH) |
1933-08-13 |
Český Brod, Czechoslovakia
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| 1:33:25 |
File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg Fritz Bleiweiss (GER) |
1936-06-07 |
Fürstenwalde, Germany
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| 1:32:12 |
File:Flag of Sweden.svg John Mikaelsson (SWE) |
1937-05-30 |
Malmö, Sweden
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| 1:31:44 |
File:Flag of Sweden.svg John Mikaelsson (SWE) |
1946-06-10 |
Stockholm, Sweden
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| 1:31:21 |
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Doležal (TCH) |
1955-06-05 |
Prague, Czechoslovakia
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| 1:30:36 |
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Volodymyr Holubnychy (URS) |
1955-09-23 |
Kiev, Soviet Union
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| 1:30:00 |
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Doležal (TCH) |
1956-07-25 |
Prague, Czechoslovakia
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| 1:28:39 |
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Valentin Guk (URS) |
1957-04-13 |
Kiev, Soviet Union
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| 1:27:29 |
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Leonid Spirin (URS) |
1959-07-07 |
Moscow, Soviet Union
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| 1:27:04 |
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Volodymyr Holubnychy (URS) |
1959-07-15 |
Moscow, Soviet Union
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| 1:25:58 |
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Anatoly Vedyakov (URS) |
1959-09-06 |
Moscow, Soviet Union
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| 1:25:22 |
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Gennadiy Agapov (URS) |
1968-07-21 |
Leningrad, Soviet Union
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| 1:25:19 |
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Gennadiy Agapov (URS) |
1972-05-07 |
Berlin, Germany
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| 1:24:50 |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Nihill (GBR) |
1972-07-30 |
Munich, Germany
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| 1:23:40 |
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Daniel Bautista (MEX) |
1976-05-30 |
Bydgoszcz, Poland
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| 1:23:30 |
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Anatoliy Solomin (URS) |
1978-07-19 |
Vilnius, Soviet Union
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| 1:23:12 |
File:Flag of East Germany.svg Roland Wieser (GDR) |
1978-08-30 |
Prague, Czechoslovakia
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| 1:22:19 |
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vadim Tsvetkov (URS) |
1979-05-13 |
Klaipėda, Soviet Union
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| 1:22:16 |
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Daniel Bautista (MEX) |
1979-05-19 |
Valencia, Spain
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| 1:21:04 |
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Daniel Bautista (MEX) |
1979-06-09 |
Vretstorp, Sweden
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| 1:21:01 |
File:Flag of Finland.svg Reima Salonen (FIN) |
1979-06-09 |
Raisio, Finland
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| 1:21:00 |
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Daniel Bautista (MEX) |
1980-03-30 |
Xalapa, Mexico
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| 1:19:35 |
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Domingo Colin (MEX) |
1980-04-27 |
Cherkasy, Soviet Union
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| 1:19:30 |
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jozef Pribilinec (TCH) |
1983-09-24 |
Bergen, Norway
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| 1:19:24 |
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Mercenario (MEX) |
1987-05-03 |
New York City, United States
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| 1:19:12 |
File:Flag of East Germany.svg Axel Noack (GDR) |
1987-06-21 |
Karl-Marx-Stadt, GDR
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| 1:19:08 |
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Mikhail Shchennikov (URS) |
1988-07-30 |
Kiev, Soviet Union
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| 1:18:20 |
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Andrey Perlov (URS) |
1990-05-26 |
Moscow, Soviet Union
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| 1:18:13 |
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavol Blažek (TCH) |
1990-09-16 |
Hildesheim, West Germany
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| 1:18:04 |
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Bu Lingtang (CHN) |
1994-04-07 |
Beijing, PR China
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| 1:17:46 |
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Julio Martinez (GUA) |
1999-05-08 |
Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany
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| 1:17:22 |
File:Flag of Spain.svg Paquillo Fernández (ESP) |
2002-04-28 |
Turku, Finland
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| 1:17:21 |
File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Jefferson Pérez (ECU) |
2003-08-23 |
Paris, France
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| 1:17:16 |
File:Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Kanaykin (RUS) |
2007-09-29 |
Saransk, Russia
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| 1:17:02 |
File:Flag of France.svg Yohann Diniz (FRA) |
2015-03-08 |
Arles, France
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| 1:16:36 |
File:Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke Suzuki (JPN) |
2015-03-15 |
Nomi, Japan
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| 1:16:10 |
File:Flag of Japan.svg Toshikazu Yamanishi (JPN) |
2025-02-16 |
Kobe, Japan
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| World | | Sprinting | |
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| Middle distance | |
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| Long distance | |
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| Hurdles | |
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| Relay |
- 4 × 100 metres
- 4 × 200 metres
- 4 × 400 metres
- 4 × 800 metres
- 4 × 1500 metres
- Distance medley relay
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| Walking |
- 10 km
- 20,000 metres (track)
- 20 km (road)
- 35 km
- 50 km
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| Jumping | |
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| Throwing |
- Shot put
- Discus
- Hammer
- Javelin
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| Combined events | |
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| European |
- 100 metres
- 200 metres
- 400 metres
- 800 metres
- 1500 metres
- 5000 metres
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