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The 10 kilometres race walk, or 10-kilometer racewalk, is a racewalking event. The 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. 10 kilometers is 6.2 miles.

History

Timothy Seaman, U.S. record holder

It was introduced at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm for men, and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona for women.[2] It is no longer an Olympic event, having been changed to 20 km after 1952 for men and in 1999 for women, though it is still run in some international competitions.[2][3]

World records

On May 28, 2000, Roman Rasskazov of Russia set a new 10-km race walk world record in Saransk in a time of 37:11.[4] The all-time women's 10-km race-walk record is held by Yelena Nikolayeva of Russia, at 41:04.[5]

All-time top 25

Men

  • Correct as of February 2024.[6]
Rank Result Athlete Nationality Date Place Ref
1 37:11 Roman Rasskazov  Russia 28 May 2000 Saransk [4]
2 37:33 Erik Tysse  Norway 27 August 2006 Hildesheim
3 37:44 Wang Zhen  China 18 September 2010 Beijing [7]
4 37:50 Andreas Erm  Germany 27 May 2000 Berlin
5 37:52 Francisco Javier Fernández  Spain 8 June 2002 Kraków
6 37:57 Robert Korzeniowski  Poland 8 June 2002 Kraków
Zhu Yafei  China 18 September 2010 Beijing
8 38:00 Giorgio Rubino  Italy 18 September 2010 Beijing
Wang Hao  China 18 September 2010 Beijing
Vasiliy Mizinov  Russia 23 August 2020 Voronovo
11 38:01 Pyotr Trofimov  Russia 13 September 2014 Bui
12 38:03 Eiki Takahashi  Japan 16 April 2016 Wajima [8]
13 38:04.7 Artur Meleshkevich  Bulgaria 9 June 2001 Kraków
14 38:09.7 Nathan Deakes  Australia 9 June 2001 Kraków
15 38:10 Luis Fernando López  Colombia 18 September 2010 Beijing
16 38:11 Valeriy Borchin  Russia 30 May 2009 Kraków
17 38:13 Kim Hyun-sub  South Korea 18 September 2010 Beijing
18 38:16+ Koki Ikeda  Japan 18 February 2024 Kobe [9]
19 38:17 Andrey Rudnitskiy  Russia 19 September 2009 Saransk
20 38:19 Ivano Brugnetti  Italy 9 September 2007 Fiumicino
21 38:21 Ilya Markov  Russia 27 August 2006 Hildesheim
22 38:23 Chen Ding  China 18 September 2010 Beijing
23 38:24 Jefferson Pérez  Ecuador 8 June 2002 Kraków [10]
24 38:26+ Masatora Kawano  Japan 18 February 2024 Kobe [11]
25 38:26.4 Daniel García  Mexico 17 May 1997 Sønder Omme

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 38:27:

Women

  • Correct as of October 2020.[12]
Rank Result Athlete Nationality Date Place Ref
1 41:04 Yelena Nikolayeva  Russia 20 April 1996 Sochi [5]
2 41:16 Wang Yan  China 8 May 1999 Eisenhüttenstadt
Kjersti Plätzer  Norway 11 May 2002 Os
4 41:17 Irina Stankina  Russia 9 February 1997 Adler
5 41:24 Olimpiada Ivanova  Russia 9 February 1997 Adler
6 41:28 Antonella Palmisano  Italy 18 October 2020 Modena [13]
7 41:29 Larisa Khmelnitskaya  Belarus 4 June 1995 Izhevsk
8 41:29.7 Kerry Saxby-Junna  Australia 27 August 1988 Canberra
9 41:30 [a] Ileana Salvador  Italy 10 July 1993 Livorno
10 41:31 Yelena Gruzinova  Russia 20 April 1996 Sochi
11 41:38 Rossella Giordano  Italy 25 May 1997 Naumburg
12 41:42 Olga Kaniskina  Russia 30 May 2009 Kraków
13 41:45 Liu Hongyu  China 8 May 1999 Eisenhüttenstadt
14 41:46 Annarita Sidoti  Italy 12 June 1994 Livorno
15 41:48 Li Chunxiu  China 8 September 1993 Beijing
16 41:50 Yelena Arshintseva  Russia 11 February 1995 Adler
17 41:51 Beate Gummelt  Germany 11 May 1996 Eisenhüttenstadt
18 41:52 Tatyana Mineyeva  Russia 5 September 2009 Penza
Tatyana Korotkova  Russia 19 September 2010 Buy
20 41:53 Tatyana Sibileva  Russia 18 September 2010 Beijing
21 41:56 Elisabetta Perrone  Italy 10 July 1993 Livorno
Yelena Sayko  Russia 11 February 1996 Adler
23 41:57 Gao Hongmiao  China 8 September 1993 Beijing
24 41:59 Marina Pandakova  Russia 9 May 2016 Podolsk [14]
25 42:01 Tamara Kovalenko  Russia 11 February 1995 Adler
Olga Panfyorova  Russia 16 May 1998 Izhevsk

Notes

  1. ^ not recognised by national federation because of doubtful distance

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 42:01:

Medalists

Men's Olympic medalists

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1912 Stockholm
details
George Goulding
 Canada
Ernest Webb
 Great Britain
Fernando Altimani
 Italy
1920 Antwerp
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Ugo Frigerio
 Italy
Joseph Pearman
 United States
Charles Gunn
 Great Britain
1924 Paris
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Ugo Frigerio
 Italy
Gordon Goodwin
 Great Britain
Cecil McMaster
 South Africa
1928–1936 not included in the Olympic program
1948 London
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John Mikaelsson
 Sweden
Ingemar Johansson
 Sweden
Fritz Schwab
 Switzerland
1952 Helsinki
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John Mikaelsson
 Sweden
Fritz Schwab
 Switzerland
Bruno Junk
 Soviet Union

Women's Olympic medalists

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1992 Barcelona
details
Chen Yueling
 China
Yelena Nikolayeva
 Unified Team
Li Chunxiu
 China
1996 Atlanta
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Yelena Nikolayeva
 Russia
Elisabetta Perrone
 Italy
Wang Yan
 China

Women's World Championships medalists

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1987 Rome
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 Irina Strakhova (URS)  Kerry Saxby-Junna (AUS)  Yan Hong (CHN)
1991 Tokyo
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 Alina Ivanova (URS)  Madelein Svensson (SWE)  Sari Essayah (FIN)
1993 Stuttgart
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 Sari Essayah (FIN)  Ileana Salvador (ITA)  Encarna Granados (ESP)
1995 Gothenburg
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 Irina Stankina (RUS)  Annarita Sidoti (ITA)  Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS)
1997 Athens
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 Annarita Sidoti (ITA)  Olga Kardopoltseva (BLR)  Valentina Tsybulskaya (BLR)

Season's bests

External links

References

  1. ^ Belson, Ken. "One Step at a Time? It's More Complicated Than That" The New York Times (August 10, 2012)
  2. ^ a b Peter Matthews (March 22, 2012). Historical Dictionary of Track and Field. ISBN 9780810879850. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  3. ^ Peter Matthews (March 22, 2012). Historical Dictionary of Track and Field. ISBN 9780810879850. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "All-time men's best 10 km road walk". www.alltime-athletics.com. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "All-time women's best 10000m road race-walk". www.alltime-athletics.com. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  6. ^ "All-time men's best 10 km road walk". alltime-athletics.com. September 2, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  7. ^ "Teenager Wang Zhen blazes 37:44 over 10Km in Beijing – IAAF Race Walking Challenge Final". IAAF. September 18, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  8. ^ "Wajima (JPN): Excellent Eiki Takahashi on 10km road walk". marciadalmondo.com. April 16, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  9. ^ Paul Warburton (February 18, 2024). "Ikeda threatens world 20km race walk record in Kobe". World Athletics. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  10. ^ "Logros de Jefferson Pérez" [Achievements of Jefferson Perez]. El Universo (in Spanish). August 5, 2003. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  11. ^ Paul Warburton (February 18, 2024). "Ikeda threatens world 20km race walk record in Kobe". World Athletics. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  12. ^ "All-time women's best 10 km road walk". alltime-athletics.com. September 19, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  13. ^ Nazareno Orlandi (October 18, 2020). "Palmisano da record: 41:28 nella 10 km" [Palmisano sets record: 41:28 in the 10 km] (in Italian). FIDAL. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  14. ^ "News From Around the World - EME NEWS (MAY 10, 2016)". american-trackandfield.com. May 10, 2016. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.