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Typically held on either roads or running tracks, common distances range from 3,000 metres (1.9 mi) up to 100 kilometres (62.1 mi). The current race walking contests at the Summer Olympics are the 20 kilometres race walk (men and women) and the marathon race walk mixed relay, the latter of which debuted at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
The aim for many ultradistance walkers is to become a Centurion (racewalking), a membership reserved for those who can walk 100 miles (160.934 kilometres) within 24 hours. Brown is the only person in the world to be awarded all 7 Centurion medals (English, Continental, Australian, New Zealand, American, Malaysian and African).
Since 2011, racewalking performances at the World Athletics Championships and Olympic Games count towards the series. Women have competed in the 50 km distance since 2018. [1] The series started as a global tour of elite-level, independently-held racewalking meetings. From 2007 to 2012, the series culminated in the IAAF Race Walking Challenge ...
Racewalking distances (1 C, 13 P) R. Racewalkers (92 C) Racewalking competitions (19 C, 29 P) Pages in category "Racewalking" The following 11 pages are in this ...
The Olympic records in racewalking were all broken at the 2012 London Olympics. In the 20 km walk Chen Ding holds the men's record of 1:18:46 hours, while Elena Lashmanova held the women's mark of 1:25:02 hours until she was disqualified for doping in 2021.
100 km specialist Alighiero Guglielmi, carried in triumph after his third consecutive victory in the 100 km of 1948.. The 100-kilometer race walk is a racewalking event. The event is competed as a road race.
Nicholas Steven "Nick" Christie (born September 29, 1991) is an American racewalker.Christie is a multiple time National Champion at the NAIA level and has been the US National Champion for the indoor 3000m Racewalk.
In April, he represented England Athletics at the European Athletics Race Walking permit meeting in Poděbrady, Czech Republic, finishing 33rd with a time of 1:32:47. [ 5 ] In August, Corbishley claimed the gold medal for the 3000m walk at the Manchester International Match, setting a Season Best time of 11:48.07.