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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 following table shows the world record progression in the men's 20 kilometres walk, as recognised by the IAAF. Notice that the records for road walk and track walk are considered separately. Notice that the records for road walk and track walk are considered separately.
Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics Record Athlete (Nation) Time Location Date World record Yusuke Suzuki (JPN) 1:16.36 [5] Nomi, Japan 15 March 2015 Olympic record Chen Ding (CHN) 1:18.46: London, Great Britain 4 August 2012 World leading Koki Ikeda (JPN) 1:16.51 [6] Kobe, Japan 18 February 2024
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. The men's 50 km record is 3:36:53 hours, set by Jared Tallent.
Key No longer contested at the Summer Olympics Men's records Usain Bolt currently holds three Olympic records; two individually in the 100m & 200m, and one with the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team. Ethiopian long-distance runner Kenenisa Bekele holds the Olympic record in the 5,000 m. ♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of August 5, 2024 ...
He has represented Japan in the 20 km event twice at the World Championships in Athletics and competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [2] He is the pending world record holder for the 20 km walk with a time of 1:16:36 hours at an event in his home town of Nomi in 2015. [3]
Diniz improved his 20 km walk time to 1:17:43 hours at the Memorial Mario Albisetti in March 2012, placing second behind Alex Schwazer. [ 3 ] At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London , Diniz was disqualified from the 50 km walk immediately after his arrival at the finish line in eighth position for taking a bottle of water at the 38th kilometer ...
She went on to set the 20 km championship record at the 2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup held in Russia, finishing with a time of 1:25:42. At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, she broke the standing Olympic record for the fastest 20 km walk. She walked 20 km in 1:26:31 to beat the silver medalist by 36 seconds. [2]