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  2. Race walking at the Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Racewalking - Wikipedia

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    Race walking is an Olympic athletics (track and field) event with distances of 20 kilometres for both men and women and 50 kilometres for men only. Race walking first appeared in the modern Olympics in 1904 in the form of a half-mile (804.672m) walk in the all-round competition, the precursor to the 10-event decathlon. In 1908, stand-alone 1 ...

  4. 20 kilometres race walk - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. List of Olympic records in athletics - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. List of world records in athletics - Wikipedia

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    Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking. Records are kept for all events contested at the Olympic Games and some others. Unofficial records for some other events are kept by track and field statisticians.

  7. 50 kilometres race walk - Wikipedia

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    Yohann Diniz, world record holder. The 50 kilometre race walk [2] was an Olympic athletics event that first appeared in 1932 and made its final Olympic appearance in 2021. The racewalking 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.

  8. Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 20 kilometres ...

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    Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics World Record Jozef Pribilinec (TCH) 1:19:30: September 23, 1983: Bergen, Norway: Olympic Record Maurizio Damilano (ITA) 1:23:35.5: July 24, 1980: Moscow, Soviet Union: Broken records during the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic Record Ernesto Canto (MEX) 1:23:13: August 3, 1984: Los Angeles, United ...

  9. Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres ...

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    The men's 50 kilometres race walk at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico was held on October 17. It was won by Christoph Höhne of East Germany. [ 1 ]