20 kilometres race walk
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| Athletics 20 kilometre race walk |
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 The men's 20 km race walk at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics |
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| Men's records | |
| World |  Vladimir Kanaykin 1:17:16 (2007) |
| Women's records | |
| World | Vera Sokolova 1:25:08 (2011) |
The 20 kilometre race walk is an Olympic athletics event that is competed by both men and women. 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. (20 kilometres is 12.4274 miles)
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World records [edit]
The men's world record for the 20 km race walk is held by Vladimir Kanaykin, through his race of 1:17:16 in Saransk in 2007. The women's world record of 1:25:08 was set by Vera Sokolova, another Russian athlete, in Sochi in 2011.
Progressions [edit]
- Men's 20 kilometres walk world record progression
- Women's 20 kilometres walk world record progression
Medallists [edit]
Olympic [edit]
World Championships [edit]
Men [edit]
Women [edit]
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1999 |  Liu Hongyu (CHN) |
Wang Yan (CHN) |
 Kerry Saxby-Junna (AUS) |
| 2001 | Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) |
 Valentina Tsybulskaya (BLR) |
 Elisabetta Perrone (ITA) |
| 2003 | Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) |
 Gillian O'Sullivan (IRL) |
Valentina Tsybulskaya (BLR) |
| 2005 | Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) |
Ryta Turava (BLR) |
 Susana Feitor (POR) |
| 2007 | Olga Kaniskina (RUS) |
Tatyana Shemyakina (RUS) |
 María Vasco (ESP) |
External links [edit]
- 20 kilometres race walk all time – men from IAAF
- 20 kilometres race walk all time – women from IAAF
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