The following table shows the world record progression in the women's 20 kilometres walk, as recognised by the IAAF.
[edit] World record progression
| TIME |
NAME ATHLETE |
DATE |
PLACE |
REF |
| 2:24:00 |
 Antonie Briksová (TCH) |
1931-09-06 |
Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| 2:14:07 |
Antonie Odvárková (TCH) |
1931-09-14 |
Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| 1:59:02 |
 Lina Aebersold (SUI) |
1934-06-09 |
Zürich, Switzerland |
| 1:57:35 |
 Marie van Tonder (RSA) |
1962-07-28 |
Cape Town, South Africa |
| 1:57:26 |
 Irma Hansson (SWE) |
1963-10-27 |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 1:54:30 |
Irma Hansson (SWE) |
1967-10-22 |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 1:53:46 |
 Karin Møller (DEN) |
1968-10-27 |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 1:51:05 |
Irma Hansson (SWE) |
1969-10-12 |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 1:47:10 |
Margareta Simu (SWE) |
1973-09-22 |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 1:43:38 |
 Lilian Harpur (AUS) |
1977-07-16 |
Adelaide, Australia |
| 1:43:20 |
 Thorill Gylder (NOR) |
1978-04-23 |
Mixhuca, Mexico |
| 1:41:42 |
Susan Cook (AUS) |
1980-02-03 |
Melbourne, Australia |
| 1:39:31 |
Susan Cook (AUS) |
1981-12-20 |
Melbourne, Australia |
| 1:36:36 |
Susan Cook (AUS) |
1982-12-19 |
Melbourne, Australia |
| 1:36:23 |
Susan Cook (AUS) |
1984-07-07 |
Canberra, Australia |
| 1:36:19 |
Sally Pierson (AUS) |
1984-07-17 |
Melbourne, Australia |
| 1:29:40 |
Kerry Junna-Saxby (AUS) |
1988-05-13 |
Vårname, Sweden |
| 1:27:30 |
 Liu Hongyu (CHN) |
1995-05-01 |
Beijing, PR China |
| 1:27:30 |
 Nadezhda Ryashkina (RUS) |
1999-02-07 |
Adler, Russia |
| 1:26:22 |
Wang Yan (CHN) |
2001-11-19 |
Guangzhou, PR China |
| 1:25:41 |
Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) |
2005-08-07 |
Helsinki, Finland |
| 1:25:08 |
Vera Sokolova (RUS) |
2011-02-26 |
Sochi, Russia |
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