10,000 metres race walk
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The 10,000 metres race walk is a racewalking event. The event is competed as a track race. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supporting leg must remain straight until the raised leg passes it. 10,000 meters is 6.21 miles.[1]
History
This distance is not commonly raced at senior competitions but part of junior and youth championships. Top level senior athletics racewalking events typically feature 10 km road distance.
World records
On July 27, 2008, Paquillo Fernández of Spain set a new 10,000 m race walk world record in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in a time of 37:53.09. The all-time women's 10,000 m race-walk record is held by Nadezhda Ryashkina of Soviet Union, at 41:56.23.
All-time top 25 fastest outdoor
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- Correct as of October 2016.[2]
Rank | Result | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 37:53.09 | Paquillo Fernández | ![]() |
27 July 2008 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | |
2 | 37:58.6 | Ivano Brugnetti | ![]() |
23 July 2005 | Sesto San Giovanni | |
3 | 38:01.49 | Eiki Takahashi | ![]() |
13 December 2015 | Isahaya | |
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5 | 38:06.28 | Miguel Ángel López | ![]() |
24 July 2016 | Gijón | [3] |
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10 | 38:16.76 | Daisuke Matsunaga | ![]() |
21 May 2016 | Yokohama | |
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11 June 2016 | Bühlertal | |
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25 | 38:47.54 | Roman Mrazek | ![]() |
12 June 1987 | Bratislava |
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- Correct as of October 2016.[4]
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1 | 41:56.23 | Nadezhda Ryashkina | ![]() |
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5 | 42:14.12 | Raquel González | ![]() |
23 July 2016 | Gijón | [5] |
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11 | 42:35.69 | Beatriz Pascual | ![]() |
23 July 2016 | Gijón | [6] |
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Notes
- Gao Hongmiao walked hand timed 41:37.9 (1994) in Beijing but was unrecognised by IAAF.
- Lyudmyla Olyanovska walked hand timed 41:52.5 (2014) in Mukachevo but was unrecognised by IAAF.
All-time top 25 fastest indoor
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- Correct as of October 2016.[7]
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1 | 38:23.73 | Wang Zhen | ![]() |
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- Correct as of October 2016.
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1 | 43:54.63 | Yelena Ginko | ![]() |
22 February 2008 | Mogilev | |
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References
- ^ "Kilometers to Miles Conversion Calculator and Table – Convert Kilometers (km) to Miles". Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- ^ "All-time men's best 10000m track walk". alltime-athletics.com. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- ^ "Flash-News des Tages" (in German). DLV. July 24, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- ^ "All-time women's best 10000m track race-walk". alltime-athletics.com. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- ^ "Raquel González, campeona de 10.000 marcha con nuevo récord de España" (in Spanish). efe.com. July 23, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ "Raquel González, campeona de 10.000 marcha con nuevo récord de España" (in Spanish). efe.com. July 23, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ "All-time men's best 10000m track walk". alltime-athletics.com. Retrieved October 11, 2016.