10 kilometres race walk
| Athletics 10-kilometer walk | |
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 Men's racewalk. Walker at right appears to be illegal in that both feet are off the ground, but an infraction is only committed when loss of contact is visible to the human eye.[1] | |
| World records | |
| Men |  Roman Rasskazov 37:11 (2000) |
The 10 kilometres race walk, or 10-kilometer racewalk, is a racewalking event. The 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. 10 kilometers is 6.21 miles.[2]
History
It was introduced at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm for men, and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona for women.[3] It is no longer an Olympic event for women, having been changed to 20 km in 1999, though it is run in some international competitions.[3][4]
World records
On May 28, 2000, Roman Rasskazov of Russia set a new 10-km race walk world record in Saransk in a time of 37:11.[5] The all-time women's 10-km race-walk record is held by Yelena Nikolayeva of Russia, at 41:04.[6]
U.S. records
On April 20, 2004, Timothy Seaman set the new U.S. 10-km walk record of 39:22.7 in Storetveitmarsje, Norway.[7] On August 7, 1995, Michelle Rohl set the U.S. 10-km walk record of 44:17 in Göteborg, Sweden.[7]
Olympic medalists
Men
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 Stockholm |
George Goulding Canada
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Ernest Webb Great Britain
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Fernando Altimani Italy
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| 1920 Antwerp |
Ugo Frigerio Italy
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Joseph Pearman United States
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Charles Gunn Great Britain
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| 1924 Paris |
Ugo Frigerio Italy
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Gordon Goodwin Great Britain
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Cecil McMaster South Africa
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| 1928–1936 | not included in the Olympic program | ||
| 1948 London |
John Mikaelsson Sweden
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Ingemar Johansson Sweden
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Fritz Schwab Switzerland
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| 1952 Helsinki |
John Mikaelsson Sweden
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Fritz Schwab Switzerland
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Bruno Junk Soviet Union
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Women
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Barcelona |
Chen Yueling China
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Yelena Nikolayeva Unified Team
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Li Chunxiu China
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| 1996 Atlanta |
Yelena Nikolayeva Russia
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Elisabetta Perrone Italy
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Wang Yan China
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References
- ^ Belson, Ken. "One Step at a Time? It’s More Complicated Than That" New York Times (August 10, 2012)
- ^ "Kilometers to Miles Conversion Calculator and Table – Convert Kilometers (km) to Miles". Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- ^ a b Peter Matthews (March 22, 2012). Historical Dictionary of Track and Field. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ Peter Matthews (March 22, 2012). Historical Dictionary of Track and Field. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ "All-time men's best 10 km road walk". www.alltime-athletics.com. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ "All-time women's best 10000m road race-walk". www.alltime-athletics.com. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ a b "Statistics – Records". USATF. January 17, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
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