10 kilometres race walk explained

Event:	10-kilometer walk
Wrmen:	Roman Rasskazov 37:11 (2000)
Wrwomen:	Yelena Nikolayeva 41:04 (1996)

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 10disp=outNaNdisp=out.

History

It was introduced at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm for men, and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona for women.^[1] It is no longer an Olympic event, having been changed to 20 km after 1952 for men and in 1999 for women, though it is still run in some international competitions.^[1] ^[2]

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.^[3] The all-time women's 10-km race-walk record is held by Yelena Nikolayeva of Russia, at 41:04.^[4]

All-time top 25

Men

Correct as of February 2024.^[5]

Rank	Result	Athlete	Date	Place	Ref
1	37:11	Roman Rasskazov	28 May 2000	Saransk
2	37:33	Erik Tysse	27 August 2006	Hildesheim
3	37:44	Wang Zhen	18 September 2010	Beijing	^[6]
4	37:50	Andreas Erm	27 May 2000	Berlin
5	37:52	Francisco Javier Fernández	8 June 2002	Kraków
6	37:57	Robert Korzeniowski	8 June 2002	Kraków
6	37:57	Zhu Yafei	18 September 2010	Beijing
8	38:00	Giorgio Rubino	18 September 2010	Beijing
		Wang Hao	18 September 2010	Beijing
		Vasiliy Mizinov	23 August 2020	Voronovo
11	38:01	Pyotr Trofimov	13 September 2014	Bui
12	38:03	Eiki Takahashi	16 April 2016	Wajima	^[7]
13	38:04.7	Artur Meleshkevich	9 June 2001	Kraków
14	38:09.7	Nathan Deakes	9 June 2001	Kraków
15	38:10	Luis Fernando López	18 September 2010	Beijing
16	38:11	Valeriy Borchin	30 May 2009	Kraków
17	38:13	Kim Hyun-sub	18 September 2010	Beijing
18	38:16	Koki Ikeda	18 February 2024	Kobe	^[8]
19	38:17	Andrey Rudnitskiy	19 September 2009	Saransk
20	38:19	Ivano Brugnetti	9 September 2007	Fiumicino
21	38:21	Ilya Markov	27 August 2006	Hildesheim
22	38:23	Chen Ding	18 September 2010	Beijing
23	38:24	Jefferson Pérez	8 June 2002	Kraków	^[9]
24	38:26	Masatora Kawano	18 February 2024	Kobe	^[10]
25	38:26.4	Daniel García	17 May 1997	Sønder Omme

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 38:27:

Francisco Javier Fernández also walked 38:01.4 (2001), 38:12 (2006), 38:25 (2007).
Robert Korzeniowski also walked 38:03.2 (2001).
Ilya Markov also walked 38:25 (2007).

Women

Correct as of October 2020.^[11]

Rank	Result	Athlete	Date	Place	Ref
1	41:04	Yelena Nikolayeva	20 April 1996	Sochi
2	41:16	Wang Yan	8 May 1999	Eisenhüttenstadt
2	41:16	Kjersti Plätzer	11 May 2002	Os
4	41:17	Irina Stankina	9 February 1997	Adler
5	41:24	Olimpiada Ivanova	9 February 1997	Adler
6	41:28	Antonella Palmisano	18 October 2020	Modena	^[12]
7	41:29	Larisa Khmelnitskaya	4 June 1995	Izhevsk
8	41:29.7	Kerry Saxby-Junna	27 August 1988	Canberra
9	41:30	Ileana Salvador	10 July 1993	Livorno
10	41:31	Yelena Gruzinova	20 April 1996	Sochi
11	41:38	Rossella Giordano	25 May 1997	Naumburg
12	41:42	Olga Kaniskina	30 May 2009	Kraków
13	41:45	Liu Hongyu	8 May 1999	Eisenhüttenstadt
14	41:46	Annarita Sidoti	12 June 1994	Livorno
15	41:48	Li Chunxiu	8 September 1993	Beijing
16	41:50	Yelena Arshintseva	11 February 1995	Adler
17	41:51	Beate Gummelt	11 May 1996	Eisenhüttenstadt
18	41:52	Tatyana Mineyeva	5 September 2009	Penza
18	41:52	Tatyana Korotkova	19 September 2010	Buy
20	41:53	Tatyana Sibileva	18 September 2010	Beijing
21	41:56	Elisabetta Perrone	10 July 1993	Livorno
21	41:56	Yelena Sayko	11 February 1996	Adler
23	41:57	Gao Hongmiao	8 September 1993	Beijing
24	41:59	Marina Pandakova	9 May 2016	Podolsk	^[13]
25	42:01	Tamara Kovalenko	11 February 1995	Adler
25	42:01	Olga Panfyorova	16 May 1998	Izhevsk

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 42:01:

Olimpiada Ivanova also walked 41:30 (1995), 41:46 (1996) and 41:59 (1997).
Yelena Nikolayeva also walked 41:41 (1997) and 41:49 (1996).
Kjersti Plätzer also walked 41:41 (2009), 41:54 (1999) and 41:56 (2002).
Kerry Saxby-Junna also walked 41:47 (1996).
Larisa Khmelnitskaya also walked 41:49 (1996) and 41:56 (1997).
Irina Stankina also walked 41:52 (1997), 41:55 (1995) and 42:01 (1996).
Yelena Gruzinova also walked 41:58 (1995).

Medalists

Women's World Championships medalists

Season's bests

Women

External links

IAAF list of 10-kilometres-race-walk records in XML

Notes and References

Book: Historical Dictionary of Track and Field . Peter Matthews . March 22, 2012 . March 2, 2013. 9780810879850 .
Book: Historical Dictionary of Track and Field . Peter Matthews . March 22, 2012 . March 2, 2013. 9780810879850 .
Web site: All-time men's best 10 km road walk. www.alltime-athletics.com. 2 March 2013.
Web site: All-time women's best 10000m road race-walk. www.alltime-athletics.com. 2 March 2013.
Web site: All-time men's best 10 km road walk. alltime-athletics.com. 2 September 2018. 11 November 2018.
News: Teenager Wang Zhen blazes 37:44 over 10Km in Beijing – IAAF Race Walking Challenge Final. IAAF. 2010-09-18. 2010-09-18.
News: Wajima (JPN): Excellent Eiki Takahashi on 10km road walk. marciadalmondo.com. 16 April 2016. 5 June 2016.
Web site: Ikeda threatens world 20km race walk record in Kobe. World Athletics. Paul Warburton. 18 February 2024. 2 March 2024.
News: Logros de Jefferson Pérez . Achievements of Jefferson Perez. El Universo . 5 August 2003 . es . 21 October 2018.
Web site: Ikeda threatens world 20km race walk record in Kobe. World Athletics. Paul Warburton. 18 February 2024. 2 March 2024.
Web site: All-time women's best 10 km road walk. alltime-athletics.com. 19 September 2018. 11 November 2018.
News: Palmisano da record: 41:28 nella 10 km. Palmisano sets record: 41:28 in the 10 km. FIDAL. Nazareno Orlandi. it. 18 October 2020. 21 October 2020.
News: News From Around the World - EME NEWS (MAY 10, 2016). american-trackandfield.com. 10 May 2016. 2 October 2016. October 11, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161011210301/http://american-trackandfield.com/atf/index.php/component/k2/item/1791-news-from-around-the-world-eme-news-may-10-2016. dead.