2000 in race walking explained
This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2000 in both the men's and the women's race walking distances: 20 km and 50 km (outdoor). The main events during this season took place at the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.
Abbreviations
- All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| CR | event record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best | |
Men's 20 km
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2000 season in track and field |
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| | 1:17:46 | May 8, 1999 | |
| Equalled records during the 2000 season in track and field |
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| | 1:17:46 | May 19, 2000 | | |
2000 World Year Ranking
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
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| 1 | 1:17:46 | | Moscow, Russia | 19 05 2000 | |
| 2 | 1:18:14 | | Soligorsk, Belarus | 13 05 2000 | |
| 3 | 1:18:16 | | Moscow, Russia | 19 05 2000 | |
| 4 | 1:18:22 | | Hildesheim, Germany | 09 07 2000 | |
| 5 | 1:18:23 | | Soligorsk, Belarus | 13 05 2000 | |
| 6 | 1:18:42 | | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | 17 06 2000 | |
| 7 | 1:18:56 | | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | 17 06 2000 | |
| 8 | 1:19:03 | | Sydney, Australia | 22 09 2000 | |
| 9 | 1:19:15 | | Soligorsk, Belarus | 13 05 2000 | |
| 10 | 1:19:18 | | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | 17 06 2000 | | |
Men's 50 km
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2000 season in track and field |
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| | 3:37:41 | August 5, 1989 | |
| Broken records during the 2000 season in track and field |
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| | 3:37:26 | May 21, 2000 | | |
2000 World Year Ranking
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
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| 1 | 3:36:39 | | Moscow, Russia | 21 05 2000 | |
| 2 | 3:39:21 | | Moscow, Russia | 21 05 2000 | |
| 3 | 3:39:34 | | Dudince, Slovakia | 25 03 2000 | |
| 4 | 3:41:50 | | Ponte de Sôr, Portugal | 05 03 2000 | |
| 5 | 3:42:02 | | Moscow, Russia | 21 05 2000 | |
| 6 | 3:42:51 | | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | 18 06 2000 | |
| 7 | 3:43:40 | | Sydney, Australia | 29 09 2000 | |
| 8 | 3:43:52 | | Poza Rica, Mexico | 09 04 2000 | |
| 9 | 3:44:30 | | Moscow, Russia | 21 05 2000 | |
| 10 | 3:44:33 | | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | 18 06 2000 | | |
Women's 20 km
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2000 season in track and field |
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| | 1:27:30 | May 1, 1995 | |
| 1:27:30 | February 2, 1999 |  Adler, Russia |
| Broken records during the 2000 season in track and field |
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| | 1:25:18 | May 19, 2000 | | |
2000 World Year Ranking
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
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| 1 | 1:25:18 | | Moscow, Russia | 19 05 2000 | WR |
| 2 | 1:25:20 | | Moscow, Russia | 19 05 2000 | |
| 3 | 1:25:29 | | Moscow, Russia | 19 05 2000 | |
| 4 | 1:25:59 | | Moscow, Russia | 19 05 2000 | |
| 5 | 1:26:08 | | Moscow, Russia | 19 05 2000 | |
| 6 | 1:27:42 | | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | 17 06 2000 | |
| 7 | 1:27:53 | | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | 17 06 2000 | |
| 8 | 1:27:55 | | Rio Maior, Portugal | 15 04 2000 | |
| 9 | 1:28:06 | | Moscow, Russia | 19 05 2000 | |
| 10 | 1:28:06 | | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | 17 06 2000 | |
| 11 | 1:28:19 | | Hildesheim, Germany | 09 07 2000 | |
| 12 | 1:28:24 | | Soligorsk, Belarus | 13 05 2000 | |
| 13 | 1:28:27 | | Rio Maior, Portugal | 15 04 2000 | |
| 14 | 1:28:33 | | Dalian, PR China | 03 06 2000 | |
| 15 | 1:28:38 | | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | 17 06 2000 | |
| 16 | 1:28:52 | | Hildesheim, Germany | 09 07 2000 | |
| 17 | 1:28:56 | | Vallensbæk, Denmark | 06 05 2000 | |
| 18 | 1:28:56 | | Soligorsk, Belarus | 13 05 2000 | |
| 19 | 1:28:59 | | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | 17 06 2000 | |
| 20 | 1:29:06 | | Adler, Russia | 20 02 2000 | |
| 21 | 1:29:23 | | Soligorsk, Belarus | 13 05 2000 | |
| 22 | 1:29:36 | | Naumburg, Germany | 30 04 2000 | |
| 23 | 1:29:39 | | Békéscsaba, Hungary | 09 04 2000 | |
| 24 | 1:29:39 | | Moscow, Russia | 19 05 2000 | |
| 25 | 1:29:47 | | Hildesheim, Germany | 09 07 2000 | | |
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