2002 in race walking explained
This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2002 in both the men's and the women's race walking distances: 20 km and 50 km (outdoor). One of the main events during this season were the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany. The world record was broken in 2002 in both the men's 20 km and 50 km race walk.
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 2002 season in track and field |
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| | 1:17:46 | May 8, 1999 | |
| 1:17:46 | May 19, 2000 | |
| Broken records during the 2002 season in track and field |
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| | 1:17:22 | April 28, 2002 | | |
2002 World Year Ranking
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
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| 1 | 1:17:22 | | Turku, Finland | 28/04/2002 | |
| 2 | 1:19:02 | | Adler, Russia | 17/02/2002 | |
| 3 | 1:19:08 | | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | 02/06/2002 | |
| 4 | 1:19:18 | | Adler, Russia | 17/02/2002 | |
| 5 | 1:19:25 | | Hildesheim, Germany | 24/08/2002 | |
| 6 | 1:19:40 | | Turku, Finland | 28/04/2002 | |
| 7 | 1:19:49 | | Grosseto, Italy | 07/04/2002 | |
| 8 | 1:20:18 | | Naumburg, Germany | 05/05/2002 | |
| 9 | 1:20:25 | | Naumburg, Germany | 05/05/2002 | |
| 10 | 1:20:36 | | Munich, Germany | 06/08/2002 | |
| 11 | 1:20:37 | | Adler, Russia | 17/02/2002 | |
| 12 | 1:20:43 | | Kobe, Japan | 27/01/2002 | |
| 13 | 1:20:44 | | Naumburg, Germany | 05/05/2002 | |
| 14 | 1:20:52 | | Munich, Germany | 06/08/2002 | |
| 15 | 1:20:56 | | Munich, Germany | 06/08/2002 | |
| 16 | 1:20:57 | | Kobe, Japan | 27/01/2002 | |
| 17 | 1:21:01 | | Cheboksary, Russia | 25/05/2002 | |
| 18 | 1:21:03 | | Munich, Germany | 06/08/2002 | |
| 19 | 1:21:07 | | Zapopan, Mexico | 22/03/2002 | |
| 20 | 1:21:12 | | Munich, Germany | 06/08/2002 | |
| 21 | 1:21:23 | | Adler, Russia | 17/02/2002 | |
| 22 | 1:21:27 | | Brest, Belarus | 06/06/2002 | |
| 23 | 1:21:36 | | Xalapa, Mexico | 24/08/2002 | |
| 24 | 1:21:38 | | Munich, Germany | 06/08/2002 | |
| 25 | 1:21:41 | | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | 02/06/2002 | | |
Men's 50 km
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2002 season in track and field |
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| | 3:37:26 | May 21, 2000 | |
| Broken records during the 2002 season in track and field |
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| | 3:36:39 | August 8, 2002 | | |
2002 World Year Ranking
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
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| 1 | 3:36:39 | | Munich, Germany | 08/08/2002 | |
| 2 | 3:40:16 | | Munich, Germany | 08/08/2002 | |
| 3 | 3:42:06 | | Cheboksary, Russia | 26/05/2002 | |
| 4 | 3:42:08 | | Turin, Italy | 13/10/2002 | |
| 5 | 3:42:52 | | Cheboksary, Russia | 26/05/2002 | |
| 6 | 3:43:46 | | Cheboksary, Russia | 26/05/2002 | |
| 7 | 3:44:33 | | Munich, Germany | 08/08/2002 | |
| 8 | 3:45:28 | | Naumburg, Germany | 05/05/2002 | |
| 9 | 3:45:37 | | Turin, Italy | 13/10/2002 | |
| 10 | 3:45:55 | | Vittorio Veneto, Italy | 03/03/2002 | |
| 11 | 3:47:55 | | La Coruña, Spain | 16/03/2002 | |
| 12 | 3:48:06 | | Vittorio Veneto, Italy | 03/03/2002 | |
| 13 | 3:48:17 | | Vittorio Veneto, Italy | 03/03/2002 | |
| 14 | 3:49:27 | | Borås, Norway | 06/04/2002 | |
| 15 | 3:50:37 | | Podebrady, Czech Republic | 25/05/2002 | |
| 16 | 3:50:47 | | Munich, Germany | 08/08/2002 | |
| 17 | 3:51:15 | | Podebrady, Czech Republic | 25/05/2002 | |
| 18 | 3:51:46 | | Dublin, Ireland | 15/06/2002 | |
| 19 | 3:51:47 | | Munich, Germany | 08/08/2002 | |
| 20 | 3:52:19 | | Cheboksary, Russia | 26/05/2002 | |
| 21 | 3:52:20 | | Turin, Italy | 13/10/2002 | |
| 22 | 3:52:36 | | Munich, Germany | 08/08/2002 | |
| 23 | 3:52:36 | | Turin, Italy | 13/10/2002 | |
| 24 | 3:52:37 | | Cheboksary, Russia | 26/05/2002 | |
| 25 | 3:52:40 | | Vittorio Veneto, Italy | 03/03/2002 | |
| 3:52:40 | | Manchester, Great Britain | 30/07/2002 | | |
Women's 20 km
2002 World Year Ranking
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
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| 1 | 1:26:42 | | Munich, Germany | 07/08/2002 | |
| 2 | 1:27:02 | | Cheboksary, Russia | 25/05/2002 | |
| 3 | 1:27:45 | | Adler, Russia | 17/02/2002 | |
| 4 | 1:27:51 | | Cheboksary, Russia | 25/05/2002 | |
| 5 | 1:28:03 | | Adler, Russia | 17/02/2002 | |
| 6 | 1:28:18 | | Cheboksary, Russia | 25/05/2002 | |
| 7 | 1:28:24 | | Cheboksary, Russia | 25/05/2002 | PB |
| 8 | 1:28:33 | | Munich, Germany | 07/08/2002 | |
| 9 | 1:28:38 | | Cheboksary, Russia | 25/05/2002 | |
| 10 | 1:28:46 | | Munich, Germany | 07/08/2002 | |
| 11 | 1:28:47 | | La Coruña, Spain | 16/03/2002 | |
| 12 | 1:28:55 | | Dublin, Ireland | 15/06/2002 | |
| 13 | 1:29:12 | | Cheboksary, Russia | 25/05/2002 | |
| 14 | 1:29:47 | | Adler, Russia | 17/02/2002 | |
| 15 | 1:29:57 | | Munich, Germany | 07/08/2002 | |
| 16 | 1:30:21 | | Izhevsk, Russia | 22/09/2002 | |
| 17 | 1:30:25 | | Munich, Germany | 07/08/2002 | |
| 18 | 1:30:37 | | Turin, Italy | 12/10/2002 | |
| 19 | 1:30:38 | | Yevpatoria, Ukraine | 24/02/2002 | |
| 20 | 1:30:43 | | Dublin, Ireland | 15/06/2002 | |
| 21 | 1:30:44 | | Munich, Germany | 07/08/2002 | |
| 22 | 1:30:50 | | Resita, Romania | 14/07/2002 | |
| 23 | 1:30:57 | | Brest, Belarus | 04/06/2002 | |
| 24 | 1:31:08 | | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | 02/06/2002 | |
| 25 | 1:31:10 | | Turin, Italy | 12/10/2002 | | |
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