This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2005 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 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.
| WR | world record | |
| AR | area record | |
| CR | event record | |
| NR | national record | |
| PB | personal best |
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:17:33 | Cixi, PR China | 23 April 2005 | |||
| 2 | 1:17:41 | Cixi, PR China | 23 April 2005 | |||
| 3 | 1:17:52 | A Coruña, Spain | 4 June 2005 | |||
| 4 | 1:17:53 | Cixi, PR China | 23 April 2005 | |||
| 5 | 1:18:06 | Adler, Russia | 12 March 2005 | |||
| 6 | 1:18:07 | Cixi, PR China | 23 April 2005 | |||
| 7 | 1:18:17 | Adler, Russia | 12 March 2005 | |||
| 8 | 1:18:22 | Nanjing, PR China | 19 October 2005 | |||
| 9 | 1:18:27 | Cixi, PR China | 23 April 2005 | |||
| 10 | 1:18:30 | Cixi, PR China | 23 April 2005 | |||
| 11 | 1:18:31 | Cixi, PR China | 23 April 2005 | |||
| 12 | 1:18:33 | Cixi, PR China | 23 April 2005 | |||
| 13 | 1:18:35 | Helsinki, Finland | 6 August 2005 | |||
| 14 | 1:18:39 | Cixi, PR China | 23 April 2005 | |||
| 15 | 1:18:45 | Adler, Russia | 12 March 2005 | |||
| 16 | 1:18:48 | Adler, Russia | 12 March 2005 | |||
| 17 | 1:18:51 | Cixi, PR China | 23 April 2005 | |||
| 18 | 1:19:02 | Cixi, PR China | 23 April 2005 | |||
| 19 | 1:19:08 | Cixi, PR China | 23 April 2005 | |||
| 20 | 1:19:19 | Cixi, PR China | 23 April 2005 | |||
| 21 | 1:19:21 | Nanning, PR China | 25 February 2005 | |||
| 1:19:21 | Lima, Peru | 7 May 2005 | ||||
| 23 | 1:19:22 | Cixi, PR China | 23 April 2005 | |||
| 24 | 1:19:29 | Cixi, PR China | 23 April 2005 | |||
| 25 | 1:19:34 | Cixi, PR China | 23 April 2005 |
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:36:06 | Nanjing, PR China | 22 October 2005 | |||
| 2 | 3:36:13 | Nanjing, PR China | 22 October 2005 | |||
| 3 | 3:36:20 | Nanjing, PR China | 27 February 2005 | |||
| 4 | 3:37:58 | Nanjing, PR China | 27 February 2005 | |||
| 5 | 3:39:17 | Nanjing, PR China | 27 February 2005 | |||
| 6 | 3:40:23 | Nanjing, PR China | 22 October 2005 | |||
| 7 | 3:40:40 | Saransk, Russia | 12 June 2005 | |||
| 8 | 3:41:03 | Miskolc, Hungary | 21 May 2005 | |||
| 9 | 3:41:30 | Nanjing, PR China | 22 October 2005 | |||
| 10 | 3:41:47 | El Prat de Llobregat, Spain | 27 February 2005 | |||
| 11 | 3:41:54 | Helsinki, Finland | 12 August 2005 | |||
| 12 | 3:42:34 | Miskolc, Hungary | 21 May 2005 | |||
| 13 | 3:42:55 | Nanjing, PR China | 22 October 2005 | |||
| 14 | 3:44:04 | Helsinki, Finland | 12 August 2005 | |||
| 15 | 3:44:20 | Nanning, PR China | 27 February 2005 | |||
| 16 | 3:45:05 | Nanning, PR China | 27 February 2005 | |||
| 17 | 3:45:13 | Nanning, PR China | 27 February 2005 | |||
| 18 | 3:45:17 | Miskolc, Hungary | 21 May 2005 | |||
| 19 | 3:45:23 | Nanning, PR China | 27 February 2005 | |||
| 20 | 3:46:44 | Nanning, PR China | 27 February 2005 | |||
| 21 | 3:47:02 | Nanjing, PR China | 22 October 2005 | |||
| 22 | 3:47:19 | Nanning, PR China | 27 February 2005 | |||
| 23 | 3:47:31 | Miskolc, Hungary | 21 May 2005 | |||
| 24 | 3:47:51 | Melbourne, Australia | 1 May 2005 | |||
| 25 | 3:48:15 | El Prat de Llobregat, Spain | 27 February 2005 |
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42:27 | Kraków, Poland | 17 September 2005 | |||
| 2 | 42:53 | Kraków, Poland | 17 September 2005 | |||
| 3 | 43:17 | Naumburg, Germany | 11 June 2005 | |||
| 4 | 43:26 | Lloret de Mar, Spain | 10 April 2005 | |||
| 5 | 43:42 | Kraków, Poland | 17 September 2005 | |||
| 6 | 43:51 | Lloret de Mar, Spain | 10 April 2005 | |||
| 7 | 43:59 | Lloret de Mar, Spain | 10 April 2005 | |||
| 8 | 44:09 | Miskolc, Hungary | 21 May 2005 | |||
| 9 | 44:19 | Alba Iulia, Romania | 4 September 2005 | |||
| 10 | 44:29 | Alba Iulia, Romania | 4 September 2005 | |||
| 11 | 44:31 | Helsinki, Finland | 7 August 2005 | |||
| 12 | 44:36 | Sochi, Russia | 13 March 2005 | |||
| 13 | 44:41 | Kraków, Poland | 17 September 2005 | |||
| 14 | 44:49 | Valmiera, Latvia | 2 July 2005 | |||
| 15 | 44:52 | Rio Maior, Portugal | 2 April 2005 | |||
| 16 | 44:58 | Chelyabinsk, Russia | 6 September 2005 | |||
| 17 | 44:59 | Lloret de Mar, Spain | 10 April 2005 | |||
| 18 | 45:01 | Saransk, Russia | 11 June 2005 | |||
| 19 | 45:02 | Alba Iulia, Romania | 4 September 2005 | |||
| 20 | 45:07 | Kobe, Japan | 30 January 2005 | |||
| 21 | 45:17 | Borský Mikuláš, Slovakia | 11 June 2005 | |||
| 45:17 | Chelyabinsk, Russia | 6 September 2005 | ||||
| 23 | 45:19 | Almería, Spain | 13 February 2005 | |||
| 45:19 | Santa Eularia, Spain | 19 March 2005 | ||||
| 25 | 45:20 | Chelyabinsk, Russia | 6 September 2005 |
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:25:41 | Helsinki, Finland | 7 August 2005 | |||
| 2 | 1:26:28 | Adler, Russia | 12 March 2005 | |||
| 3 | 1:27:05 | Helsinki, Finland | 7 August 2005 | |||
| 4 | 1:27:19 | Nanning, PR China | 25 February 2005 | |||
| 5 | 1:27:24 | Nanning, PR China | 25 February 2005 | |||
| 6 | 1:27:37 | Nanjing, PR China | 20 October 2005 | |||
| 7 | 1:27:56 | Adler, Russia | 12 March 2005 | |||
| 8 | 1:27:58 | Cixi, PR China | 23 April 2005 | |||
| 9 | 1:28:01 | Cixi, PR China | 23 April 2005 | |||
| 10 | 1:28:07 | Cixi, PR China | 23 April 2005 | |||
| 11 | 1:28:11 | Adler, Russia | 12 March 2005 | |||
| 12 | 1:28:22 | Cixi, PR China | 23 April 2005 | |||
| 13 | 1:28:26 | Nanning, PR China | 25 February 2005 | |||
| 14 | 1:28:35 | Cixi, PR China | 23 April 2005 | |||
| 15 | 1:28:44 | Helsinki, Finland | 7 August 2005 | |||
| 16 | 1:28:51 | Cixi, PR China | 23 April 2005 | |||
| 17 | 1:28:51 | Helsinki, Finland | 7 August 2005 | |||
| 18 | 1:28:52 | Adler, Russia | 12 March 2005 | |||
| 19 | 1:29:02 | Saransk, Russia | 11 June 2005 | |||
| 20 | 1:29:05 | Helsinki, Finland | 7 August 2005 | |||
| 21 | 1:29:07 | Dresden, Germany | 24 April 2005 | |||
| 22 | 1:29:21 | Helsinki, Finland | 7 August 2005 | |||
| 23 | 1:29:25 | Saransk, Russia | 11 June 2005 | |||
| 24 | 1:29:26 | Miskolc, Hungary | 21 May 2005 | |||
| 25 | 1:29:33 | Cixi, PR China | 23 April 2005 |