Men's 10 kilometres walk world record progression explained

The following table shows the world record progression in the men's 10 kilometres walk, as recognised by the IAAF.[1]

World record progression

Time Athlete Date Place
37:11 28 May 2000 Saransk, Russia
37:50 27 May 2000 Berlin, Germany
38:26.4 17 May 1997 Sønder Omme, Danmark
39:07.38 10 July 1988 Neubrandenburg, Germany (former GDR)
39:36 6 May 1984 Bergen, Norway

Notes and References

  1. Book: Mark . Butler . 13th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Daegu 2011. . pdf . 28 September 2011 . 2011 . IAAF Media & Public Relations Department . Monaco . 615 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120818100742/http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/06/10/33/61033_PDF_English.pdf . 18 August 2012 . dead .