THE RACE WALKING ASSOCIATION

WORLD, CONTINENTAL, COMMONWEALTH AND NATIONAL RECORDS

World and continental records, season's best, etc., for all events may be found in the I.A.A.F. statistics section: click HERE
 
This page was last updated at 11:45 a.m on the 15th August, 2012

World	European	Asian	African
NCAC	South American	Oceanian	Commonwealth
British	England	Northern Ireland	Scotland
Wales	Isle of Man	Guernsey

 
In the following table, distances are given in metres for track events and kilometres for road events 

World Records ­ – Senior Men

Distance	Time	Holder	Country	Venue	Date
20,000m	1:17:25·6	Bernardo Segura	Mexico	Bergen	7/5/1994
20k	1:17:16 1:16:43 *	Vladimir Kanaykin Sergey Morozov	Russia Russia	Saransk Saransk	29/9/2007 8/6/2008
30,000m	2:01:44·1	Maurizio Damilano	Italy	Cuneo	3/10/1992
50,000m	3:35:27·2	Yohan Deniz	France	Rheims	12/3/2011
50k	3:34:14	Denis Nizhegorodov	Russia	Cheboksary	11/5/2008
5,000m Indoors	18:07·08	Mikhail Shchennikov	Russia	Moscow	14/2/1995

* Not ratified: inadequate conditions

World Records ­ – Senior Women

Distance	Time	Holder	Country	Venue	Date
10,000m	41:56·23	Nadezhda Ryashkina	U.S.S.R.	Seattle	24/7/1990
20,000m	1:26:52·3	Olimpiada Ivanova	Russia	Brisbane	6/9/2001
20k	1:25:41	Olimpiada Ivanova	Russia	Helsinki	7/8/2005
	1:25:02*	Elena Lashmanova	Russia	London	11/8/2012
to be ratified	1:25:08	Vera Sokolova	Russia	Sochi	27/2/2011
3,000m Indoors	11:40·33	Claudia Stef	Romania	Bucharest	20/1/1999

* Awaiting ratification

World Records ­ – Junior Men

World Records ­ – Junior Women

Distance	Time	Holder	Country	Venue	Date
10,000m	43:11·34	Vera Sokolova	Russia	Kaunas	21/7/2005
to be ratified	42:43	Svetlana Vasilyeva	Russia	Sochi	27/2/2011
10k	41:57	Gao Hongmiao	China	Beijing	8/9/1993

World Best ­ – Youths

Distance	Time	Holder	Country	Venue	Date
10,000m	39:47·20	Ding Chen	China	Bydgoszcz	11/7/2008

World Best ­ – Girls

Distance	Time	Holder	Country	Venue	Date
5,000m	20:28·05	Tatyana Kalmykova	Russia	Ostrava	12/7/2007

European Records ­ – Senior Men

Distance	Time	Holder	Country	Venue	Date
20,000m	1:18:35·2	Stefan Johansson	Sweden	Bergen	15/5/1992
20k	1:17:16	Vladimir Kanaykin	Russia	Saransk	29/9/2007
30,000m	2:01:44·1	Maurizio Damilano	Italy	Cuneo	3/10/1992
50,000m	3:35:27·2	Yohan Deniz	France	Rheims	12/3/2011
50k	3:34:14	Denis Nizhegorodov	Russia	Cheboksary	11/5/2008

European Records ­ – Senior Women

Distance	Time	Holder	Country	Venue	Date
10,000m	41:56·23	Nadezhda Ryashkina	U.S.S.R.	Seattle	24/7/1990
20,000m	1:26:52·3	Olimpiada Ivanova	Russia	Brisbane	6/9/2001
20k	1:25:41	Olimpiada Ivanova	Russia	Helsinki	7/8/2005
to be ratified	1:25:08	Vera Sokolova	Russia	Sochi	27/2/2011

African Records – Senior Women

Distance	Time	Holder	Country	Venue	Date
10,000m	47:32·6	Nicolene Cronje	South Africa	Pretoria	19/3/2005
20,000m	1:36:18·3	Nicolene Cronje	South Africa	Durban	17/4/2004
20k	1:34:19	Grace Wanjiru Niue	Kenya	Nairobi	1/8/2010

African Records – Senior Men

Distance	Time	Holder	Country	Venue	Date
20,000m	1:22:51·84	Hatem Ghoula	Tunisia	Leutkirch	8/9/1994
20k	1:19:02	Hatem Ghoula	Tunisia	Eisenhüttenstadt	2/11/2007
30.000m	2:19:21·4	Hatem Ghoula	Tunisia	Reims	12/3/2011
50,000m	4:21:44·5	Abdelouahed Ferguene	Algeria	Toulouse	25/3/1984
50k	3:58:44	Hatem Ghoula	Tunisia	Santa Eularia des Riu	4/3/2007

Asian Records – Senior Women

Distance	Time	Holder	Country	Venue	Date
10,000m	42:30·13	Gao Hongmiao	China	Nanjing	24/10/1995
20,000m	1:29:32·4	Song Hongjuan	China	Changsha	24/10/2003
20k	1:26:22	Yan Wang	China	Guangzhou	19/11/2001

Asian Records – Senior Men

Distance	Time	Holder	Country	Venue	Date
20,000m	1:20:11·8	Li Gaobo	China	Changsha	8/9/1994
20k	1:17:41	Zhu Hongjun	China	Cixi	23/4/2005
50,000m	3:48:13·7	Zhao Yongshen	China	Bergen	7/5/1994
50k	3:36:06	Yu Chaohong	China	Nanjing	22/10/2005

North and Central America and Caribbean Records – Senior Women

Distance	Time	Holder	Country	Venue	Date
10,000m	44:16·21	Cristina López	El Salvador	San Salvador	13/7/2007
20,000m	1:33:28·2	Teresa Vaill	U.S.A.	Carson	25/6/2005
20k	1:30:03	Maria Graciela Mendoza	Mexico	Mézidon-Canon	25/5/1999

North and Central America and Caribbean Records – Senior Men

Distance	Time	Holder	Country	Venue	Date
20,000m	1:17:25·6	Bernardo Segura	Mexico	Bergen	7/5/1994
20k	1:17:46	Julio René Martínez	Guatemala	Eisenhütenstadt	8/5/1999
30.000m	2:04:55·7	Guillaume Leblanc	Canada	Sept-Iles	16/9/1990
50,000m	3:41:38·4	Raul González	Mexico	Bergen	23/5/2979
50k	3:41:20	Raul González	Mexico	Podebrady	11/6/1978

South American Records – Senior Women

Distance	Time	Holder	Country	Venue	Date
10,000m	45:59·95	Geovana Irusta	Bolivia	Rio de Janeiro	20/5/2000
20,000m	1:32:09·4	Ingrid Hernández	Colombia	Buenos Aires	5/6/2011
20k	1:31:25	Miriam Ramón	Ecuador	Lima	7/5/2005

South American Records – Senior Men

Distance	Time	Holder	Country	Venue	Date
20,000m	1:20:23·8	Andrés Chocho	Ecuador	Buenos Aires	5/6/2011
20k	1:17:21	Jefferson Pérez	Ecuador	Paris	23/8/2003
50,000m	3:57:58·0	Cláudio dos Santos	Brazil	Blumenau	20/9/2008
50k	3:52:07	Xavier Moreno	Ecuador	Rio de Janeiro	28/7/2007

Oceanian Records – Senior Women

Distance	Time	Holder	Country	Venue	Date
10,000m	41:57·22	Kerry Saxby-Junna	Australia	Seattle	24/7/1990
20,000m	1:33:40·2	Kerry Saxby-Junna	Australia	Brisbane	6/9/2001
20k	1:27:44	Jane Saville	Australia	Naumburg	2/5/2004

Oceanian Records – Senior Men

Distance	Time	Holder	Country	Venue	Date
20,000m	1:19:48·1	Nathan Deakes	Australia	Brisbane	4/9/2001
20k	1:17:33	Nathan Deakes	Australia	Cixi	23/4/2005
50,000m	3:43:50·0	Simon Baker	Australia	Melbourne	9/9/1990
50k	3:35:47	Nathan Deakes	Australia	Geelong	2/12/2006

Commonwealth Records ­ – Senior Men

Distance	Time	Holder	Country	Venue	Date
20,000m	1:19:48·1	Nathan Deakes	Australia	Brisbane	4/9/2001
20k	1:17:33	Nathan Deakes	Australia	Cixi	23/4/2005
30,000m	2:04:55·7	Guillaume Leblanc	Canada	Quebec	21/6/1981
50,000m	3:43:50·0	Simon Baker	Australia	Melbourne	9/9/1981
50k	3:35:47	Nathan Deakes	Australia	Geelong	2/12/2006

Commonwealth Records ­ – Senior Women

Distance	Time	Holder	Country	Venue	Date
10,000m	41:57·22	Kerry Saxby-Junna	Australia	Seattle	24/7/1990
20,000m	1:33:40·2	Kerry Saxby-Junna	Australia	Brisbane	6/9/2001
20k	1:27:44	Jane Saville	Australia	Naumburg	2/5/2004

British Records ­ – Senior Men

Distance	Time	Holder	Venue	Date
20,000m	1:23:26·4	Ian McCombie	Fana	26/5/1990
30,000m	2:19:18·0	Chris Maddocks	Birmingham	22/9/1984
50,000m	4:05:44·6	Paul Blagg	Fana	26/5/1990
2 hours	26,037m	Ron Wallwork	Blackburn	31/7/1971
5,000m indoors	19:22·29	Martin Rush	Birmingham	8/2/1992

British Records ­ – Senior Women

Distance	Time	Holder	Venue	Date
5,000m	21:42·51	Lisa Kehler	Birmingham	13/7/2002
10,000m	45:09·57	Lisa Kehler	Birmingham	13/8/2000
20k	1:31:33	Johanna Jackson	Beijimg	21/8/2008
3,000m indoors	13:08·64	Niobe Menéndez	Cardiff	2/2/2002

British Records ­ – Junior Men

Distance	Time	Holder	Venue	Date
10,000m	41:52·13	Darrell Stone	Sitard	7/8/1987

British Records ­ – Junior Women

Distance	Time	Holder	Venue	Date
5,000m	22:36·81	Vicky Lupton	Espoo	15/6/1991

Records for the "Home Countries"

England ­ – Senior Men

Distance	Time	Holder	Venue	Date
10,000m	40:06·65	Ian McCombie	Jarrow	4/6/1989
20,000m	1:23:26·4	Ian McCombie	Fana	26/5/1990
20k	1:22:03	Ian McCombie	Seoul	23/9/1988
50k	3:51:37	Chris Maddocks	Burrator	28/10/1990

England ­ – Senior Women

Distance	Time	Holder	Venue	Date
5,000m	21:42·51	Lisa Kehler	Birmingham	13/7/2002
10,000m	45:09·57	Lisa Kehler	Birmingham	13/8/2000
20,000m	1:56:59·7	Cath Duhig	Loughborough	21/10/1995
20k	1:31:33	Johanna Jackson	Beijing	21/8/2008
50k	4:50:51	Sandra Brown	Basildon	13/7/1991

Northern Ireland ­ – Senior Men

Distance	Time	Holder	Venue	Date
10,000m	47:37·6	David Smyth	Bournemouth	26/4/1970
20k	1:39:01	David Smyth	Cardiff	?/7/1967
50k	4:45:58	David Smyth	Bristol	3/5/1969

Northern Ireland ­ – Senior Women

Distance	Time	Holder	Venue	Date
3000m	15:47·5  (subject to ratification)	Emma Doherty	Antrim	8/6/2008

Scotland – Senior Men

Distance	Time	Holder	Venue	Date
10,000m	41:13·65	Martin Bell	Cardiff	22/7/1995
20,000m	1:38:53·6	Alan Buchanan	Brighton	6/7/1975
20k	1:25:42	Martin Bell	Lancaster	9/5/1992
50k	4:13:18	Graham White	Stockport	27/6/1998

Scotland ­ – Senior Women

Distance	Time	Holder	Venue	Date
5,000m	23:22·52	Verity Snook	Horsham	19/6/1994
10,000m	47:10·07	Verity Snook	Horsham	19/6/1993
20k	1:36:40	Sara-Jane Cattermole	Perth	4/3/2000

Wales ­ – Senior Men

Distance	Time	Holder	Venue	Date
10,000m	41:13·62	Steve Barry	Crystal Palace	19/6/1982
20,000m	1:26:22	Steve Barry	Brighton	28/6/1981
20k	1:22:51	Steve Barry	Douglas	26/2/1983
50k	4:11:59	Bob Dobson	Lassing	22/10/1981

Wales ­ – Senior Women

Distance	Time	Holder	Venue	Date
5,000m	24:32·92	Karen Nipper	Lyngby	21/7/1984
10,000m	51:00·0	Karen Nipper	Leicester	21/2/1981

Isle of Man – Senior Men
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Distance	Time	Holder	Venue	Date
10,000m	45:17·0	Steve Partington	Bedford	28/7/1985
20,000m	1:40:33	Tim Baker	Leicester	1/12/1984
50,000m	4:29:04	Graham Young	Hendon	7/5/1978
20k	1:29:01	Steve Partington	Thamesmead	11/5/1985
50k	4:17:40	Steve Partington	Dublin	26/6/2005

Isle of Man – Senior Women

Distance	Time	Holder	Venue	Date
5,000m	22:41·19	Cal Partington	Birmingham	16/7/1995
10,000m	48:20·0	Cal Partington	Bolton	7/5/1994
20k	1:44:54	Cal Partington	York	23/3/2002
50k	5:13:03	Irene Corlett	Manx End-to-End	29/4/1984

Guernsey – Senior Men
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Distance	Time	Holder	Venue	Date
10,000m	45:48·6	John Moullin	Brighton	22/7/1973
20,000m	1:39:52	Len Duquemin	Brighton	1/7/1972
50,000m	4:50:49	Len Duquemin	Southend	10/10/1971
20k	1:33:01	Robert Elliott	North Side	10/6/1982
50k	4:28:08	John Moullin	Dunkirk	20/5/1973

Guernsey – Senior Women

Distance	Time	Holder	Venue	Date
5,000m	33:44	Rose Drückes	Osmond Priaulx	9/8/1998
	32:43*	Rose Drückes	Osmond Priaulx	15/8/1999
10,000m	61:38	Jenny Tostevin	Osmond Priaulx	7/7/1985
20k	2:15:21	Rose Drückes	North Side	14/5/1995
	2:02:16*	Katrine Thomson	Les Amarreurs	29/6/2008

* Not ratified: insufficient judges

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