Men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2025 World Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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Venue | National Stadium | |||||||||
Location | Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||
Dates | 20 September | |||||||||
Competitors | 48 from 26 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:18:35 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Events at the 2025 World Championships | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
mixed | ||
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | women |
35 km walk | men | women |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | women |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
World Team event | ||
World Team | ||
The men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2025 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 20 September 2025. [1]
Before the competition records were as follows: [2]
Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
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World Record | ![]() | 1:16:10 | Kobe, Japan | 16 February 2025 |
Championship Record | ![]() | 1:17:21 | Saint-Denis, France | 23 August 2003 |
World Leading | ![]() | 1:16:10 | Kobe, Japan | 16 February 2025 |
African Record | ![]() | 1:18:23 | Nairobi, Kenya | 18 June 2021 |
Asian Record | ![]() | 1:16:10 | Kobe, Japan | 16 February 2025 |
European Record | ![]() | 1:17:02 | Arles, France | 8 March 2015 |
North, Central American and Caribbean Record | ![]() | 1:17:39 | Adelaide, Australia | 16 February 2025 |
Oceanian Record | ![]() | 1:17:33 | Cixi, China | 23 April 2005 |
South American Record | ![]() | 1:17:21 | Saint-Denis, France | 23 August 2003 |
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 1:19:20. [3]
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+9), was as follows: [1]
Date | Time | Round |
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20 September | 09:55 | Final |
The race was started on 20 September at 9:55.
Key: | ~ Red card for loss of contact | > Red card for bent knee | PZ 3.5 min. Penalty Zone | TR54.7.5: Disqualified by Rule TR54.7.5 (4 red cards) |