5000 metres race walk

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5000 metres race walk
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Men Flag of Tunisia.svg Hatem Ghoula 18:05.49 (1997)
Women Flag of Italy.svg Eleonora Giorgi 20:01.80 (2014)

The 5000 metres race walk is a racewalking event. The event is competed as a track race and was part of the athletics programme for men at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics until 1993. It is also an event in the World Masters Athletics Championships, and is a World record event.

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Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supporting leg must remain straight until the raised leg passes it. 5000 meters is 3.11 miles. [1]

There is also an imperial analogue of the event, the 5 miles race walk, which has been held at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. [2]

World records

IAAF just ratified world records for men's indoor marks. On February 14, 1995, Mikhail Shchennikov of Russia set the 5,000 m race walk world indoor record in Moscow in a time of 18:07.08. The faster all-time men's best outdoor mark is held by Hatem Ghoula of Tunisia, at 18:05.49. The all-time women's best 5,000 m race-walk mark was set outdoor and is held by Eleonora Giorgi of Italy, at 20:01.80.

All-time top 25 (outdoor)

Men

RankResultAthleteNationalityDatePlaceRef
118:05.49 Hatem Ghoula Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia1 May 1997Tunis
218:12.52 Declan Tingay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia3 March 2023Melbourne [4]
318:16.97 Ryo Hamanishi Flag of Japan.svg Japan18 May 2024Kumagaya [5]
418:17.22 Robert Korzeniowski Flag of Poland.svg Poland3 July 1992Reims
518:18.01 Yohann Diniz Flag of France.svg France27 June 2008Villeneuve d'Ascq
618:20.14 Koki Ikeda Flag of Japan.svg Japan25 October 2020Inzai [6]
718:26.70 Yuta Koga Flag of Japan.svg Japan25 October 2020Inzai [7]
818:27.34 Francisco Javier Fernández Flag of Spain.svg Spain8 June 2007Villeneuve d'Ascq
918:28.26 Masatora Kawano Flag of Japan.svg Japan25 October 2020Inzai [8]
1018:28.80 Roman Mrázek Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia14 June 1989Bratislava
1118:30.43 Maurizio Damilano Flag of Italy.svg Italy11 June 1992Caserta
1218:31.76 Frants Kostyukevich Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus7 February 1993Villeneuve d'Ascq
1318:32.46 Erik Tysse Flag of Norway.svg Norway10 August 2007Askim
1418:32.56 Perseus Karlström Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden8 March 2019Melbourne [9]
1518:33.16 João Vieira Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal10 May 2000Rio Maior
1618:34.88 Toshikazu Yamanishi Flag of Japan.svg Japan19 September 2020Kumagaya [10]
1718:35.36 Eder Sánchez Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico2 July 2014Katowice
1818:37.22 Yusuke Suzuki Flag of Japan.svg Japan12 July 2015Kitami
1918:37.60 Eiki Takahashi Flag of Japan.svg Japan12 July 2015Kitami
2018:37.84 Daisuke Matsunaga Flag of Japan.svg Japan4 July 2018Abashiri
2118:38.45 Ivano Brugnetti Flag of Italy.svg Italy25 June 2009Milano
2218:38.97 Dane Bird-Smith Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia5 March 2016Melbourne
2318:39.08 Evan Dunfee Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada18 June 2021Burnaby [11]
2418:39.10 Gabriel Bordier Flag of France.svg France22 May 2022Segre
2518:39.28 Ever Palma Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico2 July 2014Katowice

Notes

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Women

RankResultAthleteNationalityDatePlaceRef
120:01.80 Eleonora Giorgi Flag of Italy.svg Italy18 May 2014Misterbianco [14]
220:02.60 Gillian O'Sullivan Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland14 July 2002Dublin
320:03.04 Kerry Saxby-Junna Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia11 February 1996Sydney
420:07.52 Beate Gummelt Flag of Germany.svg Germany26 June 1990Rostock
620:11.45 Sabine Krantz Flag of Germany.svg Germany2 July 2005Wattenscheid
720:12.41 Elisabetta Perrone Flag of Italy.svg Italy2 August 2003Rieti
920:15.71 Lyudmyla Olyanovska Flag of Germany.svg Germany4 June 2014Kyiv
1020:17.35 Jemima Montag Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia26 February 2022Melbourne [15]
1120:18.87 Melanie Seeger Flag of Germany.svg Germany10 July 2004Braunschweig
1220:21.69 Annarita Sidoti Flag of Italy.svg Italy1 July 1995Cesenatico
1320:27.59 Ileana Salvador Flag of Italy.svg Italy3 June 1989Trento
1420:28.05 Tatyana Kalmykova Flag of Russia.svg Russia12 July 2007Ostrava
1520:28.17 María Pérez Flag of Spain.svg Spain30 April 2022Andújar [16]
1620:28.62 Sari Essayah Flag of Finland.svg Finland9 July 1994Tuusula
1720:29.63 Claudia Stef Flag of Romania.svg Romania19 June 1999Istanbul
1820:31.4 Irina Stankina Flag of Russia.svg Russia10 February 1996Adler
1920:36.2 Irina Petrova Flag of Russia.svg Russia19 June 2005Saransk
2020:37.7 Jin Bingjie Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China3 March 1990Hefei
2120:37.83 Kjersti Plätzer Flag of Norway.svg Norway7 July 2001Drammen
2220:38.0 Chen Yueling Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China3 March 1990Hefei
2320:38.2 Olga Kaniskina Flag of Russia.svg Russia19 June 2005Saransk
2420:40.24 Susana Feitor Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal9 May 2001Rio Maior
2520:40.3 Tatyana Korotkova Flag of Russia.svg Russia19 June 2005Saransk

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 20:38.16:

All-time top 25 (indoor)

Men

RankResultAthleteNationalityDatePlaceRef
118:07.08 Mikhail Shchennikov Flag of Russia.svg Russia14 February 1995Moscow
218:08.86 Ivano Brugnetti Flag of Italy.svg Italy17 February 2007Ancona
318:11.41 Ronald Weigel Flag of Germany.svg Germany13 February 1988Wien
418:15.25 Grigoriy Kornev Flag of Russia.svg Russia7 February 1992Moskva
518:15.54 Andrey Ruzavin Flag of Russia.svg Russia30 January 2014Samara
618:16.76 Yohann Diniz Flag of France.svg France7 December 201Reims
718:19.97 Giovanni De Benedictis Flag of Italy.svg Italy28 February 1992Genova
818:20.97 Tom Bosworth Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain23 February 2020Glasgow [18]
918:21.76 Ruslan Dmytrenko Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine30 January 2014Samara
1018:22.25 Andreas Erm Flag of Germany.svg Germany25 February 2001Dortmund
1118:23.18 Rishat Shafikov Flag of Russia.svg Russia1 March 1997Samara
1218:23.88 Frants Kostyukevich Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus9 February 1991Volgograd
1318:24.13 Francisco Javier Fernández Flag of Spain.svg Spain17 February 2007Belfast
1418:27.15 Alessandro Gandellini Flag of Italy.svg Italy12 February 2000Genova
1518:27.80 Jozef Pribilinec Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia7 March 1987Indianapolis
1618:27.95 Stefan Johansson Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden28 February 1992Genova
1718:28.90 Roman Mrázek Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia5 March 1989Budapest
1818:30.91 Aleksandr Yargunkin Flag of Russia.svg Russia7 January 2007Yekaterinburg
1918:32.09 Robert Korzeniowski Flag of Poland.svg Poland21 February 1993Spala
2018:33.95 Ivan Kuznetsov Flag of Russia.svg Russia7 January 2007Yekaterinburg
2118:34.77 Sándor Urbanik Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary5 March 1989Budapest
2218:36.71 Vladimir Andreyev Flag of Russia.svg Russia1 March 1997Samara
Ilya Markov Flag of Russia.svg Russia22 February 1999Spala
2418:37.63 Francesco Fortunato Flag of Italy.svg Italy18 February 2023Ancona [19]
2518:38.71 Ernesto Canto Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico7 March 1987Indianapolis

Notes

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Women

RankResultAthleteNationalityDatePlaceRef
120:15.6 h Yelena Lashmanova Flag of Russia.svg Russia30 December 2016Saransk
220:23.2 Yakaterina Ryzhova Flag of Russia.svg Russia30 December 2016Saransk
320:37.77 Margarita Turova Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus13 December 2005Minsk
420:42.33 Yelena Gruzinova Flag of Russia.svg Russia1 March 1997Samara
520:44.45 Anna Lukyanova Flag of Russia.svg Russia23 February 2010Volgograd
620:48.00 Sabine Krantz Flag of Germany.svg Germany19 December 2006Halle
720:48.9 Sofiya Brodatskaya Flag of Russia.svg Russia30 December 2016Saransk
820:50.6 Olimpiada Ivanova Flag of Russia.svg Russia21 January 1997Moskva
920:53.56 Kseniya Trifonova Flag of Russia.svg Russia23 February 2010Volgograd
1021:00.0 Tamara Kovalenko Flag of Russia.svg Russia23 January 2010Moskva
1121:00.97 Ayşe Tekdal Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey17 January 2021Istanbul [22]
1221:02.69 Lyudmyla Olyanovska Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine28 January 2023Kyiv [23]
1321:02.78 Olga Mikhaylova Flag of Russia.svg Russia23 February 2010Volgograd
1421:03.76 Olena Sobchuk Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine28 January 2023Kyiv [24]
1521:05.56 Meryem Bekmez Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey17 January 2021Istanbul [25]
1621:05.83 Daryia Paluektava Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus22 February 2020Mogilyov
1721:06.0 Natalya Shiviryova Flag of Russia.svg Russia23 December 2006Cheboksary
1821:06.92 Viktoryia Rashchupkina Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus22 February 2020Mogilyov
1921:08.2 Rimma Makarova Flag of Russia.svg Russia21 January 1997Moskva
2021:09.7 Natalya Trofimova Flag of Russia.svg Russia24 January 1995Moskva
2121:11.04 Valentina Tsybulskaya Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus26 February 1999Minsk
2221:11.9 Tatyana Korotkova Flag of Russia.svg Russia6 January 2008Chelyabinsk
2321:13.5 Marina Smyslova Flag of Russia.svg Russia29 January 2003Novosibirsk
2421:17.7 Yekaterina Koneva Flag of Russia.svg Russia8 February 2009Shchelkovo
2521:19.67 Olga Panfyorova Flag of Russia.svg Russia1 March 1997Samara

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International medallists

African Championships

ChampionshipsGoldSilverBronze
1988 Annaba
details 		Flag of Algeria.svg  Sabiha Mansouri  (ALG)Flag of Algeria.svg  Dalila Frihi  (ALG)Flag of Algeria.svg  Kheïra Sadat  (ALG)
1989 Lagos
details 		Flag of Kenya.svg  Agnetha Chelimo  (KEN)Flag of Kenya.svg  Mercy Nyambura  (KEN)Only two finishers
1990 Cairo
details 		Flag of Kenya.svg  Agnetha Chelimo  (KEN)Flag of Morocco.svg  Méryem Kouch  (MAR)Flag of Egypt.svg  Amani Mohamed Adel  (EGY)
1992 Belle-Vue
details 		Flag of Algeria.svg  Dounia Kara  (ALG)Flag of Mauritius.svg  Maryse Pyndiah  (MRI)Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Susan Bingham  (RSA)
1993 Durban
details 		Flag of Algeria.svg  Dounia Kara  (ALG)Flag of Ethiopia (1991-1996).svg  Amsale Yakobe  (ETH)Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Felicita Falconer  (RSA)
1996 Yaoundé
details 		Flag of Algeria.svg  Dounia Kara  (ALG)Flag of Egypt.svg  Nagwa Ibrahim Ali  (EGY)Flag of Kenya.svg  Monica Akoth  (KEN)
1998 Dakar
details 		Flag of Egypt.svg  Nagwa Ibrahim Ali  (EGY)Flag of Algeria.svg  Dounia Kara  (ALG)Flag of Cameroon.svg  Anne-Hortense Ebéna  (CMR)

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