50 kilometres race walk

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50 kilometre race walk
2005 World Championships in Athletics2.jpg
Men's racewalk. Walker at right appears to be illegal in that both feet are off the ground, but an infraction is only committed when loss of contact is visible to the human eye. [1]
World records
Men Flag of France.svg Yohann Diniz 3:32:33 (2014)
Women Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Hong 3:59:15 (2019)
Olympic records
Men Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jared Tallent 3:36:53 (2012)
Yohann Diniz, world record holder Osaka07 D8M Yohan Diniz walking.jpg
Yohann Diniz, world record holder

The 50 kilometre race walk [2] was an Olympic athletics event that first appeared in 1932 and made its final Olympic appearance in 2021. The racewalking event is competed as a road race. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supporting leg must remain straight until the raised leg passes it.

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50 kilometres is approximately 31 miles.

The 50 kilometres race walk was dropped from the Olympic program after the 2020 Tokyo Games in 2021 and was replaced by a mixed team race, the marathon race walk mixed relay in order to achieve gender equality.[ citation needed ]

World records

The men's world record for the 50 km race walk was held by Denis Nizhegorodov, through his race of 3:34:14 in Cheboksary in 2008, until it was beaten by Yohann Diniz at the 2014 European Athletics Championships in Zurich, in a time of 3:32:33.

All-time top 25

Men

RankTimeAthleteNationalityDatePlaceRef
13:32:33 Yohann Diniz Flag of France.svg France15 August 2014 Zürich [5]
23:34:14 Denis Nizhegorodov Flag of Russia.svg Russia11 May 2008 Cheboksary
33:34:38 Matej Tóth Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia21 March 2015 Dudince [6]
43:35:47 Nathan Deakes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia2 December 2006 Geelong
53:36:03 Robert Korzeniowski Flag of Poland.svg Poland27 August 2003 Saint-Denis
63:36:04 Alex Schwazer Flag of Italy.svg Italy11 February 2007Rosignano Solvay
73:36:06 Yu Chaohong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China22 October 2005Nanjing
83:36:13 Zhao Chengliang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China22 October 2005Nanjing
93:36:20 Han Yucheng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China27 February 2005Nanning
103:36:42 German Skurygin Flag of Russia.svg Russia27 August 2003Saint-Denis
113:36:45 Masatora Kawano Flag of Japan.svg Japan27 October 2019 Takahata [7]
123:36:53 Jared Tallent Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia11 August 2012 London
133:37:16 Si Tianfeng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China11 August 2012 London
143:37:26 Valeriy Spitsyn Flag of Russia.svg Russia21 May 2000Moskva
153:37:39 Satoshi Maruo Flag of Japan.svg Japan27 October 2019Takahata [8]
163:37:41 Andrey Perlov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union5 August 1989Leningrad
Ivan Noskov Flag of Russia.svg Russia15 August 2014Zürich
183:37:46 Andreas Erm Flag of Germany.svg Germany27 August 2003Saint-Denis
193:37:54 Robert Heffernan Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland11 August 2012London [9]
203:37:58 Xing Shucai Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China27 February 2005Nanning
213:38:01 Aleksey Voyevodin Flag of Russia.svg Russia27 August 2003Saint-Denis
223:38:02 Wang Qin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China9 March 2019Huangshan [10]
233:38:08 Sergey Kirdyapkin Flag of Russia.svg Russia12 August 2005Helsinki
Igor Yerokhin Flag of Russia.svg Russia8 June 2008Saransk
253:38:17 Ronald Weigel Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany25 May 1986Potsdam

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 3:38:17:

Women

RankTimeAthleteNationalityDatePlaceRef
13:50:42 [lower-alpha 1] Yelena Lashmanova Flag of Russia.svg Russia5 September 2020Voronovo
23:57:08 [lower-alpha 2] Klavdiya Afanasyeva Flag of Russia.svg Russia15 June 2019Cheboksary [13]
33:59:15 Liu Hong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China9 March 2019Huangshan [14]
43:59:56 Margarita Nikiforova Flag of Russia.svg Russia5 September 2020Voronovo
54:03:51 [lower-alpha 3] Li Maocuo Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China9 March 2019Huangshan [15]
64:04:36 Liang Rui Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China5 May 2018Taicang [16]
74:04:50 Eleonora Giorgi Flag of Italy.svg Italy19 May 2019 Alytus [17]
84:05:46 Júlia Takács Flag of Spain.svg Spain19 May 2019 Alytus [18]
94:05:56 Inês Henriques Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 13 August 2017 London [19]
104:07:30 Ma Faying Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China9 March 2019Huangshan [20]
114:08:58 Yin Hang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China13 August 2017London [21]
124:09:33 Claire Tallent Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia5 May 2018Taicang [22]
134:10:59 Monica Svensson Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden21 October 2007 Scanzorosciate
144:11:01 Raquel González Flag of Spain.svg Spain10 February 2019El Vendrell [23]
154:11:12 Johana Ordóñez Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador11 August 2019Lima [24]
164:12:16 Yelena Ginko Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus17 October 2004 Scanzorosciate
174:12:44 Alina Tsviliy Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine7 August 2018Berlin [25]
184:12:56 Paola Pérez Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador5 May 2018Taicang [26]
194:13:56 Mirna Ortíz Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala24 February 2019Guatemala City [27]
204:14:25 Mária Czaková Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia24 March 2018Dudince [28]
214:14:31 Jiang Pengqin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China9 March 2019Huangshan
224:14:49 Bai Tiantian Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China9 March 2019Huangshan
234:15:33 Wang Yingliu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China9 March 2019Huangshan
244:15:42 Mayra Herrera Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala9 September 2017 Owego
254:15:46 Mar Juárez Flag of Spain.svg Spain16 February 2020Torrevieja [29]

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 4:15:46:

Olympic medalists

Men’s

GamesGoldSilverBronze
1932 Los Angeles
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Tommy Green
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Jānis Daliņš
Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia
Ugo Frigerio
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
1936 Berlin
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Harold Whitlock
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Arthur Tell Schwab
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Adalberts Bubenko
Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia
1948 London
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John Ljunggren
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Gaston Godel
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Tebbs Lloyd Johnson
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
1952 Helsinki
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Pino Dordoni
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Josef Doležal
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Antal Róka
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary
1956 Melbourne
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Norman Read
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Yevgeny Maskinskov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
John Ljunggren
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
1960 Rome
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Don Thompson
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
John Ljunggren
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Abdon Pamich
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
1964 Tokyo
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Abdon Pamich
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Paul Nihill
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Ingvar Pettersson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
1968 Mexico City
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Christoph Höhne
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany
Antal Kiss
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Larry Young
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1972 Munich
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Bernd Kannenberg
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Veniamin Soldatenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Larry Young
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1976 Montrealnot included in the Olympic program
1980 Moscow
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Hartwig Gauder
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Jordi Llopart
Spain Olympic Flag 1980.svg  Spain
Yevgeniy Ivchenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1984 Los Angeles
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Raúl González
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Bo Gustafsson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Sandro Bellucci
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
1988 Seoul
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Vyacheslav Ivanenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Ronald Weigel
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Hartwig Gauder
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
1992 Barcelona
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Andrey Perlov
Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team
Carlos Mercenario
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Ronald Weigel
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1996 Atlanta
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Robert Korzeniowski
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Mikhail Shchennikov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Valentí Massana
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2000 Sydney
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Robert Korzeniowski
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Aigars Fadejevs
Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia
Joel Sánchez
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
2004 Athens
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Robert Korzeniowski
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Denis Nizhegorodov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Aleksey Voyevodin
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
2008 Beijing
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Alex Schwazer
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Jared Tallent
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Denis Nizhegorodov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
2012 London
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Jared Tallent
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Si Tianfeng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Robert Heffernan
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland
2016 Rio de Janeiro
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Matej Tóth
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Jared Tallent
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Hirooki Arai
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2020 Tokyo
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Dawid Tomala
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Jonathan Hilbert
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Evan Dunfee
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

World Championships medalists

Men’s

ChampionshipsGoldSilverBronze
1976 Malmö Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Veniamin Soldatenko  (URS)Flag of Mexico.svg  Enrique Vera  (MEX)Flag of Finland.svg  Reima Salonen  (FIN)
1983 Helsinki
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Flag of East Germany.svg  Ronald Weigel  (GDR)Flag of Spain.svg  José Marín  (ESP)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Yung  (URS)
1987 Rome
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Flag of East Germany.svg  Hartwig Gauder  (GDR)Flag of East Germany.svg  Ronald Weigel  (GDR)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vyacheslav Ivanenko  (URS)
1991 Tokyo
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Potashov  (URS)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Andrey Perlov  (URS)Flag of Germany.svg  Hartwig Gauder  (GER)
1993 Stuttgart
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Flag of Spain.svg  Jesús Ángel García  (ESP)Flag of Finland.svg  Valentin Kononen  (FIN)Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Valeriy Spitsyn  (RUS)
1995 Gothenburg
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Flag of Finland.svg  Valentin Kononen  (FIN)Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Perricelli  (ITA)Flag of Poland.svg  Robert Korzeniowski  (POL)
1997 Athens
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Flag of Poland.svg  Robert Korzeniowski  (POL)Flag of Spain.svg  Jesús Ángel García  (ESP)Flag of Mexico.svg  Miguel Rodríguez  (MEX)
1999 Seville
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Flag of Italy.svg  Ivano Brugnetti  (ITA)Flag of Russia.svg  Nikolay Matyukhin  (RUS)Flag of the United States.svg  Curt Clausen  (USA)
2001 Edmonton
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Flag of Poland.svg  Robert Korzeniowski  (POL)Flag of Spain.svg  Jesús Ángel García  (ESP)Flag of Mexico.svg  Edgar Hernández  (MEX)
2003 Saint-Denis
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Flag of Poland.svg  Robert Korzeniowski  (POL)Flag of Russia.svg  German Skurygin  (RUS)Flag of Germany.svg  Andreas Erm  (GER)
2005 Helsinki
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Flag of Russia.svg  Sergey Kirdyapkin  (RUS)Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksey Voyevodin  (RUS)Flag of Italy.svg  Alex Schwazer  (ITA)
2007 Osaka
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Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Nathan Deakes  (AUS)Flag of France.svg  Yohann Diniz  (FRA)Flag of Italy.svg  Alex Schwazer  (ITA)
2009 Berlin
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Flag of Norway.svg  Trond Nymark  (NOR)Flag of Spain.svg  Jesús Ángel García  (ESP)Flag of Poland.svg  Grzegorz Sudoł  (POL)
2011 Daegu
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Flag of Russia.svg  Sergey Bakulin  (RUS)Flag of Russia.svg  Denis Nizhegorodov  (RUS)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jared Tallent  (AUS)
2013 Moscow
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Flag of Ireland.svg  Robert Heffernan  (IRL)Flag of Russia.svg  Mikhail Ryzhov  (RUS)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jared Tallent  (AUS)
2015 Beijing
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Flag of Slovakia.svg  Matej Tóth  (SVK)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jared Tallent  (AUS)Flag of Japan.svg  Takayuki Tanii  (JPN)
2017 London
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Flag of France.svg  Yohann Diniz  (FRA)Flag of Japan.svg  Hirooki Arai  (JPN)Flag of Japan.svg  Kai Kobayashi  (JPN)
2019 Doha
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Flag of Japan.svg  Yusuke Suzuki  (JPN)Flag of Portugal.svg  João Vieira  (POR)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Evan Dunfee  (CAN)

Women’s

ChampionshipsGoldSilverBronze
2017 London
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Flag of Portugal.svg  Inês Henriques  (POR)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yin Hang  (CHN)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yang Shuqing  (CHN)
2019 Doha
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Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liang Rui  (CHN)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Maocuo  (CHN)Flag of Italy.svg  Eleonora Giorgi  (ITA)

Notes

  1. Not recognised by World Athletics
  2. Not recognised by World Athletics due to lack of international judges.
  3. Not recognised by World Athletics

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