Women's 20 kilometres walk world record progression

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The following table shows the world record progression in the women's 20 kilometres race walk , as recognised by the IAAF.

World record progression

TimeAthleteDatePlaceRef
2:24:00Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Antonie Briksová  (TCH)1931-09-06 Prague, Czechoslovakia
2:14:07Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Antonie Odvárková  (TCH)1931-09-14 Prague, Czechoslovakia
1:59:02Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Lina Aebersold  (SUI)1934-06-09 Zürich, Switzerland
1:57:35Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Marie van Tonder  (RSA)1962-07-28 Cape Town, South Africa
1:57:26Flag of Sweden.svg  Irma Hansson  (SWE)1963-10-27 Copenhagen, Denmark
1:54:30Flag of Sweden.svg Irma Hansson (SWE)1967-10-22 Copenhagen, Denmark
1:53:46Flag of Denmark.svg  Karin Møller  (DEN)1968-10-27 Copenhagen, Denmark
1:51:05Flag of Sweden.svg  Irma Hansson  (SWE)1969-10-12 Copenhagen, Denmark
1:47:10Flag of Sweden.svg  Margareta Simu  (SWE)1973-09-22 Copenhagen, Denmark
1:43:38Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Lilian Harpur  (AUS)1977-07-16 Adelaide, Australia
1:43:20Flag of Norway.svg  Thorill Gylder  (NOR)1978-04-23 Mixhuca, Mexico
1:41:42Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Susan Cook  (AUS)1980-02-03 Melbourne, Australia
1:39:31Flag of Australia (converted).svg Susan Cook (AUS)1981-12-20 Melbourne, Australia
1:36:36Flag of Australia (converted).svg Susan Cook (AUS)1982-12-19 Melbourne, Australia
1:36:23Flag of Australia (converted).svg Susan Cook (AUS)1984-07-07 Canberra, Australia
1:36:19Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Sally Pierson  (AUS)1984-07-17 Melbourne, Australia
1:29:40Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Kerry Saxby-Junna  (AUS)1988-05-13 Vårname, Sweden
1:27:30Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Hongyu  (CHN)1995-05-01 Beijing, China
1:27:30Flag of Russia.svg  Nadezhda Ryashkina  (RUS)1999-02-07 Adler, Russia
1:26:22Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Yan  (CHN)2001-11-19 Guangzhou, China
1:25:41Flag of Russia.svg  Olimpiada Ivanova  (RUS)2005-08-07 Helsinki, Finland
1:25:08Flag of Russia.svg  Vera Sokolova  (RUS)2011-02-26 Sochi, Russia [1]
1:25:02Flag of Russia.svg  Elena Lashmanova  (RUS)2012-08-11 London, England [2]
1:24:47Flag of Russia.svg  Elmira Alembekova  (RUS)2015-02-27 Sochi, Russia
1:24:38Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Hong  (CHN)2015-06-06 A Coruña, Spain
1:23:49Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yang Jiayu  (CHN)2021-03-20 Huangshan [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Sokolova just manages to head-off Kirdyapkina and clocks 1:25:08 World record". IAAF. 2011-02-26. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
  2. ↑ "20km Race Walk Results". IAAF. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Yang smashes world 20km race walk record with 1:23:49". World Athletics. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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