20 kilometres race walk
The men's 20 km race walk at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics.
The 20 kilometre race walk is an Olympic athletics event that is competed by both men and women. 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.
World records
The men's world record for the 20 km race walk is held by Vladimir Kanaykin, through his race of 1:17:16 in Saransk in 2007. The women's world record of 1:25:08 was set by Vera Sokolova, another Russian athlete, in Sochi in 2011.
Progressions
- Men's 20 kilometres walk world record progression
- Women's 20 kilometres walk world record progression
Medallists
Olympic
World Championships
Men
Women
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1999 |
 Liu Hongyu (CHN)
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Wang Yan (CHN)
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 Kerry Saxby-Junna (AUS)
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| 2001 |
 Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS)
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 Valentina Tsybulskaya (BLR)
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 Elisabetta Perrone (ITA)
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| 2003 |
Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS)
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 Gillian O'Sullivan (IRL)
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Valentina Tsybulskaya (BLR)
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| 2005 |
Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS)
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Ryta Turava (BLR)
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 Susana Feitor (POR)
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| 2007 |
Olga Kaniskina (RUS)
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Tatyana Shemyakina (RUS)
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 María Vasco (ESP)
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External links
- 20 kilometres race walk all time – men from IAAF
- 20 kilometres race walk all time – women from IAAF
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