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The 10 kilometres race walk, or 10-kilometer racewalk, is a
racewalking Race walking, or racewalking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully asses ...
event. The 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. 10 kilometers is .


History

It was introduced at the
1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...
in Stockholm for men, and the
1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ...
in Barcelona for women. It is no longer an Olympic event, having been changed to 20 km after
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for men and in 1999 for women, though it is still run in some international competitions.


World records

On May 28, 2000,
Roman Rasskazov Roman Vladimirovich Rasskazov (); born 28 April 1979 in Kovylkino, Mordovia) is a Russian race walker. International competitions See also *List of world records in athletics World records in Sport of athletics, athletics are ratified by Wo ...
of Russia set a new 10-km race walk world record in Saransk in a time of 37:11. The all-time women's 10-km race-walk record is held by Yelena Nikolayeva of Russia, at 41:04.


All-time top 25


Men

*Correct as of February 2024.


Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 38:27: * Francisco Javier Fernández also walked 38:01.4 (2001), 38:12 (2006), 38:25 (2007). * Robert Korzeniowski also walked 38:03.2 (2001). * Ilya Markov also walked 38:25 (2007).


Women

*Correct as of October 2020.


Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 42:01: *
Olimpiada Ivanova Olimpiada Vladimirovna Ivanova (; born 26 August 1970) is a Russian race walker. Her first gold medal was won in the 2001 Edmonton World Championships, where she beat the rest of the world with the time 1.27:48. A year later, in 2002, she won a ...
also walked 41:30 (1995), 41:46 (1996) and 41:59 (1997). * Yelena Nikolayeva also walked 41:41 (1997) and 41:49 (1996). *
Kjersti Plätzer Kjersti Tysse Plätzer (born Tysse; 18 January 1972) is a Norwegian race walker, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, in the 20 kilometres race. She finished 12th in the same race in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athen ...
also walked 41:41 (2009), 41:54 (1999) and 41:56 (2002). * Kerry Saxby-Junna also walked 41:47 (1996). * Larisa Khmelnitskaya also walked 41:49 (1996) and 41:56 (1997). * Irina Stankina also walked 41:52 (1997), 41:55 (1995) and 42:01 (1996). * Yelena Gruzinova also walked 41:58 (1995).


Medalists


Men's Olympic medalists


Women's Olympic medalists


Women's World Championships medalists


Season's bests


Men


Women


External links


IAAF list of 10-kilometres-race-walk records in XML


References

{{Athletics events Race walking distances