The 5000 metres race walk is a
racewalking
Racewalking, or race walking, 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 asse ...
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
The World Athletics Indoor Championships are a biennial indoor track and field competition served as the global championship for that version of the sport. Organised by the World Athletics, the competition was inaugurated as the ''World Indoor ...
until 1993. It is also an event in the
World Masters Athletics Championships, and is a
World record event.
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.
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
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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)
*+ =
en route to 10,000m performance
*h = hand timing
Men
*Correct as of February 2022.
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 18:39.65:
–
Women
*Correct as of February 2022.
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 20:22.75:
*
Gillian O'Sullivan also walked 20:13.13 (2003).
*
Kerry Saxby-Junna also walked 20:13.29 (1996), 20:17.19 (1990), 20:22.75 (1996).
*
Sabine Krantz
Sabine Krantz (née Zimmer; born 6 February 1981) is a German race walker. She was born in Potsdam
Potsdam () is the capital and, with around 183,000 inhabitants, largest city of the German state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Br ...
also walked 20:27.47 (2004).
All-time top 25 (indoor)
*+ =
en route to 10,000m performance
*h = hand timing
Men
*Correct as of February 2022.
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 18:39.01:
*
Mikhail Shchennikov also walked 18:15.91 (1989), 18:23.55 (1991).
*
Grigoriy Kornev also walked 18:23.10 (1992).
*
Ivano Brugnetti
Ivano Brugnetti (born 1 September 1976 in Milan) is an Italian former race walker.
Biography
Brugnetti won five medals, at individual level, in international athletics competitions. He participated at three editions of the Summer Olympics (2000 ...
also walked 18:23.47 (2009).
*
Giovanni De Benedictis
Giovanni De Benedictis (born 8 January 1968, in Pescara) is a retired Italian race walker, that won 9 medals at individual level, 7 of these at senior level, at the International athletics competitions. He participated at five editions of the Sum ...
also walked 18:23.60 (1991).
*
Tom Bosworth
Thomas Stewart Bosworth (born 17 January 1990) is a British two-time Olympic race walker who holds three World bests, including the World Best for the 1Mile race walk, 5:31.08.
He also holds six British records, won 13 British Championsh ...
also walked 18:28.70 (2018).
Women
*Correct as of April 2021.
International medallists
African Championships
References
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Racewalking distances