The following tables show the
List of world records in athletics
World records in athletics are ratified by World Athletics. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking.
Records are kept for all events contested at the Olympic Games and ...
progression in the
50K run, as recognised by
World Athletics
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body fo ...
.
The 50K run was introduced as a world record event in July 2021 during the federation's Council meeting in Tokyo.
World record progression
Key to tables
Men
Women
Women only race
Mixed gender race
See also
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Ultramarathon
An ultramarathon, also called ultra distance or ultra running, is any footrace longer than the traditional marathon length of . Various distances are raced competitively, from the shortest common ultramarathon of to over . 50k and 100k are bot ...
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IAU 50 km World Championships
References
{{Athletics record progressions
50 km