The following tables show the
List of world records in athletics progression in the
50K run
The following tables show the List of world records in athletics 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 Internationa ...
, 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 for ...
.
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
The IAU 50 km World Championships is an annual, global ultrarunning competition over 50 kilometres organized by the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU).
The competition began life as the IAU 50 km World Trophy in 2005. It se ...
References
{{Athletics record progressions
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