10 kilometres race walk

Athletics
10-kilometer walk
Men's racewalk. Walker at right appears to be illegal in that both feet are off the ground, but an infraction is only committed when loss of contact is visible to the human eye.[1]
Men's records
World Russia Roman Rasskazov 37:11 (2000)

The 10 kilometres race walk, or 10-kilometer racewalk, is a racewalking 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 6.21 miles.[2]

History

Timothy Seaman, U.S. record holder

It was introduced at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm for men, and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona for women.[3] It is no longer an Olympic event for women, having been changed to 20 km in 1999, though it is run in some international competitions.[3][4]

World records

On May 28, 2000, Roman Rasskazov of Russia set a new 10-km race walk world record in Saransk in a time of 37:11.[5] The all-time women's 10-km race-walk record is held by Yelena Nikolayeva of Russia, at 41:04.[6]

All-time top 25 fastest

Men

  • Correct as of October 2016.[7]
Rank Result Athlete Nationality Date Place Ref
1 37:11 Roman Rasskazov  Russia 28 May 2000 Saransk [5]
2 37:33 Erik Tysse  Norway 27 August 2006 Hildesheim
3 37:44 Wang Zhen  China 18 September 2010 Beijing [8]
4 37:50 Andreas Erm  Germany 27 May 2000 Berlin
5 37:52 Francisco Javier Fernández  Spain 8 June 2002 Kraków
6 37:57 Robert Korzeniowski  Poland 8 June 2002 Kraków
Zhu Yafei  China 18 September 2010 Beijing
8 38:00 Giorgio Rubino  Italy 18 September 2010 Beijing
Wang Hao  China 18 September 2010 Beijing
10 38:01 Pyotr Trofimov  Russia 13 September 2014 Bui
11 38:03 Eiki Takahashi  Japan 16 April 2016 Wajima [9]
12 38:04.7 Artur Meleshkevich  Bulgaria 9 June 2001 Kraków
13 38:09.7 Nathan Deakes  Austria 9 June 2001 Kraków
14 38:10 Luis Fernando López  Colombia 18 September 2010 Beijing
15 38:11 Valeriy Borchin  Russia 30 May 2009 Kraków
16 38:13 Kim Hyun-sub  South Korea 18 September 2010 Beijing
17 38:17 Andrey Rudnitskiy  Russia 19 September 2009 Saransk
18 38:19 Ivano Brugnetti  Italy 9 September 2007 Fiumicino
19 38:21 Ilya Markov  Russia 27 August 2006 Hildesheim
20 38:23 Chen Ding  China 18 September 2010 Beijing
21 38:24 Jefferson Pérez  Ecuador 3 February 2007 San Fernando
22 38:26.4 Daniel García  Mexico 17 May 1997 Sønder Omme
23 38:28 Stanislav Yemelyanov  Russia 19 September 2009 Saransk
24 38:29 Jared Tallent  Austria 18 September 2010 Beijing
25 38:31 Eder Sánchez  Mexico 19 September 2009 Saransk

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 38:30:

Women

  • Correct as of October 2016.[7]
Rank Result Athlete Nationality Date Place Ref
1 41:04 Yelena Nikolayeva  Russia 20 April 1996 Sochi [6]
2 41:16 Wang Yan  China 8 May 1999 Eisenhüttenstadt
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U.S. records

On April 20, 2004, Timothy Seaman set the new U.S. 10-km walk record of 39:22.7 in Storetveitmarsje, Norway.[11] On August 7, 1995, Michelle Rohl set the U.S. 10-km walk record of 44:17 in Göteborg, Sweden.[11]

Medalists

Men's Olympic medalists

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1912 Stockholm
 George Goulding
 Canada		 Ernest Webb
 Great Britain		 Fernando Altimani
 Italy
1920 Antwerp
 Ugo Frigerio
 Italy		 Joseph Pearman
 United States		 Charles Gunn
 Great Britain
1924 Paris
 Ugo Frigerio
 Italy		 Gordon Goodwin
 Great Britain		 Cecil McMaster
 South Africa
1928–1936not included in the Olympic program
1948 London
 John Mikaelsson
 Sweden		 Ingemar Johansson
 Sweden		 Fritz Schwab
 Switzerland
1952 Helsinki
 John Mikaelsson
 Sweden		 Fritz Schwab
 Switzerland		 Bruno Junk
 Soviet Union

Women's Olympic medalists

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1992 Barcelona
 Chen Yueling
 China		 Yelena Nikolayeva
 Unified Team		 Li Chunxiu
 China
1996 Atlanta
 Yelena Nikolayeva
 Russia		 Elisabetta Perrone
 Italy		 Wang Yan
 China

Women's World Championships medalists

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1987 Rome
  Irina Strakhova (URS)  Kerry Saxby-Junna (AUS)  Yan Hong (CHN)
1991 Tokyo
  Alina Ivanova (URS)  Madelein Svensson (SWE)  Sari Essayah (FIN)
1993 Stuttgart
  Sari Essayah (FIN)  Ileana Salvador (ITA)  Encarna Granados (ESP)
1995 Gothenburg
  Irina Stankina (RUS)  Annarita Sidoti (ITA)  Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS)
1997 Athens
  Annarita Sidoti (ITA)  Olga Kardopoltseva (BLR)  Valentina Tsybulskaya (BLR)

Season's bests

References

  1. ↑ Belson, Ken. "One Step at a Time? It’s More Complicated Than That" New York Times (August 10, 2012)
  2. ↑ "Kilometers to Miles Conversion Calculator and Table – Convert Kilometers (km) to Miles". Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Peter Matthews (March 22, 2012). Historical Dictionary of Track and Field. ISBN 9780810879850. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  4. ↑ Peter Matthews (March 22, 2012). Historical Dictionary of Track and Field. ISBN 9780810879850. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  5. 1 2 "All-time men's best 10 km road walk". www.alltime-athletics.com. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  6. 1 2 "All-time women's best 10000m road race-walk". www.alltime-athletics.com. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  7. 1 2 "All-time men's best 10 km road walk". alltime-athletics.com. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Teenager Wang Zhen blazes 37:44 over 10Km in Beijing – IAAF Race Walking Challenge Final". IAAF. 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  9. ↑ "Wajima (JPN): Excellent Eiki Takahashi on 10km road walk". marciadalmondo.com. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "News From Around the World - EME NEWS (MAY 10, 2016)". american-trackandfield.com. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  11. 1 2 "Statistics – Records". USATF. January 17, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
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