50 kilometres race walk
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Athletics 50 kilometre race 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 |  Yohann Diniz 3:32:33 (2014) |
| Olympic |  Jared Tallent 3:36:53 (2012) |
| Women's records | |
| World |  Liang Rui 4:04:36 (2018) |
Yohann Diniz, world record holder
The 50 kilometre race walk is an Olympic athletics event. The racewalking 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. Fifty kilometres is approximately 31 miles.
Contents
1 World records
2 All-time top 25 racewalkers
2.1 Men
2.1.1 Notes
2.2 Women
2.2.1 Notes
3 Olympic medalists
3.1 Men’s
4 World Championships medalists
4.1 Men’s
4.2 Women’s
5 References
6 External links
World records
The men's world record for the 50 km race walk was held by Denis Nizhegorodov, through his race of 3:34:14 in Cheboksary in 2008, until it was beaten by Yohann Diniz at the 2014 European Athletics Championships in Zurich, in a time of 3:32:33.
All-time top 25 racewalkers
Men
- Correct as of March 2019.[2]
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:32:33 | Yohann Diniz | France | 15 August 2014 | Zürich | [3] |
| 2 | 3:34:14 | Denis Nizhegorodov |  Russia | 11 May 2008 | Cheboksary | |
| 3 | 3:34:38 | Matej Tóth |  Slovakia | 21 March 2015 | Dudince | [4] |
| 4 | 3:35:47 | Nathan Deakes | Australia | 2 December 2006 | Geelong | |
| 5 | 3:36:03 | Robert Korzeniowski |  Poland | 27 August 2003 | Saint-Denis | |
| 6 | 3:36:04 | Alex Schwazer |  Italy | 11 February 2007 | Rosignano Solvay | |
| 7 | 3:36:06 | Yu Chaohong | China | 22 October 2005 | Nanjing | |
| 8 | 3:36:13 | Zhao Chengliang | China | 22 October 2005 | Nanjing | |
| 9 | 3:36:20 | Han Yucheng | China | 27 February 2005 | Nanning | |
| 10 | 3:36:42 | German Skurygin | Russia | 27 August 2003 | Saint-Denis | |
| 11 | 3:36:53 | Jared Tallent | Australia | 11 August 2012 | London | |
| 12 | 3:37:16 | Si Tianfeng | China | 11 August 2012 | London | |
| 13 | 3:37:26 | Valeriy Spitsyn | Russia | 21 May 2000 | Moskva | |
| 14 | 3:37:41 | Andrey Perlov |  Soviet Union | 5 August 1989 | Leningrad | |
Ivan Noskov | Russia | 15 August 2014 | Zürich | |||
| 16 | 3:37:46 | Andreas Erm |  Germany | 27 August 2003 | Saint-Denis | |
| 17 | 3:37:54 | Robert Heffernan |  Ireland | 11 August 2012 | London | [5] |
| 18 | 3:37:58 | Xing Shucai | China | 27 February 2005 | Nanning | |
| 19 | 3:38:01 | Aleksey Voyevodin | Russia | 27 August 2003 | Saint-Denis | |
| 20 | 3:38:02 | Wang Qin | China | 9 March 2019 | Huangshan | [6] |
| 21 | 3:38:08 | Sergey Kirdyapkin | Russia | 12 August 2005 | Helsinki | |
Igor Yerokhin | Russia | 8 June 2008 | Saransk | |||
| 23 | 3:38:17 | Ronald Weigel |  East Germany | 25 May 1986 | Potsdam | |
| 24 | 3:38:29 | Vyacheslav Ivanenko | Soviet Union | 30 September 1988 | Seoul | |
| 25 | 3:38:43 | Valentí Massana |  Spain | 20 March 1994 | Orense |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 3:36:39:
Yohann Diniz also walked 3:33:12 (2017).
Denis Nizhegorodov also walked 3:35:29 (2004).
Matej Tóth also walked 3:36:21 (2014).
Robert Korzeniowski also walked 3:36:39 (2002).
Women
- Correct as of March 2019.[7]
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:59:15 | Liu Hong | China | 9 March 2019 | Huangshan | [8] |
| 2 | 4:03:51 | Li Maocuo | China | 9 March 2019 | Huangshan | [9] |
| 3 | 4:04:36 | Liang Rui | China | 5 May 2018 | Taicang | [10] |
| 4 | 4:05:56 | Inês Henriques |  Portugal | 13 August 2017 | London | [11] |
| 5 | 4:07:30 | Ma Faying | China | 9 March 2019 | Huangshan | [12] |
| 6 | 4:08:58 | Yin Hang | China | 13 August 2017 | London | [13] |
| 7 | 4:09:33 | Claire Tallent | Australia | 5 May 2018 | Taicang | [14] |
| 8 | 4:10:59 | Monica Svensson |  Sweden | 21 October 2007 | Scanzorosciate | |
| 9 | 4:11:01 | Raquel González | Spain | 10 February 2019 | El Vendrell | [15] |
| 10 | 4:12:16 | Yelena Ginko |  Belarus | 17 October 2004 | Scanzorosciate | |
| 11 | 4:12:44 | Alina Tsviliy |  Ukraine | 7 August 2018 | Berlin | [16] |
| 12 | 4:12:56 | Paola Pérez |  Ecuador | 5 May 2018 | Taicang | [17] |
| 13 | 4:13:04 | Júlia Takács | Spain | 25 February 2018 | Burjassot | [18] |
| 14 | 4:13:56 | Mirna Ortíz |  Guatemala | 24 February 2019 | Guatemala City | [19] |
| 15 | 4:14:25 | Mária Czaková | Slovakia | 24 March 2018 | Dudince | [20] |
| 16 | 4:14:28 | Johana Ordóñez | Ecuador | 5 May 2018 | Taicang | [21] |
| 17 | 4:14:46 | Klavdiya Afanasyeva | Russia | 9 June 2018 | Cheboksary | [22] |
| 18 | 4:15:42 | Mayra Herrera | Guatemala | 9 September 2017 | Owego | |
| 19 | 4:16:27 | Jolanta Dukure |  Latvia | 9 September 2006 | Paralepa | |
| 20 | 4:18:00 | Nastassia Yatsevich | Belarus | 5 May 2018 | Taicang | [23] |
| 21 | 4:18:31 | Nadzeya Darazhuk | Belarus | 5 May 2018 | Taicang | [24] |
| 22 | 4:18:56 | Ainhoa Pinedo | Spain | 25 February 2018 | Burjassot | [25] |
| 23 | 4:19:04 | Magaly Bonilla | Ecuador | 5 May 2018 | Taicang | [26] |
| 24 | 4:20:17 | Ivana Renić |  Croatia | 23 March 2019 | Dudince | [27] |
| 25 | 4:20:46 | Khrystina Yudkina | Ukraine | 7 August 2018 | Berlin | [28] |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 4:20:46:
Inês Henriques also walked 4:08:26 (2017), 4:09:21 (2018).
Yin Hang also walked 4:09:09 (2018).
Claire Tallent also walked 4:12:44 (2019).
Ma Faying also walked 4:13:28 (2018).
Monica Svensson also walked 4:14:38 (2009), 4:17:29 (2006).
Li Maocuo also walked 4:14:47 (2018).
Júlia Takács also walked 4:15:22 (2018), 4:16:37 (2018).
Mária Czaková also walked 4:16:33 (2019).
Yelena Ginko also walked 4:18:53 (2008), 4:19:13 (2002).
Liang Rui also walked 4:19:34 (2019).
Magaly Bonilla also walked 4:19:43 (2018).
Olympic medalists
Men’s
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
1932 Los Angeles | Tommy Green  Great Britain | Jānis Daliņš Latvia | Ugo Frigerio  Italy |
1936 Berlin | Harold Whitlock Great Britain | Arthur Tell Schwab  Switzerland | Adalberts Bubenko Latvia |
1948 London | John Ljunggren Sweden | Gaston Godel Switzerland | Tebbs Lloyd Johnson Great Britain |
1952 Helsinki | Pino Dordoni Italy | Josef Doležal  Czechoslovakia | Antal Róka  Hungary |
1956 Melbourne | Norman Read  New Zealand | Yevgeniy Maskinskov  Soviet Union | John Ljunggren Sweden |
1960 Rome | Don Thompson Great Britain | John Ljunggren Sweden | Abdon Pamich Italy |
1964 Tokyo | Abdon Pamich Italy | Paul Nihill Great Britain | Ingvar Pettersson Sweden |
1968 Mexico City | Christoph Höhne  East Germany | Antal Kiss  Hungary | Larry Young  United States |
1972 Munich | Bernd Kannenberg West Germany | Veniamin Soldatenko Soviet Union | Larry Young United States |
| 1976 Montreal | not included in the Olympic program | ||
1980 Moscow | Hartwig Gauder East Germany | Jordi Llopart  Spain | Yevgeniy Ivchenko Soviet Union |
1984 Los Angeles | Raúl González  Mexico | Bo Gustafsson Sweden | Sandro Bellucci Italy |
1988 Seoul | Vyacheslav Ivanenko Soviet Union | Ronald Weigel East Germany | Hartwig Gauder East Germany |
1992 Barcelona | Andrey Perlov Unified Team | Carlos Mercenario Mexico | Ronald Weigel Germany |
1996 Atlanta | Robert Korzeniowski Poland | Mikhail Shchennikov Russia | Valentí Massana Spain |
2000 Sydney | Robert Korzeniowski Poland | Aigars Fadejevs Latvia | Joel Sánchez Mexico |
2004 Athens | Robert Korzeniowski Poland | Denis Nizhegorodov Russia | Aleksey Voyevodin Russia |
2008 Beijing | Alex Schwazer Italy | Jared Tallent  Australia | Denis Nizhegorodov Russia |
2012 London | Jared Tallent Australia | Si Tianfeng China | Robert Heffernan Ireland |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | Matej Tóth Slovakia | Jared Tallent Australia | Hirooki Arai  Japan |
World Championships medalists
Men’s
| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
1976 Malmö | Veniamin Soldatenko (URS) | Enrique Vera (MEX) |  Reima Salonen (FIN) |
1983 Helsinki | Ronald Weigel (GDR) | José Marín (ESP) | Sergey Yung (URS) |
1987 Rome | Hartwig Gauder (GDR) | Ronald Weigel (GDR) | Vyacheslav Ivanenko (URS) |
1991 Tokyo | Aleksandr Potashov (URS) | Andrey Perlov (URS) | Hartwig Gauder (GER) |
1993 Stuttgart | Jesús Ángel García (ESP) | Valentin Kononen (FIN) |  Valeriy Spitsyn (RUS) |
1995 Gothenburg | Valentin Kononen (FIN) | Giovanni Perricelli (ITA) | Robert Korzeniowski (POL) |
1997 Athens | Robert Korzeniowski (POL) | Jesús Ángel García (ESP) | Miguel Rodríguez (MEX) |
1999 Seville | Ivano Brugnetti (ITA) | Nikolay Matyukhin (RUS) | Curt Clausen (USA) |
2001 Edmonton | Robert Korzeniowski (POL) | Jesús Ángel García (ESP) | Edgar Hernández (MEX) |
2003 Saint-Denis | Robert Korzeniowski (POL) | German Skurygin (RUS) | Andreas Erm (GER) |
2005 Helsinki | Sergey Kirdyapkin (RUS) | Aleksey Voyevodin (RUS) | Alex Schwazer (ITA) |
2007 Osaka | Nathan Deakes (AUS) | Yohann Diniz (FRA) | Alex Schwazer (ITA) |
2009 Berlin | Sergey Kirdyapkin (RUS) |  Trond Nymark (NOR) | Jesús Ángel García (ESP) |
2011 Daegu | Sergey Bakulin (RUS) | Denis Nizhegorodov (RUS) | Jared Tallent (AUS) |
2013 Moscow | Robert Heffernan (IRL) | Mikhail Ryzhov (RUS) | Jared Tallent (AUS) |
2015 Beijing | Matej Tóth (SVK) | Jared Tallent (AUS) | Takayuki Tanii (JPN) |
2017 London | Yohann Diniz (FRA) | Hirooki Arai (JPN) | Kai Kobayashi (JPN) |
Women’s
| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
2017 London | Inês Henriques (POR) | Yin Hang (CHN) | Yang Shuqing (CHN) |
References
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^ "European Athletics Championships – Men's 50km Race Walk Results". European Athletics. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
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^ Bob Ramsak (9 March 2019). "FLASH - Liu breaks world 50km race walk record in Huangshan, cracking 4-hour barrier". IAAF. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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^ Yang Yi (9 March 2019). "Liu maintains dominance in women's race walk with new 50km world record". xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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External links
50 kilometres race walk all time – men from IAAF- IAAF list of 50-kilometres-race-walk records in XML