Athletics 20,000 metres walk | |
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World records | |
Men | Bernardo Segura (MEX) 1:17:25.6 (1994) |
Women | Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) 1:26.53.2 (2001) |
The 20,000 metres race walk is a racewalking event. The event is competed as a track race. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supporting leg must remain straight until the raised leg passes it. 20,000 metres is 12.4274 miles.[1]