10,000 metres race walk


The 10,000 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. 10,000 meters is 6.21 miles.

History

This distance is not commonly raced at senior competitions but part of junior and youth championships. Top level senior athletics racewalking events typically feature 10 km road distance.

World records

On July 27, 2008, Paquillo Fernández of Spain set a new 10,000 m race walk world record in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in a time of 37:53.09. The all-time women's 10,000 m race-walk record is held by Nadezhda Ryashkina of Soviet Union, at 41:56.23.

All-time top 25 racewalkers outdoor

RankResultAthleteNationalityDatePlaceRef
137:53.09Paquillo FernándezSpain27 July 2008Santa Cruz de Tenerife
237:58.08Daisuke MatsunagaJapan7 July 2018Kitami
337:58.6 Ivano BrugnettiItaly23 July 2005Sesto San Giovanni
438:01.49Eiki TakahashiJapan13 December 2015Isahaya
538:02.60Jozef PribilinecSlovakia30 August 1985Banská Bystrica
638:03.95Perseus KarlströmSweden24 August 2019Stockholm
738:06.28Miguel Ángel LópezSpain24 July 2016Gijón
838:06.6 David SmithAustralia25 September 1986Sydney
938:08.13Yohann DinizFrance12 July 2014Reims
1038:10.23Yusuke SuzukiJapan16 July 2015Abashiri
1138:12.13Ronald WeigelEast Germany11 May 1986Potsdam
1238:18.0 Valdas KazlauskasUSSR Lithuania18 September 1983Moscow
1338:20.0 Moacir ZimmermannBrazil7 June 2008Blumenau
1438:23.73Wang ZhenChina8 February 2015Genova
1538:24.0 Bernardo SeguraMexico7 May 1994Bergen
1638:24.31Hatem GhoulaTunisia30 May 1998Tunis
1738:26.4 Daniel GarcíaMexico17 May 1997Sdr Omme
1838:26.53Robert KorzeniowskiPoland31 May 2002Riga
1938:27.57Robert HeffernanIreland20 July 2008Dublin
2038:28.05Massimo StanoItaly28 April 2019Rome
2138:30.61Dane Bird-SmithAustralia5 April 2019Sydney
2238:32.0Erik TysseNorway13 June 2008Bergen
2338:37.02Kevin CampionFrance13 July 2013Paris
2438:37.6 Jefferson PérezEcuador9 May 1998Bergen
2538:37.9 Walter ArenaItaly13 April 1990Catania

Women

RankResultAthleteNationalityDatePlaceRef
141:37.9 Gao HongmiaoChina7 April 1994Beijing
241:42.5 Lyudmyla OlyanovskaUkraine1 November 2014Mukachevo
341:56.23Nadezhda RyashkinaSoviet Union24 July 1990Seattle
441:57.22Kerry Saxby-JunnaAustralia24 July 1990Seattle
541:57.29Antonella PalmisanoItaly23 April 2017Orvieto
642:02.99Sandra ArenasColombia25 August 2018Trujillo
742:11.5 Beate GummeltGermany5 May 1992Fana
842:13.7 Madelein SvenssonSweden5 May 1992Fana
942:14.12Raquel GonzálezSpain23 July 2016Gijón
1042:19.2 Gu YanChina7 April 1994Beijing
1142:23.37Julia TakácsSpain27 July 2014Alcobendas
1242:23.7 Ileana SalvadorItaly8 May 1993Fana
1342:30.31Olimpiada IvanovaRussia26 July 1994Sankt Petersburg
1442:35.69Beatriz PascualSpain23 July 2016Gijón
1542:37.0 Sari EssayahFinland8 May 1993Fana
1642:38.24Liu HongyuChina24 October 1995Nanjing
1742:40.37Feng HaixiaChina24 October 1995Nanjing
1842:43.23Yelena SaykoRussia26 July 1994Sankt Peterburg
1942:45.0 Elisabetta PerroneItaly30 May 1999Catania
2042:46.7 Cui YingziChina15 March 1992Jinan
2042:46.7 Chen YuelingChina15 March 1992Jinan
2242:47.25Anezka DrahotováCzech Republic23 July 2014Eugene
2342:47.4 Katarzyna RadtkePoland8 May 1993Fana
2442:47.6 Li ChunxiuChina15 March 1992Jinan
2542:50.0 Guan PingChina15 March 1992Jinan

All-time top 25 racewalkers indoor

Men

RankResultAthleteNationalityDatePlaceRef
138:23.73Wang ZhenChina8 February 2015Genoa
238:31.4 Werner HeyerEast Germany12 January 1980Berlin
338:35.5 Ronald WeigelGermany12 January 1980Berlin
438:46.0 Reima SalonenFinland9 March 1988Turku
538:54.4 Frants KostyukevichBelarus3 February 1996Minsk
639:06.06Igor GlavanUkraine24 December 2014Sumy
739:10.6 Mikhail KhmelnitskiyBelarus4 February 1995Minsk
839:13.15Hartwig GauderGermany26 February 1988Senftenberg
939:14.0 Pyotr PochenchukBelarus6 February 1983Moskva
1039:15.91Cai ZelinChina8 February 2015Genova
1139:20.52Nazar KovalenkoUkraine20 February 2010Sumy
1239:20.8Viktor SemyonovRussia17 February 1980Moskva
1339:21.0 Vladimir AndreyevRussia21 January 1997Moskva
1439:21.6 Nikolay MatveyevBelarus2 March 1981Minsk
1539:22.0 Aleksey VoyevodinRussia28 December 2001Penza
1639:26.79Ivan TrotskiyBelarus22 February 2008Mogilyov
1739:26.90Ruslan DmytrenkoUkraine16 February 2012Sumy
1839:27.5 Artur MeleshkevichBelarus3 February 1996Minsk
1939:30.5 Mikhail OrlovRussia24 January 1995Moskva
2039:32.0 Igor PlotnikovRussia4 March 1988Minsk
2039:32.0 Aleksey KroninRussia21 January 1997Moskva
2239:34.0 Roland WieserEast Germany11 January 1984Potsdam
2339:34.6 Aivars RumbenieksLithuania17 February 1980Moskva
2439:38.6 Valdas KazlauskasLithuania17 February 1980Moskva
2539:39.0 Ralf KowalskyEast Germany11 January 1984Potsdam

Women

RankResultAthleteNationalityDatePlaceRef
143:54.63Yelena GinkoBelarus22 February 2008Mogilev
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744:38.8 Olimpiada IvanovaRussia21 January 2001Moscow
844:39.55Viktoriya RashchupkinaBelarus16 February 2018Mogilev
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European Athletics Championships