10 kilometres race walk
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.
History
It was introduced at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm for men, and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona for women. 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.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. The all-time women's 10-km race-walk record is held by Yelena Nikolayeva of Russia, at 41:04.All-time top 25 racewalkers
Men
- Correct as of 2 September 2018.
| Rank | Result | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Place | Ref |
| 1 | 37:11 | Roman Rasskazov | Russia | 28 May 2000 | Saransk | |
| 2 | 37:33 | Erik Tysse | Norway | 27 August 2006 | Hildesheim | |
| 3 | 37:44 | Wang Zhen | China | 18 September 2010 | Beijing | |
| 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 | |
| 6 | 37:57 | Zhu Yafei | China | 18 September 2010 | Beijing | |
| 8 | 38:00 | Giorgio Rubino | Italy | 18 September 2010 | Beijing | |
| 8 | 38:00 | 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 | |
| 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 | 8 June 2002 | Kraków | |
| 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 |
Women
- Correct as of 19 September 2018.
| Rank | Result | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Place | Ref |
| 1 | 41:04 | Yelena Nikolayeva | Russia | 20 April 1996 | Sochi | |
| 2 | 41:16 | Wang Yan | China | 8 May 1999 | Eisenhüttenstadt | |
| 2 | 41:16 | Kjersti Plätzer | Norway | 11 May 2002 | Os | |
| 4 | 41:17 | Irina Stankina | Russia | 9 February 1997 | Adler | |
| 5 | 41:24 | Olimpiada Ivanova | Russia | 9 February 1997 | Adler | |
| 6 | 41:29 | Larisa Khmelnitskaya | Belarus | 4 June 1995 | Izhevsk | |
| 7 | 41:29.7 | Kerry Saxby-Junna | Australia | 27 August 1988 | Canberra | |
| 8 | 41:30 | Ileana Salvador | Italy | 10 July 1993 | Livorno | |
| 9 | 41:31 | Yelena Gruzinova | Russia | 20 April 1996 | Sochi | |
| 10 | 41:38 | Rossella Giordano | Italy | 25 May 1997 | Naumburg | |
| 11 | 41:42 | Olga Kaniskina | Russia | 30 May 2009 | Kraków | |
| 12 | 41:45 | Liu Hongyu | China | 8 May 1999 | Eisenhüttenstadt | |
| 13 | 41:46 | Annarita Sidoti | Italy | 12 June 1994 | Livorno | |
| 14 | 41:48 | Li Chunxiu | China | 8 September 1993 | Beijing | |
| 15 | 41:50 | Yelena Arshintseva | Russia | 11 February 1995 | Adler | |
| 16 | 41:51 | Beate Gummelt | Germany | 11 May 1996 | Eisenhüttenstadt | |
| 17 | 41:52 | Tatyana Mineyeva | Russia | 5 September 2009 | Penza | |
| 17 | 41:52 | Tatyana Korotkova | Russia | 19 September 2010 | Buy | |
| 19 | 41:53 | Tatyana Sibileva | Russia | 18 September 2010 | Beijing | |
| 20 | 41:56 | Elisabetta Perrone | Italy | 10 July 1993 | Livorno | |
| 20 | 41:56 | Yelena Sayko | Russia | 11 February 1996 | Adler | |
| 22 | 41:57 | Gao Hongmiao | China | 8 September 1993 | Beijing | |
| 23 | 41:59 | Marina Pandakova | Russia | 9 May 2016 | Podolsk | |
| 24 | 42:01 | Tamara Kovalenko | Russia | 11 February 1995 | Adler | |
| 24 | 42:01 | Olga Panfyorova | Russia | 16 May 1998 | Izhevsk |