2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's 20 kilometres walk
The men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on 4 October 2019.
Records
Before the competition records were as follows:| Record | Athlete | Date | Location | ||
| World | 1:16:36 | Yusuke Suzuki | 15 Mar 2015 | Nomi, Japan | |
| Championship | 1:17:21 | Jefferson Pérez | 23 Aug 2003 | Saint-Denis, France | |
| World leading | 1:17:15 | Toshikazu Yamanishi | 17 Mar 2019 | Nomi, Japan | |
| African | 1:19:02 | Hatem Ghoula | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | ||
| Asian | 1:16:36 | Yusuke Suzuki | 15 Mar 2015 | Nomi, Japan | |
| NACAC | 1:17:46 | Julio René Martínez | 8 May 1999 | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | |
| South American | 1:17:21 | Jefferson Pérez | 23 Aug 2003 | Saint-Denis, France | |
| European | 1:17:02 | Yohann Diniz | 8 Mar 2015 | Arles, France | |
| Oceanian | 1:17:33 | Nathan Deakes | 23 Apr 2015 | Cixi, China |
Schedule
The event schedule, in local time, was as follows:| Date | Time | Round |
| 4 October | 23:30 | Final |