# 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 6.2 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, having been changed to 20 km after 1952 for men and in 1999 for women, though it is still 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
### Men

* Correct as of February 2024.
| Rank | Result | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Place |
| 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 |
| 8 | 38:00 | Vasiliy Mizinov | Russia | 23 August 2020 | Voronovo |
| 11 | 38:01 | Pyotr Trofimov | Russia | 13 September 2014 | Bui |
| 12 | 38:03 | Eiki Takahashi | Japan | 16 April 2016 | Wajima |
| 13 | 38:04.7 | Artur Meleshkevich | Bulgaria | 9 June 2001 | Kraków |
| 14 | 38:09.7 | Nathan Deakes | Australia | 9 June 2001 | Kraków |
| 15 | 38:10 | Luis Fernando López | Colombia | 18 September 2010 | Beijing |
| 16 | 38:11 | Valeriy Borchin | Russia | 30 May 2009 | Kraków |
| 17 | 38:13 | Kim Hyun-sub | South Korea | 18 September 2010 | Beijing |
| 18 | 38:16+ | Koki Ikeda | Japan | 18 February 2024 | Kobe |
| 19 | 38:17 | Andrey Rudnitskiy | Russia | 19 September 2009 | Saransk |
| 20 | 38:19 | Ivano Brugnetti | Italy | 9 September 2007 | Fiumicino |
| 21 | 38:21 | Ilya Markov | Russia | 27 August 2006 | Hildesheim |
| 22 | 38:23 | Chen Ding | China | 18 September 2010 | Beijing |
| 23 | 38:24 | Jefferson Pérez | Ecuador | 8 June 2002 | Kraków |
| 24 | 38:26+ | Masatora Kawano | Japan | 18 February 2024 | Kobe |
| 25 | 38:26.4 | Daniel García | Mexico | 17 May 1997 | Sønder Omme |

#### Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 38:27:
* Francisco Javier Fernández also walked 38:01.4 (2001), 38:12 (2006), 38:25 (2007).
* Robert Korzeniowski also walked 38:03.2 (2001).
* Ilya Markov also walked 38:25 (2007).

### Women

* Correct as of October 2020.
| Rank | Result | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Place |
| 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 | 41:28 | Antonella Palmisano | Italy | 18 October 2020 | Modena |
| 7 | 41:29 | Larisa Khmelnitskaya | Belarus | 4 June 1995 | Izhevsk |
| 8 | 41:29.7 | Kerry Saxby-Junna | Australia | 27 August 1988 | Canberra |
| 9 | 41:30 | Ileana Salvador | Italy | 10 July 1993 | Livorno |
| 10 | 41:31 | Yelena Gruzinova | Russia | 20 April 1996 | Sochi |
| 11 | 41:38 | Rossella Giordano | Italy | 25 May 1997 | Naumburg |
| 12 | 41:42 | Olga Kaniskina | Russia | 30 May 2009 | Kraków |
| 13 | 41:45 | Liu Hongyu | China | 8 May 1999 | Eisenhüttenstadt |
| 14 | 41:46 | Annarita Sidoti | Italy | 12 June 1994 | Livorno |
| 15 | 41:48 | Li Chunxiu | China | 8 September 1993 | Beijing |
| 16 | 41:50 | Yelena Arshintseva | Russia | 11 February 1995 | Adler |
| 17 | 41:51 | Beate Gummelt | Germany | 11 May 1996 | Eisenhüttenstadt |
| 18 | 41:52 | Tatyana Mineyeva | Russia | 5 September 2009 | Penza |
| 18 | 41:52 | Tatyana Korotkova | Russia | 19 September 2010 | Buy |
| 20 | 41:53 | Tatyana Sibileva | Russia | 18 September 2010 | Beijing |
| 21 | 41:56 | Elisabetta Perrone | Italy | 10 July 1993 | Livorno |
| 21 | 41:56 | Yelena Sayko | Russia | 11 February 1996 | Adler |
| 23 | 41:57 | Gao Hongmiao | China | 8 September 1993 | Beijing |
| 24 | 41:59 | Marina Pandakova | Russia | 9 May 2016 | Podolsk |
| 25 | 42:01 | Tamara Kovalenko | Russia | 11 February 1995 | Adler |
| 25 | 42:01 | Olga Panfyorova | Russia | 16 May 1998 | Izhevsk |

#### Notes

* ↑ not recognised by national federation because of doubtful distance
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 42:01:
* Olimpiada Ivanova also walked 41:30 (1995), 41:46 (1996) and 41:59 (1997).
* Yelena Nikolayeva also walked 41:41 (1997) and 41:49 (1996).
* Kjersti Plätzer also walked 41:41 (2009), 41:54 (1999) and 41:56 (2002).
* Kerry Saxby-Junna also walked 41:47 (1996).
* Larisa Khmelnitskaya also walked 41:49 (1996) and 41:56 (1997).
* Irina Stankina also walked 41:52 (1997), 41:55 (1995) and 42:01 (1996).
* Yelena Gruzinova also walked 41:58 (1995).

## Medalists
### Men's Olympic medalists

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1912 Stockholm details | George Goulding Canada | Ernest Webb Great Britain | Fernando Altimani Italy |
| 1920 Antwerp details | Ugo Frigerio Italy | Joseph Pearman United States | Charles Gunn Great Britain |
| 1924 Paris details | Ugo Frigerio Italy | Gordon Goodwin Great Britain | Cecil McMaster South Africa |
| 1928–1936 | not included in the Olympic program | not included in the Olympic program | not included in the Olympic program |
| 1948 London details | John Mikaelsson Sweden | Ingemar Johansson Sweden | Fritz Schwab Switzerland |
| 1952 Helsinki details | John Mikaelsson Sweden | Fritz Schwab Switzerland | Bruno Junk Soviet Union |

### Women's Olympic medalists

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1992 Barcelona details | Chen Yueling China | Yelena Nikolayeva Unified Team | Li Chunxiu China |
| 1996 Atlanta details | Yelena Nikolayeva Russia | Elisabetta Perrone Italy | Wang Yan China |

### Women's World Championships medalists

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1987 Rome details | Irina Strakhova (URS) | Kerry Saxby-Junna (AUS) | Yan Hong (CHN) |
| 1991 Tokyo details | Alina Ivanova (URS) | Madelein Svensson (SWE) | Sari Essayah (FIN) |
| 1993 Stuttgart details | Sari Essayah (FIN) | Ileana Salvador (ITA) | Encarna Granados (ESP) |
| 1995 Gothenburg details | Irina Stankina (RUS) | Annarita Sidoti (ITA) | Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) |
| 1997 Athens details | Annarita Sidoti (ITA) | Olga Kardopoltseva (BLR) | Valentina Tsybulskaya (BLR) |