2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk Records Records

| World_record | Denis_Nizhegorodov_RUS_ | _3_34_14 | Cheboksary_Russia | _11_May_2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship record | Robert Korzeniowski ( POL ) | 3:36:03 | Paris , France | 27 August 2003 |
| World leading | Yohann Diniz ( FRA ) | 3:38:45 | Dudince , Slovakia | 28 March 2009 |
| African record | Hatem Ghoula ( TUN ) | 3:58:44 | Santa Eulària des Riu , Spain | 4 March 2007 |
| Asian record | Yu Chaohong ( CHN ) | 3:36:06 | Nanjing , China | 22 October 2005 |
| North American record | Raúl González ( MEX ) | 3:41:20 | Poděbrady , Czechoslovakia | 11 June 1978 |
| South American record | Xavier Moreno ( ECU ) | 3:52:07 | Rio de Janeiro , Brazil | 28 July 2007 |
| European record | Denis Nizhegorodov ( RUS ) | 3:34:14 | Cheboksary, Russia | 11 May 2008 |