5000 metres race walk

Athletics
5000 metres race walk
World records
MenTunisia Hatem Ghoula 18:05.49 (1997)
WomenItaly Eleonora Giorgi 20:01.80 (2014)

The 5000 metres race walk is a racewalking event. The event is competed as a track race and was part of the athletics programme for men at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics until 1993. It is also an event in the World Masters Athletics Championships, and is a World record event.

Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supporting leg must remain straight until the raised leg passes it. 5000 meters is 3.11 miles.[1]

There is also an imperial analogue of the event, the 5 miles race walk, which has been held at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[2]

World records

IAAF just ratified world records for men's indoor marks. On February 14, 1995, Mikhail Shchennikov of Russia set the 5,000 m race walk world indoor record in Moscow in a time of 18:07.08. The faster all-time men's best outdoor mark is held by Hatem Ghoula of Tunisia, at 18:05.49. The all-time women's best 5,000 m race-walk mark was set outdoor and is held by Eleonora Giorgi of Italy, at 20:01.80.

All-time top 25 (outdoor)

  • + = en route to 10,000m performance
  • h = hand timing

Men

  • Correct as of May 2024.[3]
Rank Result Athlete Nationality Date Place Ref
1 18:05.49 Hatem Ghoula  Tunisia 1 May 1997 Tunis
2 18:12.52 Declan Tingay  Australia 3 March 2023 Melbourne [4]
3 18:16.97 Ryo Hamanishi  Japan 18 May 2024 Kumagaya [5]
4 18:17.22 Robert Korzeniowski  Poland 3 July 1992 Reims
5 18:18.01 Yohann Diniz  France 27 June 2008 Villeneuve d'Ascq
6 18:20.14 Koki Ikeda  Japan 25 October 2020 Inzai [6]
7 18:26.70 Yuta Koga  Japan 25 October 2020 Inzai [7]
8 18:27.34 Francisco Javier Fernández  Spain 8 June 2007 Villeneuve d'Ascq
9 18:28.26 Masatora Kawano  Japan 25 October 2020 Inzai [8]
10 18:28.80 Roman Mrázek  Slovakia 14 June 1989 Bratislava
11 18:30.43 Maurizio Damilano  Italy 11 June 1992 Caserta
12 18:31.76 Frants Kostyukevich  Belarus 7 February 1993 Villeneuve d'Ascq
13 18:32.46 Erik Tysse  Norway 10 August 2007 Askim
14 18:32.56 Perseus Karlström  Sweden 8 March 2019 Melbourne [9]
15 18:33.16 João Vieira  Portugal 10 May 2000 Rio Maior
16 18:34.88 Toshikazu Yamanishi  Japan 19 September 2020 Kumagaya [10]
17 18:35.36 Eder Sánchez  Mexico 2 July 2014 Katowice
18 18:37.22 Yusuke Suzuki  Japan 12 July 2015 Kitami
19 18:37.60 Eiki Takahashi  Japan 12 July 2015 Kitami
20 18:37.84 Daisuke Matsunaga  Japan 4 July 2018 Abashiri
21 18:38.45 Ivano Brugnetti  Italy 25 June 2009 Milano
22 18:38.97 Dane Bird-Smith  Australia 5 March 2016 Melbourne
23 18:39.08 Evan Dunfee  Canada 18 June 2021 Burnaby [11]
24 18:39.10 Gabriel Bordier  France 22 May 2022 Segre
25 18:39.28 Ever Palma  Mexico 2 July 2014 Katowice

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 18:39.28:

Women

Rank Result Athlete Nationality Date Place Ref
1 20:01.80 Eleonora Giorgi  Italy 18 May 2014 Misterbianco [14]
2 20:02.60 Gillian O'Sullivan  Ireland 14 July 2002 Dublin
3 20:03.04 Kerry Saxby-Junna  Australia 11 February 1996 Sydney
4 20:07.52 Beate Gummelt  Germany 26 June 1990 Rostock
6 20:11.45 Sabine Krantz  Germany 2 July 2005 Wattenscheid
7 20:12.41 Elisabetta Perrone  Italy 2 August 2003 Rieti
9 20:15.71 Lyudmyla Olyanovska  Germany 4 June 2014 Kyiv
10 20:17.35 Jemima Montag  Australia 26 February 2022 Melbourne [15]
11 20:18.87 Melanie Seeger  Germany 10 July 2004 Braunschweig
12 20:21.69 Annarita Sidoti  Italy 1 July 1995 Cesenatico
13 20:27.59 Ileana Salvador  Italy 3 June 1989 Trento
14 20:28.05 Tatyana Kalmykova  Russia 12 July 2007 Ostrava
15 20:28.17 María Pérez  Spain 30 April 2022 Andújar [16]
16 20:28.62 Sari Essayah  Finland 9 July 1994 Tuusula
17 20:29.63 Claudia Stef  Romania 19 June 1999 Istanbul
18 20:31.4 Irina Stankina  Russia 10 February 1996 Adler
19 20:36.2 Irina Petrova  Russia 19 June 2005 Saransk
20 20:37.7 Jin Bingjie  China 3 March 1990 Hefei
21 20:37.83 Kjersti Plätzer  Norway 7 July 2001 Drammen
22 20:38.0 Chen Yueling  China 3 March 1990 Hefei
23 20:38.2 Olga Kaniskina  Russia 19 June 2005 Saransk
24 20:40.24 Susana Feitor  Portugal 9 May 2001 Rio Maior
25 20:40.3 Tatyana Korotkova  Russia 19 June 2005 Saransk

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 20:38.16:

All-time top 25 (indoor)

  • + = en route to 10,000m performance
  • h = hand timing

Men

  • Correct as of February 2023.[17]
Rank Result Athlete Nationality Date Place Ref
1 18:07.08 Mikhail Shchennikov  Russia 14 February 1995 Moscow
2 18:08.86 Ivano Brugnetti  Italy 17 February 2007 Ancona
3 18:11.41 Ronald Weigel  Germany 13 February 1988 Wien
4 18:15.25 Grigoriy Kornev  Russia 7 February 1992 Moskva
5 18:15.54 Andrey Ruzavin  Russia 30 January 2014 Samara
6 18:16.76 Yohann Diniz  France 7 December 201 Reims
7 18:19.97 Giovanni De Benedictis  Italy 28 February 1992 Genova
8 18:20.97 Tom Bosworth  Great Britain 23 February 2020 Glasgow [18]
9 18:21.76 Ruslan Dmytrenko  Ukraine 30 January 2014 Samara
10 18:22.25 Andreas Erm  Germany 25 February 2001 Dortmund
11 18:23.18 Rishat Shafikov  Russia 1 March 1997 Samara
12 18:23.88 Frants Kostyukevich  Belarus 9 February 1991 Volgograd
13 18:24.13 Francisco Javier Fernández  Spain 17 February 2007 Belfast
14 18:27.15 Alessandro Gandellini  Italy 12 February 2000 Genova
15 18:27.80 Jozef Pribilinec  Slovakia 7 March 1987 Indianapolis
16 18:27.95 Stefan Johansson  Sweden 28 February 1992 Genova
17 18:28.90 Roman Mrázek  Slovakia 5 March 1989 Budapest
18 18:30.91 Aleksandr Yargunkin  Russia 7 January 2007 Yekaterinburg
19 18:32.09 Robert Korzeniowski  Poland 21 February 1993 Spala
20 18:33.95 Ivan Kuznetsov  Russia 7 January 2007 Yekaterinburg
21 18:34.77 Sándor Urbanik  Hungary 5 March 1989 Budapest
22 18:36.71 Vladimir Andreyev  Russia 1 March 1997 Samara
Ilya Markov  Russia 22 February 1999 Spala
24 18:37.63 Francesco Fortunato  Italy 18 February 2023 Ancona [19]
25 18:38.71 Ernesto Canto  Mexico 7 March 1987 Indianapolis

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 18:38.71:

Women

Rank Result Athlete Nationality Date Place Ref
1 20:15.6 h Yelena Lashmanova  Russia 30 December 2016 Saransk
2 20:23.2 Yakaterina Ryzhova  Russia 30 December 2016 Saransk
3 20:37.77 Margarita Turova  Belarus 13 December 2005 Minsk
4 20:42.33 Yelena Gruzinova  Russia 1 March 1997 Samara
5 20:44.45 Anna Lukyanova  Russia 23 February 2010 Volgograd
6 20:48.00 Sabine Krantz  Germany 19 December 2006 Halle
7 20:48.9 Sofiya Brodatskaya  Russia 30 December 2016 Saransk
8 20:50.6 Olimpiada Ivanova  Russia 21 January 1997 Moskva
9 20:53.56 Kseniya Trifonova  Russia 23 February 2010 Volgograd
10 21:00.0 Tamara Kovalenko  Russia 23 January 2010 Moskva
11 21:00.97 Ayşe Tekdal  Turkey 17 January 2021 Istanbul [22]
12 21:02.69 Lyudmyla Olyanovska  Ukraine 28 January 2023 Kyiv [23]
13 21:02.78 Olga Mikhaylova  Russia 23 February 2010 Volgograd
14 21:03.76 Olena Sobchuk  Ukraine 28 January 2023 Kyiv [24]
15 21:05.56 Meryem Bekmez  Turkey 17 January 2021 Istanbul [25]
16 21:05.83 Daryia Paluektava  Belarus 22 February 2020 Mogilyov
17 21:06.0 Natalya Shiviryova  Russia 23 December 2006 Cheboksary
18 21:06.92 Viktoryia Rashchupkina  Belarus 22 February 2020 Mogilyov
19 21:08.2 Rimma Makarova  Russia 21 January 1997 Moskva
20 21:09.7 Natalya Trofimova  Russia 24 January 1995 Moskva
21 21:11.04 Valentina Tsybulskaya  Belarus 26 February 1999 Minsk
22 21:11.9 Tatyana Korotkova  Russia 6 January 2008 Chelyabinsk
23 21:13.5 Marina Smyslova  Russia 29 January 2003 Novosibirsk
24 21:17.7 Yekaterina Koneva  Russia 8 February 2009 Shchelkovo
25 21:19.67 Olga Panfyorova  Russia 1 March 1997 Samara

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 21:19.67:

International medallists

African Championships

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1988 Annaba
details
 Sabiha Mansouri (ALG)  Dalila Frihi (ALG)  Kheïra Sadat (ALG)
1989 Lagos
details
 Agnetha Chelimo (KEN)  Mercy Nyambura (KEN) Only two finishers
1990 Cairo
details
 Agnetha Chelimo (KEN)  Méryem Kouch (MAR)  Amani Mohamed Adel (EGY)
1992 Belle-Vue
details
 Dounia Kara (ALG)  Maryse Pyndiah (MRI)  Susan Bingham (RSA)
1993 Durban
details
 Dounia Kara (ALG)  Amsale Yakobe (ETH)  Felicita Falconer (RSA)
1996 Yaoundé
details
 Dounia Kara (ALG)  Nagwa Ibrahim Ali (EGY)  Monica Akoth (KEN)
1998 Dakar
details
 Nagwa Ibrahim Ali (EGY)  Dounia Kara (ALG)  Anne-Hortense Ebéna (CMR)

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