Men’s 20000m Race Walking World Record Progression
This page presents the historical progression of the men’s 20000 meters Race Walking World Record, including performance, athlete, date and competition details.
20000m Race Walking World Record Progression – Data Table
| Performance | Athlete | Country | Date | Location | Competition | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:39:22.0 | Niels Petersen | DEN | 30/6/1918 | København | Race Walking Meeting | |
| 1:39:20.4 | Armando Valente | ITA | 2/12/1926 | Bologna | Race Walking Meeting | |
| 1:38:53.2 | Attilio Callegari | ITA | 26/12/1926 | Milano | Race Walking Meeting | |
| 1:37:42.2 | Donato Pavesi | ITA | 23/10/1927 | Milano | Race Walking Meeting | |
| 1:36:34.4 | Armando Valente | ITA | 25/10/1930 | Genova | Race Walking Meeting | |
| 1:34:26.0 | Jānis Daliņš | LAT | 1/6/1933 | Rīga | Race Walking Meeting | |
| 1:32:28.4 | John Mikaelsson | SWE | 12/7/1942 | Växjö | Race Walking Meeting | |
| 1:30:26.4 | Josef Dole?al | TCH | 1/11/1953 | Stará Boleslav | Race Walking Meeting | |
| 1:30:02.8 | Vladimir Golubnichiy | URS | 2/10/1955 | Kiev | Race Walking Meeting | |
| 1:28:45.2 | Leonid Spirin | URS | 13/6/1956 | Kiev | Race Walking Meeting | |
| 1:27:58.2 | Mikhail Lavrov | URS | 13/8/1956 | Moskva | Race Walking Meeting | |
| 1:27:38.6 | Grigoriy Panichkin | URS | 9/5/1958 | Stalinabad | Race Walking Meeting | |
| 1:27:05.0 | Vladimir Golubnichiy | URS | 23/9/1958 | Simferopol | Race Walking Meeting | |
| 1:26:45.8 | Gennadiy Agapov | URS | 6/4/1969 | Simferopol | Race Walking Meeting | |
| 1:25:50.0 | Peter Frenkel | GDR | 4/7/1970 | Erfurt | Race Walking Meeting | |
| 1:25:19.4 | Peter Frenkel | GDR | 24/6/1972 | Erfurt | Race Walking Meeting | |
| 1:25:19.4 | Hans-Georg Reimann | GDR | 24/6/1972 | Erfurt | Race Walking Meeting | |
| 1:24:45.0 | Bernd Kannenberg | FRG | 25/5/1974 | Hamburg | Race Walking Meeting | |
| 1:23:31.9 | Daniel Bautista | MEX | 14/5/1977 | Bergen-Fana | Race Walking Meeting | |
| 1:22:59.4 | Anatoliy Solomin | URS | 26/4/1979 | Alushta | Race Walking Meeting | |
| 1:22:19.4 | Gérard Lelièvre | FRA | 29/4/1979 | Epinay-sur-Seine | Race Walking Meeting | |
| 1:20:58.6 | Domingo Colin | MEX | 26/5/1979 | Bergen-Fana | Race Walking Meeting | |
| 1:20:06.8 | Daniel Bautista | MEX | 17/10/1979 | Montreal | Race Walking Meeting | |
| 1:18:40.0 | Ernesto Canto | MEX | 5/5/1984 | Bergen-Fana | Race Walking Meeting | |
| 1:18:35.2 | Stefan Johansson | SWE | 15/5/1992 | Bergen-Fana | Race Walking Meeting | |
| 1:17:25.6 | Bernardo Segura | MEX | 7/5/1994 | Bergen-Fana | Race Walking Meeting |
References
- World Athletics – World Records Progression
- World Athletics – Athletes Data Base
- Müller Stefan, Progression of world records (2025-10-07)
See also: [Men’s 20Km Race walking WR Progression]