Salih Korkmaz
TURMenSalih Korkmaz is a Türkiye race walker, born on January 1, 1997. He competes primarily in the 20kmW, 5Kilometre and 10Kilometr.
His personal bests include 1:18:42 in the 20kmW, 19:14 in the 5Kilometre, 41:53 in the 10Kilometr, 19:10.3h in the 5000m-short-track and 1:28:07.46 in the 20,000Metr. He has earned 9 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medals in major international competitions. He is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Türkiye.
As of Sep 13, 2026: 20 km race walk 1:18:42, 10,000 Metres Short Track 39:26.92, 2026 season best 1:21:47 (May 24, 2026, Saransk (RUS)) · Last competition: Záhorácka 20, 57th edition, Jun 6, 2026, 1:27:19 · National record (20 km race walk) · 29 years old
Personal bests
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20kmW | 1:21:47 | - | May 24, 2026 | ↑ | Russian Race Walking Championships, Saransk |
| 2026 | HalfMarath | 1:27:19 | - | Jun 6, 2026 | - | Záhorácka 20, 57th edition |
| 2026 | MarathonRa | 3:22:07 | - | Feb 7, 2026 | ↓ | 3. International Antalya Race Walking Tour |
| 2025 | 5000m-short-track | 19:29.59 | - | Nov 20, 2025 | ↑ | 6th Islamic Solidarity Games |
| 2025 | 20kmW | 1:24:18 | - | May 18, 2025 | ↑ | European Race Walking Team Championships |
| 2024 | 20kmW | 1:29:05 | - | Aug 1, 2024 | ↑ | The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris |
| 2024 | MarathonRa | 3:05:33 | - | Apr 21, 2024 | ↓ | World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships, Antalya |
| 2023 | 5000m-short-track | 19:10.3h | - | Sep 5, 2023 | ↑ | Turkcell Club Super League Final, Seha Aksoy Atletizm Pisti, Izmir |
| 2023 | 20kmW | 1:19:49 | - | Aug 19, 2023 | ↑ | World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest |
| 2022 | 5Kilometre | 19:14 | - | Sep 3, 2022 | ↑ | Van (TUR) |
| 2022 | 20kmW | 1:20:50 | - | Aug 20, 2022 | ↑ | European Athletics Championships, Olympiastadion, München |
| 2021 | 20kmW | 1:18:42 | - | Mar 6, 2021 | ↑ | Turkish Race Walking Championships |
| 2020 | 5000m-short-track | 19:13.59 | - | Jan 11, 2020 | ↑ | Turkish Indoor Race Walking Championships |
| 2020 | 10,000Metr | 39:26.92 | - | Sep 5, 2020 | ↑ | Turkish Championships, Ekrem Koçak Atletizm Pisti, Istanbul |
| 2020 | 20kmW | 1:19:31 | - | Feb 16, 2020 | ↑ | Turkish 20km Race Walking Championships |
| 2019 | 5000m-short-track | 19:15.67 | - | Jan 13, 2019 | ↑ | Istanbul (TUR) (i) |
| 2019 | 5Kilometre | 19:39 | - | Apr 27, 2019 | ↑ | Konya (TUR) |
| 2019 | 10,000Metr | 39:31.96 | - | Aug 4, 2019 | ↑ | Turkish Championships, Bursa |
| 2019 | 20kmW | 1:20:35 | - | Aug 24, 2019 | ↑ | Belarus Race Walking Championships |
| 2018 | 5000m-short-track | 20:00.50 | - | Jan 13, 2018 | ↑ | Istanbul (TUR) (i) |
| 2018 | 20kmW | 21:31.22 | - | Jan 28, 2018 | ↑ | Bratislava |
| 2018 | 10,000Metr | 42:42.07 | - | Sep 1, 2018 | ↑ | Denizli (TUR) |
| 2018 | 10Kilometr | 44:04 | - | Jul 28, 2018 | ↓ | Corum (TUR) |
| 2018 | 20,000Metr | 1:28:07.46 | - | May 19, 2018 | - | Mersin (TUR) |
| 2017 | 5000m-short-track | 19:33.57 | - | Jan 14, 2017 | ↑ | Istanbul (TUR) (i) |
| 2017 | 10,000Metr | 41:40.46 | - | Apr 29, 2017 | ↑ | Ankara (TUR) |
| 2017 | 20kmW | 1:23:11 | - | Jul 16, 2017 | ↑ | Bydgoszcz European U23 Championships |
| 2016 | 5000m-short-track | 20:27.59 | - | Feb 27, 2016 | ↑ | Minsk (BLR) (i) |
| 2016 | 10,000Metr | 40:45.53 | - | Jul 23, 2016 | ↑ | IAAF World U20 Championships |
| 2016 | 10Kilometr | 41:53 | - | May 7, 2016 | ↓ | IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships |
| 2015 | 5000m-short-track | 21:46.98 | - | Jun 9, 2015 | ↑ | Istanbul (TUR) |
| 2015 | 10Kilometr | 44:02 | - | Jun 24, 2015 | ↓ | Mersin (TUR) |
| 2015 | 10,000Metr | 44:25.06 | - | Jul 18, 2015 | ↑ | European Junior Championships, Ekängens Friidrottsarena, Eskilstuna |
2026
6 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
HalfMarath | 1:27:19 | - | Jun 6 | Záhorácka 20, 57th edition |
20kmW | 1:21:47 | - | May 24 | Russian Race Walking Championships, Saransk |
HalfMarath | 1:28:38 | - | May 17 | Turkish Race Walking Championships |
HalfMarath | 1:32:15 | - | Apr 12 | Caixa World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Brasilia 26 |
MarathonRa | 3:23:25 | - | Mar 14 | Balkan Race Walking Championships |
MarathonRa | 3:22:07 | - | Feb 7 | 3. International Antalya Race Walking Tour |
2025
5 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5000m-short-track | 19:29.59 | - | Nov 20 | 6th Islamic Solidarity Games |
5000m-short-track | 19:42.50 | - | Sep 3 | Aynur Ayhan Race Walking Clubs Championship, Atatürk Stadyumu, Izmir |
20kmW | 19:42.50 | - | Sep 3 | Aynur Ayhan Race Walking Clubs Championship, Atatürk Stadyumu, Izmir |
20kmW | DNF | - | Jun 7 | XXXVII Gran Premio Cantones de A Coruna de Marcha, La Coruña |
20kmW | 1:24:18 | - | May 18 | European Race Walking Team Championships |
2024
4 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
20kmW | 1:29:05 | - | Aug 10 | The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris |
20kmW | 1:29:05 | - | Aug 1 | The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris |
20kmW | DNF | - | Jun 8 | European Athletics Championships, Stadio Olimpico, Roma |
MarathonRa | 3:05:33 | - | Apr 21 | World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships, Antalya |
2023
7 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5000m-short-track | 19:10.3HT | - | Sep 5 | Turkcell Club Super League Final, Seha Aksoy Atletizm Pisti, Izmir |
20kmW | 1:19:49 | - | Aug 26 | World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest |
20kmW | 1:19:49 | - | Aug 19 | World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest |
20kmW | 1:23:40 | - | Aug 5 | FISU World University Games, Shuangliu Sports Centre, Chengdu |
20kmW | 1:23:40 | - | Aug 1 | FISU World University Games, Shuangliu Sports Centre, Chengdu |
20kmW | 1:22:33 | - | Jun 9 | 49th International Race Walking Festival - Alytus'2023 |
20kmW | 1:23:12 | - | May 21 | European Race Walking Team Championships |
2022
5 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5Kilometre | 19:14 | - | Sep 3 | Spor Toto Kulüpler Arası Yürüyüş Ligi 2. Kademe (Final) Yarışmaları, Van |
20kmW | 1:20:50 | - | Aug 20 | European Athletics Championships, Olympiastadion, München |
20kmW | 1:20:50 | - | Aug 15 | European Athletics Championships, Olympiastadion, München |
20kmW | 1:25:59 | - | May 28 | XXXV Gran Premio Cantones de A Coruna de Marcha, La Coruña |
10Kilometr | DNF | - | May 16 | I Gran Premio Internacional Madrid Marcha LaLiga |
2021
3 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
20kmW | DNF | - | Aug 8 | The XXXII Olympic Games |
20kmW | 1:20:10 | - | May 16 | European Race Walking Team Championships |
20kmW | 1:18:42 | - | Mar 6 | Turkish Race Walking Championships |
2020
7 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10,000Metr | 39:26.92 | - | Sep 5 | Turkish Championships, Ekrem Koçak Atletizm Pisti, Istanbul |
10Kilometr | 39:26.92 | - | Sep 4 | Turkish Championships, Ekrem Koçak Atletizm Pisti, Istanbul |
5000m-short-track | 19:30.79 | - | Aug 29 | Olimpik Deneme, Bursa |
10,000Metr | 41:21.97 | - | Aug 9 | TAF Yürüyüş Kupası, Ankara |
20kmW | 1:19:31 | - | Feb 16 | Turkish 20km Race Walking Championships |
5000m-short-track | 19:13.59 | - | Jan 11 | Turkish Indoor Race Walking Championships |
20kmW | 19:13.59 | - | Jan 11 | Turkish Indoor Race Walking Championships |
2019
12 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
20kmW | 1:27:35 | - | Oct 4 | IAAF World Championships in Athletics |
20kmW | 1:27:35 | - | Sep 28 | IAAF World Championships in Athletics |
20kmW | 1:20:35 | - | Aug 24 | Belarus Race Walking Championships |
10,000Metr | 39:31.96 | - | Aug 4 | Turkish Championships, Bursa |
10Kilometr | 39:31.96 | - | Aug 4 | Turkish Championships, Bursa |
20kmW | 1:21:32 | - | Jul 14 | European U23 Championships, Gunder Hägg Stadion, Gävle |
20kmW | 1:21:32 | - | Jul 13 | European U23 Championships, Gunder Hägg Stadion, Gävle |
5000m-short-track | 19:43.24 | - | May 25 | Turkish Club Race Walking Championships, Ankara |
20kmW | 1:23:46 | - | May 19 | European Race Walking Cup |
5Kilometre | 19:39 | - | Apr 27 | Turkish Club Race Walking Championships, Konya |
20kmW | 1:21:37 | - | Mar 3 | Turkish Race Walking Championships |
5000m-short-track | 19:15.67 | - | Jan 13 | Turkish Indoor Race Walking Championships, Istanbul (i) |
2018
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10,000Metr | 42:42.07 | - | Sep 1 | Denizli Turkish Race Walking League 2nd Round, Denizli |
Honours
Balkan Race Walking Championships
Marathon Race Walk
Turkish Race Walking Championships
Half Marathon Race Walk
FISU World University Games
20 Kilometres Race Walk
European Athletics Championships
20 Kilometres Race Walk
Turkish Race Walking Championships
20 Kilometres Race Walk
Turkish 20km Race Walking Championships
20 Kilometres Race Walk
Turkish Championships
10,000 Metres Race Walk
IAAF World Championships in Athletics
20 Kilometres Race Walk
European U23 Championships
20 Kilometres Race Walk
Turkish Championships
10,000 Metres Race Walk
Turkish Race Walking Championships
20 Kilometres Race Walk
IAAF World U20 Championships
10,000 Metres Race Walk
Turkish Championships
5000 Metres Race Walk
Frequently asked questions
What is Salih Korkmaz's 20 km race walk personal best?
Salih Korkmaz's 20 km race walk personal best is 1:18:42, set on Mar 6, 2021 in Antalya (TUR).
Which events does Salih Korkmaz compete in?
Salih Korkmaz competes in the 20 km race walk and 10,000 Metres Short Track.
How did Salih Korkmaz perform in 2026?
2026 season best: 1:21:47, set on May 24, 2026 in Saransk (RUS). Last competition: Záhorácka 20, 57th edition on Jun 6, 2026, 1:27:19.