Toshikazu Yamanishi

Birth dateFeb 15, 1996

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Toshikazu Yamanishi is a Japan race walker, born on February 15, 1996. He competes primarily in the 20kmW, 35kmW and 10Kilometr.

His personal bests include 1:16:10 in the 20kmW, 2:26:18 in the 35kmW, 38:50 in the 10Kilometr, 18:34.88 in the 5000m-short-track and 38:27.34 in the 10,000Metr. 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 Japan.

Key facts

Half Marathon Race Walk

1:20:34

20 km race walk

1:16:10

2026 season best

1:20:34

Feb 15, 2026 · Rokko Island Konan Univ. West side, Kobe (JPN)

2026 season best

Last competition

20th Asian Games, Municipal Mizuho Stadium, Nagoya

Sep 23, 2026 · 1:28:01

20th Asian Games, Municipal Mizuho Stadium, Nagoya

Medals

Olympic Games: 1 bronze · World Championships: 2 gold

Record

World record · 20 km race walk 1:16:10

World record

Age

30 years old

As of Sep 26, 2026: Half Marathon Race Walk 1:20:34, 20 km race walk 1:16:10, 2026 season best 1:20:34 (Feb 15, 2026, Rokko Island Konan Univ. West side, Kobe (JPN)) · Last competition: 20th Asian Games, Municipal Mizuho Stadium, Nagoya, Sep 23, 2026, 1:28:01 · Olympic Games: 1 bronze · World Championships: 2 gold · World record (20 km race walk) · 30 years old

Personal bests

20kmW

1:16:10

35kmW

2:26:18

10Kilometr

38:50

5000m-short-track

18:34.88

10,000Metr

38:27.34

HalfMarath

1:20:34

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Medals

	🥇	🥈	🥉	Total
Olympic Games	-	-	1	1
World Championships	2	-	-	2
Total	2	-	1	3

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2026	HalfMarath	1:20:34	-	Feb 15, 2026	-	Japanese Half Marathon Race Walking Championships
2025	10Kilometr	38:50	-	Jun 1, 2025	↑	IV GP Internacional Madrid Marcha Silbo Telecom
2025	20kmW	1:16:10	-	Feb 16, 2025	↑	Japenese 20km Race Walking Championships
2024	10,000Metr	38:27.34	-	Sep 22, 2024	↑	72nd Japan Corporate Teams Athletics Championships, Ishin Me-Life Stadium, Yamaguchi
2024	10Kilometr	40:00	-	Oct 6, 2024	↑	III GP Internacional Madrid Marcha Silbo Telecom, Gran Via, Madrid
2024	20kmW	1:17:47	-	May 18, 2024	↑	XXXVII Gran Premio Cantones de A Coruna de Marcha
2023	20kmW	1:20:58	-	May 6, 2023	↑	Grande Prémio Internacional de Rio Maior em Marcha Atlética, Rio Maior
2022	20kmW	1:19:07	-	Jul 15, 2022	↑	World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
2022	35kmW	2:26:18	-	Oct 23, 2022	-	Takahata (JPN)
2021	20kmW	1:17:20	-	Feb 21, 2021	↑	Japanese Race Walking Championships
2020	5000m-short-track	18:34.88	-	Sep 19, 2020	↑	Prefectural Stadium, Kumagaya (JPN)
2020	20kmW	1:17:36	-	Feb 16, 2020	↑	Japanese 20km Race Walking Championships
2019	20kmW	1:17:15	-	Mar 17, 2019	↑	Asian Race Walking Championships
2018	10,000Metr	39:27.04	-	Sep 22, 2018	↑	Osaka (JPN)
2018	20kmW	1:17:41	-	Feb 18, 2018	↑	Japanese Race Walk Championships
2017	10,000Metr	39:24.49	-	May 13, 2017	↑	Osaka (JPN)
2017	20kmW	1:19:03	-	Feb 19, 2017	↑	Kobe (JPN)
2016	10,000Metr	39:55.80	-	Oct 9, 2016	↑	Kitakami (JPN)
2016	20kmW	1:20:50	-	May 28, 2016	↑	La Coruña (ESP)
2015	5000m-short-track	19:40.48	-	Oct 10, 2015	↑	Tokyo (JPN)
2015	10,000Metr	39:28.63	-	Sep 13, 2015	↑	Osaka (JPN)
2015	20kmW	1:21:20	-	Mar 15, 2015	↑	Nomi (JPN)
2014	10,000Metr	40:40.96	-	Oct 21, 2014	↑	Nagasaki (JPN)
2013	10Kilometr	41:14	-	Feb 17, 2013	↑	Kobe (JPN)
2013	10,000Metr	41:53.80	-	Jul 13, 2013	↑	IAAF World Youth Championships

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
HalfMarath	1:28:01	-	Sep 23	20th Asian Games, Municipal Mizuho Stadium, Nagoya
HalfMarath	1:28:18	-	Apr 12	Caixa World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Brasilia 26
HalfMarath	1:20:34	-	Feb 15	Japanese Half Marathon Race Walking Championships

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
20kmW	1:22:39	-	Sep 20	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
20kmW	1:22:39	-	Sep 15	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
20kmW	1:18:15	-	Jun 7	XXXVII Gran Premio Cantones de A Coruna de Marcha, La Coruña
10Kilometr	38:50	-	Jun 1	IV GP Internacional Madrid Marcha Silbo Telecom
20kmW	1:20:50	-	May 4	4th Korzeniowski Warsaw Race Walking Cup, Warszawa
20kmW	1:16:10	-	Feb 16	Japenese 20km Race Walking Championships

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
20kmW	1:17:56	-	Oct 27	61st All Japan Race Walking
10Kilometr	40:00	-	Oct 6	III GP Internacional Madrid Marcha Silbo Telecom, Gran Via, Madrid
10,000Metr	38:27.34	-	Sep 22	72nd Japan Corporate Teams Athletics Championships, Ishin Me-Life Stadium, Yamaguchi
10Kilometr	38:27.34	-	Sep 22	72nd Japan Corporate Teams Athletics Championships, Ishin Me-Life Stadium, Yamaguchi
20kmW	1:17:47	-	May 18	XXXVII Gran Premio Cantones de A Coruna de Marcha
20kmW	1:19:37	-	May 5	3rd Korzeniowski Warsaw Race Walking Cup, Warszawa
20kmW	DQ	-	Feb 18	107th Japanese Race Walking Championships

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
20kmW	1:21:39	-	Aug 26	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
20kmW	1:21:39	-	Aug 19	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
20kmW	1:20:58	-	May 6	Grande Prémio Internacional de Rio Maior em Marcha Atlética, Rio Maior

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
35kmW	2:26:18	-	Oct 23	59th All Japan Race Walk, Takahata
20kmW	1:19:07	-	Jul 15	World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
20kmW	1:22:52	-	Mar 5	World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships, Muscat

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
20kmW	1:21:28	-	Aug 8	The XXXII Olympic Games
20kmW	1:21:28	-	Aug 5	The XXXII Olympic Games
20kmW	1:17:20	-	Feb 21	Japanese Race Walking Championships

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
5000m-short-track	18:34.88	-	Sep 19	68th All Japan Corporate Teams Championships, Prefectural Stadium, Kumagaya
20kmW	1:17:36	-	Feb 16	Japanese 20km Race Walking Championships

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
20kmW	1:26:34	-	Oct 4	IAAF World Championships in Athletics
20kmW	1:26:34	-	Sep 28	IAAF World Championships in Athletics
20kmW	1:17:41	-	Jun 8	Gran Premio Cantones de La Coruña
20kmW	1:17:15	-	Mar 17	Asian Race Walking Championships
20kmW	1:18:10	-	Feb 17	Japanese 20km Race Walking Championships, Kobe

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
10,000Metr	39:45.92	-	Oct 7	Fukui 73rd National Sports Festival, Fukui
10,000Metr	39:27.04	-	Sep 22	Osaka All Japan Corporate Teams Championships, Osaka
20kmW	1:22:10	-	Aug 29	Jakarta Asian Games
20kmW	1:22:10	-	Aug 28	Jakarta Asian Games
20kmW	1:21:53	-	May 6	IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships
20kmW	1:21:53	-	May 5	IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships
20kmW	1:17:41	-	Feb 18	Japanese Race Walk Championships

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
10,000Metr	40:58.20	-	Oct 8	Matsuyama 72nd National Sports Festival, Matsuyama
10,000Metr	40:22.28	-	Sep 9	Fukuroi Japanese University Championships, Fukui
20kmW	1:27:30	-	Aug 26	Universiade, Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei City
10,000Metr	39:24.49	-	May 13	Kansai Ch., Osaka
20kmW	1:21:23	-	Mar 19	Nomi Asian Race Walking Championships, Nomi
20kmW	1:19:03	-	Feb 19	Japanese 20km Race Walking Championships, Kobe

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
20kmW	1:22:14	-	Oct 23	Takahata 50km Race Walk National Championships, Takahata
10,000Metr	39:55.80	-	Oct 9	Kitakami
10,000Metr	40:38.01	-	Sep 4	Kumagaya Japanese University Championships, Kumagaya
20kmW	1:20:50	-	May 28	La Coruña Gran Premio Cantones, La Coruña

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
5000m-short-track	19:40.48	-	Oct 10	Tokyo

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Toshikazu Yamanishi's Half Marathon Race Walk personal best?

Toshikazu Yamanishi's Half Marathon Race Walk personal best is 1:20:34, set on Feb 15, 2026 in Rokko Island Konan Univ. West side, Kobe (JPN).

Which events does Toshikazu Yamanishi compete in?

Toshikazu Yamanishi competes in the Half Marathon Race Walk and 20 km race walk.

How did Toshikazu Yamanishi perform in 2026?

2026 season best: 1:20:34, set on Feb 15, 2026 in Rokko Island Konan Univ. West side, Kobe (JPN). Last competition: 20th Asian Games, Municipal Mizuho Stadium, Nagoya on Sep 23, 2026, 1:28:01.

How many medals has Toshikazu Yamanishi won?

Toshikazu Yamanishi has won 1 Olympic Games medal and 2 World Championships medals.

Does Toshikazu Yamanishi hold a world record?

Yes, Toshikazu Yamanishi holds the 20 km race walk world record with 1:16:10.

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