World Records — 20 km race walk Men

The 20 km race walk Men world record stands at 1:16:10, set by Toshikazu Yamanishi (JPN) in 2025. Explore its full progression through athletics history.

Record progression

Mark over the years. The higher the curve, the better the record.

1:15:001:23:201:31:401:40:001920194019601980200020201:38:43 · Müller1:16:10 · Yamanishi

Record History

2025Toshikazu YamanishiCurrentJPN—Feb 16, 2025KobeOngoing1:16:10-26.00s
2015Yusuke SuzukiJPN—Mar 15, 2015Nomi9.9 years1:16:36-26.00s
2015Yohann DinizFRA—Mar 8, 2015Arles7 d1:17:02-14.00s
2007Vladimir KanaykinRUS—Sep 29, 2007Saransk7.4 years1:17:16-5.00s
2003Jefferson PérezECU—Aug 23, 2003Paris4.1 years1:17:21-1.00s
2002Francisco Javier FernándezESP—Apr 28, 2002Turku16 months1:17:22-24.00s
1999Julio MartínezGUA—May 8, 1999Eisenhüttenstadt3 years1:17:46-18.00s
1994Bo LingtangCHN—Apr 7, 1994Beijing5.1 years1:18:04-9.00s
1990Pavol BlažekSVK—Sep 16, 1990Hildesheim3.6 years1:18:13-7.00s
1990Andrey PerlovURS—May 26, 1990Moscow4 months1:18:20-48.00s
1988Mikhail ShchennikovRUS—Jul 30, 1988Kiev22 months1:19:08-4.00s
1987Axel NoackGER—Jun 21, 1987Karl-Marx-Stadt13 months1:19:12-12.00s
1987Carlos MercenárioMEX—May 3, 1987New York City49 d1:19:24-6.00s
1983Jozef PribilinecSVK—Sep 24, 1983Bergen3.6 years1:19:30-5.00s
1980Domingo ColínMEX—Apr 27, 1980Cherkasy3.4 years1:19:35-85.00s
1980Daniel BautistaMEX—Mar 30, 1980Xalapa28 d1:21:00-1.00s
1979Reima SalonenFIN—Jun 9, 1979Raisio10 months1:21:01-3.00s
1979Daniel BautistaMEX—Jun 9, 1979VretstorpEqualled1:21:04-72.00s
1979Daniel BautistaMEX—May 19, 1979Valencia21 d1:22:16-3.00s
1979Vadim TsvetkovURS—May 13, 1979Klaipėda6 d1:22:19-53.00s
1978Roland WieserGDR—Aug 30, 1978Prague8 months1:23:12-18.00s
1978Anatoliy SolominURS—Jul 19, 1978Vilnius42 d1:23:30-10.00s
1976Daniel BautistaMEX—May 30, 1976Bydgoszcz2.1 years1:23:40-70.00s
1972Paul NIHILLGBR—Jul 30, 1972Munich3.8 years1:24:50-29.00s
1972Gennady AGAPOVURS—May 7, 1972Berlin3 months1:25:19-3.00s
1968Gennady AGAPOVURS—Jul 21, 1968Leningrad3.8 years1:25:22-36.00s
1959Anatoly VEDYAKOVURS—Sep 6, 1959Moscow8.9 years1:25:58-66.00s
1959Volodymyr HolubnychyURS—Jul 15, 1959Moscow53 d1:27:04-25.00s
1959Leonid SPIRINURS—Jul 7, 1959Moscow8 d1:27:29-70.00s
1957Valentin GukURS—Apr 13, 1957Kiev2.2 years1:28:39-81.00s
1956Josef DOLEŽALTCH—Jul 25, 1956Prague9 months1:30:00-36.00s
1955Volodymyr HolubnychyURS—Sep 23, 1955Kiev10 months1:30:36-45.00s
1955Josef DOLEŽALTCH—Jun 5, 1955Prague4 months1:31:21-23.00s
1946John MikaelssonSWE—Jun 10, 1946Stockholm9 years1:31:44-28.00s
1937John MikaelssonSWE—May 30, 1937Malmö9 years1:32:12-73.00s
1936Fritz BleiweissGER—Jun 7, 1936Fürstenwalde12 months1:33:25-50.00s
1933Václav BalšánTCH—Aug 13, 1933Český Brod2.8 years1:34:15-222.00s
1913Emile AnthoineFRA—Jul 13, 1913Paris20.1 years1:37:57-46.00s
1911Hermann MüllerGER—Oct 4, 1911Berlin21 months1:38:43—
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Toshikazu Yamanishi (Japan) holds the 20 km race walk Men world record with 1:16:10, set on February 16, 2025 in Kobe.

Yusuke Suzuki (Japan) held it with 1:16:36, from March 15, 2015 until February 16, 2025 (9 years).

Elite Trackr's progression lists 38 improvements since 1911, when Hermann Müller set 1:38:43.