Women's 10 kilometres walk world record progression

The following table shows the world record progression in the women's 10 kilometres walk, as recognised by the IAAF.

World record progression Time Athlete Date Place 58:14 1926-11-11 Paris, France 56:26 1934-10-07 Stockholm, Sweden 53:17 1935-05-19 Uppsala, Sweden 52:56 1942-06-21 Almunge, Sweden 51:14 1942-08-09 Mariestad, Sweden 51:11 1942-08-23 Gävle, Sweden 51:01 1972-06-24 Äppelbo, Sweden 49:04 1976-06-22 Äppelbo, Sweden 48:53 1978-06-25 Äppelbo, Sweden 48:40 1978-09-16 Søfteland, Norway 47:24 1979-09-15 Valer, Norway 46:28 1980-05-11 Moss, Norway 45:38 1982-05-08 Melbourne, Australia 45:32 1982-06-10 Canberra, Australia 45:14 1983-09-24 Bergen, Norway 44:52 1984-08-05 Penza, Soviet Union 44:14 1985-03-16 Jian, PR China 43:22 1987-05-03 New York City, United States 42:52 1987-05-04 Melbourne, Australia 41:30 1988-08-27 Canberra, Australia 41:29 1995-06-04 Izhevsk, Russia 41:04 1996-04-20 Sochi, Russia

See also Men's 10 kilometres walk world record progression

References

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