This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2002 in both the men's and the women's race walking distances: 20 km and 50 km (outdoor). One of the main events during this season were the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany. The world record was broken in 2002 in both the men's 20 km and 50 km race walk.
Abbreviations All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds WR world recordAR area recordCR event recordNR national recordPB personal best
Men's 20 km
Records Standing records prior to the 2002 season in track and field World Record 1:17:46 May 8, 1999 Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany 1:17:46 May 19, 2000 Moscow, RussiaBroken records during the 2002 season in track and field World Record 1:17:22 April 28, 2002 Turku, Finland
2002 World Year Ranking RankTimeAthleteVenueDateNote 1 1:17:22 Turku, Finland 28/04/2002 WR 2 1:19:02 Adler, Russia 17/02/2002 3 1:19:08 Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany 02/06/2002 4 1:19:18 Adler, Russia 17/02/2002 5 1:19:25 Hildesheim, Germany 24/08/2002 6 1:19:40 Turku, Finland 28/04/2002 7 1:19:49 Grosseto, Italy 07/04/2002 8 1:20:18 Naumburg, Germany 05/05/2002 9 1:20:25 Naumburg, Germany 05/05/2002 10 1:20:36 Munich, Germany 06/08/2002 11 1:20:37 Adler, Russia 17/02/2002 12 1:20:43 Kobe, Japan 27/01/2002 13 1:20:44 Naumburg, Germany 05/05/2002 14 1:20:52 Munich, Germany 06/08/2002 15 1:20:56 Munich, Germany 06/08/2002 16 1:20:57 Kobe, Japan 27/01/2002 17 1:21:01 Cheboksary, Russia 25/05/2002 18 1:21:03 Munich, Germany 06/08/2002 19 1:21:07 Zapopan, Mexico 22/03/2002 20 1:21:12 Munich, Germany 06/08/2002 21 1:21:23 Adler, Russia 17/02/2002 22 1:21:27 Brest, Belarus 06/06/2002 23 1:21:36 Xalapa, Mexico 24/08/2002 24 1:21:38 Munich, Germany 06/08/2002 25 1:21:41 Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany 02/06/2002
Men's 50 km
Records Standing records prior to the 2002 season in track and field World Record 3:37:26 May 21, 2000 Moscow, RussiaBroken records during the 2002 season in track and field World Record 3:36:39 August 8, 2002 Munich, Germany
2002 World Year Ranking RankTimeAthleteVenueDateNote 1 3:36:39 Munich, Germany 08/08/2002 WR 2 3:40:16 Munich, Germany 08/08/2002 3 3:42:06 Cheboksary, Russia 26/05/2002 4 3:42:08 Turin, Italy 13/10/2002 5 3:42:52 Cheboksary, Russia 26/05/2002 6 3:43:46 Cheboksary, Russia 26/05/2002 7 3:44:33 Munich, Germany 08/08/2002 8 3:45:28 Naumburg, Germany 05/05/2002 9 3:45:37 Turin, Italy 13/10/2002 10 3:45:55 Vittorio Veneto, Italy 03/03/2002 11 3:47:55 La Coruña, Spain 16/03/2002 12 3:48:06 Vittorio Veneto, Italy 03/03/2002 13 3:48:17 Vittorio Veneto, Italy 03/03/2002 14 3:49:27 Borås, Norway 06/04/2002 15 3:50:37 Podebrady, Czech Republic 25/05/2002 16 3:50:47 Munich, Germany 08/08/2002 17 3:51:15 Podebrady, Czech Republic 25/05/2002 18 3:51:46 Dublin, Ireland 15/06/2002 19 3:51:47 Munich, Germany 08/08/2002 20 3:52:19 Cheboksary, Russia 26/05/2002 21 3:52:20 Turin, Italy 13/10/2002 22 3:52:36 Munich, Germany 08/08/2002 23 3:52:36 Turin, Italy 13/10/2002 24 3:52:37 Cheboksary, Russia 26/05/2002 25 3:52:40 Vittorio Veneto, Italy 03/03/2002 3:52:40 Manchester, Great Britain 30/07/2002
Women's 20 km
Records Standing records prior to the 2002 season in track and field World Record 1:24:50 March 4, 2001 Adler, Russia
2002 World Year Ranking RankTimeAthleteVenueDateNote 1 1:26:42 Munich, Germany 07/08/2002 2 1:27:02 Cheboksary, Russia 25/05/2002 3 1:27:45 Adler, Russia 17/02/2002 4 1:27:51 Cheboksary, Russia 25/05/2002 5 1:28:03 Adler, Russia 17/02/2002 6 1:28:18 Cheboksary, Russia 25/05/2002 7 1:28:24 Cheboksary, Russia 25/05/2002 PB 8 1:28:33 Munich, Germany 07/08/2002 9 1:28:38 Cheboksary, Russia 25/05/2002 10 1:28:46 Munich, Germany 07/08/2002 11 1:28:47 La Coruña, Spain 16/03/2002 12 1:28:55 Dublin, Ireland 15/06/2002 13 1:29:12 Cheboksary, Russia 25/05/2002 14 1:29:47 Adler, Russia 17/02/2002 15 1:29:57 Munich, Germany 07/08/2002 16 1:30:21 Izhevsk, Russia 22/09/2002 17 1:30:25 Munich, Germany 07/08/2002 18 1:30:37 Turin, Italy 12/10/2002 19 1:30:38 Yevpatoria, Ukraine 24/02/2002 20 1:30:43 Dublin, Ireland 15/06/2002 21 1:30:44 Munich, Germany 07/08/2002 22 1:30:50 Resita, Romania 14/07/2002 23 1:30:57 Brest, Belarus 04/06/2002 24 1:31:08 Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany 02/06/2002 25 1:31:10 Turin, Italy 12/10/2002
References IAAF Women's 20 km Year Ranking