5000 metres race walk

The 5000 metres race walk is a racewalking event. The event is competed as a track race and was part of the athletics programme for men at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics until 1993. It is also an event in the World Masters Athletics Championships, and is a World record event.

Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supporting leg must remain straight until the raised leg passes it. 5000 meters is 3.11 miles.

There is also an imperial analogue of the event, the 5 miles race walk, which has been held at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Records IAAF just ratified world records for men's indoor marks. On February 28, 2026, Francesco Fortunato of Italy set the 5,000 m race walk world indoor record in Ancona in a time of 17:54.48. The all-time men's best outdoor mark is held by Gabriel Bordier of France, at 18:02.38. The all-time women's best 5,000 m race-walk mark was set indoor and is held by Lyudmyla Olyanovska of Ukraine, at 19:53.61. The all-time women's best outdoor mark is held by Eleonora Giorgi of Italy, at 20:01.80.

Updated 21 May 2026.

Area Time Season Athlete World 17:54.48 2026 Area records Africa 19:39.92 2018 Asia 19:14.00 1995 Europe 17:54.48 2026 North, Central Americaand Caribbean 18:38.71 1987 Oceania 18:52.20 1987 South America 19:28.87 1993

All-time top 25 (outdoor) + = en route to 10,000 m performance h = hand timing

Men Correct as of April 2026. RankResultAthleteNationalityDatePlace118:02.38Gabriel Bordier10 June 2025Montreuil218:05.49Hatem Ghoula1 May 1997Tunis318:12.52Declan Tingay3 March 2023Melbourne418:16.97Ryo Hamanishi18 May 2024Kumagaya518:17.22Robert Korzeniowski3 July 1992Reims618:18.01Yohann Diniz27 June 2008Villeneuve d'Ascq718:20.14Koki Ikeda25 October 2020Inzai818:22.02Paul McGrath25 May 2024Barcelona918:24.97Masatora Kawano30 November 2025Higashihiroshima1018:26.70Yuta Koga25 October 2020Inzai1118:27.34Francisco Javier Fernández8 June 2007Villeneuve d'Ascq1218:28.47Rhydian Cowley24 February 2024Melbourne1318:28.80Roman Mrázek14 June 1989Bratislava1418:30.43Maurizio Damilano11 June 1992Caserta1518:31.76Frants Kostyukevich7 February 1993Villeneuve d'Ascq1618:32.46Erik Tysse10 August 2007Askim1718:32.56Perseus Karlström8 March 2019Melbourne1818:33.16João Vieira10 May 2000Rio Maior1918:33.63Kyle Swan24 February 2024Melbourne2018:33.68Evan Dunfee2 June 2024Coquitlam2118:34.88Toshikazu Yamanishi19 September 2020Kumagaya2218:35.36Eder Sánchez2 July 2014Katowice2318:36.84Jozef Pribilinec2 July 1993Villeneuve d'Ascq2418:37.22Yusuke Suzuki12 July 2015Kitami2518:37.60Eiki Takahashi12 July 2015Kitami

Notes Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 18:37.60: Declan Tingay also walked 18:24.50 (2022). Robert Korzeniowski also walked 18:35.87 (1993). Yohann Diniz also walked 18:22.41 (2015), 18:33.32 (2013), 18:35.10 (2009), 18:35.10 (2010), 18:35.96 (2011). Masatora Kawano also walked 18:28.26 (2020). Erik Tysse also walked 18:37.17 (2009).

Women Correct as of April 2026. RankResultAthleteNationalityDatePlace120:01.80Eleonora Giorgi18 May 2014Misterbianco220:02.60Gillian O'Sullivan14 July 2002Dublin320:03.04Kerry Saxby-Junna11 February 1996Sydney420:07.52Beate Gummelt23 June 1990Rostock520:11.45Sabine Krantz2 July 2005Wattenscheid620:12.41Elisabetta Perrone2 August 2003Rieti720:15.71Lyudmyla Olyanovska4 June 2014Kyiv820:17.35Jemima Montag26 February 2022Melbourne920:18.87Melanie Seeger10 July 2004Braunschweig1020:21.69Annarita Sidoti1 July 1995Cesenatico1120:22.06Olivia Sandery7 March 2026Adelaide1220:25.2 Ileana Salvador5 April 1992Barcelona1320:28.05Tatyana Kalmykova12 July 2007Ostrava1420:28.17María Pérez30 April 2022Andújar1520:28.62Sari Essayah9 July 1994Tuusula1620:29.63Claudia Stef19 June 1999Istanbul1720:30.04Júlia Takács2 July 2014Cáceres1820:31.4 Irina Stankina10 February 1996Adler1920:34.76Hong Liu16 September 2012Tianjin2020:35.38Mary Luz Andía16 August 2025Lima2120:36.2 Irina Petrova19 June 2005Saransk2220:37.7 Jin Bingjie3 March 1990Hefei2320:37.83Kjersti Plätzer7 July 2001Drammen2420:38.0 Chen Yueling3 March 1990Hefei2520:38.2 Olga Kaniskina19 June 2005Saransk

Notes Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 20:38.2: Gillian O'Sullivan also walked 20:13.13 (2003). Kerry Saxby-Junna also walked 20:13.26 (1996), 20:17.19 (1990), 20:22.75 (1996), 20:30.0 (1993), 20:32.75 (1989), 20:33.21 (1995), 20:36.96 (1989), 20:38.14 (1993). Sabine Krantz also walked 20:27.47 (2004). Ileana Salvador also walked 20:27.59 (1989). Eleonora Giorgi also walked 20:31.46 (2016). Elisabetta Perrone also walked 20:33.42 (1995). Sari Essayah also walked 20:34.76 (1994). María Pérez also walked 20:36.31 (2023), 20:38.16 (2018).

All-time top 25 (indoor) + = en route to 10,000 m performance h = hand timing

Men Correct as of April 2026. RankResultAthleteNationalityDatePlace117:54.48Francesco Fortunato28 February 2026Ancona218:03.83Sergey Shirobokov10 March 2022Yaroslavl318:04.76Vasiliy Mizinov10 March 2022Yaroslavl418:07.08Mikhail Shchennikov14 February 1995Moscow518:08.86Ivano Brugnetti17 February 2007Ancona618:11.41Ronald Weigel13 February 1988Wien718:15.25Grigoriy Kornev7 February 1992Moskva818:15.54Andrey Ruzavin30 January 2014Samara918:16.76Yohann Diniz7 December 201Reims1018:19.65Gabriel Bordier8 February 2025Lyon1118:19.97Giovanni De Benedictis28 February 1992Genova1218:20.97Tom Bosworth23 February 2020Glasgow1318:21.76Ruslan Dmytrenko30 January 2014Samara1418:22.25Andreas Erm25 February 2001Dortmund1518:22.77Gianluca Picchiottino28 February 2026Ancona1618:23.38Rishat Shafikov1 March 1997Samara1718:23.88Frants Kostyukevich9 February 1991Volgograd1818:24.13Francisco Javier Fernández17 February 2007Belfast1918:27.15Alessandro Gandellini12 February 2000Genova2018:27.80Jozef Pribilinec7 March 1987Indianapolis2118:27.95Stefan Johansson28 February 1992Genova2218:28.90Roman Mrázek5 March 1989Budapest2318:30.91Aleksandr Yargunkin7 January 2007Yekaterinburg2418:31.63Vladimir Andreyev7 February 1992Moscow2518:32.09Robert Korzeniowski21 February 1993Spala

Notes Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 18:32.09: Francesco Fortunato also walked 17:55.65 (2025), 18:25.15 (2024). Mikhail Shchennikov also walked 18:15.91 (1989), 18:23.55 (1991), 18:27.10 (1989), 18:27.79 (1987). Grigoriy Kornev also walked 18:23.10 (1992). Ivano Brugnetti also walked 18:23.47 (2009). Giovanni De Benedictis also walked 18:23.60 (1991). Frants Kostyukevich also walked 18:25.40 (1992), 18:28.50 (1993), 18:30.87 (1992). Gabriel Bordier also walked 18:25.52 (2024). Andrey Ruzavin also walked 18:26.51 (2014). Tom Bosworth also walked 18:28.70 (2018). Yohann Diniz also walked 18:29.44 (2014). Vasiliy Mizinov also walked 18:28.3 (2021), 18:28.5 (2019).

Women Correct as of April 2026. RankResultAthleteNationalityDatePlace119:53.61Lyudmyla Olyanovska27 February 2026Kyiv220:10.3 Vera Sokolova30 December 2010Saransk320:15.6 Yelena Lashmanova30 December 2016Saransk420:23.2 Yakaterina Ryzhova30 December 2016Saransk520:37.73Margarita Turova2 February 2001Minsk620:40.76Olena Sobchuk21 February 2025Kyiv720:42.33Yelena Gruzinova1 March 1997Samara820:44.25Anna Lukyanova23 February 2010Volgograd920:48.0 Sabine Krantz19 December 2006Halle1020:48.9 Sofiya Brodatskaya30 December 2016Saransk1120:53.56Kseniya Trifonova23 February 2010Volgograd1220:55.80Anna Terlyukevich22 February 2020Mogilyov1321:00.0 Tamara Kovalenko23 January 2010Moskva1421:00.97Ayşe Tekdal17 January 2021Istanbul1521:02.78Olga Mikhaylova23 February 2010Volgograd1621:04.8 Olimpiada Ivanova23 January 2000Moscow1721:05.56Meryem Bekmez17 January 2021Istanbul1821:05.79Inna Kashyna11 January 2019Kyiv1921:05.83Daryia Paluektava22 February 2020Mogilyov2021:06.0 Natalya Shivireva23 December 2006Cheboksary2121:06.92Viktoryia Rashchupkina22 February 2020Mogilyov2221:11.04Valentina Tsybulskaya26 February 1999Minsk2321:11.9 Tatyana Korotkova6 January 2008Chelyabinsk2421:12.00Irina Yumanova12 January 2013Novocheboksarsk2521:14.8 Irina Petrova25 December 2005Moscow

Notes Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 21:14.8: Lyudmyla Olyanovska also walked 20:26.26 (2025), 20:40.40 (2025), 20:41.25 (2026), 20:50.56 (2024), 20:59.1 (2021), 21:04.90 (2013). Margarita Turava also walked 20:37.77 (2005). Yelena Lashmanova also walked 20:44.37 (2010).

International medallists African Championships

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