The 10,000 metres race walk is a racewalking event. The event is competed as a track race. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supporting leg must remain straight until the raised leg passes it. 10,000 meters is 6.21 miles.
History This distance is not commonly raced at senior competitions but part of junior and youth championships. Top level senior athletics racewalking events typically feature 10 km road distance.
World bests On November 14, 2020, Eiki Takahashi of Japan set a new 10,000 m race walk world best in Inzai in a time of 37:25.21. The all-time women's 10,000 m race-walk record is held by Nadezhda Ryashkina of Soviet Union, at 41:56.23.
All-time top 25 (outdoor) Men Correct as of August 2026.
RankResultAthleteNationalityDatePlace137:23.99Gabriel Bordier2 August 2025Talence237:25.21Eiki Takahashi14 November 2020Inzai337:25.90Koki Ikeda14 November 2020Inzai437:35.00Yuta Koga14 November 2020Inzai537:47.39Sergey Kozhevnikov19 June 2026Saransk637:53.09Paquillo Fernández27 July 2008Santa Cruz de Tenerife737:57.02Perseus Karlström26 June 2022Dublin837:58.08 Daisuke Matsunaga7 July 2018 Kitami937:58.6 Ivano Brugnetti23 July 2005Sesto San Giovanni1038:02.60Jozef Pribilinec30 August 1985Banská Bystrica1138:02.68Isaac Beacroft11 December 2025Sydney1238:03.78Declan Tingay2 February 2023Canberra1338:04.09 Misgana Wakuma28 March 2026Addis Ababa1438:06.28Miguel Ángel López24 July 2016Gijón1538:06.6 David Smith25 September 1986Sydney1638:08.13Yohann Diniz12 July 2014Reims1738:08.50Evan Dunfee27 January 2025Canberra1838:10.23Yusuke Suzuki16 July 2015Abashiri1938:12.13Ronald Weigel11 May 1986Potsdam2038:14.24Vasiliy Mizinov2 August 2022Chelyabinsk2138:18.0 Valdas Kazlauskas 18 September 1983Moscow2238:20.0 Moacir Zimmermann7 June 2008Blumenau2338:23.52Paul McGrath24 July 2026Málaga2438:23.73Wang Zhen8 February 2015Genova2538:23.95Ryo Hamanishi14 November 2020Inzai
Notes Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 38:23.95: Perseus Karlström also walked 38:03.95 (2019). Paquillo Fernández also walked 38:07.65 (2007). Daisuke Matsunaga also walked 38:16.76 (2016). Eiki Takahashi also walked 38:01.49 (2015), 38:18.51 (2014), 38:21.88 (2016). David Smith also walked 38:20.9 (1985). Declan Tingay also walked 38:23.06 (2025). Ivano Brugnetti also walked 38:23.5 (2004).
Women Correct as of August 2026.
RankResultAthleteNationalityDatePlace140:59.93Elvira Chepareva15 August 2024Yekaterinburg241:11.48Reykhan Kagramanova15 August 2024Yekaterinburg341:37.9 Gao Hongmiao7 April 1994Beijing441:42.5 Lyudmyla Olyanovska1 November 2014Mukachevo541:56.23Nadezhda Ryashkina24 July 1990Seattle641:57.22Kerry Saxby-Junna24 July 1990Seattle741:57.29Antonella Palmisano23 April 2017Orvieto842:02.99Sandra Arenas25 August 2018Trujillo942:11.5 Beate Gummelt5 May 1992Fana1042:12.93María Pérez25 July 2026Málaga1142:13.7 Madelein Svensson5 May 1992Fana1242:14.12Raquel González23 July 2016Gijón1342:15.68Elizabeth McMillen11 December 2025Sydney1442:19.2 Gu Yan7 April 1994Beijing1542:23.37Julia Takács27 July 2014Alcobendas1642:23.7 Ileana Salvador8 May 1993Fana1742:30.31Olimpiada Ivanova26 July 1994Sankt Petersburg1842:34.30Jemima Montag6 August 2022Birmingham1942:35.69Beatriz Pascual23 July 2016Gijón2042:37.0 Sari Essayah8 May 1993Fana2142:38.24Liu Hongyu24 October 1995Nanjing2242:40.37Feng Haixia24 October 1995Nanjing2342:43.23Yelena Sayko26 July 1994Sankt Peterburg2442:45.0 Elisabetta Perrone30 May 1999Catania2542:46.7 Cui Yingzi15 March 1992JinanChen Yueling15 March 1992Jinan
Notes Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 42:30.13: Elvira Chepareva also walked 41:45.84 (2019). Kerry Saxby-Junna also walked hand-timed 42:22.6 (1993), 42:23.9 (1992), 42:25.2 (1990), automatic-timed 42:26.29 (1993), and hand-timed 42:27.5 (1995). Beate Gummelt also walked hand-timed 42:29.4 (1990), 38:21.88 (2016). Gao Hongmiao also walked 42:30.13 (1995).
All-time top 25 (indoor)
Men Correct as of 30 September 2026.
RankResultAthleteNationalityDatePlace138:31.4 Werner Heyer12 January 1980Berlin238:35.5 Ronald Weigel12 January 1980Berlin338:46.0 Reima Salonen9 March 1988Turku438:54.4 Frants Kostyukevich3 February 1996Minsk539:06.06Igor Glavan24 December 2014Sumy639:10.6 Mikhail Khmelnitskiy4 February 1995Minsk739:13.15Hartwig Gauder26 February 1988Senftenberg839:14.0 Pyotr Pochenchuk6 February 1983Moscow939:20.52Nazar Kovalenko20 February 2010Sumy1039:20.8Viktor Semyonov17 February 1980Moscow1139:21.0 Vladimir Andreyev21 January 1997Moscow1239:21.6 Nikolay Matveyev2 March 1981Minsk1339:22.0 Aleksey Voyevodin28 December 2001Penza1439:23.55Mikita Kaliada20 February 2026Mogilyov1539:26.79Ivan Trotskiy22 February 2008Mogilyov1639:27.5 Artur Meleshkevich3 February 1996Minsk1739:30.5 Mikhail Orlov24 January 1995Moscow1839:32.0 Igor Plotnikov4 March 1988MinskAleksey Kronin21 January 1997Moscow2039:34.0 Roland Wieser11 January 1984Potsdam2139:34.6 Aivars Rumbenieks17 February 1980Moscow2239:38.6 Valdas Kazlauskas17 February 1980Moscow2339:39.0 Ralf Kowalsky11 January 1984Potsdam2439:40.97Aliaksandr Liakhovich18 February 2017Mogilyov2539:42.19Sergey Chernov22 February 2008Mogilyov Notes Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 39:42.00: Ronald Weigel also walked 38:51.04 (1988). Mikhail Khmelnitskiy also walked 39:18.72 (1993) and hand-timed 39:40.6 (1996). Frants Kostyukevich also walked hand-timed 39:26.2 (1997), 39:28.0 (1988), and 39:34.0 (1995). Vladimir Andreyev also walked hand-timed 39:27.0 (1995). Pyotr Pochenchuk also walked hand-timed 39:29.0 (1984).
Women
RankResultAthleteNationalityDatePlace143:13.00Viktoriya Bartash14 February 2025Mogilev243:49.69Alina Yushchanka20 February 2026Mogilev343:54.63Yelena Ginko22 February 2008Mogilev45644:11.8 Beate Gummelt2 February 1992Berlin744:38.8 Olimpiada Ivanova21 January 2001Moscow891011121345:14.71Alesia Savaneuskaya14 February 2025Mogilev14151646:23.01Lizaveta Hryshkavich14 February 2025Mogilev1718192047:22.21Palina Astapuk14 February 2025Mogilev212223242548:20.86Veranika Kliashniak20 February 2026Mogilev
Notes Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 46:33.74: Yelena Ginko also walked 45:40.38 (2006) Viktoriya Bartash also walked 44:39.55 (2018). Alesia Savaneuskaya also walked 45:40.38 (2026). Lizaveta Hryshkavich also walked 46:33.74 (2026).
Medalists European Athletics Championships
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