This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year
2001
The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...
in both the men's and the women's
race walking
Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully asse ...
distances: 20 km and 50 km (outdoor). One of the main events during this season were the
2001 World Athletics Championships in
Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...
, Alberta, Canada.
Abbreviations
*''All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds''
Men's 20 km
Records
2001 World Year Ranking
Men's 50 km
Records
2001 World Year Ranking
Women's 20 km
Records
2001 World Year Ranking
References
IAAF
{{Footer WBYP Race Walk Women
2001
The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...
Race Walking Year Ranking, 2001