The 20,000 metres (approximately 12.43 mi or 65,617 ft) is a rarely contested
long-distance running event in
track and field
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competitions; most world records in the event have been set during
half marathons and
one-hour races, as a half marathon is roughly 21,000 meters.
World Records
+ = indicates a time was taken at an intermediate distance in a longer race
Men
*Updated February 2021.
Women
* Correct as of August 2018.
All-time top 25
*+ =
en route
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to longer performance
*h = hand timed
Men
*Updated September 2022.
Women
*Updated September 2022.
In popular culture
Tegla Loroupe's 20,000 meter world record was mentioned in Chapter 1, problem 64P of ''Chemistry
(Seventh Edition)'' by
John E. McMurry,
Robert C. Fay, and
Jill Kirsten Robinson.
References
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Events in track and field
Long-distance running distances