The 5000 metres race walk is a

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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

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, 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.

World records

IAAF just ratified world records for men's indoor marks. On February 14, 1995, Mikhail Shchennikov of Russia set the 5,000 m race walk world indoor record in

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in a time of 18:07.08. The faster all-time men's best outdoor mark is held by

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of Tunisia, at 18:05.49. The all-time women's best 5,000 m race-walk mark was set outdoor and is held by Eleonora Giorgi of Italy, at 20:01.80.

All-time top 25 (outdoor)

*+ =

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to 10,000m performance *h = hand timing

Men

*Correct as of February 2022.

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 18:39.65: –

Women

*Correct as of February 2022.

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 20:22.75: *

Gillian O'Sullivan Gillian O'Sullivan (born 21 August 1976 in Killarney) is an Irish race walker. She set the unofficial world record in the 5000m walk in Belfast, United Kingdom since 2002 however, the IAAF have refused to verify it. She won a silver medal at th ...

also walked 20:13.13 (2003). *

Kerry Saxby-Junna Kerry-Anne Saxby-Junna, born Kerry Saxby AM (born 2 June 1961) is a retired Australian race walker. She was born in Young, New South Wales and grew up in Ballina, New South Wales. She represented Australia 27 times in international competi ...

also walked 20:13.29 (1996), 20:17.19 (1990), 20:22.75 (1996). *

Sabine Krantz Sabine Krantz (née Zimmer; born 6 February 1981) is a German race walker. She was born in Potsdam Potsdam () is the capital and, with around 183,000 inhabitants, largest city of the German state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Br ...

also walked 20:27.47 (2004).

All-time top 25 (indoor)

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to 10,000m performance *h = hand timing

Men

*Correct as of February 2022.

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 18:39.01: * Mikhail Shchennikov also walked 18:15.91 (1989), 18:23.55 (1991). *

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also walked 18:23.10 (1992). *

Ivano Brugnetti Ivano Brugnetti (born 1 September 1976 in Milan) is an Italian former race walker. Biography Brugnetti won five medals, at individual level, in international athletics competitions. He participated at three editions of the Summer Olympics (2000 ...

also walked 18:23.47 (2009). *

Giovanni De Benedictis Giovanni De Benedictis (born 8 January 1968, in Pescara) is a retired Italian race walker, that won 9 medals at individual level, 7 of these at senior level, at the International athletics competitions. He participated at five editions of the Sum ...

also walked 18:23.60 (1991). *

Tom Bosworth Thomas Stewart Bosworth (born 17 January 1990) is a British two-time Olympic race walker who holds three World bests, including the World Best for the 1Mile race walk, 5:31.08. He also holds six British records, won 13 British Championship ...

also walked 18:28.70 (2018).

Women

*Correct as of April 2021.

International medallists

African Championships

References

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