10 kilometres race walk

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Athletics
10-kilometer walk
2005 World Championships in Athletics2.jpg
Men's racewalk. Walker at right appears to be illegal in that both feet are off the ground, but an infraction is only committed when loss of contact is visible to the human eye.[1]
Men's records
World Russia Roman Rasskazov 37:11 (2000)

The 10 kilometres race walk, or 10-kilometer racewalk, is a racewalking event. The event is competed as a road race. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supporting leg must remain straight until the raised leg passes it. 10 kilometers is 6.21 miles.[2]

History

Timothy Seaman, U.S. record holder

It was introduced at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm for men, and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona for women.[3] It is no longer an Olympic event for women, having been changed to 20 km in 1999, though it is run in some international competitions.[3][4]

World records

On May 28, 2000, Roman Rasskazov of Russia set a new 10-km race walk world record in Saransk in a time of 37:11.[5] The all-time women's 10-km race-walk record is held by Yelena Nikolayeva of Russia, at 41:04.[6]

U.S. records

On April 20, 2004, Timothy Seaman set the new U.S. 10-km walk record of 39:22.7 in Storetveitmarsje, Norway.[7] On August 7, 1995, Michelle Rohl set the U.S. 10-km walk record of 44:17 in Göteborg, Sweden.[7]

Olympic medalists

Men

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1912 Stockholm
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22x20px George Goulding (CAN)  Ernest Webb (GBR)  Fernando Altimani (ITA)
1920 Antwerp
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 Ugo Frigerio (ITA)  Joseph Pearman (USA)  Charles Gunn (GBR)
1924 Paris
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 Ugo Frigerio (ITA)  Gordon Goodwin (GBR) 22x20px Cecil McMaster (RSA)
1928–1936 not included in the Olympic program
1948 London
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 John Mikaelsson (SWE)  Ingemar Johansson (SWE)  Fritz Schwab (SUI)
1952 Helsinki
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 John Mikaelsson (SWE)  Fritz Schwab (SUI) 22x20px Bruno Junk (URS)

Women

Template:Olympic medalists in women's 10 kilometres walk

External links

References

  1. Belson, Ken. "One Step at a Time? It’s More Complicated Than That" New York Times (August 10, 2012)
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