20,000 metres
Appearance
The 20,000 metres (approximately 12.43 mi or 65,617 ft) is a rarely contested long-distance running event in track and field 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[edit]
+ = indicates a time was taken at an intermediate distance in a longer race
Men[edit]
Updated January 2024.Zersenay Tadese in the lead pack of the 2013 Prague Half Marathon
Event | Result | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Place | Meeting | Citation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20,000 m (track) | 56:20.02+ | Bashir Abdi | 4 September 2020 | Brussels | Memorial Van Damme | [1] | |
20 km (road) | 54:29+ | Jacob Kiplimo | 21 Nov 2021 | Lisbon | Lisbon Half Marathon | [2] |
Women[edit]
- Correct as of January 2024.
Event | Result | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Place | Meeting | Citation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20,000 m (track) | 1:05:26.6 | Tegla Loroupe | 3 Sep 2000 | Borgholzhausen | [3] | ||
20 km (road) | 59:35+ | Letesenbet Gidey | 24 Oct 2021 | Valencia | Valencia Half Marathon | [4] |
All-time top 25[edit]
- + = en route to longer performance
- h = hand timed
Men[edit]
- Updated September 2022.
Rank | Result (m) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 56:20.02+ | Bashir Abdi | 4 September 2020 | Brussels | [5] | |
2 | 56:20.30+ | Mo Farah | 4 September 2020 | Brussels | [6] | |
3 | 56:20.55+ | Sabastian Sawe | 2 September 2022 | Brussels | [7] | |
4 | 56:26.0+ | Haile Gebrselassie | 27 June 2007 | Ostrava | [8] | |
5 | 56:51.60+ | Sondre Nordstad Moen | 7 August 2020 | Kristiansand | [9] | |
6 | 56:55.6+ h | Arturo Barrios | 30 March 1991 | La Fléche | ||
7 | 57:07.41+ | Kibiwott Kandie | 2 September 2022 | Brussels | [10] | |
8 | 57:18.4+ h | Dionisio Castro | 31 March 1990 | La Flèche | ||
9 | 57:24.2+ | Jos Hermens | 1 May 1976 | Arnhem | ||
10 | 57:28.7+ h | Carl Thackery | 31 March 1990 | La Flèche | ||
11 | 57:44.4+ h | Gaston Roelants | 20 September 1972 | Brussels | ||
12 | 57:48.7 | Toshihiko Seko | 11 May 1985 | Odawara | ||
13 | 57:50.25+ | Morhad Amdouni | 19 September 2020 | Lucciana | ||
14 | 58:17.3+ | Daniel Mateo | 20 April 2021 | La Nucía | [11] | |
15 | 58:18.4+ | Bertrand Itsweire | 31 March 1990 | La Flèche | ||
16 | 58:25.0 | Bill Rodgers | 9 August 1977 | Boston | ||
17 | 58:30.2+ | Werner Schildhauer | 29 April 1983 | Cottbus | ||
18 | 58:37.2+ h | Rob de Castella | 17 April 1982 | Rome | ||
19 | 58:37.8+ h | Mariano Haro | 9 August 1975 | San Sebastián | ||
20 | 58:53.6+ | Girmaw Amare | 26 January 2020 | Tel Aviv | ||
21 | 58:43.8 h | Franco Fava | 9 April 1977 | Rome | ||
22 | 59:02.0 h | Rashid Sharafetdinov | 2 May 1971 | Leningrad | ||
23 | 59:14.02 | Stéphane Schweickhardt | 15 April 1998 | Martigny | ||
24 | 59:19.0 | András Fancsali | 15 April 1978 | Budapest | ||
25 | 59:24.8+ | Leszek Bebło | 31 March 1990 | La Flèche |
Women[edit]
- Updated September 2022.
Rank | Result | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1:05:26.6 | Tegla Loroupe | 3 September 2000 | Borgholzhausen | ||
2 | 1:05:35.3 | Dire Tune | 17 June 2009 | Ostrava | ||
3 | 1:06:48.8 | Izumi Maki | 19 September 1993 | Amagasaki | ||
4 | 1:06:55.5 | Rosa Mota | 14 May 1983 | Lisbon | ||
5 | 1:07:19.9 | Naomi Sakashita | 10 October 1995 | Amagasaki | ||
6 | 1:07:47.0 | Kaori Kumura | 19 September 1993 | Amagasaki | ||
7 | 1:07:49.9 | Rika Ota | 17 June 1992 | Akashi | ||
8 | 1:07:52.0 | Midori Shimizu | 1 October 1994 | Amagasaki | ||
9 | 1:08:07.6 | Megumi Fujiwara | 17 June 1992 | Akashi | ||
10 | 1:08:46.6 | Takako Kobayashi | 1 October 1994 | Amagasaki | ||
11 | 1:08:51.9 | Junko Asari | 17 June 1992 | Akashi | ||
12 | 1:08:52.6 | Nanae Sasaki | 29 May 1984 | Tokyo | ||
13 | 1:08:59.2 | Aki Yasaki | 17 June 1992 | Akashi | ||
14 | 1:09:19.1 | Chiyuki Ona | 17 June 1992 | Akashi | ||
15 | 1:09:53.0 | Blandine Bitzner | 13 May 2000 | La Celle-Saint-Cloud | ||
16 | 1:10:30.4+ | Helena Javornik | 19 July 2006 | Maribor | ||
17 | 1:10:35.0 | Leah Malot | 17 June 2009 | Ostrava | ||
18 | 1:10:50.2 | Christa Vahlensieck | 25 October 1975 | Essen | ||
19 | 1:10:56.6 | Ágnes Özéné Sipka | 16 October 1988 | Székesfehérvár | ||
20 | 1:11:00.0 | Miki Kitajima | 20 September 1993 | Amagasaki | ||
21 | 1:11:05.0+ | Judit Nagy | 22 October 1989 | Székesfehérvár | ||
22 | 1:11:17.6 | Chiara Mainetti | 18 June 2022 | Buenos Aires | ||
23 | 1:11:48.9+ | Karolina Szabo | 23 April 1988 | Budapest | ||
24 | 1:12:44 | Maria Luisa Irizar | 23 June 1985 | Laredo | ||
25 |
In popular culture[edit]
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. [12]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hassan and Farah smash world one hour records in Brussels". European Athletics. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Jacob Kiplimo 2021 Lisbon Half Marathon Result". sporthive.com. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "IAAF: Women's outdoor 20,000 Metres | Records | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
- ^ "Letesenbet Gidey 2021 Valencia Half Marathon Result". valenciaciudaddelrunning.com. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Hassan and Farah smash world one hour records in Brussels". European Athletics. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ Rich Perelman (4 September 2020). "THE TICKER: Three world records: for Farah, Abdi and Hassan in Brussels; another win for van Aert at Le Tour; double death for Iranian wrestler?". thesportsexaminer.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Wanda Diamond League – One Hour Run Results and Split Times" (PDF). sportresult.com. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "IAAF: Men's outdoor 20,000 Metres | Records | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
- ^ "2020 Stadionmila Kristiansand Results" (PDF). stadionmila.no/. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Wanda Diamond League – One Hour Run Results and Split Times" (PDF). sportresult.com. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Dani Mateo tritura el récord de España de la hora: 20.593 metros". soycorredor.es (in Spanish). 20 April 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Chegg.com". www.chegg.com. Retrieved 2018-08-07.