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.[dead link]
- ^ "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.[dead link]
- ^ "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.