Men · Race Walking · All-Time
20 km Race Walk
1:16:10
Best mark
World record
1:18:12
Top 50 cutoff
50 rows
1:17:39
Median
Of the 50 best-by-athlete marks
15
Countries
CHN 16 · JPN 9 · 13 others
Performance distribution
50 athletes from 1:16:10 to 1:18:12 · median 1:17:39
Top 50 cutoff
The mark an athlete needed to make the list
World all-time top 50
Best by athlete · data refreshed 17 Sep 2026 · methodology
50 rows
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toshikazu Yamanishi WR | JPN | 1:16:10 | 16 Feb 2025 | Kobe | 29 |
| 2 | Yusuke Suzuki | JPN | 1:16:36 | 15 Mar 2015 | Nomi | 27 |
| 3 | Sergey Morozov | RUS | 1:16:43 | 8 Jun 2008 | Saransk | 20 |
| 4 | Kaihua Wang | CHN | 1:16:54 | 20 Mar 2021 | Huangshan | 27 |
| 5 | Yohann Diniz | FRA | 1:17:02 | 8 Mar 2015 | Arles | 37 |
| 6 | Vladimir Kanaykin | RUS | 1:17:16 | 29 Sep 2007 | Saransk | 22 |
| 7 | Jefferson Pérez | ECU | 1:17:21 | 23 Aug 2003 | Saint-Denis | 29 |
| 8 | Francisco Javier Fernandez | ESP | 1:17:22 | 28 Apr 2002 | Turku | 25 |
| 9 | Vladimir Stankin | RUS | 1:17:23 | 8 Feb 2004 | Adler | 30 |
| 10 | Masatora Kawano | JPN | 1:17:24 | 17 Mar 2019 | Nomi | 20 |
| 11 | Satoshi Maruo | JPN | 1:17:24 | 16 Feb 2025 | Kobe | 33 |
| 12 | Sergey Shirobokov | RUS | 1:17:25 | 9 Jun 2018 | Cheboksary | 19 |
| 13 | Koki Ikeda | JPN | 1:17:25 | 17 Mar 2019 | Nomi | 20 |
| 14 | Jun Zhang | CHN | 1:17:26 | 3 Mar 2024 | Taicang | 25 |
| 15 | Massimo Stano | ITA | 1:17:26 | 3 Mar 2024 | Taicang | 32 |
| 16 | Alex Schwazer | ITA | 1:17:30 | 18 Mar 2012 | Lugano | 27 |
| 17 | Wang Zhaozhao | CHN | 1:17:30 | 1 Mar 2025 | Taicang | |
| 18 | Álvaro Martín | ESP | 1:17:32 | 19 Aug 2023 | Budapest | 29 |
| 19 | Nathan Deakes | AUS | 1:17:33 | 23 Apr 2005 | Cixi | 27 |
| 20 | Cui Lihong | CHN | 1:17:33 | 1 Mar 2025 | Taicang | |
| 21 | Zhen Wang | CHN | 1:17:36 | 30 Mar 2012 | Taicang | 20 |
| 22 | Caio Bonfim | BRA | 1:17:37 | 16 Feb 2025 | Kobe | 33 |
| 23 | Valeriy Borchin | RUS | 1:17:38 | 28 Feb 2009 | Adler | 22 |
| 24 | Kento Yoshikawa | JPN | 1:17:38 | 16 Feb 2025 | Kobe | |
| 25 | Zelin Cai | CHN | 1:17:39 | 20 Mar 2021 | Huangshan | 29 |
| 26 | Perseus Karlström | SWE | 1:17:39 | 19 Aug 2023 | Budapest | 33 |
| 27 | Evan Dunfee | CAN | 1:17:39 | 16 Feb 2025 | Adelaide | 34 |
| 28 | Ding Chen | CHN | 1:17:40 | 30 Mar 2012 | Taicang | 19 |
| 29 | Zhu Hongjun | CHN | 1:17:41 | 23 Apr 2005 | Cixi | |
| 30 | Julio Martínez | GUA | 1:17:46 | 8 May 1999 | Eisenhüttenstadt | |
| 31 | Roman Rasskazov | RUS | 1:17:46 | 19 May 2000 | Moskva | |
| 32 | Li Yandong | CHN | 1:17:47 | 3 Mar 2024 | Taicang | |
| 33 | Isamu Fujisawa | JPN | 1:17:52 | 17 Mar 2019 | Nomi | |
| 34 | Cui Zhide | CHN | 1:17:53 | 23 Apr 2005 | Cixi | |
| 35 | Ryo Hamanishi | JPN | 1:17:53 | 16 Feb 2025 | Kobe | |
| 36 | Brian Pintado | ECU | 1:17:54 | 18 May 2024 | La Coruña | 28 |
| 37 | Paul McGrath | ESP | 1:17:55 | 25 Feb 2024 | Zaragoza | |
| 38 | Alejandro López | MEX | 1:17:56 | 8 May 1999 | Eisenhüttenstadt | |
| 39 | Qian Haifeng | CHN | 1:17:58 | 1 Mar 2025 | Taicang | |
| 40 | Eiki Takahashi | JPN | 1:18:00 | 17 Feb 2019 | Kobe | 26 |
| 41 | Bo Lingtang | CHN | 1:18:04 | 7 Apr 1994 | Beijing | |
| 42 | Sun Shuai | CHN | 1:18:04 | 20 Mar 2021 | Huangshan | |
| 43 | Li Chenjie | CHN | 1:18:04 | 1 Mar 2025 | Taicang | |
| 44 | Dmitriy Yesipchuk | RUS | 1:18:05 | 4 Mar 2001 | Adler | |
| 45 | Viktor Burayev | RUS | 1:18:06 | 4 Mar 2001 | Adler | |
| 46 | Vladimir Parvatkin | RUS | 1:18:06 | 12 Mar 2005 | Adler | |
| 47 | Li Gaobo | CHN | 1:18:07 | 23 Apr 2005 | Cixi | |
| 48 | Lu Ning | CHN | 1:18:08 | 3 Mar 2024 | Taicang | |
| 49 | Artur Meleshkevich | BLR | 1:18:12 | 10 Mar 2001 | Brest | |
| 50 | Christopher Linke | GER | 1:18:12 | 19 Aug 2023 | Budapest | 34 |