The following table shows the world record progression in the women's 50 kilometres walk, as recognised by the IAAF.
Unlike the men's 50K walk, the women's 50K walk is a new event, having been added to the IAAF World Athletics Championships for the first time in 2017.[1]
World record progression
Time | Athlete | Date | Place | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
4:08:26 | Inês Henriques (POR) | 15 January 2017 | Porto de Mós | [2] |
4:05:56 | Inês Henriques (POR) | 13 August 2017 | London | [3] |
4:04:36 | Liang Rui (CHN) | 5 May 2018 | Taicang | [4] |
3:59:15 | Liu Hong (CHN) | 9 March 2019 | Huangshan | [5] |
See also
References
- ↑ "The IAAF Achieves Gender Parity At Worlds, But Only For Five Women".
- ↑ António Manuel Fernandes (16 January 2017). "Henriques sets inaugural women's 50km race walk world record". IAAF. Retrieved 16 Jan 2017.
- ↑ "50km Race Walk Results" (PDF). IAAF. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ↑ "50km Racewalk Results" (PDF). IAAF. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ↑ Bob Ramsak (9 March 2019). "FLASH - Liu breaks world 50km race walk record in Huangshan, cracking 4-hour barrier". IAAF. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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