The following table shows the World Record Progression in the Women’s 20 km Walk, as recognised by the IAAF.

World Record Progression

TIME
NAME ATHLETE
DATE
PLACE

2:24:00
 Antonie Briksová (TCH)
1931-09-06
Prague, Czechoslovakia

2:14:07
 Antonie Odvárková (TCH)
1931-09-14
Prague, Czechoslovakia

1:59:02
 Lina Aebersold (SUI)
1934-06-09
Zürich, Switzerland

1:57:35
 Marie van Tonder (RSA)
1962-07-28
Cape Town, South Africa

1:57:26
 Irma Hansson (SWE)
1963-10-27
Copenhagen, Denmark

1:54:30
 Irma Hansson (SWE)
1967-10-22
Copenhagen, Denmark

1:53:46
 Karin Møller (DEN)
1968-10-27
Copenhagen, Denmark

1:51:05
 Irma Hansson (SWE)
1969-10-12
Copenhagen, Denmark

1:47:10
 Margareta Simu (SWE)
1973-09-22
Copenhagen, Denmark

1:43:38
 Lilian Harpur (AUS)
1977-07-16
Adelaide, Australia

1:43:20
 Thorill Gylder (NOR)
1978-04-23
Mixhuca, Mexico

1:41:42
 Susan Cook (AUS)
1980-02-03
Melbourne, Australia

1:39:31
 Susan Cook (AUS)
1981-12-20
Melbourne, Australia

1:36:36
 Susan Cook (AUS)
1982-12-19
Melbourne, Australia

1:36:23
 Susan Cook (AUS)
1984-07-07
Canberra, Australia

1:36:19
 Sally Pierson (AUS)
1984-07-17
Melbourne, Australia

1:29:40
 Kerry Junna-Saxby (AUS)
1988-05-13
Vårname, Sweden

1:27:30
 Liu Hongyu (CHN)
1995-05-01
Beijing, PR China

1:27:30
 Nadezhda Ryashkina (RUS)
1999-02-07
Adler, Russia

1:26:22
 Wang Yan (CHN)
2001-11-19
Guangzhou, PR China

1:25:41
 Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS)
2005-08-07
Helsinki, Finland

See also

  • World record progression 10km walk women
  • World record progression 20km walk men
  • World record progression 50km walk men

References

  • Athletix
  • IOC-site

Retrieved from “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_record_progression_20km_walk_women”
Categories: Athletics (track and field) records | Walking


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