The following table shows the World Record Progression in the Women’s 10 km Walk, as recognised by the IAAF.

World Record Progression

TIME
NAME ATHLETE
DATE
PLACE

58:14
 Albertine Regel (FRA)
1926-11-11
Paris, France

56:26
 Margit Lindström (SWE)
1934-10-07
Stockholm, Sweden

53:17
 Sandrah Holm (SWE)
1935-05-19
Uppsala, Sweden

52:56
 Birgit Frisk (SWE)
1942-06-21
Almunge, Sweden

51:14
 May Holmén (SWE)
1942-08-09
Mariestad, Sweden

51:11
 Stina Lindberg (SWE)
1942-08-23
Gävle, Sweden

51:01
 Margarita Simu (SWE)
1972-06-24
Äppelbo, Sweden

49:04
 Margarita Simu (SWE)
1976-06-22
Äppelbo, Sweden

48:53
 Margarita Simu (SWE)
1978-06-25
Äppelbo, Sweden

48:40
 Thorill Gylder (NOR)
1978-09-16
Søfteland, Norway

47:24
 Thorill Gylder (NOR)
1979-09-15
Valer, Norway

46:28
 Sue Orr (AUS)
1980-05-11
Moss, Norway

45:38
 Sally Pierson (AUS)
1982-05-08
Melbourne, Australia

45:32
 Susan Cook (AUS)
1982-06-10
Canberra, Australia

45:14
 Young Juxu (CHN)
1983-09-24
Bergen, Norway

44:52
 Olga Krishtop (URS)
1984-08-05
Penza, Soviet Union

44:14
 Yan Hong (CHN)
1985-03-16
Jian, PR China

43:22
 Olga Krishtop (URS)
1987-05-03
New York, USA

42:52
 Kerry Saxby (AUS)
1987-05-04
Melbourne, Australia

41:30
 Kerry Saxby (AUS)
1988-08-27
Canberra, Australia

41:29
 Larisa Ramazanova (RUS)
1995-06-04
Izhevsk, Russia

41:04
 Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS)
1996-04-20
Sochi, Russia

See also

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

References

  • Athletix
  • IOC-site

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