30,000 m walk (track), men

What to remember

Cuneo, in Italy, is where Maurizio Damilano walked 30,000 m on the track in 2 h 01 min 44.10 s, on October 3, 1992. That is an average of 14.786 km/h without ever running: one foot must appear to touch the ground at all times, and judges check this throughout the race.

Race walking is held on roads or on tracks, over distances from 3,000 metres up to 100 kilometres. The 30,000 m track event sits within that range, away from the road circuits of the Olympic 20 km.

Born in 1957 in Scarnafigi, Damilano was an Olympic and world race walking champion. He won 15 individual medals at major international competitions, and 22 counting team events.