35 km walk (road), men

What to remember

The 35 km walk is a newcomer. It became a standard championship discipline in 2022, first at the World Race Walking Team Championships in Muscat that March, then at the World Championships in Eugene, where it replaced the 50 km. World Athletics only recognises records set after January 1, 2023, and set a men's reference time of 2 h 22 to beat.

Massimo Stano went under it with 2 h 20 min 43.00 s on May 18, 2025 in Poděbrady, Czech Republic, at the European Race Walking Team Championships. That is an average of 14.924 km/h.

The Italian already knew the distance well. On July 24, 2022 in Eugene he won the world title over 35 km with a championship record, after taking Olympic gold in the 20 km walk at the Tokyo Games.