AthleticsAthletics world record
Half marathon walk (road), men
Record
1 h 20 min 34.00 s
- Holder
- Toshikazu Yamanishi
- Date
- Place
- Kobe
- Standing since
- 2026
What to remember
On February 15, 2026, his birthday, Japan's Toshikazu Yamanishi race-walked a half marathon in 1 h 20 min 34.00 s in Kobe, at the Japanese Half Marathon Race Walking Championships. His average: 15.712 km/h (9.763 mph).
The half marathon walk is held on the road over 21.0975 km. It was chosen to replace the 20 km walk at the 2028 Olympic Games.
Yamanishi already knew the neighbouring format very well. World champion over 20 km in Doha in 2019 and in Eugene in 2022, he also took the bronze medal over that distance at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Sources and licences
- Value, holder and date: Wikipedia article “List of world records in athletics” (revision used 1378411308). Data from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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