Athletics 20K run | |
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World records | |
Men | Jacob Kiplimo 54:29 (2021) |
Women | Letesenbet Gidey 59:35 (2021) |
The 20K run (20 kilometres, or approximately 12.4 miles) is a long distance foot race. It is a rarely held race that is not recognized as an Olympic event. The event held IAAF world championship status in 2006 only, when the existing IAAF World Half Marathon Championships briefly hosted the shorter distance.[1]
The world best for men is held by Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea who ran a time of 56:01 at the 2006 IAAF World Road Running Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.[2] The women's world best is held by Florence Kiplagat of Kenya who ran a time of 1:01:54 at the 2015 Barcelona Half Marathon in Barcelona, Spain.[3] IAAF records require the 20 km distance to be run on a course without a significant drop in elevation between the start and finish points and where the birds-eye distance between the start of finish points is less than ten kilometres. The Association of Road Racing Statisticians has an additional criteria in that it requires records to be set in competitions of the given distance, thus it does not recognise Kiplagat's run due to it being recorded en route to a longer distance. The ARRS-recognised world record is 1:03:21 by Lornah Kiplagat of the Netherlands, who also recorded her time at the 2006 World Championships.[4]
There are several annual road running competitions over the 20 km distance, mostly based in Western Europe, the United States, and Japan.[5]
The Kanaguri Hai Tamana Half Marathon, Dam to Dam Half Marathon and Ogden Newspapers Classic Half Marathon were all previously 20 km races for much of their history.[5]
Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Race | Location | Ref |
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1 | 54:29+ | Jacob Kiplimo | Uganda | 21 November 2021 | Lisbon Half Marathon | Lisbon | [9] |
2 | 54:36+ | Kibiwott Kandie | Kenya | 22 October 2023 | Valencia Half Marathon | Valencia | [10] |
Hagos Gebrhiwet | Ethiopia | 22 October 2023 | Valencia Half Marathon | Valencia | [11] | ||
4 | 54:38+ | Yomif Kejelcha | Ethiopia | 22 October 2023 | Valencia Half Marathon | Valencia | [12] |
5 | 54:42+ | Selemon Barega | Ethiopia | 22 October 2023 | Valencia Half Marathon | Valencia | [13] |
6 | 54:50+ | Rhonex Kipruto | Kenya | 6 December 2020 | Valencia Half Marathon | Valencia | [14] |
7 | 54:57+ | Alexander Mutiso | Kenya | 6 December 2020 | Valencia Half Marathon | Valencia | [15] |
8 | 55:00+ | Geoffrey Kamworor | Kenya | 15 September 2019 | Copenhagen Half Marathon | Copenhagen | [16] |
9 | 55:04+ | Abel Kipchumba | Kenya | 24 October 2021 | Valencia Half Marathon | Valencia | [17] |
10 | 55:07+ | Philemon Kiplimo | Kenya | 6 December 2020 | Valencia Half Marathon | Valencia | [18] |
11 | 55:14+ | Kennedy Kimutai | Kenya | 24 October 2021 | Valencia Half Marathon | Valencia | [19] |
12 | 55:17+ | Daniel Mateiko | Kenya | 24 October 2021 | Valencia Half Marathon | Valencia | [20] |
Sabastian Sawe | Ethiopia | 22 October 2023 | Valencia Half Marathon | Valencia | [21] | ||
14 | 55:18+ | Abraham Kiptum | Kenya | 28 October 2018 | Valencia Half Marathon | Valencia | [22] |
15 | 55:21+ | Zersenay Tadese | Eritrea | 21 March 2010 | Lisbon Half Marathon | Lisbon | [23] |
16 | 55:24+ | Mathew Kimeli | Kenya | 24 October 2021 | Valencia Half Marathon | Valencia | [24] |
17 | 55:26+ | Rodgers Kwemoi | Kenya | 19 February 2022 | Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon | Ras al-Khaimah | [25] |
18 | 55:30+ | Jemal Yimer Mekonnen | Ethiopia | 28 October 2018 | Valencia Half Marathon | Valencia | |
19 | 55:31+ | Samuel Wanjiru | Kenya | 17 March 2007 | The Hague | ||
20 | 55:32+ | Muktar Edris | Ethiopia | 24 October 2021 | Valencia Half Marathon | Valencia | [26] |
21 | 55:39+ | Daniel Kibet | Kenya | 19 February 2022 | Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon | Ras Al Khaimah | [27] |
22 | 55:40+ | Abadi Hadis | Ethiopia | 28 October 2018 | Valencia Half Marathon | Valencia | |
Amdework Walelegn | Ethiopia | 19 February 2022 | Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon | Ras Al Khaimah | [28] | ||
Seifu Tura | Ethiopia | 19 February 2022 | Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon | Ras Al Khaimah | [29] | ||
Kenneth Kiprop Renju | Kenya | 19 February 2022 | Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon | Ras Al Khaimah | [30] |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 55:40:
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:02:04:
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