2001 in race walking explained

This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2001 in both the men's and the women's race walking distances: 20 km and 50 km (outdoor). One of the main events during this season were the 2001 World Athletics Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Abbreviations

• All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds

WR	world record
AR	area record
CR	event record
NR	national record
PB	personal best

Men's 20 km

Records

Standing records prior to the 2001 season in track and field
		1:17:46	May 8, 1999
		1:17:46	May 19, 2000

2001 World Year Ranking

Rank	Time	Athlete	Venue	Date	Note
1	1:18:05		Adler, Russia	04/03/2001
2	1:18:06		Adler, Russia	04/03/2001
3	1:18:14		Dublin, Ireland	16/06/2001
4	1:18:20		Adler, Russia	04/03/2001
5	1:19:14		Adler, Russia	04/03/2001
6	1:19:32		Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany	09/06/2001
7	1:19:36		Calella, Spain	22/04/2001
8	1:19:45		Dudince, Slovakia	19/05/2001
9	1:19:47		Calella, Spain	22/04/2001
10	1:19:53		Calella, Spain	22/04/2001
12	1:20:14		Dudince, Slovakia	19/05/2001
13	1:20:21		Dudince, Slovakia	19/05/2001
14	1:20:31		Edmonton, Canada	04/08/2001
			Rumia, Poland	07/10/2001
16	1:20:45		Cheboksary, Russia	16 06 2001
17	1:20:49		Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany	09/06/2001
			Guangzhou, PR China	19/11/2001
19	1:20:58		Guangzhou, PR China	19/11/2001
20	1:21:04		Guangzhou, PR China	19/11/2001
21	1:21:09		Edmonton, Canada	04/08/2001
22	1:21:11		Royal Leamington, Great Britain	21/04/2001
23	1:21:15		Dandong, PR China	13/04/2001
24	1:21:20		Kobe, Japan	28/01/2001
			Turku, Finland	03/06/2001

Men's 50 km

2001 World Year Ranking

Rank	Time	Athlete	Venue	Date	Note
1	3:42:08		Edmonton, Canada	11/08/2001
2	3:43:07		Edmonton, Canada	11/08/2001
3	3:43:43		Naumburg, Germany	08/04/2001
4	3:44:28		Guangzhou, PR China	23/11/2001
5	3:44:32		Cheboksary, Russia	17/06/2001
6	3:44:50		Cheboksary, Russia	17/06/2001
7	3:45:22		Mollet del Vallés, Spain	18/03/2001
8	3:45:46		Guangzhou, PR China	23/11/2001
9	3:45:48		Dudince, Slovakia	19/05/2001
10	3:46:12		Dudince, Slovakia	19/05/2001
11	3:46:12		Edmonton, Canada	11/08/2001
12	3:46:20		Edmonton, Canada	11/08/2001
13	3:46:52		Dudince, Slovakia	19/05/2001
14	3:47:04		Guangzhou, PR China	23/11/2001
15	3:47:34		Guangzhou, PR China	23/11/2001
16	3:48:05		New Plymouth, New Zealand	16/06/2001
17	3:48:06		Dudince, Slovakia	19/05/2001
18	3:48:28		Edmonton, Canada	11/08/2001
19	3:48:41		Dudince, Slovakia	24/03/2001
20	3:48:51		Naumburg, Germany	08/04/2001
21	3:50:24		Guangzhou, PR China	23/11/2001
22	3:50:28		Naumburg, Germany	08/04/2001
23	3:50:29		Mollet del Vallés, Spain	18/03/2001
24	3:50:32		Cheboksary, Russia	17/06/2001
25	3:50:46		Edmonton, Canada	11/08/2001

Women's 20 km

2001 World Year Ranking

Rank	Time	Athlete	Venue	Date	Note
1	1:24:50		Adler, Russia	04/03/2001
2	1:26:22		Guangzhou, PR China	19/11/2001
3	1:26:23		Guangzhou, PR China	19/11/2001
4	1:26:35		Guangzhou, PR China	19/11/2001
5	1:26:50		Dudince, Slovakia	19/05/2001
6	1:27:09		Dudince, Slovakia	19/05/2001
7	1:27:29		Dudince, Slovakia	19/05/2001
8	1:27:33		Adler, Russia	04/03/2001
9	1:27:55		Rio Maior, Portugal	07/04/2001
10	1:28:11		Cheboksary, Russia	16/06/2001
11	1:28:45		Dandong, PR China	13/04/2001
12	1:28:49		Edmonton, Canada	09/08/2001
13	1:28:56		Adler, Russia	04/03/2001
14	1:29:08		Adler, Russia	04/03/2001
15	1:29:25		Dudince, Slovakia	19/05/2001
16	1:29:31		Guangzhou, PR China	19/11/2001
17	1:29:36		Almaty, Kazakhstan	31/03/2001
18	1:29:39		Guangzhou, PR China	19/11/2001
19	1:29:43		Dandong, PR China	13/04/2001
20	1:29:44		Guangzhou, PR China	19/11/2001
21	1:29:47		Guangzhou, PR China	19/11/2001
22	1:29:54		Amsterdam, Netherlands	15/07/2001
23	1:29:55		Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany	09/06/2001
24	1:29:57		Douglas, Ireland	17/02/2001
25	1:30:00		Dandong, PR China	13/04/2001

References

• IAAF
• Women's 20 km Year Ranking