2025 World Athletics Championships – Men's 20 kilometres walk
| Men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2025 World Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | National Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||
| Dates | 20 September | |||||||||
| Competitors | 48 from 26 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:18:35 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2025 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 20 September 2025.[1]
Summary
Records
Before the competition records were as follows:[2]
| Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Toshikazu Yamanishi (JPN)
|
1:16:10 | Kobe, Japan | 16 February 2025 |
| Championship Record |  Jefferson Pérez (ECU)
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1:17:21 | Saint-Denis, France | 23 August 2003 |
| World Leading | Toshikazu Yamanishi (JPN)
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1:16:10 | Kobe, Japan | 16 February 2025 |
| African Record |  Samuel Gathimba (KEN)
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1:18:23 | Nairobi, Kenya | 18 June 2021 |
| Asian Record | Toshikazu Yamanishi (JPN)
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1:16:10 | Kobe, Japan | 16 February 2025 |
| European Record |  Yohann Diniz (FRA)
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1:17:02 | Arles, France | 8 March 2015 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean Record | .svg.png){kind=small} Evan Dunfee (CAN)
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1:17:39 | Adelaide, Australia | 16 February 2025 |
| Oceanian Record | .svg.png){kind=small} Nathan Deakes (AUS)
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1:17:33 | Cixi, China | 23 April 2005 |
| South American Record | Jefferson Pérez (ECU)
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1:17:21 | Saint-Denis, France | 23 August 2003 |
Qualification standard
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 1:19:20.[3]
Schedule
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+9), was as follows:[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 20 September | 09:55 | Final |
Results
The race was started on 20 September at 9:55.
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Warnings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Caio Bonfim |  Brazil
|
1:18:35 | ~ ~ | |
|
Wang Zhaozhao |  China
|
1:18:43 | ~ ~ | |
|
Paul McGrath |  Spain
|
1:18:45 | ~ ~ | |
| 4 | Aurélien Quinion | France
|
1:18:49 | ~ | PB |
| 5 | Gabriel Bordier | France
|
1:19:23 | ~ ~ | |
| 6 | Qian Haifeng | China
|
1:19:38 | ||
| 7 | Kento Yoshikawa | Japan
|
1:19:46 | ||
| 8 | Diego García | Spain
|
1:20:05 | ||
| 9 | Satoshi Maruo | Japan
|
1:20:09 | ||
| 10 | Christopher Linke |  Germany
|
1:20:11 | ||
| 11 | Leo Köpp | Germany
|
1:20:35 | ||
| 12 | Ricardo Ortiz |  Mexico
|
1:20:36 | ~ ~ | |
| 13 | Perseus Karlström |  Sweden
|
1:20:37 | ||
| 14 | Maher Ben Hlima |  Poland
|
1:20:39 | ~ | |
| 15 | Jordy Jiménez | Ecuador
|
1:20:43 | ||
| 16 | Francesco Fortunato |  Italy
|
1:21:00 | ||
| 17 | Matheus Corrêa | Brazil
|
1:21:04 | ~ | SB |
| 18 | Misgana Wakuma |  Ethiopia
|
1:21:17 | > | SB |
| 19 | David Hurtado | Ecuador
|
1:21:18 | ~ ~ ~ PZ | |
| 20 | Rhydian Cowley |  Australia
|
1:21:18 | ~ | |
| 21 | Álvaro López | Spain
|
1:21:28 | ||
| 22 | Dominik Černý |  Slovakia
|
1:21:29 | ||
| 23 | Declan Tingay | Australia
|
1:21:30 | ~ > | |
| 24 | Li Chenjie | China
|
1:21:39 | ||
| 25 | Veli-Matti Partanen |  Finland
|
1:21:41 | ~ | SB |
| 26 | Mukola Rushchak |  Ukraine
|
1:21:57 | ||
| 27 | Serhii Svitlychnyi | Ukraine
|
1:22:24 | ~ | |
| 28 | Toshikazu Yamanishi | Japan
|
1:22:39 | ~ ~ ~ PZ | |
| 29 | Mateo Romero |  Colombia
|
1:22:44 | ||
| 30 | Choe Byeong-kwang |  South Korea
|
1:22:52 | ||
| 31 | Servin Sebastian |  India
|
1:23:03 | ~ | |
| 32 | Bence Venyercsán |  Hungary
|
1:23:06 | ~ | |
| 33 | Noel Chama | Mexico
|
1:23:41 | > > | |
| 34 | Gianluca Picchiottino | Italy
|
1:23:50 | ||
| 35 | Mazlum Demir |  Turkey
|
1:24:11 | ||
| 36 | Andrea Cosi | Italy
|
1:24:18 | ~ ~ ~ PZ | |
| 37 | Jerry Jokinen | Finland
|
1:24:37 | ~ | |
| 38 | Érick Barrondo |  Guatemala
|
1:24:42 | SB | |
| 39 | Tim Fraser | Australia
|
1:24:55 | > | |
| 40 | César Herrera | Colombia
|
1:25:01 | ~ | |
| 41 | Raivo Saulgriezis |  Latvia
|
1:27:25 | > > > PZ | |
| 42 | Max Batista Gonçalves dos Santos | Brazil
|
1:27:34 | ~ | |
| 43 | Wayne Snyman |  South Africa
|
1:30:12 | ~ | SB |
| Luis Henry Campos |  Peru
|
DQ | ~ > > ~ | ||
| José Luis Doctor | Mexico
|
~ ~ > ~ | |||
| Ihor Hlavan | Ukraine
|
~ > ~ ~ | |||
| Hayrettin Yıldız | Turkey
|
> > > > | |||
| Alexandros Papamichail |  Greece
|
DNS | |||
| [4] | |||||
| Key: | ~ Red card for loss of contact | > Red card for bent knee | PZ 3.5 min. Penalty Zone | TR54.7.5: Disqualified by Rule TR54.7.5 (4 red cards) |
References
- ^ a b "Timetable - Tokyo 25 - World Athletics Championship - Men's 20 kilometres walk". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ "20 kilometres walk Men − Records". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 – Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Results 20 Kilometres Race Walk Men - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 20 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
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