Women · Race Walking · All-Time

50 km Race Walk

World record

3:57:08

Klavdiya AfanasyevaRUSCheboksary · 15 Jun 2019

7 years standingRecord progression →

3:50:42

Best mark

Best on this list

4:49:56

Top 50 cutoff

128 rows: tie at the cutoff

4:31:40

Median

Of the 128 best-by-athlete marks

30

Countries

CHN 25 · RUS 12 · 28 others

Performance distribution

128 athletes from 3:50:42 to 4:49:56 · median 4:31:40

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3:50:42 · best4:31:40 · median4:49:56 · cutoff

Top 50 cutoff

The mark an athlete needed to make the list

World all-time top 50

Best by athlete · updated 4 Sep 2026 · methodology

128 rows · tie at the cutoff

#AthleteCountryMarkDateVenueAge
1 Yelena Lashmanova RUS 3:50:42 5 Sep 2020 Voronovo 28
2 Klavdiya Afanasyeva RUS 3:57:08 15 Jun 2019 Cheboksary 23
3 Hong Liu CHN 3:59:15 9 Mar 2019 Huangshan 31
4 Margarita Nikiforova RUS 3:59:56 5 Sep 2020 Voronovo
5 Maocuo Li CHN 4:03:51 9 Mar 2019 Huangshan 26
6 Liang Rui CHN 4:04:36 5 May 2018 Taicang 23
7 Eleonora Giorgi ITA 4:04:50 19 May 2019 Alytus 29
8 Júlia Takács ESP 4:05:46 19 May 2019 Alytus 29
9 Inês Henriques POR 4:05:56 13 Aug 2017 London 37
10 Ma Faying CHN 4:07:30 9 Mar 2019 Huangshan 25
11 Yin Hang CHN 4:08:58 13 Aug 2017 London 20
12 Claire Tallent AUS 4:09:33 5 May 2018 Taicang 36
13 Monica Svensson SWE 4:10:59 21 Oct 2007 Scanzorosciate 28
14 Raquel González ESP 4:11:01 10 Feb 2019 El Vendrell 29
15 Johana Ordóñez ECU 4:11:12 11 Aug 2019 Lima 31
16 Yelena Ginko BLR 4:12:16 17 Oct 2004 Scanzorosciate 28
17 Alina Tsvilii UKR 4:12:44 7 Aug 2018 Berlin
18 Paola Pérez ECU 4:12:56 5 May 2018 Taicang 28
19 Mirna Ortíz GUA 4:13:56 24 Feb 2019 Ciudad de Guatemala 31
20 Mária Czaková SVK 4:14:25 24 Mar 2018 Dudince 29
21 Jiang Pengqin CHN 4:14:31 9 Mar 2019 Huangshan
22 Bai Tiantian CHN 4:14:49 9 Mar 2019 Huangshan
23 Wang Yingliu CHN 4:15:33 9 Mar 2019 Huangshan
24 Mayra Carolina Herrera GUA 4:15:42 9 Sep 2017 Owego
25 Maria Juárez ESP 4:15:46 16 Feb 2020 Torrevieja
26 Valentyna Naiavko UKR 4:15:50 19 May 2019 Alytus
27 Jolanta Dukure LAT 4:16:27 9 Sep 2006 Paralepa
28 Anastasiya Yatsevich BLR 4:16:39 19 May 2019 Alytus
29 Olena Sobchuk UKR 4:17:07 19 May 2019 Alytus
30 Nadzeya Darazhuk BLR 4:17:29 19 May 2019 Alytus
31 Anastasiya Kalashnikova RUS 4:18:26 5 Sep 2020 Voronovo
32 Ainhoa Pinedo ESP 4:18:56 25 Feb 2018 Burjassot
33 Magaly Bonilla ECU 4:19:04 5 May 2018 Taicang
34 Kristina Klyubushkina RUS 4:19:37 29 May 2021 Cheboksary
35 Masumi Fuchise JPN 4:19:56 14 Apr 2019 Wajima
36 Khrystina Yudkina UKR 4:19:57 19 May 2019 Alytus
37 Ivana Renic CRO 4:20:17 23 Mar 2019 Dudince
38 Agnieszka Ellward POL 4:20:24 23 Mar 2019 Dudince
39 Yang Shuqing CHN 4:20:49 13 Aug 2017 London
40 Kathleen Burnett USA 4:21:51 13 Aug 2017 London
41 Nadezhda Mokeyeva RUS 4:22:23 15 Jun 2019 Cheboksary
42 Viviane Lyra BRA 4:22:46 11 Aug 2019 Lima
43 Chi Meijiao CHN 4:22:47 9 Mar 2019 Huangshan
44 Evelyn Inga PER 4:22:57 21 Apr 2019 Lázaro Cárdenas
45 Vasylyna Sydorchuk UKR 4:23:15 7 Aug 2018 Berlin
46 Brigita Virbalyte-Dimsiene LTU 4:25:22 17 Oct 2010 Villa di Serio
47 Aleksandra Bushkova RUS 4:25:32 5 Sep 2020 Voronovo
48 Mariavittoria Becchetti ITA 4:26:10 19 May 2019 Alytus
49 Chen Yumin CHN 4:26:42 9 Mar 2019 Huangshan
50 Mara Ribeiro POR 4:27:14 19 May 2019 Alytus
51 Nicole Colombi ITA 4:27:38 27 Jan 2019 Gioiosa Marea 23
52 Evaggelía Xinoú GRE 4:28:13 17 Oct 2004 Scanzorosciate
53 Neringa Aidietyté LTU 4:28:53 1 Oct 2006 Ivano-Frankivsk
54 Eleonora Anna Giorgio ITA 4:29:13 29 Sep 2019 Ad-Dawhah
55 Aggelikí Makrí GRE 4:29:15 19 May 2019 Alytus
56 Tiia Kuikka FIN 4:29:25 19 May 2019 Alytus
57 Erin Talcott USA 4:29:33 28 Jan 2017 Santee
58 Elianay Pereira BRA 4:29:33 11 Aug 2019 Lima
59 Serena Sonoda JPN 4:29:45 28 Oct 2018 Takahata
60 Natalia Bruniko ITA 4:29:56 27 Oct 2002 Scanzorosciate
61 Kristina Ivanova RUS 4:30:09 15 Jun 2019 Cheboksary
62 Federica Curiazzi ITA 4:30:17 19 May 2019 Alytus
63 Dusica Topic SRB 4:30:43 7 Aug 2018 Berlin
64 Yoci Caballero PER 4:31:33 11 Aug 2019 Lima
65 Zhao Yafei CHN 4:31:48 9 Mar 2019 Huangshan
66 Irina Musikhina RUS 4:32:11 5 Sep 2020 Voronovo
67 Jiang Shanshan CHN 4:32:14 5 Mar 2017 Huangshan
68 Lyudmila Shelest UKR 4:32:35 18 Oct 2009 Scanzorosciate
69 Erica Morales MEX 4:32:53 25 Feb 2018 Monterrey
70 Zhou Kang CHN 4:34:01 6 Mar 2016 Huangshan
71 Robyn Stevens USA 4:34:24 27 Jan 2019 Santee
72 Krisztina Kudinova RUS 4:34:45 5 Sep 2020 Voronovo
73 Kseniya Radko UKR 4:34:49 15 Oct 2017 Ivano-Frankivsk
74 Joci Caballero PER 4:35:35 21 Apr 2019 Lázaro Cárdenas
75 Annalisa Potenza ITA 4:35:51 18 Oct 2009 Scanzorosciate
76 Wang Lixue CHN 4:36:40 5 Mar 2017 Huangshan
77 Tetyena Kryvokhyzha UKR 4:36:45 28 Oct 2001 Scanzorosciate
78 Li Leilei CHN 4:37:26 9 Mar 2019 Huangshan
79 Martina Gabrielli ITA 4:37:40 15 Oct 2006 Scanzorosciate
80 Maria Larios ESP 4:37:43 5 May 2018 Taicang
81 Elina Chebotaryova RUS 4:37:54 15 Jun 2019 Cheboksary
82 Wang Dan CHN 4:38:48 5 Mar 2017 Huangshan
83 Nair da Rosa BRA 4:38:48 10 Mar 2018 Sucua
84 Nami Kumagai JPN 4:39:01 15 Apr 2018 Wajima
85 Aleksandra Ovsyannikova RUS 4:39:10 5 Sep 2020 Voronovo
86 Susan Armenta USA 4:39:45 17 Feb 2002 Chula Vista
87 Xiao Han CHN 4:39:50 6 Sep 2019 Leshan
88 Tang Caihong CHN 4:40:02 22 May 2017 Zhengzhou
89 Anastasiya Rodzkina BLR 4:40:02 19 May 2019 Alytus
90 Andreas Kovács HUN 4:40:05 19 May 2019 Alytus
91 Paulina Buziak POL 4:41:02 23 Mar 2019 Dudince
92 Beatrice Foresti ITA 4:41:03 19 May 2019 Alytus
93 Stephanie Casey USA 4:41:12 21 Apr 2019 Lázaro Cárdenas
94 Antonia Lorek POL 4:41:16 24 Oct 2020 Dudince
95 Agnese Pastare LAT 4:41:32 19 Oct 2008 Scanzorosciate
96 Nikolítsa Andrepoúlou GRE 4:41:44 24 Mar 2018 Dudince
97 Kora Boufflert FRA 4:41:57 17 Sep 1995 Ay-Champagne
98 Li Qiuye CHN 4:42:27 18 Jun 2017 Xi'an
99 Susan Randall USA 4:42:34 14 Dec 2014 Santee
100 Bianca Dittrich GER 4:42:58 14 Oct 2018 Aschersleben
101 Yuki Yoshizumi JPN 4:43:03 28 Oct 2018 Takahata
102 Anita Liepina LAT 4:43:24 27 Oct 2002 Scanzorosciate
103 Xia Kaili CHN 4:43:26 8 Sep 2018 Weinan
104 Inès Pastorino FRA 4:43:46 14 Oct 2018 Aschersleben
105 Joanna Bernowska POL 4:43:48 24 Mar 2018 Dudince
106 Zhao Huimin CHN 4:44:01 18 Jun 2017 Xi'an
107 Henrieta Rusnáková SVK 4:44:09 19 Oct 2003 3+ Scanzorosciate
108 Natsumi Kurahara JPN 4:44:45 15 Apr 2018 3 Wajima
109 Katsiaryna Pashkouskaya BLR 4:45:13 18 Oct 2009 Scanzorosciate
110 Laura Polli SUI 4:45:57 16 Oct 2005 Scanzorosciate
111 Mariela Sánchez MEX 4:46:12 20 Jan 2018 Santee
112 Cécile Naze FRA 4:46:21 17 Mar 2019 Épinal
113 Maeva Casale FRA 4:46:33 14 Oct 2018 Aschersleben
114 Monica Gardini ITA 4:46:35 19 Oct 2003 5+ Scanzorosciate
115 Arely Esmeralda Morales GUA 4:47:06 24 Feb 2019 Ciudad de Guatemala
116 Wu Rihan CHN 4:47:18 9 Mar 2019 Huangshan
117 Tiziana Secchi ITA 4:47:27 27 Oct 2002 Scanzorosciate
118 Maria Teresa Marinelli ITA 4:47:42 15 Oct 2006 Scanzorosciate
119 Natalie Le Roux RSA 4:48:00 5 May 2018 Taicang
120 Lucie Barritault FRA 4:48:08 5 May 2018 Taicang
121 Ma Lingyu CHN 4:48:12 6 Mar 2016 Huangshan
122 María Dolores Marcos ESP 4:48:26 23 Apr 2017 Naumburg
123 Chiaki Yamoto JPN 4:48:46 15 Apr 2018 Wajima
124 Jacqueline Delasseaux FRA 4:49:25 17 Sep 1978 Chaumontel
125 Lucie Champalou FRA 4:49:36 19 May 2019 Alytus
126 Déspina Zapouídou GRE 4:49:39 16 Oct 2005 Scanzorosciate
127 Monika Choderová CZE 4:49:44 27 Oct 2002 Scanzorosciate
128 Zhang Chunxiu CHN 4:49:56 9 Mar 2019 Huangshan
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