The following table shows the world record progression in the women's 20 kilometres walk, as recognised by the IAAF.
World record progression
| Time | Athlete | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:24:00 |  Antonie Briksová (TCH) |
1931-09-06 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | |
| 2:14:07 | Antonie Odvárková (TCH) |
1931-09-14 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | |
| 1:59:02 |  Lina Aebersold (SUI) |
1934-06-09 | Zürich, Switzerland | |
| 1:57:35 |  Marie van Tonder (RSA) |
1962-07-28 | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 1:57:26 |  Irma Hansson (SWE) |
1963-10-27 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 1:54:30 | Irma Hansson (SWE) |
1967-10-22 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 1:53:46 |  Karin Møller (DEN) |
1968-10-27 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 1:51:05 | Irma Hansson (SWE) |
1969-10-12 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 1:47:10 | Margareta Simu (SWE) |
1973-09-22 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 1:43:38 |  Lilian Harpur (AUS) |
1977-07-16 | Adelaide, Australia | |
| 1:43:20 |  Thorill Gylder (NOR) |
1978-04-23 | Mixhuca, Mexico | |
| 1:41:42 | Susan Cook (AUS) |
1980-02-03 | Melbourne, Australia | |
| 1:39:31 | Susan Cook (AUS) |
1981-12-20 | Melbourne, Australia | |
| 1:36:36 | Susan Cook (AUS) |
1982-12-19 | Melbourne, Australia | |
| 1:36:23 | Susan Cook (AUS) |
1984-07-07 | Canberra, Australia | |
| 1:36:19 | Sally Pierson (AUS) |
1984-07-17 | Melbourne, Australia | |
| 1:29:40 | Kerry Saxby-Junna (AUS) |
1988-05-13 | Vårname, Sweden | |
| 1:27:30 |  Liu Hongyu (CHN) |
1995-05-01 | Beijing, China | |
| 1:27:30 |  Nadezhda Ryashkina (RUS) |
1999-02-07 | Adler, Russia | |
| 1:26:22 | Wang Yan (CHN) |
2001-11-19 | Guangzhou, China | |
| 1:25:41 | Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) |
2005-08-07 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| 1:25:08 | Vera Sokolova (RUS) |
2011-02-26 | Sochi, Russia | |
| 1:25:02 | Elena Lashmanova (RUS) |
2012-08-11 | London, England | |
| 1:24:47 | Elmira Alembekova (RUS) |
2015-02-27 | Sochi, Russia | |
| 1:24:38 | Liu Hong (CHN) |
2015-06-06 | A Coruña, Spain | |
| 1:23:49 | Yang Jiayu (CHN) |
2021-03-20 | Huangshan |
References
- "Sokolova just manages to head-off Kirdyapkina and clocks 1:25:08 World record". IAAF. 2011-02-26. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
- "20km Race Walk Results". IAAF. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- "Yang smashes world 20km race walk record with 1:23:49". World Athletics. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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