20,000 metres
The 20,000 metres is a rarely contested long-distance running event in track and field competitions; most world records in the event have been set during half marathons and one-hour races, as a half marathon is roughly 21,000 meters.
World Records
+ = indicates a time was taken at an intermediate distance in a longer raceMen
- Updated January 2024.
| Event | Result | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Place | Meeting | Citation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20,000 m | 56:20.02 | Bashir Abdi |  BelgiumAthAbbr|+Women
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KenyaAthAbbr|+