2001 in race walking
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. 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 |