2002 in race walking
This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2002 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 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany. The world record was broken in 2002 in both the men's 20 km and 50 km race walk.
Abbreviations
- All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| CR | event record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |