2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk
World record Vladimir Kanaykin ( RUS ) 1:17:16 Saransk , Russia 29 September 2007
Championship record Jefferson Pérez ( ECU ) 1:17:21 Paris , France 23 August 2003
World Leading Valeriy Borchin ( RUS ) 1:17:38 Adler , Russia 28 February 2009
African record Hatem Ghoula ( TUN ) 1:19:02 Eisenhüttenstadt , Germany 10 May 1997
Asian record Zhu Hongjun ( CHN ) 1:17:41 Cixi , China 23 April 2005
North American record Julio René Martínez ( GUA ) 1:17:46 Eisenhüttenstadt , Germany 8 May 1999
South American record Jefferson Pérez ( ECU ) 1:17:21 Paris , France 23 August 2003
European record Vladimir Kanaykin ( RUS ) 1:17:16 Saransk , Russia 29 September 2007
Oceanian record Nathan Deakes ( AUS ) 1:17:33 Cixi , China 23 April 2005
Records
The men's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held throughout the city of Berlin on August 15, beginning and ending at the Brandenburg Gate.