The 35 kilometres race walk is a road racewalking event which became a standard championship discipline in 2022, with world records being recognised after 1 January 2023.[1]
All-time top 25
Men
- Correct as of May 2025.[2]
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
| 1 | 1 | 2:20:43 | Massimo Stano | Italy | 18 May 2025 | Poděbrady | [3] |
| 2 | 2 | 2:21:31 | Vladimir Kanaykin | Russia | 19 February 2006 | Sochi | [4] |
| 3 | 3 | 2:21:40 | Evan Dunfee | Canada | 22 March 2025 | Dudince | [5] |
| 4 | 4 | 2:21:47 | Masatora Kawano | Japan | 27 October 2024 | Takahata | [6] |
| 5 | 5 | 2:22:55 | Xianghong He | China | 4 March 2023 | Huangshan | [7] |
| 6 | 6 | 2:23:13 | Tomohiro Noda | Japan | 16 April 2023 | Wajima Race Walk Course, Wajima | [8] |
| 7 | 2:23:14 | Stano #2 | | 24 July 2022 | Autzen Complex, Eugene, OR | [9] |
| 8 | 2:23:15 | Kawano #2 | | 24 July 2022 | Eugene | [10] |
| 7 | 9 | 2:23:21 | Christopher Linke | Germany | 18 May 2025 | Poděbrady | [11] |
| 8 | 10 | 2:23:44 | Perseus Karlstrom | Sweden | 24 July 2022 | Eugene | [12] |
| 9 | 11 | 2:23:48 | Miguel Ángel López | Spain | 18 May 2025 | Poděbrady | [13] |
| 10 | 12 | 2:24:19 | Sergey Kozhevnikov | Russia | 13 February 2023 | Avtodrom, Sochi | |
| 11 | 13 | 2:24:24 | Satoshi Maruo | Japan | 27 October 2024 | Takahata | [14] |
| 12 | 14 | 2:24:25 | Sergey Bakulin | Russia | 1 March 2009 | Adler, Sochi | |
| 13 | 15 | 2:24:30 | Álvaro Martín | Spain | 24 August 2023 | Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest | [15] |
| 14 | 16 | 2:24:34 | Brian Pintado | Ecuador | 24 August 2023 | Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest | [16] |
| 17 | 2:24:37 | Pintado #2 | | 24 July 2022 | Autzen Complex, Eugene, OR | |
| 15 | 18 | 2:24:38 | Hayato Katsuki | Japan | 16 March 2025 | Nomi | [17] |
| 19 | 2:24:40 | Linke #2 | | 22 March 2025 | Dudince | [18] |
| 16 | 20 | 2:24:41 | José Luis Doctor | Mexico | 22 March 2025 | Dudince | [19] |
| 21 | 2:24:45 | He #2 | | 24 July 2022 | Eugene | |
| 22 | 2:24:53 | Bakulin #2 | | 19 February 2018 | Sochi | |
| 17 | 23 | 2:24:56 | Denis Nizhegorodov | Russia | 1 March 2009 | Adler, Sochi | |
| 24 | 2:25:02 | Dunfee #2 | | 24 July 2022 | Eugene | [20] |
| 18 | 25 | 2:25:08 | Andres Olivas | Mexico | 16 March 2025 | Nomi | [21] |
| 19 | | 2:25:14 | Caio Bonfim | Brazil | 24 July 2022 | Autzen Complex, Eugene, OR | [22] |
| 20 | 2:25:19 | Andrey Ruzavin | Russia | 1 March 2009 | Adler, Sochi | |
| 21 | 2:25:21 | Éider Arévalo | Colombia | 24 July 2022 | Eugene | [23] |
| 21 | Rhydian Cowley | Australia | 16 March 2025 | Nomi | [24] |
| 23 | 2:25:39 | Julio César Salazar | Mexico | 22 March 2025 | Dudince | [25] |
| 24 | 2:25:45 | Kazuki Takahashi | Japan | 16 March 2025 | Nomi | [26] |
| 25 | 2:25:50 | Subaru Ishida | Japan | 16 March 2025 | Nomi | [27] |
Women
- Correct as of September 2025.[28]
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time (s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
| 1 | 1 | 2:37:11 | Klavdiya Afanasyeva | Russia | 20 May 2023 | Saransk | |
| 2 | 2 | 2:37:15 | María Perez | Spain | 21 May 2023 | Poděbrady | [29] |
| 3 | 3 | 2:37:44 | Kimberly García | Peru | 25 March 2023 | Dudince | [30] |
| 4 | 4 | 2:37:46 | Margarita Nikiforova |
Russia | 27 August 2022 | Yelena Yelesina Stadium, Chelyabinsk | |
| 5 | 2:38:24 | Afanasyeva #2 | | 18 February 2019 | Sochi | |
| 6 | 2:38:40 | Perez #2 | | 24 August 2023 | Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest | |
| 5 | 7 | 2:38:42 | Hong Liu | China | 16 April 2023 | Wajima Race Walk Course, Wajima | [31] |
| 8 | 2:38:49 | Nikiforova #2 | | 21 May 2022 | Cheboksary | |
| 9 | 2:38:59 | Perez #3 | | 18 May 2025 | Poděbrady | [32] |
| 10 | 2:39:16 | Perez #4 | | 30 January 2022 | Lepe | |
| Garcia Leon #2 | | 22 July 2022 | Autzen Complex, Eugene, OR | |
| 6 | 12 | 2:39:35 | Antonella Palmisano | Italy | 18 May 2025 | Poděbrady | [33] |
| 7 | 13 | 2:39:51 | Darya Golubchekova | Authorised Neutral Athletes | 5 September 2021 | Voronovo | |
| 8 | 14 | 2:40:03 | Katarzyna Zdziebło | Poland | 22 July 2022 | Autzen Complex, Eugene, OR | [34] |
| 15 | 2:40:06 | Liu #2 | | 25 March 2023 | Dudince | |
| 16 | 2:40:27 | Afanasyeva #3 | | 13 February 2023 | Avtodrom, Sochi | |
| 9 | 17 | 2:40:37 | Shijie Qieyang | China | 22 July 2022 | Autzen Complex, Eugene, OR | [35] |
| 18 | 2:40:52 | Garcia Leon #3 | | 24 August 2023 | Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest | |
| 10 | 19 | 2:40:59 | Xueying Bai | China | 4 March 2023 | Huangshan | [36] |
| 11 | 20 | 2:41:00 | Li Ma | China | 24 September 2022 | Xi'an | |
| 21 | 2:41:28 | Nikiforova #3 | | 31 January 2022 | Sochi | |
| 22 | 2:41:38 | Perez #5 | | 26 February 2023 | Cieza | |
| 12 | 23 | 2:41:47 | Nicole Colombi | Italy | 18 May 2025 | Poděbrady | [37] |
| 13 | 24 | 2:41:54 | Eleonora Giorgi | Italy | 22 February 2025 | Aksu | [38] |
| 14 | 25 | 2:41:58 | Antigoni Ntrismpioti | Greece | 22 July 2022 | Autzen Complex, Eugene, OR | [39] |
| 15 | | 2:42:27 | Raquel González | Spain | 22 July 2022 | Autzen Complex, Eugene, OR | [40] |
| 16 | 2:42:39 | Maocuo Li | China | 4 March 2023 | Huangshan | [41] |
| 17 | 2:42:40 | Olivia Sandery | Australia | 16 March 2025 | Nomi | [42] |
| 18 | 2:42:41 | Hanna Shevchuk | Ukraine | 18 May 2025 | Poděbrady | [43] |
| 19 | 2:42:44 | Paula Milena Torres | Ecuador | 13 September 2025 | Tokyo | [44] |
| 20 | 2:42:45 | Laura Garcia-Caro | Spain | 22 July 2022 | Autzen Complex, Eugene, OR | [45] |
| 21 | 2:42:52 | Lamei Yin | China | 4 March 2023 | Huangshan | |
| 22 | 2:43:25 | Quanming Wu | China | 22 January 2022 | Nanjing | [46] |
| 23 | 2:43:59 | Yelena Lashmanova | Russia | 31 January 2022 | Sochi | [47] |
| 24 | 2:44:11 | Kumiko Okada | Japan | 16 April 2023 | Wajima Race Walk Course, Wajima | [48] |
| 25 | 2:44:17 | Sandra Arenas | Colombia | 16 March 2025 | Nomi | [49] |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:44:17:
World Championships medalists