Mile walk

The Mile race walk is a rarely contested racewalking event. The event is competed as a track race. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supporting leg must remain straight until the raised leg passes it.

Athletics Mile walk
World records
Men	Tom Bosworth 5:31.08 (2017)
Women	Sada Eidikytė 6:16.72 i (1990)

World bests

IAAF doesn't ratify world records in this event. On July 9, 2017, Tom Bosworth of Great Britain set the Mile walk world best in London in a time of 5:31.08.

All-time top 25

• i = indoor performance
• h = hand timing

Men

Rank	Result	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Place	Ref
1	5:31.08	Tom Bosworth	Great Britain	9 July 2017	London	[1]
2	5:33.53 i	Tim Lewis	United States	6 February 1988	New York City	[2]
3	5:34.45 i	Andreas Gustafson	Sweden	15 February 2014	New York City	[3]
4	5:35.49	Maher Ben Hlima	Poland	4 June 2023	Chorzów	[4]
5	5:36.27	Diego García	Spain	9 July 2017	London	[1]
6	5:36.9 h	Antanas Grigaliūnas	Lithuania	12 May 1990	Vilnius
7	5:38.18	Perseus Karlström	Sweden	9 July 2017	London	[5]
8	5:38.52	Łukasz Niedziałek	Poland	4 June 2023	Chorzów	[4]
9	5:39.75 i	Robert Heffernan	Ireland	15 February 2014	New York City	[3]
10	5:40.04	Christopher Linke	Germany	5 June 2022	Chorzów	[6]
11	5:41.83	Dawid Tomala	Poland	5 June 2022	Chorzów	[6]
12	5:44.0 h	Massimo Fizialetti	Italy	16 May 1988	Ostia	[7]
13	5:46.81	Artur Brzozowski	Poland	4 June 2023	Chorzów	[4]
14	5:48.36	Miroslav Úradník	Slovakia	5 June 2022	Chorzów	[8]
15	5:48.42 i	Allen James	United States	4 February 1994	New York City	[9]
16	5:49.6 h	Iñaki Gómez	Canada	9 September 2011	Keighley	[10]
17	5:49.63	Rafał Sikora	Poland	9 July 2017	London	[5]
18	5:50.70	Rhydian Cowley	Australia	14 December 2023	Melbourne	[11]
19	5:51.59 i	Steve Pecinovsky	United States	2 February 1990	New York	[12]
20	5:51.61 i	Curt Clausen	United States	2 February 1996	New York City	[13]
21	5:51.84 i	Doug Fournier	United States	4 February 1994	New York City	[14]
22	5:52.76	Artur Brzozowski	Poland	5 June 2022	Chorzów	[8]
23	5:53.2 h	Evan Dunfee	Canada	9 September 2011	Keighley	[15]
24	5:54.9 h i	Gary Morgan	United States	19 February 1988	Inglewood	[16]
25	5:55.26 i	Curtis Fisher	United States	1 February 1991	New York City	[17]

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 5:55.26:

• Tim Lewis also walked hand-timed 5:38.2i (1987), 5:41.12i (1987), 5:50.53i (1990), 5:51.64i (1992).
• Allen James also walked 5:50.44i (1993), 5:50.46i (1996), 5:52.75i (1995), 5:55.21i (1997).
• Doug Fournier also walked 5:51.87i (1991).
• Curt Clausen also walked 5:54.52 (2001), 5:54.90i (1998).

Women

Rank	Result	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Place	Ref
1	6:16.72 i	Sada Eidikytė	Soviet Union	24 February 1990	Kaunas	[18]
2	6:17.29 i	Rachel Seaman	Canada	15 February 2014	New York City	[19]
3	6:18:03 i	Debbi Lawrence	United States	9 February 1992	Fairfax	[20]
4	6:18:07 i	Michelle Rohl	United States	9 February 1992	Fairfax	[21]
5	6:19.00 i	Maria Michta-Coffey	United States	15 February 2014	New York City	[19]
6
7	6:27.76	Olga Chojecka	Poland	4 June 2023	Chorzów	[22]
8	6:28.21 i	Taylor Ewert	United States	9 February 2019	New York City	[23]
9	6:28.46 i	Giuliana Salce	Italy	16 February 1985	Genoa	[24]
10	6:28:53 i	Teresa Vaill	United States	9 February 1992	Fairfax	[25]
11	6:29.21 i	Victoria Herazo	United States	15 February 1992	Richfield	[26]
12	6:34.2 h i	Maryanne Torrellas	United States	19 February 1988	Inglewood	[27]
13	6:35.51 i	Sara Standley	United States	7 February 1993	Fairfax	[28]
14	6:36.06 i	Ann Peel	Canada	29 January 1988	Toronto	[29]
15	6:36.32 i	Miranda Melville	United States		New York City
16	6:36.69	Katarzyna Zdziebło	Poland	4 June 2023	Chorzów	[30]
17	6:40.2 h i	Lynn Weik	United States	19 February 1988	Inglewood	[31]
18	6:40.76 A	Ileana Salvador	Italy	12 August 1989	Sestriere	[32]
19	6:41.2 h	Johanna Atkinson	Great Britain	9 September 2011	Keighley	[33]
20	6:41.61 i	Laura Rigutto	Italy	22 January 1988	Ottawa	[34]
21	6:46.20 i	Joanne Dow	United States	19 February 1995	Boston	[35]
22	6:46.77 i	Louise Aubin	Canada	29 January 1988	Toronto	[36]
23	6:50.08 i	Katie Burnett	United States	9 February 2019	New York City	[37]
24	6:56.98 i	Heather Durrant	United States	11 February 2023	New York City	[38]
25	6:57.91	Magdalena Żelazna	Poland	4 June 2023	Chorzów	[39]

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 6:48.63:

• Sada Eidikytė also walked hand-timed 6:14.7i (1993), 6:19.40 (1990), 6:24.4i (1991).
• Debbi Lawrence also walked 6:20.18i (1993), 6:21.09i (1992).
• Maryanne Torrellas also walked 6:35.18 i (1988), 6:35.69i (1988), hand-timed 6:36.8i (1990), 6:37.06i (1988) and 6:48.63i (1990).
• Sara Standley also walked hand-timed 6:38.9i (1990) and hand-timed 6:52.7i (1988).
• Michelle Rohl also walked 6:39.75 (2001).
• Teresa Vaill also walked hand-timed 6:39.9i (1990), 6:52.59i (1988), 6:50.4i (1990).
• Victoria Herazo also walked 6:47.82i (1993), hand-timed 6:50.9i (1990) and 6:53.3i (1989).
• Ann Peel also walked 6:37.66i (1988), 6:54.23i (1989).
• Lynn Weik also walked 6:40.64i (1988), 6:48.21i (1988), 6:56.57i (1989).
• Louise Aubin also walked 6:50.99i (1988).
• Laura Rigutto also walked 6:57.37i (1988).