Women's 10 kilometres walk world record progression

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The following table shows the World Record Progression in the Women's 10 km Walk, as recognised by the IAAF.

World Record Progression[]

Time Athlete Date Place
58:14   (FRA) 1926-11-11 Paris, France
56:26   (SWE) 1934-10-07 Stockholm, Sweden
53:17   (SWE) 1935-05-19 Uppsala, Sweden
52:56   (SWE) 1942-06-21 Almunge, Sweden
51:14   (SWE) 1942-08-09 Mariestad, Sweden
51:11   (SWE) 1942-08-23 Gävle, Sweden
51:01  Margareta Simu (SWE) 1972-06-24 Äppelbo, Sweden
49:04  Margareta Simu (SWE) 1976-06-22 Äppelbo, Sweden
48:53  Margareta Simu (SWE) 1978-06-25 Äppelbo, Sweden
48:40  Thorill Gylder (NOR) 1978-09-16 Søfteland, Norway
47:24  Thorill Gylder (NOR) 1979-09-15 Valer, Norway
46:28  Sue Orr (AUS) 1980-05-11 Moss, Norway
45:38   (AUS) 1982-05-08 Melbourne, Australia
45:32  Susan Cook (AUS) 1982-06-10 Canberra, Australia
45:14   (CHN) 1983-09-24 Bergen, Norway
44:52  Olga Krishtop (URS) 1984-08-05 Penza, Soviet Union
44:14  Yan Hong (CHN) 1985-03-16 Jian, PR China
43:22  Olga Krishtop (URS) 1987-05-03 New York City, United States
42:52  Kerry Saxby (AUS) 1987-05-04 Melbourne, Australia
41:30  Kerry Saxby (AUS) 1988-08-27 Canberra, Australia
41:29  Larisa Ramazanova (RUS) 1995-06-04 Izhevsk, Russia
41:04  Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) 1996-04-20 Sochi, Russia

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