The 20 kilometre race walk is an Olympic athletics event that is competed by both men and women.

Suzuki's new World Record came exactly one week after Yohann Diniz's mark who walked a then record time of 1:17:02 in Arles at the 2015 French championships.

The women's world record of 1:23:49 was set by Yang Jiayu of China in 2021.

Russian Elena Lashmanova, has served a previous ban for doping, currently holds a quicker time of 1:23:39 which is also the European record, but it has never been ratified as a world record.

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:17:44: Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:26:11: The following athletes have had their performances (inside 1:26:11) annulled due to doping offence: