This month, as past years, in the Statistics section were published graphs updated for trends of speed performances in road walking events.
The years taken into consideration, regarding male categories, were:
• 20 Km. Women - best (2000-2019)
• 20 Km. Women - average of the first 20 (from 2000 to 2019)
• 50 Km. Men - top (dal 2000 al 2019)
• 50 Km. Men – average of the first 20 (from 1999 to 2019)
Short comment
Also in 2018 continued the suspension of RusAthletics (Federation of Russia) from international competitions despite the fact some were admitted to compete as ANA.
But the athletes of that Country have competed as fare as possible at national level. Relevant results have been taken into consideration.
In 20km the athletes of the RusAthletics (Federation of Russia) that influence our graphs are only two:
- Vasiliy Mizinov, Authorized Neutral Athlete 9th in the world list of 2019 with a mark of 1:18:32 obtained with the victory in Sochi on February 18, 2019
- Sergey Shirobokov, unable to race out of Russia, 10th in the world list of 2019 with a mark of 1:18:42 obtained with the 2nd place in Sochi February 18, 2019.
The Nations represented in first 20 athletes are the following:
| Nation | 2019 athletes | 2018 athletes | Difference |
| | | | |
| Japan | 8 | 9 | -1 |
| Russia | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| Kenia | - | 2 | -2 |
| Australia | - | 1 | -1 |
| China | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | -1 |
| Great Britain | - | 1 | -1 |
| Spain | 1 | 1 | - |
| Guatemala | 1 | - | +1 |
| Italy | 1 | - | +1 |
| Sweden | 1 | - | +1 |
| Brasil | 1 | - | +1 |
| Germany | 1 | - | +1 |
In 50km there is only one athlete from RusAthletics (Russian Federation) influencing our graph:
- Sergey Sharypov, unable to race out of Russia, who is 12th in the world list of 2019 with a mark of 3:43:36 obtained with his victory in Cheboksary on June 15, 2018.
The Nations represented in first 20 athletes are the following:
| Nation | 2019 athletes | 2018 athletes | Difference |
| | | | |
| Japan | 6 | 6 | - |
| China | 6 | 2 | -4 |
| Poland | 2 | 2 | - |
| Ukraine | - | 2 | -2 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1 | - |
| Canada | - | 1 | -1 |
| Finland | 1 | 1 | - |
| Norway | 1 | 1 | - |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | -1 |
| Russia | 1 | 1 | - |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | -1 |
| Sweden | - | 1 | -1 |
| France | 1 | - | +1 |
| Portugal | 1 | - | +1 |
Chart of speed performance in walking men (20km and 50km) from 2000 to 2019: click here