100 kilometres race walk
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|event= 100-kilometer walk
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|caption= Men's racewalk. Walker at right appears to be illegal in that both feet are off the ground, but an infraction is only committed when loss of contact is visible to the human eye.Belson, Ken. [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/11/sports/olympics/olympic-racewalking-is-more-complicated-than-it-seems.html "One Step at a Time? It’s More Complicated Than That"] The New York Times (August 10, 2012)
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File:Alighiero Guglielmi in trionfo.jpg, carried in triumph after his third consecutive victory in the 100 km of 1948.]]
The 100-kilometer race walk is a racewalking event. The event is competed as a road race. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supporting leg must remain straight until the raised leg passes it.
History
Against the wishes of the Israeli track and field authorities, because the Munich Massacre had just taken place, Israel Shaul Ladany competed and won the gold medal in the World 100 km walking title at the 1972 World Championships in Switzerland, in a time of 9:31:00.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/shaul-ladany-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418051109/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/shaul-ladany-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |title=Shaul Ladany Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at |publisher=Sports-reference.com |date= |access-date=February 24, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/Shaul-Ladany.htm |author= |title=Shaul Ladany |publisher=Jewishsports.net |date= |access-date=February 24, 2013}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9NElAAAAIBAJ&pg=778,147943&dq=shaul+ladany&hl=en |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411015246/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9NElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lfMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=778,147943&dq=shaul+ladany&hl=en |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 11, 2013 |author=Al Levine |title=World will Forget Munich – not Everyone is Jewish |publisher=The Miami News |date=March 1, 1973 |access-date=February 24, 2013}}
U.S. record
The United States record is 9:36:33, set by Dan Pierce in Houston, Texas, on December 2, 1987.{{cite web|url=http://www.usatf.org/statistics/records/view.asp?division=american&location=road&age=open&sport=RW |title=Statistics – Records |publisher=USATF |date=January 17, 2012 |access-date=February 28, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.racewalk.com/Results/MensRecords.asp |title=Men's Records |publisher=Racewalk.com |date= |access-date=February 28, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217075217/http://www.racewalk.com/Results/MensRecords.asp |archive-date=February 17, 2013 }}