Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, 20 kilometres walk - 20 kilometres walk World Champions, women

1987 Irina Strakhova
1991 Alina Ivanova
1993 Sari Essayah
1995 Irina Stankina
1997 Annarita Sidoti
1999 Liu Hongyu
2001 Olimpiada Ivanova
2003 Yelena Nikolayeva
2005 Olimpiada Ivanova
2007 Olga Kaniskina
2009 Olga Kaniskina
2011 Olga Kaniskina

Before 1999, the race walk distance was 10 kilometers.