Largest winning margin by an individual at the IAAF World Championships

Largest winning margin by an individual at the IAAF World Championships
Who
Yohann Diniz
What
8:05 minute(s):second(s)
Where
United Kingdom (London)
When
13 August 2017

On 13 August 2017, Yohann Diniz (France) won the men’s 50 kilometre road walk at the 2017 IAAF World Championships by 8 minutes 5 seconds, the largest margin in any event in championship history. His time of 3 hours 33 minutes 12 seconds was the second-fastest ever recorded in the men’s 50 kilometre road walk.