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Rebecca Henderson Breaks Women’s Marathon Race-Walk World Record

By Drooid · Oct 26, 2026, 2:46 AM UTC · How we work

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Rebecca Henderson set a new women’s marathon race-walk world record of 3:14:52.
She improved the previous mark by 19 seconds, beating Italy’s Sofia Fiorini’s 3:15:11 record.
The record was set at the All Japan Race Walking meeting in Takahata on a rainy Sunday.
Henderson became the first Australian non-disabled athlete to claim a senior championship world record since 2006.

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Rebecca Henderson set a new women’s marathon race-walk world record of 3:14:52.
She improved the previous mark by 19 seconds, beating Italy’s Sofia Fiorini’s 3:15:11 record.
The record was set at the All Japan Race Walking meeting in Takahata on a rainy Sunday.
Henderson became the first Australian non-disabled athlete to claim a senior championship world record since 2006.