2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk

The Men's 20 km race walk event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held on August 6 in the streets of Helsinki with the start at 18:40h local time, and the goal line situated in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.

The winning margin was 61 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time the men's 20 km walk was won by more than 45 seconds at these championships.

Abbreviations

 * All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds