As the international governing body for the sport of multi-day journey running, particularly in regard to circumnavigating the Earth on foot, the World Runners Association maintains a list of the world records and other achievements within the sport.
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Fastest Circumnavigation of the Earth on Foot
Serge Girard
8 April 2017
🇫🇷 434 days
Marie Leautey
1 September 2022
🇫🇷 825 days
Longest Circumnavigation of the Earth on Foot
Tony Mangan
26 October 2014
🇮🇪 50,000 km
Rosie Swale-Pope
25 August 2008
🇬🇧 32,187 km
Youngest to Circumnavigate the Earth on Foot
Jesper Kenn Olsen
23 October 2005
🇩🇰 33 years, 147 day
Marie Leautey
1 September 2022
🇫🇷 44 years, 2 days
Oldest to Circumnavigate the Earth on Foot
Serge Girard
8 April 2017
🇫🇷 62 years 315 days
Rosie Swale Pope
25 August 2008
🇬🇧 59 years 163 days
Most Circumnavigations of the Earth on Foot
Jesper Kenn Olsen
28 July 2012
🇩🇰 2 circumnavigations
Undeterminded
(Rosie Swale-Pope and Marie Leautey have done 1 each)
Here is the timeline of the current world-records for fastest circumnavigation
of the earth on foot, men and women:
Men
Jesper Kenn Olsen
🇩🇰 662 days
23 october 2005
Tom Denniss
🇦🇺 622 days
13 september 2013
Kevin Carr
🇬🇧 621 days
09 april 2015
Serge Girard
🇫🇷 434 days
⭐ Current holder
08 april 2017
Women
Rosie Swale-Pope
🇦🇺 1,789 days
25 august 2008
Marie Leautey
🇫🇷 825 days
⭐ Current holder