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10,000 metres#Women

{{short description|Common long distance running event}}

{{for|the road running event|10K run}}

{{Use British English|date=August 2016}}

{{Infobox athletics event

|event= 10,000 metres

|image= Mens 10000m final sydney olympics 2000.jpg

|image_upright= 1.2

|caption= 10,000 metres at 2000 Summer Olympics, Sydney

|WRmen= {{flagathlete|Joshua Cheptegei|UGA}} 26:11.00 (2020)

|ORmen= {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Joshua Cheptegei|UGA}} 26:43.14 (2024)}}

|CRmen= {{flagathlete|Kenenisa Bekele|ETH|1996}} 26:46.31 (2009)

|WRwomen= {{flagathlete|Beatrice Chebet|KEN}} 28:54.14 (2024)

|ORwomen= {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Almaz Ayana|ETH}} 29:17.45 (2016)}}

|CRwomen= {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Berhane Adere|ETH|1996}} 30:04.18 (2003)}}

|WU20Rmen={{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Samuel Wanjiru|KEN}} 26:41.75 (2005)}}|WU20Rwomen={{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Linet Masai|KEN}} 30:26.50 (2008)}}}}

The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship-level events. The race consists of 25 laps around an Olympic-sized 400 m track. It is less commonly held at track and field meetings due to its duration. The 10,000-metre track race is usually distinguished from its road running counterpart, the 10K run, by referring to the distance in metres rather than kilometres.

The 10,000 metres is the longest standard track event, approximately equivalent to {{convert|10|km|miyd|0|disp=output only|abbr=off}} or {{convert|10|km|ftin|abbr=off|0|disp=output only}}.

File:Taisto Mäki sets 10,000 m world record.jpeg from Finland breaks the 30-minute barrier in Helsinki on 17 September 1939.]]

Added to the Olympic programme in 1912, athletes from Finland, nicknamed the "Flying Finns", dominated the event until the late 1940s. In the 1960s, African runners began to come to the fore.{{cite web|url=http://olympics.india-server.com/track-field/10000m-sprint-men.html|title=Olympics Men's 10 KM Winners - List of Gold, Silver & Bronze Medalists at Olympic Games|website=olympics.india-server.com}} In 1988, the women's competition debuted in the Olympic Games.

Official records are kept for outdoor 10,000-metre track events. The world record for men is held by Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda in 26:11.00, set in Valencia, Spain on 7 October 2020. For women, the world record is held by Beatrice Chebet of Kenya, in 28:54.14, set in Eugene, Oregon, on 25 May 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-25 |title=Beatrice Chebet breaks 10,000m world record at Pre Classic |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/beatrice-chebet-world-record-10000-meters-pre-classic |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}}

The 10,000 metres demands exceptional levels of aerobic endurance, and elite athletes typically train in excess of 160 km (100 miles) a week.{{cite web |last1=Jeff |first1=Coach |title=Training Schedule of an elite runner |url=https://runnersconnect.net/elite-runner-training-schedule/ |website=RunnersConnect |date=31 January 2012 |access-date=17 July 2019}}

6 miles

10,000 metres is the slightly longer metric derivative of the {{convert|6|mi|m|1|abbr=off|adj=on}} run, an event common in countries when they were using the imperial measurement system. 6 miles was used in the Commonwealth Games until 1966 and was a championship in the United States in non-Olympic years from 1953 to 1973. It is 24 laps around a {{convert|1/4|mi|m yd ft|0|adj=on}} track.

Continental records

  • Updated 25 May 2024.{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/middlelong/10000-metres/all/men |title=Men's 10000 Metres {{!}} Records |website=worldathletics.org |publisher=World Athletics |access-date=25 February 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/middlelong/10000-metres/all/women |title=Women's 10000 Metres {{!}} Records |website=worldathletcs.org |publisher=World Athletics |access-date=25 February 2024}}

class="wikitable"
rowspan=2| Area

!colspan=3| Men

!colspan=3| Women

Time

! Athlete

! Nation

! Time

! Athlete

! Nation

Africa {{small|(records)}}26:11.00 {{WR}}Joshua Cheptegei{{UGA}}28:54.14 {{WR}}Beatrice Chebet{{KEN}}
Asia {{small|(records)}}26:38.76Ahmad Hassan Abdullah{{QAT}}29:31.78Wang Junxia{{CHN}}
Europe {{small|(records)}}26:46.57Mo Farah{{GBR2}}29:06.82Sifan Hassan{{NED}}
North, Central America
and Caribbean {{small|(records)}}		26:33.84Grant Fisher{{USA}}30:03.82Alicia Monson{{USA}}
Oceania {{small|(records)}}27:15.35Jack Rayner{{AUS}}30:35.54Kimberley Smith{{NZL}}
South America {{small|(records)}}27:28.12Marílson Gomes dos Santos{{BRA}}31:47.76Carmem de Oliveira{{BRA}}

All-time top 25

{{see also|10,000 metres world record progression}}

class="wikitable"

|Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 10,000m times and the top 25 athletes:

style="background: #f6F5CE" |- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 10,000m times
- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 10,000m times, by repeat athletes
style="background: #CCFFCC" |- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 10,000m times

=Men=

File:Kenenisa Bekele Golden League Paris 2006.jpg

  • Correct as of June 2024.{{cite web|title=10,000 Metres - men - senior - outdoor|url=https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middlelong/10000-metres/all/men/senior?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=false&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2024-04-09&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=10229610&ageCategory=senior|website=World Athletics|access-date=9 April 2024}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}} !! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}} !! Time !! Athlete !! Nation !! Date !! Place !! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align=center|1

align=center|126:11.00Joshua Cheptegei{{UGA}}7 October 2020Valencia{{cite news|title=Cheptegei and Gidey break world records in Valencia|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/cheptegei-gidey-valencia-world-records|publisher=World Athletics|first=Phil|last=Minshull|date=7 October 2020|access-date=13 October 2020}}
bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align=center|2

align=center|226:17.53Kenenisa Bekele{{ETH|1996}}26 August 2005Brussels
align=center|326:20.31Bekele #28 June 2004Ostrava
bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align=center|3

align=center|426:22.75Haile Gebrselassie{{ETH|1996}}1 June 1998Hengelo
align=center|526:25.97Bekele #38 June 2008Eugene
bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align=center|4

align=center|626:27.85Paul Tergat{{KEN}}22 August 1997Brussels
rowspan="2" |align=center|726:28.72Bekele #4rowspan="2"|29 May 2005Hengelo
align="center" |826:29.22Gebrselassie #25 September 2003Brussels
bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align=center|5

align=center|926:30.03Nicholas Kemboi{{KEN}}5 September 2003Brussels
bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align=center|6

align=center|1026:30.74Abebe Dinkesa{{ETH|1996}}29 May 2005Hengelo
bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align=center| 7

align=center| 1126:31.01Yomif Kejelcha{{ETH}}14 June 2024Nerja{{cite web|title=Kejelcha prevails over Aregawi at Ethiopian Olympic 10,000m trials|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/kejelcha-ethiopia-olympic-10000m-trials-nerja|website=World Athletics|author=Emeterio Valiente|date=15 June 2024|access-date=16 June 2024}}
bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

|align=center| 8

align=center| 1226:31.13Berihu Aregawi{{ETH}}14 June 2024Nerja
align="center" |align="center" | 1326:31.32Gebrselassie #34 July 1997Oslo
bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |9

| align="center" |14

|26:33.84

|Grant Fisher

{{USA}}

|6 March 2022

|San Juan Capistrano

|{{cite news|title=Grant Fisher (26:33.84) SMASHES Galen Rupp's 10,000 American Record, Elise Cranny (30:14.66) Just Misses Molly Huddle's AR|url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2022/03/grant-fisher-2633-84-smashes-galen-rupps-10000-american-record-elise-cranny-3014-66-just-misses-molly-huddles-ar/|website=letsrun.com|date=6 March 2022|access-date=9 March 2022}}

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |10

| align="center" |15

|26:33.93

|Jacob Kiplimo

{{UGA}}

|19 May 2021

|Ostrava

|{{cite web|title=60th Golden Spike Ostrava 2021 Results|url=https://www.zlatatretra.cz/uploads/vysledk/zt_resultlists2021.pdf|website=zlatatretra.cz|date=19 May 2021|access-date=4 June 2021}}

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |11

| align="center" |16

|26:34.14

|Mohammed Ahmed

{{CAN}}

|6 March 2022

|San Juan Capistrano

|

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

|align="center"| 12

align="center" |17

|26:34.93

Selemon Barega

| {{ETH}}

14 June 2024Nerja
bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |13

| align="center" |18

| 26:35.63

Micah Kogo{{KEN}}

|25 August 2006

|Brussels

|

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |14

| align="center" |19

| 26:36.26

Paul Koech{{KEN}}

|22 August 1997

|Brussels

|

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |15

| align="center" |20

|26:37.25

Zersenay Tadese{{ERI}}

|25 August 2006

|Brussels

|

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center"| 16

align="center" |2126:37.93Biniam Mehary{{ETH}}14 June 2024Nerja
bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |17

| align="center" |22

|26:38.08

Salah Hissou{{MAR}}

|23 August 1996

|Brussels

|

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |18

| align="center" |23

|26:38.76

Ahmad Abdullah Hassan{{QAT}}

|5 September 2003

|Brussels

|

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |19

| align="center" |24

|26:39.69

Sileshi Sihine{{ETH|1996}}31 May 2004Hengelo
bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |20

| align="center" |25

|26:39.77

Boniface Toroitich Kiprop{{UGA}}26 August 2005Brussels
bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

| align="center" |21

rowspan="5" align="center" |26:41.75Samuel Wanjiru{{KEN}}26 August 2005Brussels
bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

| align="center" |22

|26:42.65

|Gemechu Dida

|{{ETH}}

|14 June 2024

|Nerja

|

bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

| align="center" |23

|26:43.98

Lucas Rotich{{KEN}}7 September 2011Brussels
bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

| align="center" |24

|26:44.36

Galen Rupp{{USA}}30 May 2014Eugene
bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

|align="center" |25

|26:45.91

|Tadese Worku

|{{ETH}}

|5 May 2022

|Hengelo

|

=Women=

  • Correct as of June 2024.{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/middlelong/10000-metres/outdoor/women/senior|title=10,000 Metres - women - senior - outdoor|website=IAAF|date=5 August 2017|accessdate=5 August 2017}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}} !! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}} !! Time !! Athlete !! Nation !! Date !! Place !! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align=center|1

align=center|128:54.14Beatrice Chebet{{KEN}}25 May 2024Eugene{{cite news |last1=Peterson |first1=Anne M. |title=Kenya's Beatrice Chebet sets world record in 10,000 meters |url=https://apnews.com/article/beatrice-chebet-kenya-world-record-7fd0d865f16689882834c8d36562eb2d |work=AP News |date=25 May 2024 |language=en}}
bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align=center|2

align=center|229:01.03Letesenbet Gidey{{ETH}}8 June 2021Hengelo{{Cite web|title=FLASH: Gidey breaks 10,000m world record in Hengelo {{!}} REPORT {{!}} World Athletics|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/letesenbet-gidey-world-10000m-record-hengelo|access-date=2021-06-08|website=worldathletics.org}}
bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |3

align="center" |329:05.92Gudaf Tsegay{{ETH}}25 May 2024Eugene
bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align=center|4

align=center|429:06.82Sifan Hassan{{NED}}6 June 2021Hengelo{{Cite web|title=Patience pays off for Hassan {{!}} FEATURE {{!}} World Athletics|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/feature/patience-world-record-hassan-hengelo|access-date=2021-06-08|website=www.worldathletics.org}}
bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align=center|5

align=center|529:17.45Almaz Ayana{{ETH}}12 August 2016Rio de Janeiro{{cite web|title=Women's 10000m Results|url=https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/A/T/ATW100101_Results_2016_08_12_716fce55_1a99_495f_94ee_a729d2565bd1.pdf|work=Rio 2016 official website|date=11 August 2016|access-date=12 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813082254/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/A/T/ATW100101_Results_2016_08_12_716fce55_1a99_495f_94ee_a729d2565bd1.pdf|archive-date=August 13, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |6

align="center" |629:26.89Lilian Rengeruk{{KEN}}25 May 2024Eugene{{cite web|title=Chebet breaks world 10,000m record, Kerr pips Ingebrigtsen in mile in Eugene|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/world-record-prefontaine-classic-eugene-2024|website=World Athletics|date=25 May 2024|access-date=26 May 2024}}
bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |7

align="center" |729:27.59Margaret Kipkemboi{{KEN}}25 May 2024Eugene{{cite web|title=10000m Result|url=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/EUGENE_2024/PDF_ATHW10000M--ADDITIONALFNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=hSy4lWFSMcKMW2QgzjJFkaRCPa8=|website=swisstiming.com|date=25 May 2024|access-date=26 May 2024}}
rowspan="1" |align="center" |829:29.73Tsegay #2rowspan="1" |23 June 2023Nerja{{cite web|title=World leads for Tsegay in Nerja and Tinch in Fayetteville|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/gudaf-tsegay-nerja-cordell-tinch-fayetteville|publisher=World Athletics|date=24 June 2023|access-date=24 June 2023}}
bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |8

align="center" |929:31.78Wang Junxia{{CHN}}8 September 1993Beijing
bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |9

align="center" |1029:32.53Vivian Cheruiyot{{KEN}}12 August 2016Rio de Janeiro
rowspan="3" |align="center" |1129:36.67Hassan #2rowspan="3" |10 October 2020Hengelo
align="center" |12

|29:37.80

|Hassan #3

|3 June 2023

|Hengelo

|{{Cite web |title=Hassan runs 10,000m world lead on track return in Hengelo {{!}} REPORTS {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/hengelo-fbk-games-2023 |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=worldathletics.org}}

align="center" |1329:39.42Tsegay #38 May 2021Maia{{cite news|title=Rojas opens with 15.14m, Andrejczyk throws 71.40m|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/rojas-1514m-crouser-22m-plus-series|publisher=World Athletics|first=Jess|last=Whittington|date=9 May 2021|access-date=4 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |10

| align="center" |14

|29:42.56

|Tirunesh Dibaba

{{ETH}}

|12 August 2016

|Rio de Janeiro

|

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |11

| align="center" |15

|29:47.42

|Grace Loibach Nawowuna

|{{KEN}}

|3 June 2023

|Hengelo

|

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |12

| align="center" |16

|29:47.71

|Fotyen Tesfay

|{{ETH}}

|14 June 2024

|Nerja

|

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

|align="center" |13

|align="center" |17

|29:48.34

|Tsigie Gebreselama

|{{ETH}}

|16 March 2024

|San Juan Capistrano

|{{Cite web |title=Gebreselama and Fisher win as records fall in San Juan Capistrano {{!}} REPORTS {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/san-juan-capistrano-the-ten-gebreselama-fisher |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=worldathletics.org}}

rowspan="1" |align="center" |1829:49.33Gebreselama #2rowspan="1" |14 June 2024Nerja
bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |14

| align="center" |19

|29:50.52

|Ejgayehu Taye

|{{ETH}}

|14 June 2024

|Nerja

|

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |15

| align="center" |20

|29:50.77

|Kalkidan Gezahegne

{{BHR}}

|8 May 2021

|Maia

|

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |16

| align="center" |21

|29:53.51

|Alice Aprot Nawowuna

{{KEN}}

|12 August 2016

|Rio de Janeiro

|

bgcolor="#f6F5CE"

| align="center" |17

| align="center" |22

| 29:53.80

Meselech Melkamu{{ETH}}14 June 2009Utrecht
rowspan="3" |align="center" |2329:54.66Dibaba #2rowspan="3" |15 August 2008Beijing
align="center" |2429:55.32Hassan #47 August 2021Tokyo
align="center" |2529:56.18Gezahegne #27 August 2021Tokyo
bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

| align="center" |18

| rowspan="8" align="center" |

| | 29:59.03

Mizan Alem{{ETH}}20 May 2023London{{Cite web |last=Henderson |first=Jason |date=21 May 2023 |title=Paul Chelimo and Mizan Alem Adane impress at Night of the 10,000m PBs |url=https://athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/paul-chelimo-and-mizan-alem-adane-impress-at-night-of-the-10000m-pbs-1039968002/ |access-date=21 May 2023 |website=AW}}
bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

| align="center" |19

|29:59.15

|Lemlem Hailu

|{{ETH}}

|23 June 2023

|Nerja

|

bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

| align="center" |20

| 29:59.20

Meseret Defar{{ETH}}11 July 2009Birmingham
bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

| align="center" |21

|30:00.86

|Eilish McColgan

|{{GBR2}}

|4 March 2023

|San Juan Capistrano

|{{Cite web |date=2023-03-05 |title=Alicia Monson Sets American Record in 10,000 Meters |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/races-places/a43194915/alicia-monson-american-record-10000-meters/ |access-date=2023-03-05 |website=Runner's World |language=en-US}}

bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

| align="center" |22

| 30:01.09

Paula Radcliffe{{GBR2}}6 August 2002Munich
bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

| align="center" |23

|30:03.82

|Alicia Monson

|{{USA}}

|4 March 2023

|San Juan Capistrano

|

bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

| align="center" |24

| 30:04.18

Berhane Adere{{ETH|1996}}23 August 2003Saint-Denis
bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

| align="center" |25

| 30:04.97

Janeth Chepngetich{{KEN}}25 May 2024Eugene

==Annulled marks==

Olympic medalists

=Men=

{{Olympic medalists in men's 10,000 metres}}

=Women=

{{Olympic medalists in women's 10,000 metres}}

World Championships medalists

=Men=

{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in men's 10,000 metres}}

= Women =

{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's 10,000 metres}}

European Championships medalists

=Men=

{{main|List of European Athletics Championships medalists (men)#10,000 metres}}

=Women=

{{main|List of European Athletics Championships medalists (women)#10,000 metres}}

Season's bests

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

=Men=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

!Time

!Athlete

!Place

2024

|26:31.01

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Yomif Kejelcha|ETH}}

|Nerja

2023

|26:50.66

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Berihu Aregawi|ETH}}

|Nerja

2022

|26:33.84

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Grant Fisher|USA}}

|San Juan Capistrano

2021

|26.33.90

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Jacob Kiplimo|UGA}}

|Ostrava

2020

|26:11.00

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Joshua Cheptegei|UGA}}

|Valencia

2019

|26:48.36

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Joshua Cheptegei|UGA}}

|Doha

2018

|27:13.01

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Stanley Mburu|KEN}}

|Yokohama

2017

|26:49.51

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Mo Farah|GBR}}

|London

2016

|26:51.11

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Yigrem Demelash|ETH}}

|Hengelo

2015

|26:50.97

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Mo Farah|GBR}}

|Eugene

2014

|26:44.36

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Galen Rupp|USA}}

|Eugene

2013

|26:51.02

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Dejen Gebremeskel|ETH}}

|Sollentuna

2012

|26:51.16

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Emmanuel Bett|KEN}}

|Brussels

2011

|26:43.16

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Kenenisa Bekele|ETH}}

|Brussels

2010

|26:56.74

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Josphat Kiprono Menjo|KEN}}

|Turku

2009

|26:46.31

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Kenenisa Bekele|ETH}}

|Berlin

2008

|26:25.97

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Kenenisa Bekele|ETH|1996}}

|Eugene

2007

|26:46.19

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Kenenisa Bekele|ETH|1996}}

|Brussels

2006

|26:35.63

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Micah Kogo|KEN}}

|Brussels

2005

|26:17.53

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Kenenisa Bekele|ETH|1996}}

|Brussels

2004

|26:20.31

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Kenenisa Bekele|ETH|1996}}

|Ostrava

2003

|26:29.22

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Haile Gebrselassie|ETH|1996}}

|Brussels

2002

|26:49.38

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Sammy Kipketer|KEN}}

|Brussels

2001

|27:04.20

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Abraham Chebii|KEN}}

|Palo Alto

2000

|27:03.87

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Paul Tergat|KEN}}

|Brussels

1999

|26:51.49

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Charles Kamathi|KEN}}

|Brussels

1998

|26:22.75

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Haile Gebrselassie|ETH|1996}}

|Hengelo

1997

|26:27.85

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Paul Tergat|KEN}}

|Brussels

1996

|26:38.08

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Salah Hissou|MAR}}

|Brussels

1995

|26:43.53

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Haile Gebrselassie|ETH|1991}}

|Hengelo

1994

|26:52.23

|align=left|{{flagathlete|William Sigei|KEN}}

|Oslo

1993

|26:58.38

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Yobes Ondieki|KEN}}

|Oslo

1992

|27:14.26

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Fita Bayisa|ETH|1991}}

|Oslo

1991

|27:11.18

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Richard Chelimo|KEN}}

|Hengelo

1990

|27:18.22

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Arturo Barrios|MEX}}

|Berlin

1989

|27:08.23

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Arturo Barrios|MEX}}

|Berlin

1988

|27:21.46

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Brahim Boutayeb|MAR}}

|Seoul

1987

|27:26.95

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Francesco Panetta|ITA}}

|Stockholm

1986

|27:20.56

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Mark Nenow|USA}}

|Brussels

1985

|27:37.17

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Bruce Bickford|USA}}

|Stockholm

1984

|27:13.81

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Fernando Mamede|POR}}

|Stockholm

1983

|27:23.44

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Carlos Lopes|POR}}

|Oslo

1982

|27:22.95

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Fernando Mamede|POR}}

|Paris

1981

|27:27.1

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Fernando Mamede|POR}}

|Lisbon

1980

|27:29.16

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Craig Virgin|USA}}

|Paris

1979

|27:36.8

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Karl Fleschen|FRG}}

|Troisdorf

1978

|27:22.47

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Henry Rono|KEN}}

|Vienna

1977

|27:30.47

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Samson Kimobwa|KEN}}

|Helsinki

1976

|27:40.38

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Lasse Viren|FIN}}

|Montreal

1975

|27:45.43

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Brendan Foster|GBR}}

|London

1974

|27:43.6

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Steve Prefontaine|USA}}

|Eugene

1973

|27:30.80

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Dave Bedford|GBR}}

|London

1972

|27:38.4

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Lasse Viren|FIN}}

|Munich

1971

|27:47.0

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Dave Bedford|GBR}}

|Portsmouth

1970

|28:06.2

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Dave Bedford|GBR}}

|Warsaw

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=Women=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

!Time

!Athlete

!Place

2024

|28:54.14

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Beatrice Chebet|KEN}}

|Eugene

2023

|29:29.73

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Gudaf Tsegay|ETH}}

|Nerja

2022

|30:09.94

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Letesenbet Gidey|ETH}}

|Eugene

2021

|29:01.03

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Letesenbet Gidey|ETH}}

|Hengelo

2020

|29:36.67

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Sifan Hassan|NED}}

|Hengelo

2019

|30:17.62

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Sifan Hassan|NED}}

|Doha

2018

|30:41.85

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Pauline Kamulu|KEN}}

|Fukagawa

2017

|30:16.32

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Almaz Ayana|ETH}}

|London

2016

|29:17.45

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Almaz Ayana|ETH}}

|Rio de Janeiro

2015

|30:49.68

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Gelete Burka|ETH}}

|Hengelo

2014

|30:42.26

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Sally Kipyego|KEN}}

|Palo Alto

2013

|30:08.06

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Meseret Defar|ETH}}

|Sollentuna

2012

|30:20.75

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Tirunesh Dibaba|ETH}}

|London

2011

|30:38.35

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Sally Kipyego|KEN}}

|Palo Alto

2010

|31:04.52

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Meselech Melkamu|ETH}}

|Ostrava

2009

|29:53.80

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Meselech Melkamu|ETH}}

|Utrecht

2008

|29:54.66

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Tirunesh Dibaba|ETH|1996}}

|Beijing

2007

|31:00.27

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Mestawet Tufa|ETH|1996}}

|Valkenswaard

2006

|30:21.67

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Elvan Abeylegesse|TUR}}

|Antalya

2005

|30:15.67

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Tirunesh Dibaba|ETH|1996}}

|Sollentuna

2004

|30:17.15

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Paula Radcliffe|GBR}}

|Gateshead

2003

|30:04.18

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Berhane Adere|ETH|1996}}

|Saint-Denis

2002

|30:01.09

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Paula Radcliffe|GBR}}

|Munich

2001

|30:55.80

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Paula Radcliffe|GBR}}

|Barakaldo

2000

|30:17.49

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Derartu Tulu|ETH|1996}}

|Sydney

1999

|30:24.56

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Gete Wami|ETH|1996}}

|Seville

1998

|30:48.06

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Fernanda Ribeiro|POR}}

|Lisbon

1997

|30:38.09

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Dong Yanmei|CHN}}

|Shanghai

1996

|31:01.63

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Fernanda Ribeiro|POR}}

|Atlanta

1995

|31:04.99

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Fernanda Ribeiro|POR}}

|Gothenburg

1994

|30:50.34

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Wang Junxia|CHN}}

|Hiroshima

1993

|29:31.78

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Wang Junxia|CHN}}

|Beijing

1992

|31:06.02

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Derartu Tulu|ETH|1991}}

|Barcelona

1991

|30:57.07

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Liz McColgan|GBR}}

|Hengelo

1990

|31:18.18

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Viorica Ghican|ROU}}

|Helsinki

1989

|30:48.51

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Ingrid Kristiansen|NOR}}

|Oslo

1988

|31:05.21

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Olga Bondarenko|URS}}

|Seoul

1987

|31:05.85

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Ingrid Kristiansen|NOR}}

|Rome

1986

|30:13.74

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Ingrid Kristiansen|NOR}}

|Oslo

1985

|30:59.42

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Ingrid Kristiansen|NOR}}

|Oslo

1984

|31:13.78

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Olga Bondarenko|URS}}

|Kyiv

1983

|31:27.58

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Raisa Sadreydinova|URS}}

|Odesa

1982

|31:35.3

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Mary Decker-Slaney|USA}}

|Eugene

1981

|32:17.19

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Yelena Sipatova|URS}}

|Moscow

1980

|32:57.17

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Kathryn Binns|GBR}}

|Sittard

1979

|32:52.5

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Mary Shea|USA}}

|Walnut

1978

|32:43.2

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Natalia Mărăşescu|ROU|1965}}

|Băile Felix

1977

|33:15.1

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Peg Neppel|USA}}

|Westwood

1976

|34:19.0

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Peg Neppel|USA}}

|Eugene

1975

|34:01.4

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Christa Vahlensieck|FRG}}

|Wolfsburg

1974

| —

| —

| —

1973

| —

| —

| —

1972

| —

| —

| —

1971

|34:51.0

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Kathy Gibbons|USA}}

|Phoenix

1970

|35:30.5

|align=left|{{flagathlete|Paola Pigni|ITA}}

|Milan

{{col-end}}

Competitions

References

{{Reflist}}

See also

External links

  • [https://iaaf.gekko.de/?a=middle-long&d=10000-metres IAAF list of 10000-metres records in XML]
  • [https://www.arrs.run/YR_O10K.htm ARRS: Yearly Rankings - 10,000 meters Outdoor Track]
  • [http://race-calendar.com/races/race-distance/10k/ 10K Races in Race-Calendar.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924130905/http://race-calendar.com/races/race-distance/10k/ |date=2010-09-24 }}

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