10,000 metres world record progression
Former men's world record holder Kenenisa Bekele celebrating his 2009 world title in the 10,000 m
The official world records in the 10,000 metres are held by Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei with 26:11 minutes for men and Kenyan Beatrice Chebet with 28:54.14 for women.[ 1]
The first world record in the men's 10,000 metres was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912. The first ratified record, Jean Bouin's time of 30:58.8 minutes, had been run the year before. As of June 21, 2009, 37 men's world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.[ 2]
The first world record in the women's 10,000 metres was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1981. As of June 21, 2009, eight women's world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.[ 3] Before the event was recognised by the IAAF as an official world record event the 3000 metres was the most common international women's long-distance track event , although women did sometimes compete over 10,000 m before its addition to the World Championships and Olympic programme in 1987 and 1988, respectively.[ 4]
Men
Pre-IAAF
a Howitt's time was recorded at the point of 10,186 m, en route to a longer distance.[ 5]
b George's times were recorded at the 6.25 miles (10.06 km) point.[ 5]
IAAF world records
Time
Athlete
Date
Place
Ratified
Auto
30:58.8
Jean Bouin (FRA )
November 16, 1911
Paris, France[ 2]
30:40.2
Paavo Nurmi (FIN )
June 22, 1921
Stockholm , Sweden [ 2]
30:35.4
Ville Ritola (FIN )
May 25, 1924
Helsinki , Finland [ 2]
30:23.2
Ville Ritola (FIN )
July 6, 1924
Paris, France[ 2]
30:06.2
Paavo Nurmi (FIN )
August 31, 1924
Kuopio , Finland [ 2]
30:05.6
Ilmari Salminen (FIN )
July 18, 1937
Kouvola , Finland [ 2]
30:02.0
Taisto Mäki (FIN )
September 29, 1938
Tampere , Finland [ 2]
29:52.6
Taisto Mäki (FIN )
September 17, 1939
Helsinki , Finland [ 2]
29:35.4
Viljo Heino (FIN )
August 25, 1944
Helsinki , Finland [ 2]
29:28.2
Emil Zátopek (TCH )
June 11, 1949
Ostrava , Czech Republic [ 2]
29:27.2
Viljo Heino (FIN )
September 1, 1949
Kouvola , Finland [ 2]
29:21.2
Emil Zátopek (TCH )
October 22, 1949
Ostrava , Czech Republic [ 2]
29:02.6
Emil Zátopek (TCH )
August 4, 1950
Turku , Finland [ 2]
29:01.6
Emil Zátopek (TCH )
November 1, 1953
Stara Boleslav , Czech Republic [ 2]
28:54.2
Emil Zátopek (TCH )
June 1, 1954
Brussels , Belgium [ 2]
28:42.8
Sandor Iharos (HUN )
July 15, 1956
Budapest , Hungary [ 2]
28:30.4
Vladimir Kuts (URS )
September 11, 1956
Moscow, Soviet Union[ 2]
28:18.8
Pyotr Bolotnikov (URS )
October 15, 1960
Kiev , Soviet Union[ 2]
28:18.2
Pyotr Bolotnikov (URS )
August 11, 1962
Moscow, Soviet Union[ 2]
28:15.6
Ron Clarke (AUS )
December 18, 1963
Melbourne , Australia [ 2]
27:39.4
27:39.89
Ron Clarke (AUS )
July 14, 1965
Oslo , Norway [ 2]
27:38.4
27:38.35
Lasse Virén (FIN )
September 3, 1972
Munich , Germany [ 2]
27:30.8
27:30.80
David Bedford (GBR )
July 13, 1973
London, United Kingdom [ 2]
27:30.5
27:30.47
Samson Kimobwa (KEN )
June 30, 1977
Helsinki , Finland [ 2]
27:22.4
27:22.47
Henry Rono (KEN )
June 11, 1978
Vienna , Austria[ 2]
27:13.81
Fernando Mamede (POR )
July 2, 1984
Stockholm , Sweden [ 2]
27:08.23
Arturo Barrios (MEX )
August 18, 1989
Berlin, Germany[ 2]
27:07.91
Richard Chelimo (KEN )
July 5, 1993
Stockholm , Sweden [ 2]
26:58.38
Yobes Ondieki (KEN )
July 10, 1993
Oslo , Norway [ 2]
26:52.23
William Sigei (KEN )
July 22, 1994
Oslo , Norway [ 2]
26:43.53
Haile Gebrselassie (ETH )
June 5, 1995
Hengelo , Netherlands[ 2]
26:38.08
Salah Hissou (MAR )
August 23, 1996
Brussels , Belgium [ 2]
26:31.32
Haile Gebrselassie (ETH )
July 4, 1997
Oslo , Norway [ 2]
26:27.85
Paul Tergat (KEN )
August 22, 1997
Brussels , Belgium [ 2]
26:22.75
Haile Gebrselassie (ETH )
June 1, 1998
Hengelo , Netherlands[ 2]
26:20.31
Kenenisa Bekele (ETH )
June 8, 2004
Ostrava , Czech Republic [ 2]
26:17.53
Kenenisa Bekele (ETH )
August 26, 2005
Brussels , Belgium [ 2]
26:11.00
Joshua Cheptegei (UGA )
October 7, 2020
Valencia , Spain
Where present, the "Auto" column gives a fully automatic time that was additionally recorded where the ratified mark was hand-timed, or from which the ratified mark was rounded to the 10th of a second, depending on the rules then in place.
Auto times to the hundredth of a second were accepted by the IAAF for events up to and including 10,000 m from 1981.[ 2] However, Henry Rono's 27:22.4, timed to the hundredth at 27:22.47, was not adjusted from 1981.
Women
Pre-recognition
Time
Athlete
Date
Place
39:25.0
Gertrud Schmidt (GDR )
1966
?[ 6]
39:10.0
Hannelore Middeke (GDR )
1966
?[ 6]
38:06.4
Ann O'Brien (IRL )
1967-03-26
Gormanstown , Ireland[ 6]
35:30.5
Paola Pigni (ITA )
1970-05-09
Milan , Italy[ 6]
34:51.0
Kathy Gibbons (USA )
1971-06-12
Phoenix , United States[ 6]
35:00.4
Julie Brown (USA )
1975-03-29
Los Angeles , United States[ 6]
34:01.4
Christa Vahlensieck (FRG )
1975-08-20
Wolfsburg , Germany[ 6]
33:34.17 Mx
Loa Olafsson (DEN )
1977-03-19
Hvidovre , Denmark[ 6]
33:15.09
Peg Neppel (USA )
1977-06-09
Los Angeles , United States[ 6]
32:43.2
Natalia Mărăşescu (ROM )
1978-01-22
Băile Felix , Romania[ 6]
31:45.4 Mx
Loa Olafsson (DEN )
1978-04-06
Copenhagen , Denmark[ 6]
32:30.80
Olga Krentser (URS )
1981-08-07
Moscow , Soviet Union[ 6]
IAAF world records
Ratified
Not ratified
Ratified but later rescinded
Pending ratification
Time
Athlete
Date
Place
32:17.20
Yelena Sipatova (URS )
1981-10-19
Moscow, Soviet Union[ 3]
31:35.3
Mary Decker-Slaney (USA )
1982-07-16
Eugene , USA[ 3]
31:35.01
Lyudmila Baranova (URS )
1983-05-29
Krasnodar , Soviet Union[ 3]
31:27.58
Raisa Sadreydinova (URS )
1983-09-07
Odessa , Soviet Union[ 3]
31:13.78
Olga Bondarenko (URS )
1984-06-24
Kiev , Soviet Union[ 3]
30:59.42
Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR )
1985-07-27
Oslo , Norway [ 3]
30:13.74
Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR )
1986-07-05
Oslo , Norway [ 3]
29:31.78
Wang Junxia (CHN )
1993-09-08
Beijing , PR China [ 3]
29:17.45
Almaz Ayana (ETH )
2016-08-12
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil [ 7]
29:06.82
Sifan Hassan (NED )
2021-06-06
Hengelo , Netherlands [ 8]
29:01.03
Letesenbet Gidey (ETH )
2021-06-08
Hengelo , Netherlands [ 9]
28:54.14
Beatrice Chebet (KEN )
2024-05-25
Eugene , United States[ 1]
References
^ a b Peterson, Anne M. (25 May 2024). "Kenya's Beatrice Chebet sets world record in 10,000 meters" . AP News .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF) . Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. 546, 551–552. Retrieved August 9, 2009 .
^ a b c d e f g h i "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF) . Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. 546, 643. Retrieved August 9, 2009 .
^ Main > Women, 10000 m > World Records Progression . Brinkster Track and Field. Retrieved on 2014-01-19.
^ a b 10,000 meters outdoors . Association of Road Racing Statisticians . Retrieved on 2014-01-19.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Hymans, Richard; Matrahazi, Imre. "IAAF World Records Progression" (PDF) (2015 ed.). International Association of Athletics Federations . Retrieved March 4, 2020 .
^ "World records ratified | PRESS-RELEASE | World Athletics" . www.worldathletics.org . Retrieved 2021-06-12 .
^ "Sifan Hassan smashes 10,000m world record" . olympics.nbcsports.com. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021 .
^ "Ratified: World records for Gidey" . World Athletics (Press release). 26 July 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2022 .
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