10,000 metres world record progression

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Former men's world record holder Kenenisa Bekele celebrating his 2009 world title in the 10,000 m Kenenisa Bekele Berlin 2009.jpg
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]

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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

10,000 metres world record progression

Pre-IAAF

TimeAthleteDatePlace
32:35.0 [a] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  William Howitt  (GBR)1847-04-05 Peckham, United Kingdom
32:09.0 [b] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Walter George  (GBR)1882-03-25 London, United Kingdom
31:53.4 [b] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Walter George  (GBR)1884-04-07 London, United Kingdom
31:40.0 [b] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Walter George  (GBR)1884-07-28 London, United Kingdom
31:23.1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  William Cummings  (GBR)1885-09-28 London, United Kingdom
31:02.4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alfred Shrubb  (GBR)1904-11-05 Glasgow, United Kingdom

IAAF world records

TimeAthleteDatePlace
RatifiedAuto
30:58.8Flag of France.svg  Jean Bouin  (FRA)November 16, 1911Paris, France [2]
30:40.2Flag of Finland.svg  Paavo Nurmi  (FIN)June 22, 1921 Stockholm, Sweden [2]
30:35.4Flag of Finland.svg  Ville Ritola  (FIN)May 25, 1924 Helsinki, Finland [2]
30:23.2Flag of Finland.svg  Ville Ritola  (FIN)July 6, 1924Paris, France [2]
30:06.2Flag of Finland.svg  Paavo Nurmi  (FIN)August 31, 1924 Kuopio, Finland [2]
30:05.6Flag of Finland.svg  Ilmari Salminen  (FIN)July 18, 1937 Kouvola, Finland [2]
30:02.0Flag of Finland.svg  Taisto Mäki  (FIN)September 29, 1938 Tampere, Finland [2]
29:52.6Flag of Finland.svg  Taisto Mäki  (FIN)September 17, 1939 Helsinki, Finland [2]
29:35.4Flag of Finland.svg  Viljo Heino  (FIN)August 25, 1944 Helsinki, Finland [2]
29:28.2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Emil Zátopek  (TCH)June 11, 1949 Ostrava, Czech Republic [2]
29:27.2Flag of Finland.svg  Viljo Heino  (FIN)September 1, 1949 Kouvola, Finland [2]
29:21.2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Emil Zátopek  (TCH)October 22, 1949 Ostrava, Czech Republic [2]
29:02.6Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Emil Zátopek  (TCH)August 4, 1950 Turku, Finland [2]
29:01.6Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Emil Zátopek  (TCH)November 1, 1953 Stara Boleslav, Czech Republic [2]
28:54.2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Emil Zátopek  (TCH)June 1, 1954 Brussels, Belgium [2]
28:42.8Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Sandor Iharos  (HUN)July 15, 1956 Budapest, Hungary [2]
28:30.4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Kuts  (URS)September 11, 1956Moscow, Soviet Union [2]
28:18.8Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Pyotr Bolotnikov  (URS)October 15, 1960 Kiev, Soviet Union [2]
28:18.2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Pyotr Bolotnikov  (URS)August 11, 1962Moscow, Soviet Union [2]
28:15.6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ron Clarke  (AUS)December 18, 1963 Melbourne, Australia [2]
27:39.427:39.89Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ron Clarke  (AUS)July 14, 1965 Oslo, Norway [2]
27:38.427:38.35Flag of Finland.svg  Lasse Virén  (FIN)September 3, 1972 Munich, Germany [2]
27:30.827:30.80Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  David Bedford  (GBR)July 13, 1973London, United Kingdom [2]
27:30.527:30.47Flag of Kenya.svg  Samson Kimobwa  (KEN)June 30, 1977 Helsinki, Finland [2]
27:22.427:22.47Flag of Kenya.svg  Henry Rono  (KEN)June 11, 1978 Vienna, Austria [2]
27:13.81Flag of Portugal.svg  Fernando Mamede  (POR)July 2, 1984 Stockholm, Sweden [2]
27:08.23Flag of Mexico.svg  Arturo Barrios  (MEX)August 18, 1989Berlin, Germany [2]
27:07.91Flag of Kenya.svg  Richard Chelimo  (KEN)July 5, 1993 Stockholm, Sweden [2]
26:58.38Flag of Kenya.svg  Yobes Ondieki  (KEN)July 10, 1993 Oslo, Norway [2]
26:52.23Flag of Kenya.svg  William Sigei  (KEN)July 22, 1994 Oslo, Norway [2]
26:43.53Flag of Ethiopia (1991-1996).svg  Haile Gebrselassie  (ETH)June 5, 1995 Hengelo, Netherlands [2]
26:38.08Flag of Morocco.svg  Salah Hissou  (MAR)August 23, 1996 Brussels, Belgium [2]
26:31.32Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Haile Gebrselassie  (ETH)July 4, 1997 Oslo, Norway [2]
26:27.85Flag of Kenya.svg  Paul Tergat  (KEN)August 22, 1997 Brussels, Belgium [2]
26:22.75Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Haile Gebrselassie  (ETH)June 1, 1998 Hengelo, Netherlands [2]
26:20.31Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Kenenisa Bekele  (ETH)June 8, 2004 Ostrava, Czech Republic [2]
26:17.53Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Kenenisa Bekele  (ETH)August 26, 2005 Brussels, Belgium [2]
26:11.00Flag of Uganda.svg  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

10,000 metres world record progression

Pre-recognition

TimeAthleteDatePlace
39:25.0Flag of East Germany.svg  Gertrud Schmidt  (GDR)1966? [6]
39:10.0Flag of East Germany.svg  Hannelore Middeke  (GDR)1966? [6]
38:06.4Flag of Ireland.svg  Ann O'Brien  (IRL)1967-03-26 Gormanstown, Ireland [6]
35:30.5Flag of Italy.svg  Paola Pigni  (ITA)1970-05-09 Milan, Italy [6]
34:51.0Flag of the United States.svg  Kathy Gibbons  (USA)1971-06-12 Phoenix, United States [6]
35:00.4Flag of the United States.svg  Julie Brown  (USA)1975-03-29 Los Angeles, United States [6]
34:01.4Flag of Germany.svg  Christa Vahlensieck  (FRG)1975-08-20 Wolfsburg, Germany [6]
33:34.17 Mx Flag of Denmark.svg  Loa Olafsson  (DEN)1977-03-19 Hvidovre, Denmark [6]
33:15.09Flag of the United States.svg  Peg Neppel  (USA)1977-06-09 Los Angeles, United States [6]
32:43.2Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Natalia Mărăşescu  (ROM)1978-01-22 Băile Felix, Romania [6]
31:45.4 Mx Flag of Denmark.svg  Loa Olafsson  (DEN)1978-04-06 Copenhagen, Denmark [6]
32:30.80Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Olga Krentser  (URS)1981-08-07 Moscow, Soviet Union [6]

IAAF world records

Ratified
Not ratified
Ratified but later rescinded
Pending ratification
TimeAthleteDatePlace
32:17.20Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yelena Sipatova  (URS)1981-10-19Moscow, Soviet Union [3]
31:35.3Flag of the United States.svg  Mary Decker-Slaney  (USA)1982-07-16 Eugene, USA [3]
31:35.01Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lyudmila Baranova  (URS)1983-05-29 Krasnodar, Soviet Union [3]
31:27.58Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Raisa Sadreydinova  (URS)1983-09-07 Odessa, Soviet Union [3]
31:13.78Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Olga Bondarenko  (URS)1984-06-24 Kiev, Soviet Union [3]
30:59.42Flag of Norway.svg  Ingrid Kristiansen  (NOR)1985-07-27 Oslo, Norway [3]
30:13.74Flag of Norway.svg  Ingrid Kristiansen  (NOR)1986-07-05 Oslo, Norway [3]
29:31.78Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Junxia  (CHN) 1993-09-08 Beijing, PR China [3]
29:17.45Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Almaz Ayana  (ETH) 2016-08-12 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [7]
29:06.82Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Sifan Hassan  (NED)2021-06-06 Hengelo, Netherlands [8]
29:01.03Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Letesenbet Gidey  (ETH)2021-06-08 Hengelo, Netherlands [9]
28:54.14Flag of Kenya.svg  Beatrice Chebet  (KEN)2024-05-25 Eugene, United States [1]

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