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Overview
The 10000 metres is a common long distance running event, also known as a 10K or 10 km. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "10000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "10K" generally refers to a roadrace or Cross country running event.
The 10000 meters is the longest standard track event. The metric distance is equal to 6.2 miles. Most of those running such races also compete in road races and cross country events. Official records are kept for outdoor 10000 metre track events.1The world track record for men is held by Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia in 26:17.53, posted at Brussels, Belgium on August 26, 2005. The 27:02 10K road race mark by Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia was set in Doha, Qatar on December 11, 2002.
For women, the world track 10000 metres record is held by Wang Junxia of China in 29:31.78 in September 8, 1993
History
Added in 1912, the 10k is the longest standard track event. Athletes from Finland dominated the event until the 1960's, at which time African athletes began to catch up. 2
All-time top 25
Men
(Updated October 3, 2008.)
| Pos | Time | Athlete | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26:17.53 |  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) |
Brussels | August 26, 2005 |
| 2. | 26:22.75 | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
Hengelo | June 01 1998 |
| 3. | 26:27.85 |  Paul Tergat (KEN) |
Brussels | August 22, 1997 |
| 4. | 26:30.03 | Nicholas Kemboi (KEN) |
Brussels | September 05 2003 |
| 5. | 26:30.74 | Abebe Dinkesa Negera (ETH) |
Hengelo | May 29, 2005 |
| 6. | 26:35.63 | Micah Kogo (KEN) |
Brussels | August 25, 2006 |
| 7. | 26:36.26 | Paul Koech (KEN) |
Brussels | August 22, 1997 |
| 8. | 26:37.25 |  Zersenay Tadese (ERI) |
Brussels | August 25, 2006 |
| 9. | 26:38.08 |  Salah Hissou (MAR) |
Brussels | August 23, 1996 |
| 10. | 26:38.76 |  Abdullah Ahmad Hassan (QAT) |
Brussels | September 05 2003 |
| 11. | 26:39.69 | Sileshi Sihine (ETH) |
Hengelo | May 31, 2004 |
| 12. | 26:39.77 |  Boniface Kiprop Toroitich (UGA) |
Brussels | August 26, 2005 |
| 13. | 26:41.75 | Samuel Wanjiru (KEN) |
Brussels | August 26, 2005 |
| 14. | 26:49.02 | Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) |
Hengelo | May 26, 2007 |
| 15. | 26:49.20 | Moses Ndiema Masai (KEN) |
Brussels | September 14, 2007 |
| 16. | 26:49.38 | Sammy Kipketer (KEN) |
Brussels | August 30, 2002 |
| 17. | 26:49.55 | Moses Mosop (KEN) |
Hengelo | May 26, 2007 |
| 18. | 26:49.90 | Assefa Mezgebu (ETH) |
Brussels | August 30, 2002 |
| 19. | 26:50.20 | Richard Limo (KEN) |
Brussels | August 30, 2002 |
| 20. | 26:50.67 | Albert Chepkurui (KEN) |
Brussels | August 30, 2002 |
| 21. | 26:51.49 | Charles Kamathi (KEN) |
Brussels | September 03 1999 |
| 22. | 26:52.23 | William Sigei (KEN) |
Oslo | July 22, 1994 |
| 23. | 26:52.30 | .svg){kind=small} Mohammed Mourhit (BEL) |
Brussels | September 03 1999 |
| 24. | 26:52.33 | Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam (ETH) |
Hengelo | May 26, 2007 |
| 25. | 26:52.87 | John Cheruiyot Korir (KEN) |
Brussels | August 30, 2002 |
Women
(Updated October 3, 2008.)
| Pos. | Time | Athlete | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 29:31.78 |  Wang Junxia (CHN) |
Beijing | September 08 1993 |
| 2. | 29:54.66 | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) |
Beijing | August 15, 2008 |
| 3. | 29:56.34 |  Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) |
Beijing | August 15, 2008 |
| 4. | 30:01.09 |  Paula Radcliffe (GBR) |
Munich | August 06 2002 |
| 5. | 30:04.18 | Berhane Adere (ETH) |
Paris, Saint-Denis | August 23, 2003 |
| 6. | 30:07.15 | Werknesh Kidane (ETH) |
Paris, Saint-Denis | August 23, 2003 |
| 7. | 30:07.20 | Sun Yingjie (CHN) |
Paris, Saint-Denis | August 23, 2003 |
| 8. | 30:12.53 |  Lornah Kiplagat (NED) |
Paris, Saint-Denis | August 23, 2003 |
| 9. | 30:13.37 | Zhong Huandi (CHN) |
Beijing | September 08 1993 |
| 10. | 30:13.74 |  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
Oslo | July 05 1986 |
| 11. | 30:17.49 | Derartu Tulu (ETH) |
Sydney | September 30, 2000 |
| 12. | 30:18.39 | Ejegayehu Dibaba (ETH) |
Sollentuna | June 28, 2005 |
| 13. | 30:22.22 |  Shalane Flanagan (USA) |
Beijing | August 15, 2008 |
| 14. | 30:22.48 | Gete Wami (ETH) |
Sydney | September 30, 2000 |
| 15. | 30:22.88 |  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) |
Sydney | September 30, 2000 |
| 16. | 30:23.07 |  Alla Zhilyaeva (RUS) |
Paris, Saint-Denis | August 23, 2003 |
| 17. | 30:24.36 | Xing Huina (CHN) |
Athens | August 27, 2004 |
| 18. | 30:26.20 | Galina Bogomolova (RUS) |
Paris, Saint-Denis | August 23, 2003 |
| 19. | 30:26.50 | Linet Chepkwemoi Masai (KEN) |
Beijing | August 15, 2008 |
| 20. | 30:30.26 | Edith Masai (KEN) |
Helsinki | August 06 2005 |
| 21. | 30:31.42 | Inga Abitova (RUS) |
Göteborg | August 07 2006 |
| 22. | 30:32.03 | Tegla Loroupe (KEN) |
Sevilla | August 26, 1999 |
| 23. | 30:32.36 | Susanne Wigene (NOR) |
Göteborg | August 07 2006 |
| 24. | 30:32.72 | Lidiya Grigoryeva (RUS) |
Göteborg | August 07 2006 |
| 25. | 30:35.54 |  Kimberley Smith (NZL) |
Palo Alto | May 04 2008 |
Best Year Performance
Men's Seasons Best
Women's Seasons Best
World Record Progression
Men's World Record Progression
| WORLD RECORD IN THE MEN'S 10,000 METRES | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIME | ATHLETE | DATE | PLACE | ||||
| 30:58.8 |  Jean Bouin (FRA) |
November 16, 1911 | Paris, France | ||||
| 30:40.2 |  Paavo Nurmi (FIN) |
June 22, 1921 | Stockholm, Sweden | ||||
| 30:35.4 | Ville Ritola (FIN) |
May 25, 1924 | Helsinki, Finland | ||||
| 30:23.2 | Ville Ritola (FIN) |
July 6, 1924 | Paris, France | ||||
| 30:06.2 | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) |
August 31, 1924 | Kuopio, Finland | ||||
| 30:05.6 | Ilmari Salminen (FIN) |
July 18, 1937 | Kouvola, Finland | ||||
| 30:02.0 | Taisto Maki (FIN) |
September 29, 1938 | Tampere, Finland | ||||
| 29:52.6 | Taisto Maki (FIN) |
September 17, 1939 | Helsinki, Finland | ||||
| 29:35.4 | Viljo Heino (FIN) |
August 25, 1944 | Helsinki, Finland | ||||
| 29:28.2 |  Emil Zátopek (CZE) |
June 11, 1949 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | ||||
| 29:27.2 | Viljo Heino (FIN) |
September 1, 1949 | Kouvola, Finland | ||||
| 29:21.2 | Emil Zátopek (CZE) |
October 22, 1949 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | ||||
| 29:02.6 | Emil Zátopek (CZE) |
August 4, 1950 | Turku, Finland | ||||
| 29:01.6 | Emil Zátopek (CZE) |
November 1, 1953 | Stara Boleslav, Czech Republic | ||||
| 28:54.2 | Emil Zátopek (CZE) |
June 1, 1954 | Brussels, Belgium | ||||
| 28:42.8 |  Sandor Iharos (HUN) |
July 15, 1956 | Budapest, Hungary | ||||
| 28:30.4 |  Vladimir Kuts (URS) |
September 11, 1956 | Moscow, Russia | ||||
| 28:18.8 | Pyotr Bolotnikov (URS) |
October 15, 1960 | Kiev, Ukraine | ||||
| 28:18.2 | Pyotr Bolotnikov (URS) |
August 11, 1962 | Moscow, Russia | ||||
| 28:15.6 |  Ron Clarke (AUS) |
December 18, 1963 | Melbourne, Australia | ||||
| 28:14.0 | Ron Clarke (AUS) |
May 16, 1965 | Turku, Finland | ||||
| 27:39.4 | Ron Clarke (AUS) |
July 14, 1965 | Oslo, Norway | ||||
| 27:38.35 | Lasse Virén (FIN) |
September 3, 1972 | Munich, Germany | ||||
| 27:30.80 | David Bedford (GBR) |
July 13, 1973 | London, Great Britain | ||||
| 27:30.47 | Samson Kimobwa (KEN) |
June 30, 1977 | Helsinki, Finland | ||||
| 27:22.47 | Henry Rono (KEN) |
June 11, 1978 | Vienna, Austria | ||||
| 27:13.81 | Fernando Mamede (POR) |
July 2, 1984 | Stockholm, Sweden | ||||
| 27:08.23 |  Arturo Barrios (MEX) |
August 18, 1989 | Berlin, Germany | ||||
| 27:07.91 | Richard Chelimo (KEN) |
July 5, 1993 | Stockholm, Sweden | ||||
| 26:58.38 | Yobes Ondieki (KEN) |
July 10, 1993 | Oslo, Norway | ||||
| 26:52.23 | William Sigei (KEN) |
July 22, 1994 | Oslo, Norway | ||||
| 26:43.53 | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
June 5, 1995 | Hengelo, Netherlands | ||||
| 26:38.08 | Salah Hissou (MAR) |
August 23, 1996 | Brussels, Belgium | ||||
| 26:31.32 | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
August 4, 1997 | Oslo, Norway | ||||
| 26:27.85 | Paul Tergat (KEN) |
August 22, 1997 | Brussels, Belgium | ||||
| 26:22.75 | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
June 1, 1998 | Hengelo, Netherlands | ||||
| 26:20.31 | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) |
June 8, 2004 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | ||||
| 26:17.53 | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) |
August 26, 2005 | Brussels, Belgium | ||||
Women's World Record Progression
| WORLD RECORD IN THE WOMEN'S 10,000 METRES | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIME | ATHLETE | DATE | PLACE | ||||
| 32:17.19 | Yelena Sipatova (URS) |
October 19, 1981 | Moscow, Russia | ||||
| 31:35.3 | Mary Decker-Slaney (USA) |
July 16, 1982 | Eugene, USA | ||||
| 31:35.01 | Lyudmila Bragina (URS) |
May 29, 1983 | Krasnodar, Russia | ||||
| 31:27.58 | Raisa Sadreydinova (URS) |
September 7, 1983 | Odessa, Ukraine | ||||
| 31:13.78 | Olga Bondarenko (URS) |
June 24, 1984 | Kiev, Ukraine | ||||
| 30:59.42 | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
July 27, 1985 | Oslo, Norway | ||||
| 30:13.74 | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
July 5, 1986 | Oslo, Norway | ||||
| 29:31.78 | Wang Junxia (CHN) |
September 8, 1993 | Beijing, PR China | ||||
Medalists
Olympic Games
Men
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1912 Stockholm | Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) |
 Lewis Tewanima (USA) |
Albin Stenroos (FIN) |
| 1920 Antwerp | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) |
Joseph Guillemot (FRA) |
James Wilson (GBR) |
| 1924 Paris | Ville Ritola (FIN) |
 Edvin Wide (SWE) |
Eero Berg (FIN) |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) |