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The following table shows the world record progression for the Men's 10,000 metres, as recognised by the IAAF.
| Record |
Athlete |
Nat |
Venue |
Date |
| 31:20.81 |
Hannes Kolehmainen |
 Finland |
Stockholm, Sweden |
July 8, 1912 |
| 30:40.2 |
Paavo Nurmi |
Finland |
Stockholm, Sweden |
June 22, 1921 |
| 30:35.4 |
Ville Ritola |
Finland |
Helsinki, Finland |
May 25, 1924 |
| 30:23.2 |
Ville Ritola |
Finland |
Paris, France |
July 6, 1924 |
| 30:06.2 |
Paavo Nurmi |
Finland |
Kuopio, Finland |
August 31 1924 |
| 30:05.6 |
Ilmari Salminen |
Finland |
Kouvola, Finland |
July 18, 1937 |
| 30:02.0 |
Taisto Mäki |
Finland |
Tampere, Finland |
September 29, 1938 |
| 29:52.6 |
Taisto Mäki |
Finland |
Helsinki, Finland |
September 17, 1939 |
| 29:35.4 |
Viljo Heino |
Finland |
Helsinki, Finland |
August 25, 1944 |
| 29:28.2 |
Emil Zátopek |
 Czech Republic |
Ostrava, Czech Republic |
June 11, 1949 |
| 29:27.2 |
Viljo Heino |
Finland |
Kouvola, Finland |
September 1, 1949 |
| 29:21.2 |
Emil Zátopek |
Czech Republic |
Ostrava, Czech Republic |
October 22, 1949 |
| 29:02.6 |
Emil Zátopek |
Czech Republic |
Turku, Finland |
August 4, 1950 |
| 29:01.6 |
Emil Zátopek |
Czech Republic |
Stará Boleslav, Czech Republic |
November 1, 1953 |
| 28:54.2 |
Emil Zátopek |
Czech Republic |
Brussels, Belgium |
June 1, 1954 |
| 28:42.8 |
Sándor Iharos |
 Hungary |
Budapest, Hungary |
July 15, 1956 |
| 28:30.4 |
Vladimir Kuts |
 Soviet Union |
Moscow, Soviet Union |
September 11, 1956 |
| 28:18.8 |
Pyotr Bolotnikov |
Soviet Union |
Kiev, Ukraine |
October 15, 1960 |
| 28:18.2 |
Pyotr Bolotnikov |
Soviet Union |
Moscow, Soviet Union |
August 11, 1962 |
| 28:15.6 |
Ron Clarke |
 Australia |
Melbourne, Australia |
December 18, 1963 |
| 28:14.0 |
Ron Clarke |
Australia |
Turku, Finland |
May 16, 1965 |
| 27:39.4 |
Ron Clarke |
Australia |
Oslo, Norway |
July 14, 1965 |
| 27:38.352 |
Lasse Virén |
Finland |
Munich, Germany |
September 3, 1972 |
| 27:30.8 |
David Bedford |
 United Kingdom |
London, Great Britain |
July 13, 1973 |
| 27:30.5 |
Samson Kimobwa |
 Kenya |
Helsinki, Finland |
June 30 1977 |
| 27:22.4 |
Henry Rono |
Kenya |
Vienna, Austria |
June 11, 1978 |
| 27:13.81 |
Fernando Mamede |
 Portugal |
Stockholm, Sweden |
July 2, 1984 |
| 27:08.23 |
Arturo Barrios |
 Mexico |
Berlin, Germany |
August 18, 1989 |
| 27:07.91 |
Richard Chelimo |
Kenya |
Stockholm, Sweden |
July 5, 1993 |
| 26:58.38 |
Yobes Ondieki |
Kenya |
Oslo, Norway |
July 10, 1993 |
| 26:52.23 |
William Sigei |
Kenya |
Oslo, Norway |
July 22, 1994 |
| 26:43.533 |
Haile Gebrselassie |
 Ethiopia |
Hengelo, Netherlands |
June 5, 1995 |
| 26:38.08 |
Salah Hissou |
 Morocco |
Brussels, Belgium |
August 23, 1996 |
| 26:31.323 |
Haile Gebrselassie |
Ethiopia |
Oslo, Norway |
August 4, 1997 |
| 26:27.85 |
Paul Tergat |
Kenya |
Brussels, Belgium |
August 22, 1997 |
| 26:22.753 |
Haile Gebrselassie |
Ethiopia |
Hengelo, Netherlands |
June 1, 1998 |
| 26:20.31 |
Kenenisa Bekele |
Ethiopia |
Ostrava, Czech Republic |
June 8, 2004 |
| 26:17.53 |
Kenenisa Bekele |
Ethiopia |
Brussels, Belgium |
August 26, 2005 |
Notes
- ^ Jean Bouin (France) ran 30:50.8 on 16 Nov 1911 at Colombes, France, before the formation of the IAAF.[1] [2]
- ^ Lasse Virén's 27:38.35 was ratified by the IAAF as 27:38.4 [3]
- ^ a b c "Geb's 16 World Records", Track & Field News 59 (5): 7, May 2006
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