10,000 metres world record progression explained

See also: World record progression 10,000 m speed skating men. 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.

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.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3]

Men

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Pre-IAAF

TimeAthleteDatePlace
32:35.01847-04-05Peckham, United Kingdom
32:09.01882-03-25London, United Kingdom
31:53.41884-04-07London, United Kingdom
31:40.01884-07-28London, United Kingdom
31:23.11885-09-28London, United Kingdom
31:02.41904-11-05Glasgow, United Kingdom

IAAF world records

TimeAthleteDatePlace
RatifiedAuto
30:58.8November 16, 1911Paris, France
30:40.2June 22, 1921Stockholm, Sweden
30:35.4May 25, 1924Helsinki, Finland
30:23.2July 6, 1924Paris, France
30:06.2August 31, 1924Kuopio, Finland
30:05.6July 18, 1937Kouvola, Finland
30:02.0September 29, 1938Tampere, Finland
29:52.6September 17, 1939Helsinki, Finland
29:35.4August 25, 1944Helsinki, Finland
29:28.2June 11, 1949Ostrava, Czech Republic
29:27.2September 1, 1949Kouvola, Finland
29:21.2October 22, 1949Ostrava, Czech Republic
29:02.6August 4, 1950Turku, Finland
29:01.6November 1, 1953Stara Boleslav, Czech Republic
28:54.2June 1, 1954Brussels, Belgium
28:42.8July 15, 1956Budapest, Hungary
28:30.4September 11, 1956Moscow, Soviet Union
28:18.8October 15, 1960Kiev, Soviet Union
28:18.2August 11, 1962Moscow, Soviet Union
28:15.6December 18, 1963Melbourne, Australia
27:39.427:39.89July 14, 1965Oslo, Norway
27:38.427:38.35September 3, 1972Munich, Germany
27:30.827:30.80July 13, 1973London, United Kingdom
27:30.527:30.47June 30, 1977Helsinki, Finland
27:22.427:22.47June 11, 1978Vienna, Austria
27:13.81July 2, 1984Stockholm, Sweden
27:08.23August 18, 1989Berlin, Germany
27:07.91July 5, 1993Stockholm, Sweden
26:58.38July 10, 1993Oslo, Norway
26:52.23July 22, 1994Oslo, Norway
26:43.53June 5, 1995Hengelo, Netherlands
26:38.08August 23, 1996Brussels, Belgium
26:31.32July 4, 1997Oslo, Norway
26:27.85August 22, 1997Brussels, Belgium
26:22.75June 1, 1998Hengelo, Netherlands
26:20.31June 8, 2004Ostrava, Czech Republic
26:17.53August 26, 2005Brussels, Belgium
26:11.00October 7, 2020Valencia, 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.[1] However, Henry Rono's 27:22.4, timed to the hundredth at 27:22.47, was not adjusted from 1981.

Women

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Pre-recognition

TimeAthleteDatePlace
39:25.01966?[5]
39:10.01966?
38:06.41967-03-26Gormanstown, Ireland
35:30.51970-05-09Milan, Italy
34:51.01971-06-12Phoenix, United States
35:00.41975-03-29Los Angeles, United States
34:01.41975-08-20Wolfsburg, Germany
33:34.17 1977-03-19Hvidovre, Denmark
33:15.091977-06-09Los Angeles, United States
32:43.21978-01-22Băile Felix, Romania
31:45.4 1978-04-06Copenhagen, Denmark
32:30.801981-08-07Moscow, Soviet Union

IAAF world records

Ratified
Not ratified
Ratified but later rescinded
Pending ratification
TimeAthleteDatePlace
32:17.201981-10-19Moscow, Soviet Union
31:35.31982-07-16Eugene, USA
31:35.011983-05-29Krasnodar, Soviet Union
31:27.581983-09-07Odessa, Soviet Union
31:13.781984-06-24Kiev, Soviet Union
30:59.421985-07-27Oslo, Norway
30:13.741986-07-05Oslo, Norway
29:31.781993-09-08Beijing, PR China
29:17.45 2016-08-12Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[6]
29:06.82 2021-06-06Hengelo, Netherlands[7]
29:01.032021-06-08Hengelo, Netherlands[8]
28:54.142024-05-25Eugene, United States[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009. . IAAF Media & Public Relations Department . Monte Carlo . 546, 551–552 . 2009 . August 9, 2009.
  2. Web site: 12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009. . IAAF Media & Public Relations Department . Monte Carlo . 546, 643 . 2009 . August 9, 2009.
  3. http://trackfield.brinkster.net/RecProgression.asp?RecCode=WR&EventCode=WA8&P=F Main > Women, 10000 m > World Records Progression
  4. https://www.arrs.run/RecProg/RP_wwT.htm 10,000 meters outdoors
  5. Web site: IAAF World Records Progression . 2015 . Hymans, Richard . Matrahazi, Imre . . March 4, 2020.
  6. Web site: World records ratified PRESS-RELEASE World Athletics. 2021-06-12. www.worldathletics.org.
  7. News: Sifan Hassan smashes 10,000m world record. olympics.nbcsports.com. 6 June 2021. 6 June 2021.
  8. Ratified: World records for Gidey. World Athletics. 26 July 2021. 8 June 2022.
  9. News: Peterson . Anne M. . Kenya's Beatrice Chebet sets world record in 10,000 meters . AP News . 25 May 2024 . en.

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