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Athletics (Track & Field) World Records




Men's 10,000m. World Record Progression


TIME ATHLETE COUNTRY DATE VENUE 26.17.53 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 26 Aug 2005 Brussels 26.20.31 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 08 Jun 2004 Ostrava 26.22.75 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 01 Jun 1998 Hengelo 26.27.85 Paul Tergat (KEN) 22 Aug 1997 Brussels 26.31.32 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 04 Aug 1997 Oslo 26.38.08 Salah Hissou (MOR) 23 Aug 1996 Brussels 26.43.53 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 05 Jun 1995 Hengelo 26.52.23 William Sigei (KEN) 22 Jul 1994 Oslo 26.58.38 Yobes Ondieki (KEN) 10 Jul 1993 Oslo 27.07.91 Richard Chelimo (KEN) 05 Jul 1993 Stockholm 27.08.23 Arturo Barrios (MEX) 18 Aug 1989 Berlin 27.13.81 Fernando Mamede (POR) 02 Jul 1984 Stockholm 27.22.47 Henry Rono (KEN) 11 Jun 1978 Vienna 27.30.47 Samson Kimobwa (KEN) 30 Jun 1977 Helsinki 27.30.80 Dave Bedford (GBR) 13 Jul 1973 London 27.38.35 Lasse Viren (FIN) 03 Sep 1972 Munich 27.39.4+ Ron Clarke (AUS) 14 Jul 1965 Oslo 28.14.0+ Ron Clarke (AUS) 16 May 1965 Turku 28.15.6+ Ron Clarke (AUS) 18 Dec 1963 Melbourne 28.18.2+ Pjotr Bolotnikov (URS) 11 Aug 1962 Moscow 28.18.8+ Pjotr Bolotnikov (URS) 15 Oct 1960 Kiev 28.30.4+ Vladimir Kuts (URS) 11 Sep 1956 Moscow 28.42.8+ Sandor Iharos (HUN) 15 Jul 1956 Budapest 28.54.2+ Emil Zatopek (TCH) 01 Jun 1954 Brussels 29.01.6+ Emil Zatopek (TCH) 01 Nov 1953 Stara Boleslav 29.02.6+ Emil Zatopek (TCH) 04 Aug 1950 Turku 29.21.2+ Emil Zatopek (TCH) 22 Oct 1949 Ostrava 29.27.2+ Viljo Heino (FIN) 01 Sep 1949 Kouvola 29.28.2+ Emil Zatopek (TCH) 11 Jun 1949 Ostrava 29.35.4+ Viljo Heino (FIN) 25 Aug 1944 Helsinki 29.52.6+ Taisto Maki (FIN) 17 Sep 1939 Helsinki 30.02.0+ Taisto Maki (FIN) 29 Sep 1938 Tampere 30.05.6+ Ilmari Salminen (FIN) 18 Jul 1937 Kouvola 30.06.2+ Paavo Nurmi (FIN) 31 Aug 1924 Kuopio 30.23.2+ Ville Ritola (FIN) 06 Jul 1924 Paris 30.35.4+ Ville Ritola (FIN) 25 May 1924 Helsinki 30.40.2+ Paavo Nurmi (FIN) 22 Jun 1921 Stockholm 30.58.8+ Jean Bouin (FRA) 16 Nov 1919 Paris 31.20.8+ Hanes Kolehmainen (FIN) Jun 1912 Stockholm 31.02.4+ Alfred Shrubb (GBR) 05 Nov 1904 Glasgow Back To Top Of Page