10,000 metres

Athletics 10,000 metres
10,000 metres at 2000 Summer Olympics, Sydney
World records
Men	Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 26:11.00 (2020)
Women	Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) 29:01.03 (2021)
Olympic records
Men	Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 27:01.17 (2008)
Women	Almaz Ayana (ETH) 29:17.45 (2016)
World Championship records
Men	Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 26:46.31 (2009)
Women	Berhane Adere (ETH) 30:04.18 (2003)

The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The race consists of 25 laps around an Olympic-sized track. It is less commonly held at track and field meetings, due to its duration. The 10,000-metre track race is usually distinguished from its road running counterpart, the 10K run, by its reference to the distance in metres rather than kilometres.

The 10,000 metres is the longest standard track event, approximately equivalent to 6 miles 376 yards or 32,808 feet 5 inches. Most of those running such races also compete in road races and cross country events.

Taisto Mäki from Finland breaks the 30-minute barrier in Helsinki on 17 September 1939.

Added to the Olympic programme in 1912, athletes from Finland, nicknamed the "Flying Finns", dominated the event until the late 1940s. In the 1960s, African runners began to come to the fore.^[1] In 1988, the women's competition debuted in the Olympic Games.

Official records are kept for outdoor 10,000-metre track events.^[2] The world record for men is held by Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda in 26:11.00, posted at Valencia, Spain on 7 October 2020. For women, the world track 10,000-metre record is held by Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia in 29:17.45 to win gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics on 12 August 2016. Sifan Hassan of Netherlands in 29:06.82 on 6 June 2021 in Hengelo, but that time has not yet been ratified as a world record. Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia broke the world record again on 8 June 2021 in Hengelo with a time of 29:01.03. That record is also pending ratification.

The 10,000 metres demands exceptional levels of aerobic endurance, and elite athletes typically train in excess of 160 km (100 miles) a week.^[3]

6 miles[]

10,000 metres is the slightly longer metric derivative of the 6-mile (9,656.1-metre) run, an event common in countries when they were using the imperial measurement system. 6 miles was used in the Commonwealth Games until 1966 and was a championship in the United States in non-Olympic years from 1953 to 1973. It is 24 laps around a 1⁄4-mile (402 m; 440 yd; 1,320 ft) track.

All-time top 25[]

Men[]

Kenenisa Bekele (right), the former 10,000 m world record holder.

• Correct as of May 2021.^[2]

Rank	Time	Athlete	Date	Place	Ref
1	26:11.00	Joshua Cheptegei (UGA)	7 October 2020	Valencia	[4]
2	26:17.53	Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)	26 August 2005	Brussels
3	26:22.75	Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)	1 June 1998	Hengelo
4	26:27.85	Paul Tergat (KEN)	22 August 1997	Brussels
5	26:30.03	Nicholas Kemboi (KEN)	5 September 2003	Brussels
6	26:30.74	Abebe Dinkesa (ETH)	29 May 2005	Hengelo
7	26:33.93	Jacob Kiplimo (UGA)	19 May 2021	Ostrava	[5]
8	26:35.63	Micah Kogo (KEN)	25 August 2006	Brussels
9	26:36.26	Paul Koech (KEN)	22 August 1997	Brussels
10	26:37.25	Zersenay Tadese (ERI)	25 August 2006	Brussels
11	26:38.08	Salah Hissou (MAR)	23 August 1996	Brussels
12	26:38.76	Abdullah Ahmad Hassan (QAT)	5 September 2003	Brussels
13	26:39.69	Sileshi Sihine (ETH)	31 May 2004	Hengelo
14	26:39.77	Boniface Kiprop Toroitich (UGA)	26 August 2005	Brussels
15	26:41.75	Samuel Wanjiru (KEN)	26 August 2005	Brussels
16	26:43.98	Lucas Kimeli Rotich (KEN)	7 September 2011	Brussels
17	26:44.36	Galen Rupp (USA)	30 May 2014	Eugene
18	26:46.57	Mo Farah (GBR)	3 June 2011	Eugene
19	26:48.35	Imane Merga (ETH)	3 June 2011	Eugene
20	26:48.95	Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH)	17 July 2019	Hengelo	[6]
21	26:48.99	Josphat Bett Kipkoech (KEN)	3 June 2011	Eugene
22	26:49.02	Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)	26 May 2007	Hengelo
23	26:49.20	Moses Ndiema Masai (KEN)	14 September 2007	Brussels
24	26:49.34	Yomif Kejelcha (ETH)	6 October 2019	Doha	[7]
25	26:49.38	Sammy Kipketer (KEN)	30 August 2002	Brussels

Notes[]

Below is a list of other times equal or faster than 26:48.36:

• Kenenisa Bekele also ran 26:20.31 (2004), 26:25.97 (2008), 26:28.72 (2005), 26:43.16 (2011), 26:46.19 (2007) and 26:46.31 (2009).
• Haile Gebrselassie also ran 26:29.22 (2003), 26:31.32 (1997), 26:41.58 (2004) and 26:43.53 (1995).
• Boniface Toroitich Kiprop also ran 26:41.95 (2006).
• Joshua Cheptegei also ran 26:48.36 (2019).

Non-legal marks[]

• Leonard Komon of Kenya ran the 10k road distance in a time of 26:44 in a world record performance in Utrecht on 26 September 2011. While run over the same distance, the time was set on a road course and is therefore not eligible to be considered among the top performances listed here.

Women[]

• Correct as of June 2021.^[8]

Pos.	Time	Athlete	Date	Place	Ref
1	29:01.03	Letesenbet Gidey (ETH)	8 June 2021	Hengelo	[9]
2	29:06.82	Sifan Hassan (NED)	6 June 2021	Hengelo	[10]
3	29:17.45	Almaz Ayana (ETH)	12 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro	[11]
4	29:31.78	Wang Junxia (CHN)	8 September 1993	Beijing
5	29:32.53	Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)	12 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro	[11]
6	29:39.42	Gudaf Tsegay (ETH)	8 May 2021	Maia	[12]
7	29:42.56	Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)	12 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro	[11]
8	29:50.77	Kalkidan Gezahegne (BHN)	8 May 2021	Maia	[13]
9	29:53.51	Alice Aprot Nawowuna (KEN)	12 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro	[11]
10	29:53.80	Meselech Melkamu (ETH)	14 June 2009	Utrecht
11	29.59.20	Meseret Defar (ETH)	11 July 2009	Birmingham
12	30:01.09	Paula Radcliffe (GBR)	6 August 2002	Munich
13	30:04.18	Berhane Adere (ETH)	23 August 2003	Saint-Denis
14	30:06.01	Tsigie Gebreselama (ETH)	8 June 2021	Hengelo	[9]
15	30:07.15	Werknesh Kidane (ETH)	23 August 2003	Saint-Denis
16	30:07.20	Sun Yingjie (CHN)	23 August 2003	Saint-Denis
17	30:07.78	Betsy Saina (KEN)	12 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro	[11]
18	30:11.53	Florence Jebet Kiplagat (KEN)	14 June 2009	Utrecht
19	30:11.87	Wude Ayalew (ETH)	14 June 2009	Utrecht
20	30:12.53	Lornah Kiplagat (NED)	23 August 2003	Saint-Denis
21	30:13.17	Molly Huddle (USA)	12 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro	[11]
22	30:13.37	Zhong Huandi (CHN)	8 September 1993	Beijing
23	30:13.74	Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)	5 July 1986	Oslo
24	30:17.49	Derartu Tulu (ETH)	30 September 2000	Sydney
25	30:18.39	Ejegayehu Dibaba (ETH)	28 June 2005	Sollentuna

Notes[]

Below is a list of other times equal or faster than 30:17.15:

• Sifan Hassan also ran 29:36.67 (2020), 29:55.32 (2021).
• Tirunesh Dibaba also ran 29:54.66 (2008) and 30:15.67 (2005).
• Kalkidan Gezahegne also ran 29:56.18 (2021).
• Letesenbet Gidey also ran 30:01.72 (2021).
• Almaz Ayana also ran 30:07.00 (2016) and 30:16.32 (2017).
• Meseret Defar also ran 30:08.06 (2013).
• Paula Radcliffe also ran 30:17.15 (2004).

Non-legal marks[]

• Elvan Abeylegesse of Turkey's time of 29:56.34 set in Beijing on 15 August 2008 was annulled due to doping offense.
• Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya ran the 10k distance in a time of 30:04 en route to her world record performance in the half-marathon in Prague on 1 April 2017. While run over the same distance, the time was set on a road course and is therefore ineligible to be considered among the top performances listed here.
• Violah Jepchumba of Kenya ran the 10k distance in a time of 30:05 en route to her personal best in the half-marathon in Prague on 1 April 2017. While run over the same distance, the time was set on a road course and is therefore ineligible to be considered among the top performances listed here.

Olympic medalists[]

Men[]

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1912 Stockholm details	Hannes Kolehmainen  Finland	Lewis Tewanima  United States	Albin Stenroos  Finland
1920 Antwerp details	Paavo Nurmi  Finland	Joseph Guillemot  France	James Wilson  Great Britain
1924 Paris details	Ville Ritola  Finland	Edvin Wide  Sweden	Eero Berg  Finland
1928 Amsterdam details	Paavo Nurmi  Finland	Ville Ritola  Finland	Edvin Wide  Sweden
1932 Los Angeles details	Janusz Kusociński  Poland	Volmari Iso-Hollo  Finland	Lasse Virtanen  Finland
1936 Berlin details	Ilmari Salminen  Finland	Arvo Askola  Finland	Volmari Iso-Hollo  Finland
1948 London details	Emil Zátopek  Czechoslovakia	Alain Mimoun  France	Bertil Albertsson  Sweden
1952 Helsinki details	Emil Zátopek  Czechoslovakia	Alain Mimoun  France	Aleksandr Anufriyev  Soviet Union
1956 Melbourne details	Vladimir Kuts  Soviet Union	József Kovács  Hungary	Al Lawrence  Australia
1960 Rome details	Pyotr Bolotnikov  Soviet Union	Hans Grodotzki  United Team of Germany	Dave Power  Australia
1964 Tokyo details	Billy Mills  United States	Mohammed Gammoudi  Tunisia	Ron Clarke  Australia
1968 Mexico City details	Naftali Temu  Kenya	Mamo Wolde  Ethiopia	Mohammed Gammoudi  Tunisia
1972 Munich details	Lasse Virén  Finland	Emiel Puttemans  Belgium	Miruts Yifter  Ethiopia
1976 Montreal details	Lasse Virén  Finland	Carlos Lopes  Portugal	Brendan Foster  Great Britain
1980 Moscow details	Miruts Yifter  Ethiopia	Kaarlo Maaninka  Finland	Mohamed Kedir  Ethiopia
1984 Los Angeles details	Alberto Cova  Italy	Mike McLeod  Great Britain	Michael Musyoki  Kenya
1988 Seoul details	Brahim Boutayeb  Morocco	Salvatore Antibo  Italy	Kipkemboi Kimeli  Kenya
1992 Barcelona details	Khalid Skah  Morocco	Richard Chelimo  Kenya	Addis Abebe  Ethiopia
1996 Atlanta details	Haile Gebrselassie  Ethiopia	Paul Tergat  Kenya	Saleh Hissou  Morocco
2000 Sydney details	Haile Gebrselassie  Ethiopia	Paul Tergat  Kenya	Assefa Mezgebu  Ethiopia
2004 Athens details	Kenenisa Bekele  Ethiopia	Sileshi Sihine  Ethiopia	Zersenay Tadese  Eritrea
2008 Beijing details	Kenenisa Bekele  Ethiopia	Sileshi Sihine  Ethiopia	Micah Kogo  Kenya
2012 London details	Mo Farah  Great Britain	Galen Rupp  United States	Tariku Bekele  Ethiopia
2016 Rio de Janeiro details	Mo Farah  Great Britain	Paul Tanui  Kenya	Tamirat Tola  Ethiopia
2020 Tokyo details	Selemon Barega  Ethiopia	Joshua Cheptegei  Uganda	Jacob Kiplimo  Uganda

Women[]

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1988 Seoul details	Olga Bondarenko  Soviet Union	Liz McColgan  Great Britain	Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova  Soviet Union
1992 Barcelona details	Derartu Tulu  Ethiopia	Elana Meyer  South Africa	Lynn Jennings  United States
1996 Atlanta details	Fernanda Ribeiro  Portugal	Wang Junxia  China	Gete Wami  Ethiopia
2000 Sydney details	Derartu Tulu  Ethiopia	Gete Wami  Ethiopia	Fernanda Ribeiro  Portugal
2004 Athens details	Xing Huina  China	Ejagayehu Dibaba  Ethiopia	Derartu Tulu  Ethiopia
2008 Beijing details	Tirunesh Dibaba  Ethiopia	Shalane Flanagan  United States	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai  Kenya
2012 London details	Tirunesh Dibaba  Ethiopia	Sally Kipyego  Kenya	Vivian Cheruiyot  Kenya
2016 Rio de Janeiro details	Almaz Ayana  Ethiopia	Vivian Cheruiyot  Kenya	Tirunesh Dibaba  Ethiopia
2020 Tokyo details	Sifan Hassan  Netherlands	Kalkidan Gezahegne  Bahrain	Letesenbet Gidey  Ethiopia

World Championships medalists[]

Men[]

Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1983 Helsinki details	Alberto Cova (ITA)	Werner Schildhauer (GDR)	Hansjörg Kunze (GDR)
1987 Rome details	Paul Kipkoech (KEN)	Francesco Panetta (ITA)	Hansjörg Kunze (GDR)
1991 Tokyo details	Moses Tanui (KEN)	Richard Chelimo (KEN)	Khalid Skah (MAR)
1993 Stuttgart details	Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)	Moses Tanui (KEN)	Richard Chelimo (KEN)
1995 Gothenburg details	Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)	Khalid Skah (MAR)	Paul Tergat (KEN)
1997 Athens details	Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)	Paul Tergat (KEN)	Salah Hissou (MAR)
1999 Seville details	Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)	Paul Tergat (KEN)	Assefa Mezgebu (ETH)
2001 Edmonton details	Charles Kamathi (KEN)	Assefa Mezgebu (ETH)	Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
2003 Saint-Denis details	Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)	Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)	Sileshi Sihine (ETH)
2005 Helsinki details	Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)	Sileshi Sihine (ETH)	Moses Mosop (KEN)
2007 Osaka details	Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)	Sileshi Sihine (ETH)	Martin Mathathi (KEN)
2009 Berlin details	Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)	Zersenay Tadese (ERI)	Moses Ndiema Masai (KEN)
2011 Daegu details	Ibrahim Jeilan (ETH)	Mo Farah (GBR)	Imane Merga (ETH)
2013 Moscow details	Mo Farah (GBR)	Ibrahim Jeilan (ETH)	Paul Tanui (KEN)
2015 Beijing details	Mo Farah (GBR)	Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor (KEN)	Paul Tanui (KEN)
2017 London details	Mo Farah (GBR)	Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei (UGA)	Paul Tanui (KEN)
2019 Doha details	Joshua Cheptegei (UGA)	Yomif Kejelcha (ETH)	Rhonex Kipruto (KEN)

Women[]

Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1987 Rome details	Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)	Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova (URS)	Kathrin Weßel (GDR)
1991 Tokyo details	Liz McColgan (GBR)	Zhong Huandi (CHN)	Wang Xiuting (CHN)
1993 Stuttgart details	Wang Junxia (CHN)	Zhong Huandi (CHN)	Sally Barsosio (KEN)
1995 Gothenburg details	Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)	Derartu Tulu (ETH)	Tegla Loroupe (KEN)
1997 Athens details	Sally Barsosio (KEN)	Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)	Masako Chiba (JPN)
1999 Seville details	Gete Wami (ETH)	Paula Radcliffe (GBR)	Tegla Loroupe (KEN)
2001 Edmonton details	Derartu Tulu (ETH)	Berhane Adere (ETH)	Gete Wami (ETH)
2003 Saint-Denis details	Berhane Adere (ETH)	Werknesh Kidane (ETH)	Sun Yingjie (CHN)
2005 Helsinki details	Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)	Berhane Adere (ETH)	Ejegayehu Dibaba (ETH)
2007 Osaka details	Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)	Kara Goucher (USA)	Jo Pavey (GBR)
2009 Berlin details	Linet Masai (KEN)	Meselech Melkamu (ETH)	Wude Ayalew (ETH)
2011 Daegu details	Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)	Sally Kipyego (KEN)	Linet Masai (KEN)
2013 Moscow details	Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)	Gladys Cherono Kiprono (KEN)	Belaynesh Oljira (ETH)
2015 Beijing details	Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)	Gelete Burka (ETH)	Emily Infeld (USA)
2017 London details	Almaz Ayana (ETH)	Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)	Agnes Jebet Tirop (KEN)
2019 Doha details	Sifan Hassan (NED)	Letesenbet Gidey (ETH)	Agnes Jebet Tirop (KEN)

European medalists[]

Men[]

Women[]

Season's bests[]

Men[] Year Time Athlete Place 2021 26.33.90  Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) Ostrava 2020 26:11.00  Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) Valencia 2019 26:48.36  Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) Doha 2018 27:13.01  Stanley Waithaka Mburu (KEN) Yokohama 2017 26:49.51  Mo Farah (GBR) London 2016 26:51.11  Yigrem Demelash (ETH) Hengelo 2015 26:50.97  Mo Farah (GBR) Eugene 2014 26:44.36  Galen Rupp (USA) Eugene 2013 26:51.02  Dejen Gebremeskel (ETH) Sollentuna 2012 26:51.16  Emmanuel Kipkemei Bett (KEN) Brussels 2011 26:43.16  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Brussels 2010 26:56.74  Josphat Kiprono Menjo (KEN) Turku 2009 26:46.31  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Berlin 2008 26:25.97  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Eugene 2007 26:46.19  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Brussels 2006 26:35.63  Micah Kogo (KEN) Brussels 2005 26:17.53  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Brussels 2004 26:20.31  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Ostrava 2003 26:29.22  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Brussels 2002 26:49.38  Sammy Kipketer (KEN) Brussels 2001 27:04.20  Abraham Chebii (KEN) Palo Alto 2000 27:03.87  Paul Tergat (KEN) Brussels 1999 26:51.49  Charles Kamathi (KEN) Brussels 1998 26:22.75  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Hengelo 1997 26:27.85  Paul Tergat (KEN) Brussels 1996 26:38.08  Salah Hissou (MAR) Brussels 1995 26:43.53  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Hengelo 1994 26:52.23  William Sigei (KEN) Oslo 1993 26:58.38  Yobes Ondieki (KEN) Oslo 1992 27:14.26  Fita Bayisa (ETH) Oslo 1991 27:11.18  Richard Chelimo (KEN) Hengelo 1990 27:18.22  Arturo Barrios (MEX) Berlin 1989 27:08.23  Arturo Barrios (MEX) Berlin 1988 27:21.46  Brahim Boutayeb (MAR) Seoul 1987 27:26.95  Francesco Panetta (ITA) Stockholm 1986 27:20.56  Mark Nenow (USA) Brussels 1985 27:37.17  Bruce Bickford (USA) Stockholm 1984 27:13.81  Fernando Mamede (POR) Stockholm 1983 27:23.44  Carlos Lopes (POR) Oslo 1982 27:22.95  Fernando Mamede (POR) Paris 1981 27:27.1  Fernando Mamede (POR) Lisbon 1980 27:29.16  Craig Virgin (USA) Paris 1979 27:36.8  Karl Fleschen (FRG) Troisdorf 27:22.47  Henry Rono (KEN) Vienna 27:30.47  Samson Kimobwa (KEN) Helsinki 27:40.38  Lasse Viren (FIN) Montreal 27:45.43  Brendan Foster (GBR) London 27:43.6  Steve Prefontaine (USA) Eugene 27:30.80  Dave Bedford (GBR) London 27:38.4  Lasse Viren (FIN) Munich 27:47.0  Dave Bedford (GBR) Portsmouth 28:06.2  Dave Bedford (GBR) Warsaw

Women[] Year Time Athlete Place 2021 29:01.03  Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) Hengelo 2020 29:36.67  Sifan Hassan (NED) Hengelo 2019 30:17.62  Sifan Hassan (NED) Doha 2018 30:41.85  Pauline Kamulu (KEN) Fukagawa 2017 30:16.32  Almaz Ayana (ETH) London 2016 29:17.45  Almaz Ayana (ETH) Rio de Janeiro 2015 30:49.68  Gelete Burka (ETH) Hengelo 2014 30:42.26  Sally Kipyego (KEN) Palo Alto 2013 30:08.06  Meseret Defar (ETH) Sollentuna 2012 30:20.75  Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) London 2011 30:38.35  Sally Kipyego (KEN) Palo Alto 2010 31:04.52  Meselech Melkamu (ETH) Ostrava 2009 29:53.80  Meselech Melkamu (ETH) Utrecht 2008 29:54.66  Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) Beijing 2007 31:00.27  Mestawet Tufa (ETH) Valkenswaard 2006 30:21.67  Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) Antalya 2005 30:15.67  Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) Sollentuna 2004 30:17.15  Paula Radcliffe (GBR) Gateshead 2003 30:04.18  Berhane Adere (ETH) Saint-Denis 2002 30:01.09  Paula Radcliffe (GBR) Munich 2001 30:55.80  Paula Radcliffe (GBR) Barakaldo 2000 30:17.49  Derartu Tulu (ETH) Sydney 1999 30:24.56  Gete Wami (ETH) Seville 1998 30:48.06  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) Lisbon 1997 30:38.09  Dong Yanmei (CHN) Shanghai 1996 31:01.63  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) Atlanta 1995 31:04.99  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) Gothenburg 1994 30:50.34  Wang Junxia (CHN) Hiroshima 1993 29:31.78  Wang Junxia (CHN) Beijing 1992 31:06.02  Derartu Tulu (ETH) Barcelona 1991 30:57.07  Liz McColgan (GBR) Hengelo 1990 31:18.18  Viorica Ghican (ROM) Helsinki 1989 30:48.51  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) Oslo 1988 31:05.21  Olga Bondarenko (URS) Seoul 1987 31:05.85  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) Rome 1986 30:13.74  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) Oslo 1985 30:59.42  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) Oslo 1984 31:13.78  Olga Bondarenko (URS) Kyiv 1983 31:27.58   (URS) Odessa 1982 31:35.3  Mary Decker-Slaney (USA) Eugene 1981 32:17.19  Yelena Sipatova (URS) Moscow 1980 32:57.17  Kathryn Binns (GBR) Sittard 1979 32:52.5   (USA) Walnut 32:43.2  Natalia Mărăşescu (ROM) Băile Felix 33:15.1   (USA) Westwood 34:19.0   (USA) Eugene 34:01.4  Christa Vahlensieck (GER) Wolfsburg — — — — — — — — — 34:51.0   (USA) Phoenix 35:30.5  Paola Pigni (ITA) Milan

Competitions[]

• European Cup 10,000m
• Iberian 10,000 Metres Championships

References[]

External links[]

• IAAF list of 10000-metres records in XML
• ARRS: Yearly Rankings - 10,000 meters Outdoor Track
• 10K Races in Race-Calendar.com