15K run

Athletics 15K run
World records
Men	Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) 40:27+ (2021)
Women	Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) 44:20 (2019)

The 15K run (15 kilometers, or approximately 9.32 miles) is a long distance foot race. It is a rarely held race that is not recognized as an Olympic event. The overall world best time for men was set by Jacob Kiplimo en route the Lisbon Half Marathon. Excluding en route times both the world best for men and women were set at the Zevenheuvelenloop in Nijmegen, Netherlands. The world best for men is held by Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda who ran a time of 41:05.^[1] The women's world best is held by Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia who ran a time of 44:20.^[2]

Between 1985 and 1991, the IAAF World Women's Road Race Championships was contested over the 15 km distance.

All-time top 25[]

• + = en route to longer performance
• Mx = mixed gender race
• Wo = women only race

Men[]

• Correct as of February 2022.^[3]

Rank	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Race	Place	Ref
1	40:27+	Jacob Kiplimo	Uganda	21 November 2021	Lisbon Half Marathon	Lisbon	[4]
2	41:05	Joshua Cheptegei	Uganda	18 November 2018	Zevenheuvelenloop	Nijmegen	[5]
	41:05+	Geoffrey Kamworor	Kenya	15 September 2019	Copenhagen Half Marathon	Copenhagen	[6]
4	41:09+	Rodgers Kwemoi	Kenya	19 February 2022	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras Al Khaimah	[7]
5	41:10+	Kibiwott Kandie	Kenya	6 December 2020	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia	[8]
		Rhonex Kipruto	Kenya	6 December 2020	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia	[9]
7	41:11+		Kenya	6 December 2020	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia	[10]
			Kenya	6 December 2020	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia	[11]
9	41:13	Leonard Komon	Kenya	21 November 2010	Zevenheuvelenloop	Nijmegen	[12]
10	41:16+		Kenya	24 October 2021	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia	[13]
			Kenya	24 October 2021	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia	[14]
			Kenya	24 October 2021	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia	[15]
13	41:17+		Kenya	24 October 2021	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia	[16]
14	41:18+	Muktar Edris	Ethiopia	24 October 2021	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia	[17]
15	41:22+	Haile Gebrselassie	Ethiopia	4 September 2005		Tilburg
			Kenya	24 October 2021	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia	[18]
17	41:26+		Kenya	19 February 2022	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras Al Khaimah	[19]
18	41:27+	Amedework Walelegn	Ethiopia	19 February 2022	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras Al Khaimah	[20]
		Seifu Tura	Ethiopia	19 February 2022	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras Al Khaimah	[21]
			Kenya	19 February 2022	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras Al Khaimah	[22]
21	41:28+		Kenya	24 October 2021	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia	[23]
22	41:29	Felix Limo	Kenya	11 January 2001	Zevenheuvelenloop	Nijmegen
	41:29+	Samuel Wanjiru	Kenya	9 February 2007	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras Al Khaimah
		Deriba Merga	Ethiopia	20 February 2009	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras Al Khaimah
25	41:30+	Patrick Makau	Kenya	20 February 2009	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras Al Khaimah
		Samuel Tsegay	Eritrea	18 September 2011		Amsterdam - Zaandam
		Benard Kipkorir Ngeno	Kenya	15 September 2019	Copenhagen Half Marathon	Copenhagen	[24]

Notes[]

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 41:30:

• Jacob Kiplimo also ran 40:43+ (2022), 41:11+ (2020).
• Rhonex Kipruto also ran 41:16+ (2021).
• also ran 41:16+ (2021).
• Joshua Cheptegei also ran 41:17 (2017). ^[a]
• Leonard Komon also ran 41:26+ (2011).
• Rodgers Kwemoi also ran 41:27+ (2021).
• also ran 41:27+ (2022).
• Samuel Wanjiru also ran 41:30+ (2007).

Women[]

• Correct as of February 2022.^[25]

Rank	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Race	Place	Ref
1	44:20 Mx	Letesenbet Gidey	Ethiopia	17 November 2019	Zevenheuvelenloop	Nijmegen	[26]
2	44:52+ Mx	Yalemzerf Yehualaw	Ethiopia	24 October 2021	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia	[27]
		Sheila Chepkirui	Kenya	24 October 2021	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia	[28]
4	45:30+ Mx	Ruth Chepng'etich	Kenya	4 April 2021	Istanbul Half Marathon	Istanbul	[29]
5	45:31+ Mx	Hellen Obiri	Kenya	4 April 2021	Istanbul Half Marathon	Istanbul	[30]
6	45:37+	Joyciline Jepkosgei	Kenya	1 April 2017	Prague Half Marathon	Prague	[31]
7	45:40+	Violah Jepchumba	Kenya	1 April 2017	Prague Half Marathon	Prague	[32]
8	45:40+	Brigid Kosgei	Kenya	21 February 2020	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah	[33]
9	45:41+	Ababel Yeshaneh	Ethiopia	21 February 2020	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah	[34]
10	45:45+ Mx	Joan Chelimo	Kenya	4 April 2021	Istanbul Half Marathon	Istanbul	[35]
11	45:51+ Mx		Ethiopia	19 February 2022	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras al-Khaimah	[36]
12	45:57+	Fancy Chemutai	Kenya	22 October 2017		Valencia
13	46:02+ Mx		Kenya	19 February 2022	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras al-Khaimah	[37]
14	46:03+ Mx		Ethiopia	19 February 2022	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras al-Khaimah	[38]
15	46:04+ Mx		Kenya	16 January 2022	Houston Half Marathon	Houston	[39]
16	46:08+	Caroline Chepkoech	Kenya	8 February 2018	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras Al-Khaimah
		Mary Keitany	Kenya	8 February 2018	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras Al-Khaimah
18	46:09+ Mx	Sifan Hassan	Netherlands	16 September 2018	Copenhagen Half Marathon	Copenhagen	[40]
19	46:13+	Florence Kiplagat	Kenya	15 February 2015	Barcelona Half Marathon	Barcelona	[41]
			Kenya	21 February 2020	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah	[42]
21	46:14+	Rosemary Wanjiru	Kenya	21 February 2020	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah	[43]
22	46:15+ Mx	Tsehay Gemechu	Ethiopia	19 September 2021	Copenhagen	Copenhagen	[44]
23	46:16+	Senbere Teferi	Ethiopia	27 October 2019	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia	[45]
24	46:20+ Mx		Kenya	24 October 2021	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia	[46]
25	46:24+ Wo	Yasemin Can	Turkey	17 October 2020	World Half Marathon Championships	Gdynia	[47]
	46:24+ Wo	Peres Jepchirchir	Kenya	17 October 2020	World Half Marathon Championships	Gdynia	[48]
	46:24+ Wo	Zeineba Yimer	Ethiopia	17 October 2020	World Half Marathon Championships	Gdynia	[49]

Notes[]

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 46:24:

• Letesenbet Gidey also ran 44:29+ (2021).
• Yalemzerf Yehualaw also ran 45:24+ Mx (2021), 45:29+ Mx (2021), 46:24+ (2020).
• Hellen Obiri also ran 45:50+ Mx.
• Sheila Chepkirui also ran 45:51+ Mx.
• Joan Chelimo also ran 45:54+ (2018), 46:09+ (2018), 46:13+ (2020) and 46:16+ (2019).
• Joyciline Jepkosgei also ran 45:57+ (2017), 46:24+ (2020).
• Brigid Kosgei also ran 45:59+ a (2019) and 46:11+ Mx (2021).
• Fancy Chemutai also ran 46:07+ (2018).
• Violah Jepchumba also ran 46:21+ (2016).
• also ran 46:23+ Mx (2021).
• Ababel Yeshaneh also ran 46:24+ (2020).

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