Progression of Official World Record
Men, 10,000m
Result | Name | Country | DOB | Comp | Date | Age | Record life | |
26:11.00 | Joshua Cheptegei | UGA | 12 Sep 1996 | NN | Valencia | 7 Oct 2020 | 24 years 25 days | 3 years 195 days |
26:17.53 | Kenenisa Bekele | ETH | 13 Jun 1982 | VD | Bruxelles | 26 Aug 2005 | 23 years 74 days | 15 years 42 days |
26:20.31 | Kenenisa Bekele | ETH | 13 Jun 1982 | GSpike | Ostrava | 8 Jun 2004 | 21 years 361 days | 1 year 79 days |
26:22.75 | Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | 18 Apr 1973 | APM | Hengelo | 1 Jun 1998 | 25 years 44 days | 6 years 7 days |
26:27.85 | Paul Tergat | KEN | 17 Jun 1969 | VD | Bruxelles | 22 Aug 1997 | 28 years 66 days | 283 days |
26:31.32 | Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | 18 Apr 1973 | Bislett | Oslo | 4 Jul 1997 | 24 years 77 days | 49 days |
26:38.08 | Salah Hissou | MAR | 16 Jan 1972 | VD | Bruxelles | 23 Aug 1996 | 24 years 220 days | 315 days |
26:43.53 | Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | 18 Apr 1973 | Hengelo | 5 Jun 1995 | 22 years 48 days | 1 year 79 days | |
26:52.23 | William Sigei | KEN | 11 Oct 1969 | Bislett | Oslo | 22 Jul 1994 | 24 years 284 days | 318 days |
26:58.38 | Yobes Ondieki | KEN | 21 Feb 1961 | Bislett | Oslo | 10 Jul 1993 | 32 years 139 days | 1 year 12 days |
27:07.91 | Richard Chelimo | KEN | 21 Apr 1972 | DNG | Stockholm/S | 5 Jul 1993 | 21 years 75 days | 5 days |
27:08.23 | Arturo Barrios | MEX | 12 Dec 1963 | Berlin | 18 Aug 1989 | 25 years 249 days | 3 years 321 days | |
27:13.81 | Fernando Mamede | POR | 1 Nov 1951 | DNG | Stockholm/S | 2 Jul 1984 | 32 years 244 days | 5 years 47 days |
27:22.47 | Henry Rono | KEN | 12 Feb 1952 | Wien | 11 Jun 1978 | 26 years 119 days | 6 years 21 days | |
27:30.47 | Samson Kimobwa | KEN | 15 Sep 1955 | WG | Helsinki | 30 Jun 1977 | 21 years 288 days | 346 days |
27:30.80 | Dave Bedford | GBR | 30 Dec 1949 | London | 13 Jul 1973 | 23 years 195 days | 3 years 352 days | |
27:38.35 | Lasse Virén | FIN | 22 Jul 1949 | OG | München | 3 Sep 1972 | 23 years 43 days | 313 days |
27:39.89 | Ron Clarke | AUS | 21 Feb 1937 | Bislett | Oslo | 14 Jul 1965 | 28 years 143 days | 7 years 51 days |
28:15.6h | Ron Clarke | AUS | 21 Feb 1937 | Melbourne | 18 Dec 1963 | 26 years 300 days | 1 year 208 days | |
28:18.1h | Pyotr Bolotnikov | RUS | 8 Mar 1930 | Moskva | 11 Aug 1962 | 32 years 156 days | 1 year 129 days | |
28:18.8h | Pyotr Bolotnikov | RUS | 8 Mar 1930 | Kyiv | 15 Oct 1960 | 30 years 221 days | 1 year 300 days | |
28:30.4h | Vladimir Kuts | UKR | 7 Feb 1927 | Moskva | 11 Sep 1956 | 29 years 217 days | 4 years 34 days | |
28:42.8h | Sándor Iharos | HUN | 20 Mar 1930 | Budapest | 15 Jul 1956 | 26 years 117 days | 58 days | |
28:54.2h | Emil Zátopek | CZE | 19 Sep 1922 | Bruxelles | 1 Jun 1954 | 31 years 255 days | 2 years 44 days | |
29:01.6h | Emil Zátopek | CZE | 19 Sep 1922 | Stará Boleslav | 1 Nov 1953 | 31 years 43 days | 212 days | |
29:02.6h | Emil Zátopek | CZE | 19 Sep 1922 | Turku | 4 Aug 1950 | 27 years 319 days | 3 years 89 days | |
29:21.2h | Emil Zátopek | CZE | 19 Sep 1922 | Ostrava | 22 Oct 1949 | 27 years 33 days | 286 days | |
29:27.2h | Viljo Heino | FIN | 1 Mar 1914 | Kouvola | 1 Sep 1949 | 35 years 184 days | 51 days | |
29:28.2h | Emil Zátopek | CZE | 19 Sep 1922 | Ostrava | 11 Jun 1949 | 26 years 265 days | 82 days | |
29:35.4h | Viljo Heino | FIN | 1 Mar 1914 | Helsinki | 25 Aug 1944 | 30 years 177 days | 4 years 290 days | |
29:52.6h | Taisto Mäki | FIN | 2 Dec 1910 | Helsinki | 17 Sep 1939 | 28 years 289 days | 4 years 343 days | |
30:02.0h | Taisto Mäki | FIN | 2 Dec 1910 | Tampere | 29 Sep 1938 | 27 years 301 days | 353 days | |
30:05.6h | Ilmari Salminen | FIN | 21 Sep 1902 | Kouvola | 18 Jul 1937 | 34 years 300 days | 1 year 73 days | |
30:06.2h | Paavo Nurmi | FIN | 13 Jun 1897 | Kuopio | 31 Aug 1924 | 27 years 79 days | 12 years 321 days | |
30:23.2h | Ville Ritola | FIN | 18 Jan 1896 | OG | Colombes | 6 Jul 1924 | 28 years 170 days | 56 days |
30:35.4h | Ville Ritola | FIN | 18 Jan 1896 | Helsinki | 25 May 1924 | 28 years 128 days | 42 days | |
30:40.2h | Paavo Nurmi | FIN | 13 Jun 1897 | Stockholm | 22 Jun 1921 | 24 years 9 days | 2 years 338 days | |
30:58.8h | Jean Bouin | FRA | 28 Dec 1888 | Paris | 16 Nov 1911 | 22 years 323 days | 9 years 218 days |