10,000 metres
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.
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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.
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 Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia in 29:01.03, posted at Hengelo, Netherlands on 8 June 2021.
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
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- Correct as of June 2022.[2]
Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 1 | 26:11.00 | Joshua Cheptegei | ![]() | 07 OCT 2020 | Valencia | [4] |
2 | 2 | 26:17.53 | Kenenisa Bekele | ![]() | 26 AUG 2005 | Brussels | |
3 | 26:20.31 | Bekele #2 | 08 JUN 2004 | Ostrava | |||
3 | 4 | 26:22.75 | Haile Gebrselassie | ![]() | 26 AUG 2005 | Brussels | |
5 | 26:25.97 | Bekele #3 | 08 JUN 2008 | Eugene | |||
4 | 6 | 26:27.85 | Paul Tergat | ![]() | 22 AUG 1997 | Brussels | |
7 | 26:28.72 | Bekele #4 | 29 MAY 2005 | Hengelo | |||
8 | 26:29.22 | Gebrselassie #2 | 05 SEP 2003 | Brussels | |||
5 | 9 | 26:30.03 | Nicholas Kemboi | ![]() | 05 SEP 2003 | Brussels | |
6 | 10 | 26:30.74 | Abebe Dinkesa | ![]() | 29 MAY 2005 | Hengelo | |
11 | 26:31.32 | Gebrselassie #3 | 04 JUL 1997 | Oslo | |||
7 | 12 | 26:33.84 | Grant Fisher | ![]() |
06 MAR 2022 | San Juan Capistrano | [5] |
8 | 13 | 26:33.93 | Jacob Kiplimo | ![]() |
19 MAY 2021 | Ostrava | [6] |
9 | 14 | 26:34.14 | Mohammed Ahmed | ![]() |
06 MAR 2022 | San Juan Capistrano | [5] |
10 | 15 | 26:35.63 | Micah Kogo | ![]() |
25 AUG 2006 | Brussels | |
11 | 16 | 26:36.26 | Paul Koech | ![]() |
22 AUG 1997 | Brussels | |
12 | 17 | 26:37.25 | Zersenay Tadese | ![]() |
25 AUG 2006 | Brussels | |
13 | 18 | 26:38.08 | Salah Hissou | ![]() |
23 AUG 1996 | Brussels | |
14 | 19 | 26:38.76 | Ahmad Abdullah Hassan | ![]() |
05 SEP 2003 | Brussels | |
15 | 20 | 26:39.69 | Sileshi Sihine | ![]() | 31 MAY 2004 | Hengelo | |
16 | 21 | 26:39.77 | Boniface Toroitich Kiprop | ![]() | 26 AUG 2005 | Brussels | |
22 | 26:41.58 | Gebrselassie #4 | 31 MAY 2004 | Hengelo | |||
17 | 23 | 26:41.75 | Samuel Wanjiru | ![]() | 26 AUG 2005 | Brussels | |
24 | 26:41.95 | Kiprop #2 | 25 AUG 2006 | Brussels | |||
25 | 26:43.16 | Bekele #5 | 16 SEP 2011 | Brussels | |||
18 | 26:43.98 | Lucas Rotich | ![]() | 07 SEP 2011 | Brussels | ||
19 | 26:44.36 | Galen Rupp | ![]() | 30 MAY 2014 | Eugene | ||
20 | 26:44.73 | Selemon Barega | ![]() | 05 JUN 2022 | Hengelo | [7] | |
21 | 26:45.91 | Tadese Worku | ![]() | 05 JUN 2022 | Hengelo | [8] | |
22 | 26:46.13 | Berihu Aregawi | ![]() | 05 JUN 2022 | Hengelo | [9] | |
23 | 26:46.57 | Mo Farah | ![]() | 03 JUN 2011 | Eugene | ||
24 | 26:48.35 | Imane Merga | ![]() | 03 JUN 2011 | Eugene | ||
25 | 26:48.95 | Hagos Gebrhiwet | ![]() |
17 JUL 2019 | Hengelo | [10] |
Women
- Correct as of July 2022.[11]
Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 1 | 29:01.03 | Letesenbet Gidey | ![]() | 08 JUN 2021 | Hengelo | [12] |
2 | 2 | 29:06.82 | Sifan Hassan | ![]() | 06 JUN 2021 | Hengelo | [13] |
3 | 3 | 29:17.45 | Almaz Ayana | ![]() | 12 AUG 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [14] |
4 | 4 | 29:31.78 | Wang Junxia | ![]() | 08 SEP 1993 | Beijing | |
5 | 5 | 29:32.53 | Vivian Cheruiyot | ![]() | 12 AUG 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [14] |
6 | 29:36.67 | Hassan #2 | 10 OCT 2020 | Hengelo | |||
6 | 7 | 29:39.42 | Gudaf Tsegay | ![]() | 08 MAY 2021 | Maia | [15] |
7 | 8 | 29:42.56 | Tirunesh Dibaba | ![]() |
12 AUG 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [14] |
8 | 9 | 29:50.77 | Kalkidan Gezahegne | ![]() |
08 MAY 2021 | Maia | [15] |
9 | 10 | 29:53.51 | Alice Aprot Nawowuna | ![]() |
12 AUG 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [14] |
10 | 11 | 29:53.80 | Meselech Melkamu | ![]() | 14 JUN 2009 | Utrecht | |
12 | 29:54.66 | Dibaba #2 | 15 AUG 2008 | Beijing | |||
13 | 29:55.32 | Hassan #3 | 07 AUG 2021 | Tokyo | |||
14 | 29:56.18 | Gezahegne #2 | 07 AUG 2021 | Tokyo | |||
11 | 15 | 29.59.20 | Meseret Defar | ![]() | 11 JUL 2009 | Birmingham | |
12 | 16 | 30:01.09 | Paula Radcliffe | ![]() | 06 AUG 2002 | Munich | |
17 | 30:01.72 | Gidey #2 | 07 AUG 2021 | Tokyo | |||
13 | 18 | 30:04.18 | Berhane Adere | ![]() | 23 AUG 2003 | Saint-Denis | |
14 | 19 | 30:06.01 | Tsigie Gebreselama | ![]() |
08 JUN 2021 | Hengelo | [12] |
20 | 30:07.00 | Ayana #2 | 29 JUN 2016 | Hengelo | |||
15 | 21 | 30:07.15 | Werknesh Kidane | ![]() | 23 AUG 2003 | Saint-Denis | |
16 | 22 | 30:07.20 | Sun Yingjie | ![]() | 23 AUG 2003 | Saint-Denis | |
17 | 23 | 30:07.78 | Betsy Saina | ![]() |
12 AUG 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [14] |
24 | 30:08.06 | Defar #2 | 27 JUN 2013 | Sollentuna | |||
25 | 30:09.94 | Gidey #3 | 16 JUL 2022 | Eugene | [16] | ||
18 | 30:10.02 | Hellen Obiri | ![]() | 16 JUL 2022 | Eugene | [17] | |
19 | 30:10.07 | Margaret Kipkemboi | ![]() | 16 JUL 2022 | Eugene | [18] | |
20 | 30:11.53 | Florence Kiplagat | ![]() | 14 JUN 2009 | Utrecht | ||
21 | 30:11.87 | Wude Ayalew | ![]() | 14 JUN 2009 | Utrecht | ||
22 | 30:12.15 | Rahel Daniel | ![]() | 16 JUL 2022 | Eugene | [19] | |
23 | 30:12.45 | Ejgayehu Taye | ![]() | 16 JUL 2022 | Eugene | [20] | |
24 | 30:12.53 | Lornah Kiplagat | ![]() | 23 AUG 2003 | Saint-Denis | ||
25 | 30:13.17 | Molly Huddle | ![]() |
12 AUG 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [14] |
Olympic medalists
Men
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1912 Stockholm |
Hannes Kolehmainen![]() |
Lewis Tewanima![]() |
Albin Stenroos![]() |
1920 Antwerp |
Paavo Nurmi![]() |
Joseph Guillemot![]() |
James Wilson![]() |
1924 Paris |
Ville Ritola![]() |
Edvin Wide![]() |
Eero Berg![]() |
1928 Amsterdam |
Paavo Nurmi![]() |
Ville Ritola![]() |
Edvin Wide![]() |
1932 Los Angeles |
Janusz Kusociński![]() |
Volmari Iso-Hollo![]() |
Lasse Virtanen![]() |
1936 Berlin |
Ilmari Salminen![]() |
Arvo Askola![]() |
Volmari Iso-Hollo![]() |
1948 London |
Emil Zátopek![]() |
Alain Mimoun![]() |
Bertil Albertsson![]() |
1952 Helsinki |
Emil Zátopek![]() |
Alain Mimoun![]() |
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1956 Melbourne |
Vladimir Kuts![]() |
József Kovács![]() |
Al Lawrence![]() |
1960 Rome |
Pyotr Bolotnikov![]() |
Hans Grodotzki![]() |
Dave Power![]() |
1964 Tokyo |
Billy Mills![]() |
Mohammed Gammoudi![]() |
Ron Clarke![]() |
1968 Mexico City |
Naftali Temu![]() |
Mamo Wolde![]() |
Mohammed Gammoudi![]() |
1972 Munich |
Lasse Virén![]() |
Emiel Puttemans![]() |
Miruts Yifter![]() |
1976 Montreal |
Lasse Virén![]() |
Carlos Lopes![]() |
Brendan Foster![]() |
1980 Moscow |
Miruts Yifter![]() |
Kaarlo Maaninka![]() |
Mohamed Kedir![]() |
1984 Los Angeles |
Alberto Cova![]() |
Mike McLeod![]() |
Michael Musyoki![]() |
1988 Seoul |
Brahim Boutayeb![]() |
Salvatore Antibo![]() |
Kipkemboi Kimeli![]() |
1992 Barcelona |
Khalid Skah![]() |
Richard Chelimo![]() |
Addis Abebe![]() |
1996 Atlanta |
Haile Gebrselassie![]() |
Paul Tergat![]() |
Saleh Hissou![]() |
2000 Sydney |
Haile Gebrselassie![]() |
Paul Tergat![]() |
Assefa Mezgebu![]() |
2004 Athens |
Kenenisa Bekele![]() |
Sileshi Sihine![]() |
Zersenay Tadese![]() |
2008 Beijing |
Kenenisa Bekele![]() |
Sileshi Sihine![]() |
Micah Kogo![]() |
2012 London |
Mo Farah![]() |
Galen Rupp![]() |
Tariku Bekele![]() |
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Mo Farah![]() |
Paul Tanui![]() |
Tamirat Tola![]() |
2020 Tokyo |
Selemon Barega![]() |
Joshua Cheptegei![]() |
Jacob Kiplimo![]() |
Women
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1988 Seoul |
Olga Bondarenko![]() |
Liz McColgan![]() |
Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova![]() |
1992 Barcelona |
Derartu Tulu![]() |
Elana Meyer![]() |
Lynn Jennings![]() |
1996 Atlanta |
Fernanda Ribeiro![]() |
Wang Junxia![]() |
Gete Wami![]() |
2000 Sydney |
Derartu Tulu![]() |
Gete Wami![]() |
Fernanda Ribeiro![]() |
2004 Athens |
Xing Huina![]() |
Ejagayehu Dibaba![]() |
Derartu Tulu![]() |
2008 Beijing |
Tirunesh Dibaba![]() |
Shalane Flanagan![]() |
Linet Masai![]() |
2012 London |
Tirunesh Dibaba![]() |
Sally Kipyego![]() |
Vivian Cheruiyot![]() |
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Almaz Ayana![]() |
Vivian Cheruiyot![]() |
Tirunesh Dibaba![]() |
2020 Tokyo |
Sifan Hassan![]() |
Kalkidan Gezahegne![]() |
Letesenbet Gidey![]() |
World Championships medalists
Men
Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1983 Helsinki |
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1987 Rome |
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1991 Tokyo |
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1993 Stuttgart |
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1995 Gothenburg |
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1997 Athens |
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1999 Seville |
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2001 Edmonton |
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2003 Saint-Denis |
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2005 Helsinki |
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2007 Osaka |
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2009 Berlin |
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2011 Daegu |
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2013 Moscow |
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2015 Beijing |
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2017 London |
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2019 Doha |
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2022 Eugene |
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Women
Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1987 Rome |
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1991 Tokyo |
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1993 Stuttgart |
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1995 Gothenburg |
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1997 Athens |
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1999 Seville |
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2001 Edmonton |
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2003 Saint-Denis |
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2005 Helsinki |
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2007 Osaka |
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2009 Berlin |
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2011 Daegu |
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2013 Moscow |
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2015 Beijing |
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2017 London |
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2019 Doha |
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2022 Eugene |
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European Championships medalists
Season's bests
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Competitions
- European Cup 10,000m
- Iberian 10,000 Metres Championships
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