10,000 metres
| Athletics 10,000 metres | |
|---|---|
 10,000 metres at Sydney 2000. | |
| World records | |
| Men |  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 26:17.53 (2005) |
| Women | Almaz Ayana (ETH) 29:17.45 (2016) |
| Olympic records | |
| Men | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 27:01.17 (2008) |
| Women | Almaz Ayana (ETH) 29:17.45 (2016) |
The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-meter run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics 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. The international distance is equal to approximately 6.2137 miles (or, approximately 32,808.4 feet). 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 Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia in 26:17.53, posted at Brussels, Belgium on August 26, 2005. 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 August 12, 2016.
The 10,000 metres demands exceptional levels of aerobic endurance, and elite athletes typically train in excess of 160 km (100 miles) a week.[citation needed]
6 miles
10,000 metres is the slightly longer metric derivative of the 6 mile 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 quarter mile (440 yard) 1320 ft 0 in (402.33 m) track.
All-time top 25
Men
- Correct as of August 2017.[2]
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26:17.53 |  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
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26 August 2005 | Brussels | |
| 2 | 26:22.75 | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
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1 June 1998 | Hengelo | |
| 3 | 26:27.85 |  Paul Tergat (KEN)
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22 August 1997 | Brussels | |
| 4 | 26:30.03 | Nicholas Kemboi (KEN)
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5 September 2003 | Brussels | |
| 5 | 26:30.74 | Abebe Dinkesa (ETH)
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29 May 2005 | Hengelo | |
| 6 | 26:35.63 | Micah Kogo (KEN)
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25 August 2006 | Brussels | |
| 7 | 26:36.26 | Paul Koech (KEN)
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22 August 1997 | Brussels | |
| 8 | 26:37.25 |  Zersenay Tadese (ERI)
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25 August 2006 | Brussels | |
| 9 | 26:38.08 |  Salah Hissou (MAR)
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23 August 1996 | Brussels | |
| 10 | 26:38.76 |  Abdullah Ahmad Hassan (QAT)
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5 September 2003 | Brussels | |
| 11 | 26:39.69 | Sileshi Sihine (ETH) |
31 May 2004 | Hengelo | |
| 12 | 26:39.77 |  Boniface Kiprop Toroitich (UGA) |
26 August 2005 | Brussels | |
| 13 | 26:41.75 | Samuel Wanjiru (KEN) |
26 August 2005 | Brussels | |
| 14 | 26:43.98 | Lucas Kimeli Rotich (KEN) |
7 September 2011 | Brussels | |
| 15 | 26:44.36 |  Galen Rupp (USA) |
30 May 2014 | Eugene | |
| 16 | 26:46.57 |  Mo Farah (GBR) |
3 June 2011 | Eugene | |
| 17 | 26:48.35 | Imane Merga (ETH) |
3 June 2011 | Eugene | |
| 18 | 26:48.99 | Josphat Bett Kipkoech (KEN)
|
3 June 2011 | Eugene | |
| 19 | 26:49.02 | Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
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26 May 2007 | Hengelo | |
| 20 | 26:49.20 | Moses Ndiema Masai (KEN)
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14 September 2007 | Brussels | |
| 21 | 26:49.38 | Sammy Kipketer (KEN)
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30 August 2002 | Brussels | |
| 22 | 26:49.41 | Paul Kipngetich Tanui (KEN)
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30 May 2014 | Eugene | |
| 23 | 26:49.55 | Moses Mosop (KEN)
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26 May 2007 | Hengelo | |
| 24 | 26:49.90 | Assefa Mezgebu (ETH)
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30 August 2002 | Brussels | |
| 25 | 26:49.94 | Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei (UGA)
|
4 August 2017 | London | [3] |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 26:46.31:
- Kenenisa Bekele also ran 26:20.31 (2004), 26:25.97 (2008), 26:28.72 (2005), 26:43.16 (2011), 26:46.19 (2007), 26:46.31 (2009).
- Haile Gebrselassie also ran 26:29.22 (2003), 26:31.32 (1997), 26:41.58 (2004), 26:43.53 (1995).
- Boniface Toroitich Kiprop also ran 26:41.95 (2006).
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 August 2017.[4]
| Pos. | Time | Athlete | Date | Venue | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29:17.45 | Almaz Ayana (ETH)
|
12 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [5] |
| 2 | 29:31.78 |  Wang Junxia (CHN) |
8 September 1993 | Beijing | |
| 3 | 29:32.53 | Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)
|
12 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [5] |
| 4 | 29:42.56 | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)
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12 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [5] |
| 5 | 29:53.51 | Alice Aprot Nawowuna (KEN)
|
12 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [5] |
| 6 | 29:53.80 | Meselech Melkamu (ETH) |
14 June 2009 | Utrecht | |
| 7 | 29.59.20 | Meseret Defar (ETH) |
11 July 2009 | Birmingham | |
| 8 | 30:01.09 | Paula Radcliffe (GBR) |
6 August 2002 | Munich | |
| 9 | 30:04.18 | Berhane Adere (ETH) |
23 August 2003 | Saint-Denis | |
| 10 | 30:07.15 | Werknesh Kidane (ETH) |
23 August 2003 | Saint-Denis | |
| 11 | 30:07.20 | Sun Yingjie (CHN) |
23 August 2003 | Saint-Denis | |
| 12 | 30:07.78 | Betsy Saina (KEN)
|
12 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [5] |
| 13 | 30:11.53 | Florence Jebet Kiplagat (KEN) |
14 June 2009 | Utrecht | |
| 14 | 30:11.87 | Wude Ayalew (ETH) |
14 June 2009 | Utrecht | |
| 15 | 30:12.53 |  Lornah Kiplagat (NED) |
23 August 2003 | Saint-Denis | |
| 16 | 30:13.17 | Molly Huddle (USA)
|
12 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [5] |
| 17 | 30:13.37 | Zhong Huandi (CHN) |
8 September 1993 | Beijing | |
| 18 | 30:13.74 |  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
5 July 1986 | Oslo | |
| 19 | 30:17.49 | Derartu Tulu (ETH) |
30 September 2000 | Sydney | |
| 20 | 30:18.39 | Ejegayehu Dibaba (ETH) |
28 June 2005 | Sollentuna | |
| 21 | 30:21.67 |  Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) |
15 April 2006 | Antalya | |
| 22 | 30:22.22 | Shalane Flanagan (USA) |
15 August 2008 | Beijing | |
| 23 | 30:22.48 | Gete Wami (ETH) |
30 September 2000 | Sydney | |
| 24 | 30:22.88 |  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) |
30 September 2000 | Sydney | |
| 25 | 30:23.07 |  Alla Zhilyaeva (RUS) |
23 August 2003 | Saint-Denis |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 30:17.15:
- Tirunesh Dibaba also ran 29:54.66 (2008), 30:15.67 (2005).
- Almaz Ayana also ran 30:07.00 (2016), 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 medallists
Men
Women
World Championships medallists
Men
Women
European medallists
Men
Women
Season's bests
Competitions
References
- ^ "Olympics Men's 10 KM Winners - List of Gold, Silver & Bronze Medalists at Olympic Games". olympics.india-server.com.
- ^ a b "10,000 Metres - men - senior - outdoor | iaaf.org". IAAF. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ^ "10000m Results" (PDF). IAAF. August 4, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
- ^ "10,000 Metres - women - senior - outdoor". IAAF. August 5, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Women's 10000m Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. August 11, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
External links
- IAAF list of 10000-metres records in XML
- ARRS: Yearly Rankings - 10,000 meters Outdoor Track
- 10K Races in Race-Calendar.com
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