10K run world record progression

The following tables show the progression of world bests and world records in the 10K run, as recognised by the IAAF. The 10K run was introduced as a part of world record events in 2003.

## Men

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### World bests (prior to IAAF recognition)

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Time  | Athlete  | Date  | Place  | Ref

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30:29 |  Robert Drake (USA) | 24 November 1962 | Los Angeles |
30:26 |  William Morgan (USA) | 11 October 1964 | Oakland, California |
29:52 |  Ian Blackwood (AUS) | December 1966 | Melbourne |
29:23 |  Toshiaki Kamata (JPN) | 27 December 1970 | Hōfu |
28:56 |  Kunimitsu Itō (JPN) | 22 December 1974 | Hōfu |
28:35 |  Bill Rodgers (USA) | 20 November 1976 | Birmingham, Alabama |
28:24 |  Greg Meyer (USA) | 24 June 1979 | Newton, Massachusetts |
28:00  |  Matthews Motswarateu (BOT) | 4 October 1980  | Purchase, NY, USA  |
27:43  |  Zackariah Barie (TAN) | 3 March 1984  | Phoenix, AZ, USA  |
27:41  |  Arturo Barrios (MEX) | 1 March 1986  | Phoenix, AZ, USA  |
27:40  |  Addis Abebe (ETH) | 24 January 1993  | Jakarta, Indonesia  |
27:37  |  Tendai Chimusasa (ZIM) | 25 April 1993  | Wurzburg, Germany  |
27:34  |  Haile Gebreselasie (ETH) | 4 April 1994  | Dongio, Switzerland  |
27:34  |  William Sigei (KEN) | 4 April 1994  | Dongio, Switzerland  |
27:20  |  Joseph Kimani (KEN) | 5 May 1996  | Cleveland, OH, USA  |
27:18  |  Sammy Kipketer (KEN) | 8 April 2001  | Brunssum, Netherlands  |

### World records

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Key:

| Ratified

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| Not ratified
| Ratified but later rescinded
| Pending ratification
Time  | Athlete  | Date  | Place  | Ref

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27:02 |  Haile Gebreselasie (ETH) | 11 December 2002  | Doha, Qatar  |
27:01 |  Micah Kogo Kemboi (KEN) | 29 March 2009  | Brunssum, Netherlands  |
26:44 |  Leonard Patrick Komon (KEN) | 26 September 2010  | Utrecht, Netherlands  |
26:38 |  Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) | 1 December 2019  | Valencia, Spain  |
26:24 |  Rhonex Kipruto (KEN) | 12 January 2020  | Valencia, Spain  | [1][2]

## Women

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### World bests (prior to IAAF recognition)

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Time  | Athlete  | Date  | Place  | Ref

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37:21 |  Mary Slaney-Decker (USA) | 18 April 1971 | Lakewood, California |
37:09.4 |  Lone Dybdal (DEN) | 31 March 1973 | Haderslev |
35:42 |  Thelma Wright (CAN) | 3 November 1974 | Guayanilla, Puerto Rico |
35:36 |  Peg Neppel (USA) | 12 September 1976 | San Francisco |
34:51 |  Julie Shea (USA) | 10 October 1976 | Washington D.C. |
33:49 |  Marijke Moser (SUI) | 19 May 1977 | Bern |
32:33 |  Loa Olafsson (DEN) | 25 February 1978 | Copenhagen |
32:02 |  Grete Waitz (NOR) | 26 January 1980 | Hamilton, Bermuda |
31:41  |  Grete Waitz (NOR) | 30 January 1982  | Hamilton, Bermuda  |
31:32  |  Grete Waitz (NOR) | 15 January 1983  | Miami, FL, USA  |
31:25  |  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) | 6 May 1984  | Oslo, Norway  |
31:07  |  Liz McColgan (GBR) | 21 February 1987  | Orlando, FL, USA  |
30:59  |  Liz McColgan (GBR) | 6 February 1988  | Orlando, FL, USA  |
30:39  |  Liz McColgan (GBR) | 11 March 1989  | Orlando, FL, USA  |
30:29  |  Asmae Leghzaoui (MAR) | 8 June 2002  | New York, USA  |

### World records - races with women only

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Time  | Athlete  | Date  | Place  | Ref

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30:29 |  Asmae Leghzaoui (MAR) | 8 June 2002  | New York City, United States  |
30:01 |  Agnes Jebet Tirop (KEN) | 12 September 2021  | Herzogenaurach, Germany  | [3]
29:24 |  Agnes Ngetich (KEN) | 10 September 2023  | Brașov, Romania  | [4]

### World records - races with both men and women

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Time  | Athlete  | Date  | Place  | Ref

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30:21 |  Paula Radcliffe (GBR) | 23 February 2003  | San Juan, Puerto Rico  |
29:43 |  Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN) | 9 September 2017  | Prague, Czech Republic  |
29:38 |  Kalkidan Gezahegne (BHN) | 3 October 2021  | Geneva, Switzerland  | [5]
29:14 |  Yalemzerf Yehualaw (ETH) | 27 February 2022  | Castellon, Spain  | [6]
28:46 |  Agnes Ngetich (KEN) | 14 January 2024  | Valencia, Spain  | [7]

## References

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1. ^ Emeterio Valiente (12 January 2020). "Kipruto breaks world 10km record in Valencia". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
2. ^ "AIU Bans Kipruto For Six Years For ABP Violation" (PDF). AIU. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
3. ^ Phil Minshull (12 September 2021). "Tirop and Teferi smash world records in Herzogenaurach". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
4. ^ "Ngetich breaks women-only world 10km record in Brasov". World Athletics. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
5. ^ "Gezahegne breaks world 10km record in Geneva, Chelimo goes sub-30 in Valencia, Kumela breaks Kosice course record". World Athletics. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
6. ^ "Yehualaw smashes world 10km record with 29:14 in Castellon". World Athletics. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
7. ^ "Ngetich smashes world 10km record with 28:46 in Valencia". World Athletics. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.

World bests

* World Best Progressions- Road. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-03-04.

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Athletics record progressions

World|

| Sprinting|

* 50 metres
* 60 metres
* men
* women
* 100 metres
* men
* women
* 200 metres
* men
* women
* 400 metres
* men
* women

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Middle distance|

* 800 metres
* 1000 metres
* 1500 metres
* Mile run
* 2000 metres
* 3000 metres
* men
* women

Long distance|

* 5000 metres
* 5K
* 10,000 metres
* 10K
* One hour run
* Half marathon
* Marathon
* 50K
* 100K

Hurdles|

* 50 metres hurdles
* 60 metres hurdles
* Women's 80 metres hurdles
* 110/100 metres hurdles
* men
* women
* 400 metres hurdles
* men
* women
* 3000 metres steeplechase

Relay|

* 4 × 100 metres
* men
* women
* 4 × 200 metres
* men
* women
* 4 × 400 metres
* men
* women
* mixed
* 4 × 800 metres
* men
* women
* 4 × 1500 metres
* men
* women
* Distance medley relay
* men
* women

Walking|

* 10 km
* men
* women
* 20,000 metres (track)
* men
* women
* 20 km (road)
* men
* women
* 35 km
* men
* women
* 50 km
* men
* women

Jumping|

* High jump
* men outdoor
* men indoor
* women
* Long jump
* men
* women
* Triple jump
* Pole vault
* men
* men indoor
* women
* women indoor

Throwing|

* Shot put
* men
* women
* Discus
* men
* women
* Hammer
* men
* women
* Javelin
* men
* women

Combined events|

* Decathlon
* Heptathlon
* men
* women
* Pentathlon

European|

* 100 metres
* men
* 200 metres
* men
* 400 metres
* men
* 800 metres
* men
* 1500 metres
* men
* 5000 metres
* men

List of world records in athletics
*[USA]: United States
*[AUS]: Australia
*[JPN]: Japan
*[BOT]: Botswana
*[TAN]: Tanzania
*[MEX]: Mexico
*[ETH]: Ethiopia
*[ZIM]: Zimbabwe
*[KEN]: Kenya
*[UGA]: Uganda
*[DEN]: Denmark
*[CAN]: Canada
*[SUI]: Switzerland
*[NOR]: Norway
*[GBR]: Great Britain
*[MAR]: Morocco
*[BHN]: Bahrain
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