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.
| Athletics 10,000 metres | |
|---|---|
 10,000 metres at 2000 Summer Olympics, Sydney | |
| World records | |
| Men |  Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 26:11.00 (2020) |
| Women |  Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) 29:01.03 (2021) |
| Olympic records | |
| Men | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 27:01.17 (2008) |
| Women | Almaz Ayana (ETH) 29:17.45 (2016) |
| World Championship records | |
| Men | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 26:46.31 (2009) |
| Women | Berhane Adere (ETH) 30:04.18 (2003) |
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 Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia in 29:17.45 to win gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics on 12 August 2016. Sifan Hassan of Netherlands broke the world record in a time of 29:06.82 on 6 June 2021 in Hengelo, but that time has not yet been ratified. Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia broke the world record again on 8 June 2021 in Hengelo with a time of 29:01.03. That record is also pending ratification.
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
- Correct as of March 2022.[2]
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26:11.00 | Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) |
7 October 2020 | Valencia | [4] |
| 2 | 26:17.53 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) |
26 August 2005 | Brussels | |
| 3 | 26:22.75 | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
1 June 1998 | Hengelo | |
| 4 | 26:27.85 |  Paul Tergat (KEN) |
22 August 1997 | Brussels | |
| 5 | 26:30.03 | Nicholas Kemboi (KEN) |
5 September 2003 | Brussels | |
| 6 | 26:30.74 | Abebe Dinkesa (ETH) |
29 May 2005 | Hengelo | |
| 7 | 26:33.84 |  Grant Fisher (USA) |
6 March 2022 | San Juan Capistrano | [5] |
| 8 | 26:33.93 | Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) |
19 May 2021 | Ostrava | [6] |
| 9 | 26:34.14 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mohammed Ahmed (CAN) |
6 March 2022 | San Juan Capistrano | [7] |
| 10 | 26:35.63 | Micah Kogo (KEN) |
25 August 2006 | Brussels | |
| 11 | 26:36.26 | Paul Koech (KEN) |
22 August 1997 | Brussels | |
| 12 | 26:37.25 |  Zersenay Tadese (ERI) |
25 August 2006 | Brussels | |
| 13 | 26:38.08 |  Salah Hissou (MAR) |
23 August 1996 | Brussels | |
| 14 | 26:38.76 |  Abdullah Ahmad Hassan (QAT) |
5 September 2003 | Brussels | |
| 15 | 26:39.69 | Sileshi Sihine (ETH) | 31 May 2004 | Hengelo | |
| 16 | 26:39.77 | Boniface Kiprop Toroitich (UGA) | 26 August 2005 | Brussels | |
| 17 | 26:41.75 | Samuel Wanjiru (KEN) | 26 August 2005 | Brussels | |
| 18 | 26:43.98 | Lucas Kimeli Rotich (KEN) | 7 September 2011 | Brussels | |
| 19 | 26:44.36 | Galen Rupp (USA) | 30 May 2014 | Eugene | |
| 20 | 26:46.57 |  Mo Farah (GBR) | 3 June 2011 | Eugene | |
| 21 | 26:48.35 | Imane Merga (ETH) | 3 June 2011 | Eugene | |
| 22 | 26:48.95 | Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH) |
17 July 2019 | Hengelo | [8] |
| 23 | 26:48.99 | Josphat Bett Kipkoech (KEN) |
3 June 2011 | Eugene | |
| 24 | 26:49.02 | Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) |
26 May 2007 | Hengelo | |
| 25 | 26:49.20 | Moses Ndiema Masai (KEN) |
14 September 2007 | Brussels |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 26:48.36:
- Kenenisa Bekele also ran 26:20.31 (2004), 26:25.97 (2008), 26:28.72 (2005), 26:43.16 (2011), 26:46.19 (2007) and 26:46.31 (2009).
- Haile Gebrselassie also ran 26:29.22 (2003), 26:31.32 (1997), 26:41.58 (2004) and 26:43.53 (1995).
- Boniface Toroitich Kiprop also ran 26:41.95 (2006).
- Joshua Cheptegei also ran 26:48.36 (2019).
Women
- Correct as of March 2022.[9]
| Pos. | Time | Athlete | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29:01.03 | Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) |
8 June 2021 | Hengelo | [10] |
| 2 | 29:06.82 |  Sifan Hassan (NED) |
6 June 2021 | Hengelo | [11] |
| 3 | 29:17.45 | Almaz Ayana (ETH) |
12 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [12] |
| 4 | 29:31.78 |  Wang Junxia (CHN) | 8 September 1993 | Beijing | |
| 5 | 29:32.53 | Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) |
12 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [12] |
| 6 | 29:39.42 | Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) |
8 May 2021 | Maia | [13] |
| 7 | 29:42.56 | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) |
12 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [12] |
| 8 | 29:50.77 |  Kalkidan Gezahegne (BHN) |
8 May 2021 | Maia | [13] |
| 9 | 29:53.51 | Alice Aprot Nawowuna (KEN) |
12 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [12] |
| 10 | 29:53.80 | Meselech Melkamu (ETH) | 14 June 2009 | Utrecht | |
| 11 | 29.59.20 | Meseret Defar (ETH) | 11 July 2009 | Birmingham | |
| 12 | 30:01.09 | Paula Radcliffe (GBR) | 6 August 2002 | Munich | |
| 13 | 30:04.18 | Berhane Adere (ETH) | 23 August 2003 | Saint-Denis | |
| 14 | 30:06.01 | Tsigie Gebreselama (ETH) |
8 June 2021 | Hengelo | [10] |
| 15 | 30:07.15 | Werknesh Kidane (ETH) | 23 August 2003 | Saint-Denis | |
| 16 | 30:07.20 | Sun Yingjie (CHN) | 23 August 2003 | Saint-Denis | |
| 17 | 30:07.78 | Betsy Saina (KEN) |
12 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [12] |
| 18 | 30:11.53 | Florence Jebet Kiplagat (KEN) | 14 June 2009 | Utrecht | |
| 19 | 30:11.87 | Wude Ayalew (ETH) | 14 June 2009 | Utrecht | |
| 20 | 30:12.53 | Lornah Kiplagat (NED) | 23 August 2003 | Saint-Denis | |
| 21 | 30:13.17 | Molly Huddle (USA) |
12 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [12] |
| 22 | 30:13.37 | Zhong Huandi (CHN) | 8 September 1993 | Beijing | |
| 23 | 30:13.74 |  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) | 5 July 1986 | Oslo | |
| 24 | 30:14.66 | Elise Cranny (USA) |
6 March 2022 | San Juan Capistrano | [14] |
| 25 | 30:17.49 | Derartu Tulu (ETH) | 30 September 2000 | Sydney |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 30:17.49:
- Sifan Hassan also ran 29:36.67 (2020), 29:55.32 (2021).
- Tirunesh Dibaba also ran 29:54.66 (2008) and 30:15.67 (2005).
- Kalkidan Gezahegne also ran 29:56.18 (2021).
- Letesenbet Gidey also ran 30:01.72 (2021).
- Almaz Ayana also ran 30:07.00 (2016) and 30:16.32 (2017).
- Meseret Defar also ran 30:08.06 (2013).
- Paula Radcliffe also ran 30:17.15 (2004).
Annulled marks
- Elvan Abeylegesse of Turkey's time of 29:56.34 set in Beijing on 15 August 2008 was annulled due to doping offense.
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