| Athletics 10,000 metres | |
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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 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.
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]
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.
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See also: 10,000 metres world record progression |
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 26:11.00 | Joshua Cheptegei | Uganda |
07 OCT 2020 | Valencia | [4] |
| 2 | 2 | 26:17.53 | Kenenisa Bekele |  Ethiopia |
26 AUG 2005 | Brussels | |
| 3 | 26:20.31 | Bekele #2 | 08 JUN 2004 | Ostrava | |||
| 3 | 4 | 26:22.75 | Haile Gebrselassie | Ethiopia |
26 AUG 2005 | Brussels | |
| 5 | 26:25.97 | Bekele #3 | 08 JUN 2008 | Eugene | |||
| 4 | 6 | 26:27.85 | Paul Tergat |  Kenya |
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 | Kenya |
05 SEP 2003 | Brussels | |
| 6 | 10 | 26:30.74 | Abebe Dinkesa | Ethiopia |
29 MAY 2005 | Hengelo | |
| 11 | 26:31.32 | Gebrselassie #3 | 04 JUL 1997 | Oslo | |||
| 7 | 12 | 26:33.84 | Grant Fisher |  United States
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06 MAR 2022 | San Juan Capistrano | [5] |
| 8 | 13 | 26:33.93 | Jacob Kiplimo | Uganda
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19 MAY 2021 | Ostrava | [6] |
| 9 | 14 | 26:34.14 | Mohammed Ahmed |  Canada
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06 MAR 2022 | San Juan Capistrano | [5] |
| 10 | 15 | 26:35.63 | Micah Kogo | Kenya
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25 AUG 2006 | Brussels | |
| 11 | 16 | 26:36.26 | Paul Koech | Kenya
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22 AUG 1997 | Brussels | |
| 12 | 17 | 26:37.25 | Zersenay Tadese |  Eritrea
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25 AUG 2006 | Brussels | |
| 13 | 18 | 26:38.08 | Salah Hissou |  Morocco
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23 AUG 1996 | Brussels | |
| 14 | 19 | 26:38.76 | Ahmad Abdullah Hassan |  Qatar
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05 SEP 2003 | Brussels | |
| 15 | 20 | 26:39.69 | Sileshi Sihine | Ethiopia |
31 MAY 2004 | Hengelo | |
| 16 | 21 | 26:39.77 | Boniface Toroitich Kiprop | Uganda |
26 AUG 2005 | Brussels | |
| 22 | 26:41.58 | Gebrselassie #4 | 31 MAY 2004 | Hengelo | |||
| 17 | 23 | 26:41.75 | Samuel Wanjiru | Kenya |
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 | Kenya |
07 SEP 2011 | Brussels | ||
| 19 | 26:44.36 | Galen Rupp | United States |
30 MAY 2014 | Eugene | ||
| 20 | 26:44.73 | Selemon Barega | Ethiopia |
05 JUN 2022 | Hengelo | [7] | |
| 21 | 26:45.91 | Tadese Worku | Ethiopia |
05 JUN 2022 | Hengelo | [8] | |
| 22 | 26:46.13 | Berihu Aregawi | Ethiopia |
05 JUN 2022 | Hengelo | [9] | |
| 23 | 26:46.57 | Mo Farah |  Great Britain |
03 JUN 2011 | Eugene | ||
| 24 | 26:48.35 | Imane Merga | Ethiopia |
03 JUN 2011 | Eugene | ||
| 25 | 26:48.95 | Hagos Gebrhiwet | Ethiopia
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17 JUL 2019 | Hengelo | [10] |
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 29:01.03 | Letesenbet Gidey | Ethiopia |
08 JUN 2021 | Hengelo | [12] |
| 2 | 2 | 29:06.82 | Sifan Hassan |  Netherlands |
06 JUN 2021 | Hengelo | [13] |
| 3 | 3 | 29:17.45 | Almaz Ayana | Ethiopia |
12 AUG 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [14] |
| 4 | 4 | 29:31.78 | Wang Junxia |  China |
08 SEP 1993 | Beijing | |
| 5 | 5 | 29:32.53 | Vivian Cheruiyot | Kenya |
12 AUG 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [14] |
| 6 | 29:36.67 | Hassan #2 | 10 OCT 2020 | Hengelo | |||
| 6 | 7 | 29:39.42 | Gudaf Tsegay | Ethiopia |
08 MAY 2021 | Maia | [15] |
| 7 | 8 | 29:42.56 | Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia
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12 AUG 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [14] |
| 8 | 9 | 29:50.77 | Kalkidan Gezahegne |  Bahrain
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08 MAY 2021 | Maia | [15] |
| 9 | 10 | 29:53.51 | Alice Aprot Nawowuna | Kenya
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12 AUG 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [14] |
| 10 | 11 | 29:53.80 | Meselech Melkamu | Ethiopia |
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 | Ethiopia |
11 JUL 2009 | Birmingham | |
| 12 | 16 | 30:00.86 | Eilish McColgan | Great Britain
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04 MAR 2023 | San Juan Capistrano | [16] |
| 13 | 17 | 30:01.09 | Paula Radcliffe | Great Britain |
06 AUG 2002 | Munich | |
| 18 | 30:01.72 | Gidey #2 | 07 AUG 2021 | Tokyo | |||
| 14 | 19 | 30:03.82 | Alicia Monson | United States
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04 MAR 2023 | San Juan Capistrano | [16] |
| 15 | 20 | 30:04.18 | Berhane Adere | Ethiopia |
23 AUG 2003 | Saint-Denis | |
| 16 | 21 | 30:06.01 | Tsigie Gebreselama | Ethiopia
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08 JUN 2021 | Hengelo | [12] |
| 22 | 30:07.00 | Ayana #2 | 29 JUN 2016 | Hengelo | |||
| 17 | 23 | 30:07.15 | Werknesh Kidane | Ethiopia |
23 AUG 2003 | Saint-Denis | |
| 18 | 24 | 30:07.20 | Sun Yingjie | China |
23 AUG 2003 | Saint-Denis | |
| 19 | 25 | 30:07.78 | Betsy Saina | Kenya
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12 AUG 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [14] |
| 20 | 30:10.02 | Hellen Obiri | Kenya |
16 JUL 2022 | Eugene | [17] | |
| 21 | 30:10.07 | Margaret Kipkemboi | Kenya |
16 JUL 2022 | Eugene | [18] | |
| 22 | 30:11.53 | Florence Kiplagat | Kenya |
14 JUN 2009 | Utrecht | ||
| 23 | 30:11.87 | Wude Ayalew | Ethiopia |
14 JUN 2009 | Utrecht | ||
| 24 | 30:12.15 | Rahel Daniel | Eritrea |
16 JUL 2022 | Eugene | [19] | |
| 25 | 30:12.45 | Ejgayehu Taye | Ethiopia |
16 JUL 2022 | Eugene | [20] |
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Main article: List of European Athletics Championships medalists (men) § 10,000 metres |
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Main article: List of European Athletics Championships medalists (women) § 10,000 metres |
