World Best Year Performance in Women's 10,000 metres

1975: Christa Vahlensieck (GER)
1976–77: Peg Neppel (USA)
1978: Natalia Betini (ROM)
1979: Mary Shea (USA)
1980: Kathryn Binns (GBR)
1981: Yelena Sipatova (URS)
1982: Mary Decker-Slaney (USA)
1983: Raisa Sadreydinova (URS)
1984: Olga Bondarenko (URS)
1985–87: Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
1988: Olga Bondarenko (URS)
1989: Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
1990: Viorica Ghican (ROM)
1991: Liz McColgan (GBR)
1992: Derartu Tulu (ETH)
1993–94: Wang Junxia (CHN)
1995–96: Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)
1997: Dong Yanmei (CHN)
1998: Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)
1999: Getenesh Wami (ETH)
2000: Derartu Tulu (ETH)
2001–02: Paula Radcliffe (GBR)
2003: Berhane Adere (ETH)
2004: Paula Radcliffe (GBR)
2005: Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)
2006: Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR)
2007: Mestawet Tufa (ETH)
2008: Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)
2009–10: Meselech Melkamu (ETH)
2011: Sally Kipyego (KEN)
2012: Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)
2013: Meseret Defar (ETH)
2014: Sally Kipyego (KEN)
2015: Gelete Burka (ETH)
2016–17: Almaz Ayana (ETH)
2018: Pauline Kamulu (KEN)
2019–2020: Sifan Hassan (NED)
2021–22: Letesenbet Gidey (ETH)

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