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.
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The 10,000 metres is the longest standard track event. The international distance is 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.[3]
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 October 2019.[2]
Rank | Time | Athlete | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 26:17.53 | 26 August 2005 | Brussels | ||
2 | 26:22.75 | 1 June 1998 | Hengelo | ||
3 | 26:27.85 | 22 August 1997 | Brussels | ||
4 | 26:30.03 | 5 September 2003 | Brussels | ||
5 | 26:30.74 | 29 May 2005 | Hengelo | ||
6 | 26:35.63 | 25 August 2006 | Brussels | ||
7 | 26:36.26 | 22 August 1997 | Brussels | ||
8 | 26:37.25 | 25 August 2006 | Brussels | ||
9 | 26:38.08 | 23 August 1996 | Brussels | ||
10 | 26:38.76 | 5 September 2003 | Brussels | ||
11 | 26:39.69 | 31 May 2004 | Hengelo | ||
12 | 26:39.77 | 26 August 2005 | Brussels | ||
13 | 26:41.75 | 26 August 2005 | Brussels | ||
14 | 26:43.98 | 7 September 2011 | Brussels | ||
15 | 26:44.36 | 30 May 2014 | Eugene | ||
16 | 26:46.57 | 3 June 2011 | Eugene | ||
17 | 26:48.35 | 3 June 2011 | Eugene | ||
18 | 26:48.36 | 6 October 2019 | Doha | [4] | |
19 | 26:48.95 | 17 July 2019 | Hengelo | [5] | |
20 | 26:48.99 | 3 June 2011 | Eugene | ||
21 | 26:49.02 | 26 May 2007 | Hengelo | ||
22 | 26:49.20 | 14 September 2007 | Brussels | ||
23 | 26:49.34 | 6 October 2019 | Doha | [6] | |
24 | 26:49.38 | 30 August 2002 | Brussels | ||
25 | 26:49.41 | 30 May 2014 | Eugene | ||
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
Women
- Correct as of September 2019.[7]
Pos. | Time | Athlete | Date | Venue | Ref |
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1 | 29:17.45 | 12 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [8] | |
2 | 29:31.78 | 8 September 1993 | Beijing | ||
3 | 29:32.53 | 12 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [8] | |
4 | 29:42.56 | 12 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [8] | |
5 | 29:53.51 | 12 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [8] | |
6 | 29:53.80 | 14 June 2009 | Utrecht | ||
7 | 29.59.20 | 11 July 2009 | Birmingham | ||
8 | 30:01.09 | 6 August 2002 | Munich | ||
9 | 30:04.18 | 23 August 2003 | Saint-Denis | ||
10 | 30:07.15 | 23 August 2003 | Saint-Denis | ||
11 | 30:07.20 | 23 August 2003 | Saint-Denis | ||
12 | 30:07.78 | 12 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [8] | |
13 | 30:11.53 | 14 June 2009 | Utrecht | ||
14 | 30:11.87 | 14 June 2009 | Utrecht | ||
15 | 30:12.53 | 23 August 2003 | Saint-Denis | ||
16 | 30:13.17 | 12 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [8] | |
17 | 30:13.37 | 8 September 1993 | Beijing | ||
18 | 30:13.74 | 5 July 1986 | Oslo | ||
19 | 30:17.49 | 30 September 2000 | Sydney | ||
20 | 30:17.62 | 28 September 2019 | Doha | [9] | |
21 | 30:18.39 | 28 June 2005 | Sollentuna | ||
22 | 30:21.23 | 28 September 2019 | Doha | [10] | |
23 | 30:21.67 | 15 April 2006 | Antalya | ||
24 | 30:22.22 | 15 August 2008 | Beijing | ||
25 | 30:22.48 | 30 September 2000 | Sydney |
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
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1912 Stockholm |
Hannes Kolehmainen |
Lewis Tewanima |
Albin Stenroos |
1920 Antwerp |
Paavo Nurmi |
Joseph Guillemot |
James Wilson |
1924 Paris |
Ville Ritola |
Edvin Wide |
Eero Berg |
1928 Amsterdam |
Paavo Nurmi |
Ville Ritola |
Edvin Wide |
1932 Los Angeles |
Janusz Kusociński |
Volmari Iso-Hollo |
Lasse Virtanen |
1936 Berlin |
Ilmari Salminen |
Arvo Askola |
Volmari Iso-Hollo |
1948 London |
Emil Zátopek |
Alain Mimoun |
Bertil Albertsson |
1952 Helsinki |
Emil Zátopek |
Alain Mimoun |
Aleksandr Anufriyev |
1956 Melbourne |
Vladimir Kuts |
József Kovács |
Al Lawrence |
1960 Rome |
Pyotr Bolotnikov |
Hans Grodotzki |
Dave Power |
1964 Tokyo |
Billy Mills |
Mohammed Gammoudi |
Ron Clarke |
1968 Mexico City |
Naftali Temu |
Mamo Wolde |
Mohammed Gammoudi |
1972 Munich |
Lasse Virén |
Emiel Puttemans |
Miruts Yifter |
1976 Montreal |
Lasse Virén |
Carlos Lopes |
Brendan Foster |
1980 Moscow |
Miruts Yifter |
Kaarlo Maaninka |
Mohamed Kedir |
1984 Los Angeles |
Alberto Cova |
Mike McLeod |
Michael Musyoki |
1988 Seoul |
Brahim Boutayeb |
Salvatore Antibo |
Kipkemboi Kimeli |
1992 Barcelona |
Khalid Skah |
Richard Chelimo |
Addis Abebe |
1996 Atlanta |
Haile Gebrselassie |
Paul Tergat |
Saleh Hissou |
2000 Sydney |
Haile Gebrselassie |
Paul Tergat |
Assefa Mezgebu |
2004 Athens |
Kenenisa Bekele |
Sileshi Sihine |
Zersenay Tadese |
2008 Beijing |
Kenenisa Bekele |
Sileshi Sihine |
Micah Kogo |
2012 London |
Mo Farah |
Galen Rupp |
Tariku Bekele |
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Mo Farah |
Paul Tanui |
Tamirat Tola |
Women
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1988 Seoul |
Olga Bondarenko |
Liz McColgan |
Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova |
1992 Barcelona |
Derartu Tulu |
Elana Meyer |
Lynn Jennings |
1996 Atlanta |
Fernanda Ribeiro |
Wang Junxia |
Gete Wami |
2000 Sydney |
Derartu Tulu |
Gete Wami |
Fernanda Ribeiro |
2004 Athens |
Xing Huina |
Ejagayehu Dibaba |
Derartu Tulu |
2008 Beijing |
Tirunesh Dibaba |
Elvan Abeylegesse |
Shalane Flanagan |
2012 London |
Tirunesh Dibaba |
Sally Kipyego |
Vivian Cheruiyot |
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Almaz Ayana |
Vivian Cheruiyot |
Tirunesh Dibaba |
World Championships medallists
Men
Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1983 Helsinki |
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1987 Rome |
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1991 Tokyo |
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1993 Stuttgart |
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1995 Gothenburg |
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1997 Athens |
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1999 Seville |
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2001 Edmonton |
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2003 Saint-Denis |
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2005 Helsinki |
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2007 Osaka |
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2009 Berlin |
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2011 Daegu |
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2013 Moscow |
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2015 Beijing |
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2017 London |
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2019 Doha |
Women
Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1987 Rome |
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1991 Tokyo |
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1993 Stuttgart |
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1995 Gothenburg |
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1997 Athens |
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1999 Seville |
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2001 Edmonton |
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2003 Saint-Denis |
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2005 Helsinki |
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2007 Osaka |
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2009 Berlin |
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2011 Daegu |
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2013 Moscow |
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2015 Beijing |
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2017 London |
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2019 Doha |
European medallists
Men
Women
Season's bests
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Women
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Competitions
- European Cup 10,000m
- Iberian 10,000 Metres Championships
References
- "Olympics Men's 10 KM Winners - List of Gold, Silver & Bronze Medalists at Olympic Games". olympics.india-server.com.
- "10,000 Metres - men - senior - outdoor | iaaf.org". IAAF. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- Jeff, Coach. "Training Schedule of an elite runner". RunnersConnect. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- "10,000 Metres Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. October 6, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- "Gebrhiwet and Gidey take 10,000m titles at Ethiopian trials in Hengelo". IAAF. July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- "10,000 Metres Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. October 6, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- "10,000 Metres - women - senior - outdoor". IAAF. August 5, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- "Women's 10000m Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. August 11, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 13, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
- "10000m Results" (PDF). IAAF. September 28, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- "10000m Results" (PDF). IAAF. September 28, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.