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

World bests (prior to IAAF recognition)

Time	Athlete	Date	Place	Ref
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

Key:

	Ratified
	Not ratified
	Ratified but later rescinded
	Pending ratification

Time	Athlete	Date	Place	Ref
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

World bests (prior to IAAF recognition)

Time	Athlete	Date	Place	Ref
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

Time	Athlete	Date	Place	Ref
30:29	Asmae Leghzaoui (MAR)	8 June 2002	New York City, United States
30:01	Agnes Tirop (KEN)	12 September 2021	Herzogenaurach, Germany	[3]
29:24	Agnes Ngetich (KEN)	10 September 2023	Brașov, Romania	[4]
29:26	Agnes Ngetich (KEN)	18 November 2023	Lille, France	[5]
29:27	Agnes Ngetich (KEN)	26 April 2025	Herzogenaurach, Germany	[6]

World records - races with both men and women

Time	Athlete	Date	Place	Ref
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	[7]
29:14	Yalemzerf Yehualaw (ETH)	27 February 2022	Castellon, Spain	[8]
28:46	Agnes Ngetich (KEN)	14 January 2024	Valencia, Spain	[9]