# 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 |
| 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* Ratified but later rescinded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 |
| 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 |

## Women
### World bests (prior to IAAF recognition)

| Time | Athlete | Date | Place |
| 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 |
| 30:29 | Asmae Leghzaoui (MAR) | 8 June 2002 | New York City, United States |
| 30:01 | Agnes Jebet Tirop (KEN) | 12 September 2021 | Herzogenaurach, Germany |
| 29:24 | Agnes Ngetich (KEN) | 10 September 2023 | Brașov, Romania |

### World records - races with both men and women

| Time | Athlete | Date | Place |
| 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 |
| 29:14 | Yalemzerf Yehualaw (ETH) | 27 February 2022 | Castellon, Spain |
| 28:46 | Agnes Ngetich (KEN) | 14 January 2024 | Valencia, Spain |