2009 world championships in athletics - men 's 10000 metres 

Statements about this table:
the asian record be record on 5 september 2003
kenenisa bekele hold the number 1 place for the african record
the asian record be set after the african record
paris , france be where the european record be set
world record
kenenisa bekele ( eth )
26:17.53
bruxelles , belgium
26 august 2005
championship record
kenenisa bekele ( eth )
26:49.57
paris , france
24 august 2003
world leading
josephat muchiri ndambiri ( ken )
26:57.36
fukuroi , japan
3 may 2009
african record
kenenisa bekele ( eth )
26:17.53
bruxelles , belgium
26 august 2005
asian record
ahmad hassan abdullah ( qat )
26:38.76
bruxelles , belgium
5 september 2003
world record
kenenisa bekele ( eth )
26:17.53
bruxelles , belgium
26 august 2005
north american record
arturo barrios ( mex )
27:08.23
berlin , west germany
18 august 1989
south american record
marã­lson gomes dos santos ( bra )
27:28.12
neerpelt , belgium
2 june 2007
european record
mohammed mourhit ( bel )
26:52.30
bruxelles , belgium
3 september 1999