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.
The 10,000 metres is the longest standard track event. The international distance is approximately 6.2137 miles. Most of those running such races also compete in road races and cross country events.
from Finland breaks the 30-minute barrier in Helsinki on 17 September 1939.
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. In 1988, the women's competition debuted in the Olympic Games.
Official records are kept for outdoor 10,000-metre track events. 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 a week.

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 track.

All-time top 25

Men

RankTimeAthleteDatePlaceRef
126:17.5326 August 2005Brussels
226:22.751 June 1998Hengelo
326:27.8522 August 1997Brussels
426:30.035 September 2003Brussels
526:30.7429 May 2005Hengelo
626:35.6325 August 2006Brussels
726:36.2622 August 1997Brussels
826:37.2525 August 2006Brussels
926:38.0823 August 1996Brussels
1026:38.765 September 2003Brussels
1126:39.6931 May 2004Hengelo
1226:39.7726 August 2005Brussels
1326:41.7526 August 2005Brussels
1426:43.987 September 2011Brussels
1526:44.3630 May 2014Eugene
1626:46.573 June 2011Eugene
1726:48.353 June 2011Eugene
1826:48.366 October 2019Doha
1926:48.9517 July 2019Hengelo
2026:48.993 June 2011Eugene
2126:49.0226 May 2007Hengelo
2226:49.2014 September 2007Brussels
2326:49.346 October 2019Doha
2426:49.3830 August 2002Brussels
2526:49.4130 May 2014Eugene

Non-legal marks

Pos.TimeAthleteDateVenueRef
129:17.4512 August 2016Rio de Janeiro
229:31.788 September 1993Beijing
329:32.5312 August 2016Rio de Janeiro
429:42.5612 August 2016Rio de Janeiro
529:53.5112 August 2016Rio de Janeiro
629:53.8014 June 2009Utrecht
729.59.2011 July 2009Birmingham
830:01.096 August 2002Munich
930:04.1823 August 2003Saint-Denis
1030:07.1523 August 2003Saint-Denis
1130:07.2023 August 2003Saint-Denis
1230:07.7812 August 2016Rio de Janeiro
1330:11.5314 June 2009Utrecht
1430:11.8714 June 2009Utrecht
1530:12.5323 August 2003Saint-Denis
1630:13.1712 August 2016Rio de Janeiro
1730:13.378 September 1993Beijing
1830:13.745 July 1986Oslo
1930:17.4930 September 2000Sydney
2030:17.6228 September 2019Doha
2130:18.3928 June 2005Sollentuna
2230:21.2328 September 2019Doha
2330:21.6715 April 2006Antalya
2430:22.2215 August 2008Beijing
2530:22.4830 September 2000Sydney

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Season's bests

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