10000m Record Tables

10000m Records

The 10000m is the longest track event. It has been an Olympic event since 1912 for men and women from 1988.

Where Centre records are better performances than National or World records, this likely indicates that the athlete either failed to apply for the record within the application window or was unable to meet the stricter paperwork requirements. More recent records could still be in the processing stage at World or National level.

Electronic times are preferred but not required, with the proviso that hand times require three watch readings. Where it is not readily evident that a historical hand timed record or electronic time is faster, both will be listed. [I believe any time given with a single decimal is hand timed but unless marked it is not explicitly expressed.] Lap scoring sheets are required to be submitted with record applications for events 3000m and above.

Note: Athletes move. Wellington records applicable to athletes registered to Wellington at time of performance. Island championship records applicable to athletes registered to that island at time of performance. NZ records applicable to athletes registered appropriately to NZMA at time of performance. Oceania championship records applicable to athletes registered to OMA at time of performance. World records quote national affiliation of athlete at time of performance.

Prior to the September 2016 agreement on shared membership between Athletics New Zealand and New Zealand Masters Athletics, only those masters athletes who had joined NZMA were eligible to claim records. Now domestic Masters Records can be claimed by both ANZ and NZMA members.

	Wellington	NZMA Champs	NZ National	World
M35	29:50.71 Nick Horspool(2018)	31:26.3 K O'Sullivan (1985)	29:50.71 Nick Horspool(2018)	26:51.20 Haile Gebrselassie ETH (2008)
M40	30:53.3 Ted McLachlan	29:35.6 Jack Foster (1975)	29:35.6 Jack Foster (1975)	27:49.35 Bernard Lagat USA (2016)
M45	32:49.80 B Everitt (1984)	30:58.0 Eddie Gray (1992)	30:58.0 Eddie Gray (1992)	29:44.38 Kevi Castille USA (2017)
M50	32:24.00 Roger Robinson	32:06.8 Ron Robertson (1992)	31:01.9 Ron Robertson (1991)	30:48.87 Sean Wade USA (2016)
M55	34:49.58 Peter Stevens (2020)	32:46.5 Ron Robertson (1997)	32:46.5 Ron Robertson (1997)	31:51.86 Keith Bateman AUS (2011)
M60	36.35.54 Richard Brent (2012)	35:38.4 Derek Turnbull (1988)	34:30.1 Derek Turnbull (1989)	33:39.52 Iwanaga Yoshitugu JPN (2020)
M65	39:15.00 John Eccles	38:33.4 Selwyn Opie (1992)	34:42.2 Derek Turnbull (1992)	34:42.2 Derek Turnbull NZL (1992)
M70	43:23.77 John Eccles (1996)	40:36.3 Selwyn Opie (1997)	39:43.67 Derek Turnbull (1997)	38:04.13 Ed Whitlock CAN (2001)
M75	50:14.81 Brian Hayes (2022)	45:43.45 Eric de Lautour (1996)	42:04.32 Ron Stevens (2009)	39:25.16 Ed Whitlock CAN (2006)
M80	54:15.25 Roger Robinson (2022)	54:08.44 Stan Gawler (2010)	50:14.77 Eric de Lautour (2001)	42:39.95 Ed Whitlock CAN (2011)
M85	no record	no record	58:01.26 Eric de Lautour (2007)	51:07.53 Ed Whitlock CAN (206)
M90	no record	no record	no record	1:02:48.93 David Carr AUS (2022)
	Wellington	NZMA Champs	NZ National	World

	Wellington	NZMA Champs	NZ National	World
W35	35:11.3 Ngaire Drake	35:27.15 L Sharp (2004)	33:58.54 M O'Connor (1994)	30:53.20 Jo Pavey GBR (2012)
W40	34:48.95 Bernie Portenski (1993)	35:36.08 Bernie Portenski (1994)	34:30.57 Penny Peskett (2019)	31:25.49 Sinead Diver AUS (2019)
W45	35:35.5 Bernie Portenski	34:57.59 Sally Gibbs (2012)	34:45.21 Sally Gibbs (2012)	32:34.06 Evy Palm SWE (1988)
W50	36:34.24 Bernie Portenski	35:38.51 Sally Gibbs (2014)	35:38.51 Sally Gibbs (2014)	35:05.7 Fiona Matheson GBR (2011)
W55	37:22.37 Bernie Portenski (2006)	37:40.29 Sally Gibbs (2022)	36:46.96 Sally Gibbs (2019)	36:46.96 Sally Gibbs NZL (2019)
W60	39:04.23 Bernie Portenski (2010)	43:16.27 Christine Adamson (2017)	39:04.23 Bernie Portenski (2010)	37:57.95 Mariko Yegeta JPN (2020)
W65	44:41.87 Michele Allison (2020)	44:41.87 Michele Allison (2020)	44:41.87 Michele Allison (2020)	41:40.27 Angela Copson GBR (2012)
W70	1:13:55.63 Betty Meyers	53:16.6 Edith Mercier (1995)	49:57.34 Myrtle Rough (2010)	44:25.15 Angela Copson GBR (2017)
W75	no record	1:07:24.35 Ailsa Forbes (1986)	53:08.11 Myrtle Rough (2016)	50:00.93 Melitta Czerwenka-Nagel GER (2005)
W80	no record	no record	no record	51:46.65 Yoko Nakano JPN (2018)
W85	no record	no record	no record	1:26:15.07 Vladyklena Kokina UKR (2014)
	Wellington	NZMA Champs	NZ National	World

World Records from World Masters Athletics as at 3 February 2023.

Oceania Championship Records from Oceania Athletics as at September 2019.

NZ Records from NZ Masters Athletics as at 16 February 2023.

NZMA Championship Records from NZ Masters Athletics as at 16 February 2023.

South Island Championship Records from NZ Masters Athletics as at February 2023.

North Island Championship Records from NZ Masters Athletics as at January 2023.

Wellington Records as at 7 May 2023.