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10,000m Records

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

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.

WellingtonNZMA ChampsNZ NationalWorld
M3529:50.71

Nick Horspool(2018)
31:26.3

K O’Sullivan (1985)
29:50.71

Nick Horspool(2018)
26:51.20

Haile Gebrselassie ETH (2008)
M4030:53.3

Ted McLachlan
29:35.6

Jack Foster (1975)
29:35.6

Jack Foster (1975)
27:49.35

Bernard Lagat USA (2016)
M4532:49.80

B Everitt (1984)
30:58.0

Eddie Gray (1992)
30:58.0

Eddie Gray (1992)
29:44.38

Kevi Castille USA (2017)
M5032:24.00

Roger Robinson
32:06.8

Ron Robertson (1992)
31:01.9

Ron Robertson (1991)
30:48.87

Sean Wade USA (2016)
M5534:49.58

Peter Stevens (2020)
32:46.5

Ron Robertson (1997)
32:46.5

Ron Robertson (1997)
31:51.86

Keith Bateman AUS (2011)
M6036.35.54

Richard Brent (2012)
35:38.4

Derek Turnbull (1988)
34:30.1

Derek Turnbull (1989)
33:39.52

Iwanaga Yoshitugu JPN (2020)
M6539:15.00

John Eccles
38:33.4

Selwyn Opie (1992)
34:42.2

Derek Turnbull (1992)
34:42.2

Derek Turnbull  NZL (1992)
M7043:23.77

John Eccles (1996)
40:36.3

Selwyn Opie (1997)
39:43.67

Derek Turnbull (1997)
38:04.13

Ed Whitlock CAN (2001)
M7550:14.81

Brian Hayes (2022)
45:43.45

Eric de Lautour (1996)
42:04.32

Ron Stevens (2009)
39:25.16

Ed Whitlock CAN (2006)
M8054:15.25

Roger Robinson (2022)
54:08.44

Stan Gawler (2010)
50:14.77

Eric de Lautour (2001)
42:39.95

Ed Whitlock CAN (2011)
M85no recordno record58:01.26

Eric de Lautour (2007)
51:07.53

Ed Whitlock CAN (206)
M90no recordno recordno record1:02:48.93

David Carr AUS (2022)
WellingtonNZMA ChampsNZ NationalWorld
W3535:11.3

Ngaire Drake
35:27.15

L Sharp (2004)
33:58.54

M O’Connor (1994)
30:53.20

Jo Pavey GBR (2012)
W4034:48.95

Bernie Portenski (1993)
35:36.08

Bernie Portenski (1994)
34:30.57

Penny Peskett (2019)
31:25.49

Sinead Diver AUS (2019)
W4535:35.5

Bernie Portenski
34:57.59

Sally Gibbs (2012)
34:45.21

Sally Gibbs (2012)
32:34.06

Evy Palm SWE (1988)
W5036:34.24

Bernie Portenski
35:38.51

Sally Gibbs (2014)
35:38.51

Sally Gibbs (2014)
35:05.7

Fiona Matheson GBR (2011)
W5537:22.37

Bernie Portenski (2006)
37:40.29

Sally Gibbs (2022)
36:46.96

Sally Gibbs (2019)
36:46.96

Sally Gibbs NZL (2019)
W6039:04.23

Bernie Portenski (2010)
43:16.27

Christine Adamson (2017)
39:04.23

Bernie Portenski (2010)
37:57.95

Mariko Yegeta JPN (2020)
W6544:41.87

Michele Allison (2020)
44:41.87

Michele Allison (2020)
44:41.87

Michele Allison (2020)
41:40.27

Angela Copson GBR (2012)
W701:13:55.63

Betty Meyers
53:16.6

Edith Mercier (1995)
49:57.34

Myrtle Rough (2010)
44:25.15

Angela Copson GBR (2017)
W75no record1:07:24.35

Ailsa Forbes (1986)
53:08.11

Myrtle Rough  (2016)
50:00.93

Melitta Czerwenka-Nagel GER (2005)
W80no recordno recordno record51:46.65

Yoko Nakano JPN (2018)
W85no recordno recordno record1:26:15.07

 Vladyklena Kokina UKR (2014)