The following table is an overview of national records in the 10,000 metres.
Outdoor Men
CountryTimeAthleteDatePlace 26:11.00 Joshua Cheptegei 7 October 2020 Valencia R1 26:17.53 Kenenisa Bekele 26 August 2005 Brussels R1 26:27.85 Paul Tergat 22 August 1997 Brussels R1 IAAF, 29 June 2009: Masai makes Tergat’s flight delay worth the while - Kenyan Champs, Day 2 26:33.84 Grant Fisher 6 March 2022 San Juan Capistrano R1 26:34.14 Mohammed Ahmed 6 March 2022 San Juan Capistrano R1 26:37.25 Zersenay Tadese 25 August 2006 Brussels R1 26:38.08 Salah Hissou 23 August 1996 Brussels R1 26:38.76 Ahmad Hassan Abdullah 5 September 2003 Brussels R1 26:46.57 Mo Farah 3 June 2011 Eugene R1 26:49.49 Thierry Ndikumwenayo 2 August 2024 Paris-Saint-Denis R1 26:50.64 Adriaan Wildschutt 2 August 2024 Paris-Saint-Denis R1 26:52.30 Mohammed Mourhit 3 September 1999 Brussels R1 26:52.87 Andreas Almgren 16 March 2024 San Juan Capistrano R1 26:58.67 Jimmy Gressier 2 August 2024 Paris-Saint-Denis R127:00.22Gulveer Singh29 March 2025San Juan CapistranoR1 27:05.92 Mebuki Suzuki 22 November 2025 Hachioji 27:06.17 John Yuda Msuri 30 August 2002 Brussels R1 27:07.49 Birhanu Balew 19 May 2021 Ostrava R1 27:08.23 Arturo Barrios 18 August 1989 Berlin R1 27:09.57 Jack Rayner 16 March 2024 San Juan Capistrano R1 27:10.76 Yemaneberhan Crippa 6 October 2019 Doha R1 27:12.47 António Pinto 30 July 1999 Stockholm R1 27:17.14 Kieran Tuntivate 20 February 2021 San Juan Capistrano R1 27:17.29 Julien Wanders 17 July 2019 Hengelo R1 27:20.38 Aloÿs Nizigama 7 July 1995 London R1 27:20.52 Mike Foppen 28 March 2026 San Juan Capistrano 27:21.53 Dieter Baumann 5 April 1997 Baracaldo R1 27:22.28 Dieudonné Disi 14 September 2007 Brussels R1 27:22.38 Mohamed Ismail 18 May 2024 London R1 27:24.09 Ali Kaya 2 May 2015 Mersin R1 27:24.78 Sondre Nordstad Moen 14 July 1990 Kristiansand R1 27:26.02 Luis Grijalva 16 March 2024 San Juan Capistrano R1 27:26.95 Efrem Gidey 29 March 2025 San Juan Capistrano 27:28.12 Marílson dos Santos 2 June 2007 Neerpelt R1 27:30.90 Jake Robertson 13 April 2018 Gold Coast R1 27:30.99 Martti Vainio 29 August 1978 Prague R1 27:31.50 Aleksandras Antipovas 29 August 1978 Prague R2 27:31.61 Mukhlid Al-Otaibi 9 June 2012 Radès R1 27:32.59 Bayron Piedra 1 May 2011 Palo Alto R1 27:33.99 Tadesse Getahon 20 May 2023 London R1 Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed 2 August 2024 26 April 2022 Paris-Saint-Denis Tel Aviv R1 R2 27:36.46 Günther Weidlinger 4 May 2008 Palo Alto R1 27:36.77 Andrew Butchart 6 March 2022 San Juan Capistrano 27:38.72 Antonio Silio 26 September 1993 Brussels R1 27:40.06 Ilie Floroiu 29 August 1978 Prague R1 27:40.61 Enn Sellik 29 August 1978 Prague R2 27:41.89 Aleksandr Fedotkin 4 September 1979 Brussels R2 27:42.98 Róbert Štefko 29 June 1997 Lille R1 27:47.90 8 June 1998 Prague R1 27:48.2 Matthews Motshwarateu 7 May 1979 Stellenbosch R1 27:48.68 Wang Wenjie 31 May 2025 Tokyo 27:53.02 Domingo Tibaduiza 11 June 1978 Vienna R1 27:53.12 Sergey Ivanov 17 July 2008 Kazan R1 27:53.58 Luis Ostos 5 May 2016 Stanford R1 27:53.61 29 August 1978 Prague R1 27:54.69 Mohammed Gammoudi 8 August 1972 Munich R1 27:54.76 Carsten Jørgensen 4 April 1998 Lisbon R1 27:56.26 Evgeni Ignatov 2 July 1988 Oslo R1 27:57.34 Cuthbert Nyasango 28 July 2007 Avilés R1 27:58.03 Khoudir Aggoune 6 June 2008 Saint-Maur R1 27:58.38 Danijel Korica 10 August 1971 Helsinki R2 27:58.9 Anatoly Badrankov 3 November 1978 Tashkent R2 27:58.97 Carlos Díaz 20 May 2023 London R1 27:59.8 Pavlo Andreiev 10 July 1973 Moscow R2 28:00.09 William Amponsah 11 April 2024 Azusa R1 28:00.33 Charles Mulinga 14 April 1995 Walnut R1 28:00.9 10 July 1973 Sochi R2 28:01.88 Zoltán Káldy 6 July 1991 Oslo R1 28:04.76 Mohammed Baket 24 August 1996 Troisdorf R1 28:06.33 Namakoe Nkhasi 22 June 2016 Durban R1 28:06.40 Kemoy Campbell 31 March 2017 Stanford R1 28:06.65 Abdi Abdirahman 8 May 1999 Palo Alto R2 28:07.17 Spyros Andriopoulos 30 August 1987 Rome R1 28:14.96 Valentín Soca 29 March 2024 Palo Alto R1 28:16.15 Oleg Strizhakov 25 July 1990 Seattle R2 28:16.4 18 July 1978 Vilnius R2 28:19.49 11 May 2024 Los Angeles R1 28:23.62 23 October 2010 Yokohama R1 28:24.32 Slavko Petrović 2 April 2005 Barakaldo R1 28:26.86 Ryu Ok-Hyon 9 June 1990 Moscow R1 28:26.87 Marios Kassianidis 19 June 1981 Prague R1 28:27.1 Carmelo Ríos April 28, 1984 Walnut R1 28:28.93 Samuel Freire 20 April 2024 Caldas da Rainha R1 28:29.85 Jordan Gusman 31 March 2023 Palo Alto R1 28:30.58 Mohamed Hrezi 6 March 2022 San Juan Capistrano R1 João N'Tyamba 24 August 1999 5 May 2001 Seville Lubango R2 28:31.14 Marvin Blanco 6 December 2015 Sacramento R1 28:32.72 Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu 4 June 2021 Uster R2 28:32.86 Stane Rozman 30 June 1983 Lausanne R2 28:34.37 Vidal Basco 9 August 2019 Lima R1 28:36.80 Hlynur Andrésson 5 June 2021 Birmingham R1 28:38.2 Mynhardt Kawanivi 9 April 2016 Swakopmund R2 Jules Randrianarivelo Haja Ramananjatovo 21 July 1979 15 June 1998 Moscow Saint-Paul R1 R2 R2 Hamid Sajjadi 14 May 2022 26 July 1996 London Atlanta R2 28:46.4 Justin Gloden 15 June 1984 Leuven R1 28:47.06 Nahuel Carabaña 23 May 2026 La Spezia 28:48.4 Rafael Ángel Pérez 8 May 1976 Knoxville R1 28:48.4 Abdirahman Ibragimov 9 August 1980 Kharkiv R2 28:48.96 Alberto Cuba 10 February 1989 Havana R2 28:50.0 Rashid Kakadshanov 18 July 1978 Vilnius R2 28:55.82 Evans Kiplagat 20 May 2017 Baku R2 28:56.39 Derlys Ayala 19 April 2018 Torrance R1 28:57.28 Danny Kassap 9 July 2003 Hamilton R1 29:02.36 Eduardo Buenavista 7 October 2002 Busan R1 29:04.5 Itsifamus Choolon 7 June 1998 Lagos R1 29:07.94 Dario Ivanovski 4 April 2026 Skopje 29:11.13 26 July 2002 Manchester R2 29:12.1 Hsu Gi-sheng 28 November 1993 Hachioji R2 29:12.53 Kimball Reynierse 14 May 1986 Leiden R2 29:13.0 Alain Lazare 7 July 1979 Nouméa R2 29:17.72 Ser-Od Bat-Ochir 9 October 2020 Tajimi R2 29:18.0 Lucien Sellapuliage B. Rosa 13 May 1975 Arkansas City R2 29:18.03 Steeve Gabart 27 March 2009 Palo Alto R2 29:18.25 Eduardo Garcia 28 May 2021 Portland R2 29:19.71 Siphesihle Mdluli 26 July 2002 Manchester R2 29:20.91 Muharram Hamedallah Mohamad 16 March 2017 Cairo R2 29:24.35 Awad Al-Hasini 10 October 1994 Hiroshima R2 29:24.43 Nfamara Njie 10 April 2022 Correggio R2 29:25.77 Agus Prayogo 26 November 2010 Guangzhou R2 29:29.0 Anatoliy Belogurov 8 May 1977 Dushanbe R2 29:29.8 Sead Kondo 7 June 1975 Sarajevo R2 29:30.19 Ramachandran Murusamy 27 August 1994 Victoria R2 29:35.06 Deepak Adhikari 30 September 2023 Hangzhou 29:37.4 Gopal Thein Win 24 February 1993 Rangoon R2 29:41.5 Isuf Curri 21 October 1989 Tirana R2 29:44.82 Nguyễn Văn Lai 19 December 2013 Naypyidaw R2 29:48.97 Zepherinus Joseph 23 March 2001 Tallahassee R2 Menon Ramsamy 10 August 1998 4 September 2003 Saint-Paul Réduit R2 29:52.8 Artashes Mikoyan 20 July 1976 Chişinău R2 29:58.3 Pamenos Ballantyne 19 July 1998 Derby R2 30:00.65 Tse Chun Yin 1 December 2024 Yokohama 30:04.1 Mohamed Ahmed Amer 8 August 1997 Västerås R2 30:06.0 Abdulkarim Al-Sadi 9 November 1986 Mosul R2 30:07.0 Agustín Morán 22 March 1997 Panama City R2 30:07.3 Pierre Foka 26 August 1995 Yaoundé R2 30:08.20 Ali Alrida Kanaan 10 July 2025 Beirut Lamont Marshall Christopher Estwanik 19 April 2018 3 July 2015 Walnut Saint Clement R2 30:09.16 Jonathan Atse Herrera 4 May 2024 Pacé 30:09.3 Pedro Mulomo 16 May 1982 Maputo R2 30:13.81 Kama Pakoula Lekadé 15 September 1995 Rome R2 30:14.5 Farouk Khadour 10 October 1986 Yalta R2 30:15.17 Ibrahima Gning 22 June 2007 Dakar R2 30:16.43 Ahmat Abdou-Daoud 23 July 2017 Abidjan R2 30:17.03 Amauri Rodriguez 25 February 2022 Santo Domingo R2 30:18.5 Inni Aboubacar 11 July 1980 Grasse R2 30:19.92 Yeshnil Karan 22 April 2025 Gold Coast 30:25.25 William Aguirre 10 March 1989 Havana R2 30:27.2 Mazhar Hussain 2 August 1977 Troisdorf R2 30:27.7 Mohamed Eliysuddin 18–20 March 1999 Dhaka R2 30:27.96 Ronald Arias 25 May 2001 Havana R2 30:30.42 Quintin John 27 May 1994 Kingston, Jamaica R2 30:30.5 Jérôme Abi 20 July 1978 Algiers R2 30:32.11 Gabriel Curtis 17 April 2021 Charlottesville R2 30:33.29 Soh Rui Yong 29 November 2025 Tokyo Abdulrahman Abdulrahman Ali Saleh 16 May 2022 9 November 1983 Kuwait City Kuwait City R2 . 30:39.42 Dominic Dyer 5 April 2019 Williamsburg R2 30:41.5 Jules Yadagba 12 July 2003 Bangui R2 30:44.30 Leo Garnes 22 April 1993 Albany R2 30:44.8 Clovis Morales 3 August 1977 Ludenscheid R2 30:45.0 Osman Erović 31 May 1987 Kumbor R2 30:45.4 Gian Luigi Macina 12 April 1992 Rubiera R2 30:47.0 Nexhmidin Ibishi 29 May 1971 Belgrade R2 30:47.98 Youssouf Diallo 20 July 1994 Lisbon R2 30:48.27 Obva Elengha 22 September 1991 Cairo R2 30:49.58 Khalid Al-Etashi 31 July 1992 Barcelona R2 30:52.52 Felisberto de Deus 7 December 2019 New Clark City R2 30:59.87 Michael Sánchez 10 July 2005 Lerwick R2 31:02.00 Ahmad Saeed Al-Rawahi 7 November 1997 Bangkok R2 31:05.55 Simon Labiche 21 June 1997 Durban R2 31:06.29 Alifu Massaquoi 18 July 1970 Edinburgh R2 31:14.14 Kelvin Johnson 21 June 2013 Port of Spain 31:16.19 Aboubacar S. Nebié 15 July 2023 Bobo-Dioulasso 31:21.4 Tau John Tokwepota 1976 Lae R2 31:24.6 Imorou Zato 18 July 1997 Cotonou R2 31:27.50 Charles Delys 22 April 2023 Pacé 31:29.18 Roland Wille 7 July 1994 Dübendorf R2 31:31.1 Emerald Frederick 8 March 1991 St. George's R2 31:39.24 Johnson Lee 18 April 2008 Monmouth R2 31:52.2 José Luis Ebatela 7 July 2002 Mongomo R2 31:52.66 Sinlasone Sanith 21 August 1996 Sydney R2 31:53.3 Steve Agar 16 April 1989 St. George's R2 32:00.76 Antoine Berlin 22 April 2010 Philadelphia R2 32:15.56 Daou Bacar Mouhamadi 11 March 2017 Saint-Denis R2 32:20.96 Mamadi Kaba 18 April 2021 Rubiera R2 32:40.0 Fong Kim Fong 1 March 1989 Guangzhou R2 32:44.0 Chris Votu 26 April 2003 Lae R2 32:46.14 Hussain Fazeel Haroon 21 April 2019 Doha R2 32:47.22 Sangay Wangchuk 4 December 2019 Kathmandu R2 32:52.13 Pheara Vann 30 September 2023 Hangzhou 33:04.0 Nimley Twegbe 1 September 1984 Monrovia R2 33:04.04 Aruna Dabo 18 July 1989 Casablanca R2 33:04.1 Jimmy Sandy Sam 7 July 2003 Suva R2 33:04.49 Ismaël Ould Adermaz 5 August 1995 Gothenburg R2 33:24.9 Marcus Aminta 1 July 1983 Paramaribo R2 33:25.6 Nouruddin 1961 Kabul R2 33:30.0 Mário Pitra 5 June 1982 São Tomé R2 33:32.6 Tyrone Thibou 1986 Bridgetown R2 33:56.35 Sifli Anak Ahar 8 December 2003 Hanoi R2 34:17.1 Palana Ahotala 16 October 1982 Paliati 34:28.0 Sailala Solilai 9 September 1971 Pirae R2 34:32.59 Christopher Pinelo 13 March 2015 Los Angeles R2 James Hoeflich Samulu Samuelu 30 August 1979 1987 Apia Suva R2 R2 35:18.4 Jesse Mulcaire 13 May 1990 Basseterre R2 35:23.0 Muriaroa Ngaro 30 August 1979 Suva R2 35:46.1 Elias Rodriguez 27 March 1994 Mangilao R2 35:57.6 Sosefo Aikilikopi 30 August 1979 Suva 36:30.64 Victor Nash Santos 4 July 2025 Koror 36:46.2 Tara Mango 31 August 1963 Suva R2 37:33.6 Peau'afi Houkinima 30 August 1979 Suva R2 38:24.2 Richard Madrekewet 8 July 1990 San Antonio R2 38:42.1 Trevor Calder 7 November 1992 Middlegate R2 40:11.92 Bob Sholar 3 August 1998 Koror R2
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