The men's 10,000 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 14 September 2025.
Summary
Records Before the competition records were as follows:
RecordAthlete & LocationDate World record 26:11.00 Valencia, Spain 7 October 2020 Championship record 26:46.31 Berlin, Germany 17 August 2009 World Leading 26:43.82 Eugene, United States 5 July 2025 African Record 26:11.00 Valencia, Spain 7 October 2020 Asian Record 26:38.76 Brussels, Belgium 5 September 2003 European Record 26:46.57 Eugene, United States 3 June 2011 North, Central American and Caribbean record 26:33.84 San Juan Capistrano, United States 6 March 2022 Oceanian record 27:09.57 16 March 2024 South American Record 27:28.12 Neerpelt, Belgium 2 June 2007
Qualification standard The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 27:00.00.
Schedule The event schedule, in local time (UTC+9), was as follows:
Date Time Round14 September 21:30 Final
Final Place Athlete Nation Time Notes Jimmy Gressier 28:55.77 Yomif Kejelcha 28:55.83 Andreas Almgren 28:56.02 4 Ishmael Kipkurui 28:56.485 Nico Young 28:56.62 6 Selemon Barega 28:57.21 7 Edwin Kurgat 28:57.83 8 Grant Fisher 28:57.85 9 Thierry Ndikumwenayo 28:59.07 10 Adriaan Wildschutt 28:59.47 11 Graham Blanks 29:01.27 12 Berihu Aregawi 29:02.02 13 Dan Kibet 29:03.22 14 Dominic Lobalu 29:11.65 15 Egide Ntakarutimana 29:12.81 16 Gulveer Singh 29:13.33 17 Awet Nftalem Kibrab 29:19.91 18 Oscar Chelimo 29:26.66 19 Efrem Gidey 29:30.37 20 29:33.60 21 Célestin Ndikumana 29:38.86 22 29:41.84 23 29:51.41 — Benson Kiplangat Mohammed Ahmed Merhawi Mebrahtu
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