men's national records 10000m as at 31.12.2020





















Uganda Joshua Cheptegei 26:11,00 (1.) Valencia 07.10.20 World Record Day
Africa
Ethiopia Kenenisa Bekele 26:17,53 (1.) Bruxelles 26.08.05 Memorial Van Damme / Golden League
Africa
Kenya Paul Tergat 26:27,85 (1.) Bruxelles 22.08.97 Memorial Van Damme / Golden Four
Africa
Eritrea Zersenay Tadese 26:37,25 (1.) Bruxelles 25.08.06 Memorial Van Damme / Golden League
Africa
Morocco Salah Hissou 26:38,08 (1.) Bruxelles 23.08.96 Memorial Van Damme / Golden Four
Africa
Qatar Ahmad Hassan Abdullah (1) 26:38,76 (3.) Bruxelles 05.09.03 Memorial Van Damme / Golden League
Asia
United States of America Galen Rupp 26:44,36 (1.) Eugene 30.05.14 Prefontaine Classic / Diamond League
America
Great Britain Mohamed Farah 26:46,57 (1.) Eugene 03.06.11 Prefontaine Classic / Diamond League
Europe
Belgium Mohammed Mourhit (6) 26:52,30 (2.) Bruxelles 03.09.99 Memorial Van Damme / Golden League
Europe

Vincent Rousseau 27:23,19 (5.) Bruxelles 03.09.93 Memorial Van Damme / Golden Four

Canada Mohammed Ahmed (2) 26:59,35 (6.) Ad-Dawhah 06.10.19 World Championships
America

Cameron Levins 27:07,51 (4.) Eugene 29.05.15 Prefontaine Classic / Diamond League
America
Tanzania John Yuda 27:06,17 (7.) Bruxelles 30.08.02 Memorial Van Damme / Golden League
Africa
Mexico Arturo Barrios 27:08,23 (1.) Berlin, West 18.08.89 ISTAF / GP
America
Italy Yemaneberhan Crippa 27:10,76 (8.) Ad-Dawhah 06.10.19 World Championships
Europe
Portugal António Pinto 27:12,47 (3.) Stockholm 30.07.99 DN Galan
Europe
Swizerland Julien Wanders (5) 27:17,29 (9.) Hengelo 17.07.19 Ethiopian WC Trials
Europe
Japan Akira Aizawa 27:18,75 (1.) Osaka 04.12.20 National Championships (r2)
Asia
Burundi Aloÿs Nizigama 27:20,38 (1.) London 07.07.95 KP Games / GP I
Africa
Germany Dieter Baumann 27:21,53 (1.) Baracaldo 05.04.97 European Challenge (A)
Europe
Rwanda Dieudonné Disi 27:22,28 (6.) Bruxelles 14.09.07 Memorial Van Damme / Golden League
Africa
Australia Patrick Tiernan 27:22,55 (2.) San Juan Capistrano 05.12.20 (A)
Ozeania
France António Martins 27:22,78 (3.) Oslo 04.07.92 Bislett Games / GP
Europe
Norway Sondre Nordstad Moen 27:24,78 (1.) Kristiansand 31.08.19 (A)
Europe
Netherlands Kamiel Maase 27:26,29 (10.) Bruxelles 30.08.02 Memorial Van Damme / Golden League
Europe
Brazil Marilson dos Santos 27:28,12 (4.) Neerpelt 02.06.07 (A)
America
South Africa Hendrick Ramaala 27:29,94 (1.) Port Elizabeth 22.02.99

Africa
New Zealand Jake Robertson 27:30,90 (5.) Gold Coast 13.04.18 Commonwealth Games
Ozeania
Finland Martti Vainio 27:30,99 (1.) Praha 29.08.78 European Championships
Europe
Lithuania Alexandras Antipovas 27:31,50 (3.) Praha 29.08.78 European Championships – for USSR
Europe
Ecuador Bayron Piedra 27:32,59 (13.) Palo Alto 01.05.11 Payton Jordan Invitational (A)
America
Austria Günther Weidlinger 27:36,46 (2.) Palo Alto 04.05.08 Payton Jordan Invitational (r1)
Europe
Argentina Antonio Silio 27:38,72 (7.) Bruxelles 03.09.93 Memorial Van Damme / Golden Four
America
Ireland Alistair Cragg 27:39,55 (4.) Palo Alto 29.04.07 Payton Jordan Invitational
Europe
Romania Ilie Floroiu 27:40,06 (7.) Praha 29.08.78 European Championships
Europe
Estonia Enn Sellik 27:40,61 (8.) Praha 29.08.78 European Championships – for USSR
Europe
Belarus Aleksandr Fedotkin 27:41,89 (4.) Bruxelles 04.09.79 Memorial van Damme – for USSR
Europe
Slovakia Róbert Štefko 27:42,98 (2.) Lille 29.06.97 BNP d'Athletisme / GP II
Europe
Czech Republic Jan Pešava 27:47,90 (2.) Praha 08.06.98 Memoriál Josefa Odložila
Europe
Botswana Matthews Mothswarateu (3) 27:48,2 (1.) Stellenbosch 07.05.79

Africa
Colombia Domingo Tibaduiza 27:53,02 (2.) Wien 11.06.78 International Invitation race
America
Russia Sergey Ivanov 27:53,12 (1.) Kazan (RUS) 17.07.08 National Championships
Asia
Peru Losé Luis Ostos Cruz 27:53,58 (7.) Palo Alto 05.05.17 Payton Jordan Invitational
America
Poland Jerzy Kowol 27:53,61 (10.) Praha 29.08.78 European Championships
Europe
Tunisia Mohamed Gamoudi 27:54,69 (q.) München 31.08.72 Olympic Games/h2 (1.) Africa
Denmark Carsten Jørgensen 27:54,76 (11.) Lisboa 04.04.98 European Challenge (A)
Europe
Sweden Jonny Danielson 27:55,74 (1.) Södertälje 07.06.89

Europe
Bulgaria Evgeni Ignatov 27:56,26 (10.) Olso 02.07.88 Bislett Games / GP
Europe
Zimbabwe Cuthbert Nyasango 27:57,34 (2.) Avilés 28.07.07 Spanish Championships
Africa
Algeria Khoudir Aggoune 27:58,03 (4.) Saint-Maur-des-Fossés 06.06.08 French Championships
Africa
Serbia Danijel Korica 27:58,38 (4.) Helsinki 10.08.71 European Championships for Yugoslavia Europe
Kazakhstan Anatoliy Badrankov 27:58,9 (1.) Tashkent 03.11.78 for USSR – not in alltime-athl
Asia
Ukraine Pavel Andreyev 27:59,8h (2.) Moskva 10.07.73 for USSR
Europe
Zambia Charles Mulinga 28:00,33 (1.) Walnut 14.04.95 Mt. SAC Relays
Africa
Kyrgyzstan Vadim Mochalov 28:00,90 (3.) Sochi 10.07.73 for USSR
Asia
Hungary Zoltán Káldy 28:01,88 (15.) Oslo 06.07.91 Bislett Games / GP
Europe
India Surendra Singh 28:02,89 (4.) Vigo 12.07.08 Spanish Championships
Asia
Palestine Mohammed Baket 28:04,76 (1.) Troisdorf (GER) 24.08.96

Asia
Ukraine Mykola Labosvky 28:04,90 (1.) Yalta 27.05.12 Ukrainian Cup
Europe
Chile Mauricio Diáz 28:05,61 (n.) Sydney 22.09.00 Olympic Games/h2 (13.) America
Lesotho Mnamakoe Nikhasi 28:06,33 (3.) Durban 22.06.16 African Championships
Africa
Jamaica Kemoy Campbell 28:06,40 (3.) Palo Alto 31.03.17 Stanford Invitational (r1)
America
Somalia Abdihakem Abdirahman 28:06,65 (5.) Palo Alto 07.05.99 Cardinal Invitational
Africa
Greece Spyros Andriopoulos 28:07,17 (7.) Roma 30.08.87 World Championships
Europe
China Ren Longyun 28:08,67 (1.) Wuhan 01.11.07 National City Games
America
Israel Aimeru Himro Alame 28:09,42 (2.) Tel Aviv 18.01.15

Asia
Georgia Oleg Strizhakov 28:16,15 (10.) Seattle 25.07.90 Goodwill Games – for USSR
Asia
Moldova Vasiliy Nikolayev 28:16,4h (7.) Vilnius 18.07.78 for USSR
Asia
Djibouti Hussein Ahmed Salah 28:17,4h (2.) Rabat 12.07.84 African Championships
Africa
Angola João N'Tyamba 28:20,0 (1.) Lubango 05.05.01 not official
Africa
Sudan Ahmed Musa Gouda 28:20,26 (q.) Los Angeles 03.08.84 Olympic Games/h3 (8.) Africa
South Korea Jeon Eun-hoi 28:23,62 (2.) Yokohama 23.10.10 Nittai University Distance Meet (r9)
Asia
Croatia Slavko Petrović 28:24,32 (5.) Barakaldo 02.04.05 European 10.000m Cup
Europe
Guatemala Alberto Gonzalez Mindez 28:24,55 (6.) Walnut 14.04.22 (r1)
America
Latvia Genādijs Hlistovs 28:25,8 (3.) Moskva 03.06.73 for USSR
Europe
PR Korea (North Korea) Ryu Ok-Hyon 28:26,86 (2.) Moskva 09.07.90 Znamenskiy Memorial
Asia
Cyprus Marios Kassianidis 28:26,87 (16.) Praha 19.06.81

Europe
Puerto Rico Carmelo Rìos 28:27,1h (15.) Walnut 28.04.84

America
Venezuela Marvin Blanco 28:31,14 (1.) Sacramento 06.12.15 Pacific 10.000m Pursuit
America
Slovenia Stane Rozman 28:32,86
Lausanne 30.06.83 Meeting de Lausanne – for Yugoslavia
Europe
Namibia Mynhardt Mbeumuna Kauanivi 28:38,2h
Swakopmund (NAM) 09.04.16

Africa
Madagascar Jules Randrianarivelo 28:42,0h (20.) Moskva 21.07.79 Spartakiade
Africa
Luxembourg Justin Gloden 28:46,4h
Louvain (BEL) 15.06.84

Europe
Costa Rica Rafael Angel Perez 28:48,4h
Knoxville 08.05.76

America
Uzbekistan Abdirahman Ibragimov 28:48,4h
Kharkov (URS) 09.08.80 for USSR
Asia
Libya Ali Mabrouk El_Zaidi 28:48,53 (7.) Praha 14.06.99 Memoriál Josefa Odložila
Asia
Cuba Ignacio Alberto Cuba 28:48,96 (1.) Havana 10.02.89

America
Turkmenistan Rashid Kakadshanov 28:50,0h
Vilnius 18.07.78 for USSR
Asia
Bolivia Mamani Vidal Basco 28:52,32 (3.) Lima 24.05.19 South American Championships
America
Uruguay Néstor García 28:52,34
São Leopoldo (BRA) 21.05.98

America
Azerbaijan (4) Evans Kiplagat 28:55,82 (5.) Baku 20.05.17 Islamic Solidarity Games ?????
Asia
Democratic Republic of the Congo Danny Kassap 28:57,28 (3.) Hamilton 09.07.03

Africa
Philippines Eduardo Buenavista 29:02,36
Busan (KOR) 07.10.02

Asia
Nigeria Itsifamos Choolon 29:04,5h
Lagos 07.06.98

Africa
Malawi Rodwell Kamwendo 29:11,13 (13.) Manchester 26.07.02 Commonwealth Games
Africa
Aruba Kimball Reynierse 29:12,53
Leiden (NED) 14.05.86

America
Haiti Steeve Gabart 29:18,03 (18.) Palo Alto (USA) 27.03.09 Stanford Invitational (F2)
America
Sri Lanka Lucien Sellapuliage B. Rosa 29:18,0h
Arkansas City 13.05.75

Asia
US Virgin Islands Eduardo Garcia 29:18,37 (1.) Portland 08.06.19 Portland Track Festival (F2)
America
Swaziland Siphesihle Mdluli 29:19,71 (17.) Manchester 26.07.02 Commonwealth Games
Africa
Iran Hamid Sajjadi 29:22,65 (n.) Atlanta 26.07.96 Olympic Games/h2 (20.) Asia
Jordan Awad Al-Hasini 29:24,35
Hiroshima 10.10.94

Asia
Indonesia Agus Prayogo 29:25,77 (9.) Guangzhou 26.11.10 Asian Games
Asia
Tajikistan Anatoliy Belugurov 29:29,0
Dushanbe (TJK) 08.05.77 for USSR
Asia
Thailand Boonthung Srisung 29:29,59 (1.) Manila 28.11.05 South East Asian Games
Asia
Malaysia Ramachandran Murusamy 29:30,19 (7.) Victoria (CAN) 27.08.94 Commonwealth Games
Asia
Andorra Marcos Sanza 29:30,31 (5.) Huelva (ESP) 11.04.15 Trofeo Iberico
Europe
Myanmar Gopal Thein Win 29:37,4h (?.) Yangon (MMR) 24.02.93

Asia
Albania Isuf Curri 29:41,5h (1.) Tirana 21.10.89

Europe
Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Lai 29:44,82
Naypyidaw (MMR) 19.12.13

Asia
Paraguay Derlis Ayala 29:48,27
Buenos Aires 25.03.15

America
Saint Lucia Zepherinus Joseph 29:48,97
Tallahassee (USA) 23.03.01

America
Armenia Artashes Mikoyan 29:52,8h
Chișinău (URS) 20.07.76 for USSR
Asia
South Sudan John Atem 29:53,67 (13.) Durban 22.06.16 African Championships
Africa

Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu 28:38 (2.) Belp (SUI) 27.09.20 Swiss 10km Road Championships – road

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Pamenos Ballantyne 29:58,3h
Derby 19.07.98

America
Gambia Nfamara Njie 30:03,77
Roma 14.05.16

Africa
Bermuda Christopher Estwanik 30:04,66
Saint Cliément (JERSEY) 03.07.15

America
Panama Agustin Morán 30:07,0h
Panama City 22.03.97 ????
America
Cameroon Pierre Foka 30:07,3h
Yaoundé 26.08.95

Africa
Mozambique Pedro Mulomo 30:09,3h
Maputo 16.05.82

Africa
Ghana Alhaji Alhassan 30:10,2h
Accra 30.09.89

Africa
Iraq Abdul Karim Al-Sadi 30:11,1h
Baghdad 01.01.82

Asia
Togo Kama Pakoula Lekadé 30:13,81
Roma 15.09.95

Africa
Syria Farouk Khadour 30:14,5h
Yalta 10.10.86

Asia
Senegal Ibrahima Gning 30:15,17
Dakar 22.06.07

Africa
Niger Inni Aboubacar 30:18,5h
Grasse (FRA) 11.07.80 International
Africa
Nicaragua William Aguirre 30:25,25
Havana 10.03.89

America
Mauritius Menon Ramsamy 30:26,42
??? 04.09.03 ????
America
Pakistan Mazhar Hussain 30:27,2h
Troisdorf (GER) 02.08.77

Asia
Bangladesh Mohamed Eliysuddin 30:27,7h
Dhaka 18.03.99 20.3.??
Asia
El Salvador Ronald Arias 30:27,96
Havana 25.05.01

America
Kuwait Ali Saleh 30:29,73
Kuwait City 09.11.83 not official
Asia

Omar Awad Al-Rashidi 30:57,04
Kuwait City 16.03.08


Trinidad and Tobago Quintin John 30:30,42
Kingston ??.??.94

America
Gabon Jérôme Abi 30:30,5h (12.) Algiers 20.07.78 African Games
Africa
Lebanon Ali Awad 30:36,74
Tunis 28.06.95

Asia
Nepal Rajendra Bahadur Bhandari 30:39,1h
Kathmandu 29.06.06

Asia
Central African Republic Jules_Yadagba 30:41,5h
Bangui 12.07.03

Africa
Barbados Leo Garnes 30:44,30
Albany (USA) 22.04.93

America
Honduras Clovis Morales 30:44,8h
Lüdenscheid (FRG) 03.08.77 Internationales Abendsportfest
America
Montenegro Osman Erović 30:45,0h
Kumbor (YUG) 31.05.87 for Yugoslavia
Europe
San Marino Gian Luigi Macina 30:45,4h
Rubiera (ITA) 12.04.92

Europe
Chad Ismael Yaya 30:47,29 (n.) Seoul 23.09.88 Olympic Games/h1 (19.) Africa
Mali Youssouf Diallo 30:47,98
Lisboa 20.07.94

America
Republic of the Congo Obva Elengha 30:48,27
Cairo 22.09.91 All-Africa Games
Africa
Yemen Khalid Al-Etashi 30:49,58 (n.) Barcelona 31.07.92 Olympic Games/h2 (26.) Asia
Hong Kong Gi Ka Man 30:53,6h
Hongkong 28.03.12

Asia
Gibraltar Michael Sánchez 30:59,87
Lerwick (GBR) 10.07.05

Europe
Oman Ahmad Saeed Al-Rawahi 31:02,00
Bangkok 07.11.97

Asia
Seychelles Simon Labiche 31:05,55
Durban 21.06.97 Southern Region African Championships
Africa
Sierra Leono Alifu Massaquoi 31:06,29 (21.) Edinburgh 18.07.70 Commonwealth Games
Africa
Guyana Kelvin Johnson 31:14,14
Port of Spain (TTO) 21.06.13

America
Singapore Soh Rui Yong 31:15,95
Portland 14.06.14

Asia
Papua & New Guinea Tau John Tokwepota 31:21,4h
Lae (PNG) ??.??.76

Ozeania
East Timor Año Alves 31:22,21
Jakarta 11.09.96

Asia
Bahamas Philip Watkins 31:23,0h
Jackson (USA) ??.??.87

America
Benin Imorou Zato 31:24,6h
Cotonou (BEN) 18.07.97

Africa
North Macedonia (bef. 2019: Mace.) Trpe Martinovski 31:26,55
Athina 27.06.97 Balkan Championships
Europe
Liechtenstein Roland Wille 31:29,18
Dübendorf (SUI) 07.07.94

Europe
Burkina Faso Charles Néboua 31:31,0h
Ouagadougou 20.04.96

Africa
Fiji Usaia Sotutu 31:32,0h
Provo 01.04.71

Ozeania
French Polynesia Georges Richmond 31:32,87
Pirae 30.04.03

Ozeania
Ivory Coast Bassirima Soro 31:35,2h
Abijan 05.03.94

Africa
Guam Johnson Lee 31:39,24
Monmouth (GBR) 18.04.08

America
Equatorial Guinea José Luis Ebatela 31:52,2h
Mongomo (GNQ) 07.07.02

Africa
Laos Sinlasone Sanith 31:52,66 (25.) Sydney 21.08.96 World Junior Championships
Asia
Dominica Steve Agar 31:53,3h
St George's 16.04.89

America
Monaco Antoine Berlin 32:00,76
Philadelphia 22.04.10 Penn Relays
Europe
Comoros Daou Bacar Mouhamadi 32:15,56
Saint-Denis (Réunion) 11.03.17

Africa
Macau Fong Kim Fong 32:40,0h
Guangzhou 01.03.89

Asia
Kosovo Lulzim Kallaba 32:41,30
Mitrovica 14.06.03

Europe
Solomon Islands Chris Votu 32:44,0h
Lae (PNG) 26.04.03

Ozeania
Maldives Hussain Fazeel Haroon 32:46,14
Ad-Dawhah 21.04.19

Asia
Guinea-Bissau Aruna Dabo 33:04,04
Casablanca 18.07.89 Francophone Games
Africa
Liberia Nimley Twegbe 33:04,0h
Monrovia 01.09.84

Africa
Vanuatu Jimmy Sandy Sam-Molu 33:04,1h (3.) Suva (FIJ) 07.07.03 South Pacific Games
Ozeania
Mauretania Ismaël Ould Adermaz 33:04,49 (n.) Göteborg 05.08.95 World Championships/h1 (19.) Africa
Suriname Marcus Aminta 33:24,9h
Paramaribo 01.07.83

America
Afghanistan Nouruddin 33:25,6h
Kabul ??.??.61

Asia
Cayman Islands Nicholas Akers 33:29,01 (18.) Edmonton 06.08.78 Commonwealth Games
America
São_Tomé and Príncipe Mário Pitra 33:30,0
São Tomé 05.06.82

Africa
Antigua and Barbuda Tyrone Thibou 33:32,6h
Bridgetown ??.??.86

America
Cambodia Suos Chhin 33:40,2h
Phnom Penh 01.09.66

Asia
Brunei Sifli Anak Ahar 33:56,35
Hanoi 08.12.03 Southeast Asian Games
Asia
Niue Palana Ahotala 34:17,1
Paliati 16.10.82

Ozeania
American Samoa Sailala Solilai 34:28,0h
Pirae 09.09.71

America
Samoa James Hoeflich 34:42,5a
Apia 30.08.79

Ozeania
Belize Novian Middleton 34:55,45
Atlanta 14.04.11

America
Saint Kitts and Nevis Jesse Mulcaire 35:18,4h
Basseterre 13.05.90

America
Cook Islands Muriaroa Ngaro 35:23,0h
Suva (FIJ) 30.08.79 South Pacific Games
Ozeania
Wallis and Futuna Sosefo Aikilikopi 35:57,6h
Suva (FIJ) 30.08.79 South Pacific Games
Ozeania
Northern Mariana Islands John Hoffman 36:39,7h
Mangilao (GUM) 27.03.94

Asia
Kiribati Tara Mango 36:46,2h (2.) Suva (FIJ) 31.08.63 South Pacific Games
Ozeania
Tonga Peau‘afi Houkinima 37:33,6h
Suva (FIJ) 30.08.79 South Pacific Games
Ozeania
Palau Richard Madrekewet 38:24,2h
San Antonio (USA) 08.07.90

Ozeania
Bhutan Dhoman Tenzin 38:39,7h
Kathmandu 22.09.84

Asia
Norfolk Island Trevor Calder 38:42,1
Middlegate 07.11.92

Ozeania
Curaçao Virgilio Isenia 39:16,00
Aruba 30.04.10

America
Marshall Islands Bob Sholar 40:11,92
Koror (PLW) 03.08.98

Ozeania













































(6) was born in Morocco

(1) born in Kenya as Albert Chepkurui; switched to Qatar in 2003

(2) Mohammed Ahmed was born in Somalia; he came to Canada at age 11

(3) Matthews Mothswarateu was from South Africa, but competet in the 1980s for Botsuana







(4) was born inKenya and came to Azerbaijan in 2016

(5) has also French passport