AthleticsAthletics world record
10,000 m, women
28 min 54.14 s
- Holder
- Beatrice Chebet
- Date
- Place
- Eugene
- Standing since
- 2024 (2 years)
How the record evolved
The last record set in each decade, up to the current record (highlighted).
| Year | Record | Holder |
|---|---|---|
| 28 min 54.14 s | Beatrice Chebet | |
| 29 min 01.03 s | Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) | |
| 29 min 17.45 s | Almaz Ayana (ETH) | |
| 29 min 31.78 s | Wang Junxia (CHN) | |
| 30 min 13.74 s | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) | |
| 31 min 45.4 s | Loa Olafsson (DEN) | |
| 38 min 06.4 s | Ann O'Brien (IRL) |
Put them in order
Sort these records from the oldest to the most recent.
- 29 min 17.45 sAlmaz Ayana (ETH)
- 30 min 13.74 sIngrid Kristiansen (NOR)
- 28 min 54.14 sBeatrice Chebet
- 38 min 06.4 sAnn O'Brien (IRL)
What to remember
Twenty-five laps, the longest standard track event: at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene on May 25, 2024, Kenya's Beatrice Chebet ran the 10,000 m in 28 min 54.14 s, an average of 20.760 km/h (12.899 mph).
In 1967, the record stood at 38 min 06.4 s, set by Ireland's Ann O'Brien. The time then melts fast: 31 min 45.4 s for Denmark's Loa Olafsson in 1978, 30 min 13.74 s for Norway's Ingrid Kristiansen in 1986, 29 min 31.78 s for China's Wang Junxia in 1993. Ethiopians Almaz Ayana, in 2016, and Letesenbet Gidey, in 2021, held the record before Chebet. Over 57 years the time fell by 24.2%. The women's 10,000 m only joined the Olympic programme in 1988, against 1912 for men.
That same year, Chebet won both the 5000 m and the 10,000 m at the Paris Olympics, a double she repeated at the 2025 World Championships.
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Sources and licences
- Value, holder and date: Wikipedia article “List of world records in athletics” (revision used 1378411308). Data from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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