| progressive 10.000m all-time list | |||||||||
| (top-10 performers + few additions) | |||||||||
| 32:35,0 ( - ) | William Jackson (GBR) | 1114y/lap / actually 10186m | 05.04.1847 | Peckham (GBR) | (pro) / interm. In 10 Miles | ||||
| 31:29,0 (1.) | Louis Bennett (CAN) | 03.04.1863 | London | ||||||
| 30:53,2 ( - ) | Jack White (GBR) | 11.05.1863 | London, Hackney Wick | 1 | (pro) / interm. | ||||
| 33:37,0 ( - ) | James Gibb (GBR) | actually 10058m | 17.11.1877 | London | interm. | ||||
| 31:12,5 (1.) | James Warburton (GBR) | 02.08.1879 | Heywood (GBR) | 6 Miles!! | |||||
| 32:09,0 ( - ) | Walter G. George (GBR) | actually 10058,41m / handicap | 25.03.1882 | London | interm. in 7 Miles (1.) | ||||
| 31:53,4 ( - ) | Walter G. George (GBR) | actually 10058m | 07.04.1884 | London | interm. in 10 Miles (1.) | ||||
| 31:40,0 ( - ) | Walter G. George (GBR) | actually 10058m / handicap | 28.07.1884 | London | interm. in 12 Miles (dnf) | ||||
| 31:23,1 ( - ) | William Cummings (GBR) | interval | 28.09.1885 | London | (1.) | (pro) | |||
| 30:40,4 (1.) | Sydney Thomas (GBR) | 06.04.1889 | London | 6 Miles!! | |||||
| 30:17,8 (1.) | Sydney Thomas (GBR) | 22.10.1892 | London | 6 Miles!! | |||||
| 30:45,0 (1.) | Harry Watkins (GBR) | 28.04.1894 | Huddersfield (GBR) | 6 Miles!! | |||||
| 30:19,8 (1.) | Frederick "Fred" Bacon (GBR) | 12.04.1895 | London | 6 Miles!! | |||||
| 32:06,2e ( - ) | George Crossland (GBR) | interval | 11.04.1896 | Leicester | (1.) | ||||
| 31:30,0 (1.) | George Peterson (SWE) | 05.06.1901 | Halmstad (SWE) | ||||||
| 31:02,4 ( - ) | Alfred "Alf" Shrubb (GBR) | interval / actually 10058,41m | 05.11.1904 | Glasgow | 1 | interm. in One Hour 18.742m (1.) | |||
| 32:20,0 ( - ) | Henri Prévot (FRA) | interval | 25.12.1905 | Lille | (pro) | ||||
| 32:36,0 (1.) | Gaston Raguenau (FRA) | 03.12.1905 | Gentilly (FRA) | ||||||
| 31:56,8 (1.) | Johan Svanberg (SWE) | 10.10.1906 | Stockholm | ||||||
| 31:30,9 (1.) | Johan Svanberg (SWE) | 03.08.1907 | Stockholm | NR | |||||
| 31:52,0 (1.) | Arthur Robertsson (GBR) | 01.09.1908 | Oslo | ||||||
| 32:13,6 (1.) | Jean Bouin (FRA) | 30.05.1909 | Paris, Colombes | ||||||
| 32:18,0 (1.) | Dorando Pietri (ITA) | 24.05.1910 | Sao Paulo | ||||||
| 31:30,0 (1.) | Georg Peterson (SWE) | 05.06.1910 | Halmstad (SWE) | ||||||
| 31:53,0 (1.) | Louis Bouchard (FRA) | 07.07.1911 | Paris, Colombes | (pro) | |||||
| 31:21,2 ( - ) | Jean Bouin (FRA) | 22.10.1911 | Marseille | in One Hour | |||||
| 30:58.8 (1.) | Jean Bouin (FRA) | 16.11.1911 | Paris, Colombes | WR | 1 | ||||
| 31:43,6 (1.) | William Kramer (USA) | Eastern Olympic Trials | 08.06.1912 | Cambridge (USA) | |||||
| 31:20,8 (1.) | Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) | Olympic Games / 385m track | 08.07.1912 | Stockholm | 4 | ||||
| 31:32,8 (1.) | Jean Vermeulen (FRA) | International 385m track | 06.07.1913 | Paris, Colombes | (pro) | ||||
| 31:18,6 (1.) | Jean Vermeulen (FRA) | 01.06.1914 | Paris | indoor | (pro) | ||||
| 32:05,2 (1.) | Josef Ternström (SWE) | 01.08.1915 | Södersfors | ||||||
| 32:03,9 (1.) | Sture Lagerman (SWE) | 04.09.1916 | Stockholm | ||||||
| 32:07,5 (1.) | Lauritz Dam (DEN) | 25.08.1917 | København | ||||||
| 31:55,0 ( - ) | Emanuel Lundström (SWE) | handicap | 29.07.1918 | Stockholm | (2.) | ||||
| 31:23,4 (1.) | Eric Backman (SWE) | 13.08.1918 | Göteborg | NR | |||||
| 31:13,7 (1.) | Eric Backman (SWE) | National Championships | 18.08.1918 | Stockholm | NR | 4 | |||
| 31:45,8 (1.) | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | Olympic Games | 20.08.1920 | Antwerpen | |||||
| 31:47,2 (2.) | Joseph Guillemot (FRA) | Olympic Games | 20.08.1920 | Antwerpen | |||||
| 31:50,8 (3.) | James Wilson (GBR) | Olympic Games | 20.08.1920 | Antwerpen | |||||
| 31:19,0 ( - ) | William Kolehmainen (FIN) | in relay team | 12.09.1911 | Kuopio (FIN) | (pro) | ||||
| 30:40.2 (1.) | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | International / 385m track | 22.06.1921 | Stockholm | WR | 1 | |||
| 31:02,2 (2.) | Eric Backman (SWE) | International / 385m track | 22.06.1921 | Stockholm | NR | 3 | |||
| 31:42,7 (1.) | Eino Rastas (FIN) | 02.07.1923 | Göteborg | ||||||
| 31:38,0 ( - ) | Ville Ritola (FIN) | 27.10.1923 | New York | interm. in 10 Miles | |||||
| 30:35.4 (1.) | Ville Ritola (FIN) | Olympic Qualification | 25.05.1924 | Helsinki | WR | 1 | |||
| 30:23.2 (1.) | Ville Ritola (FIN) | Olympic Games | 06.07.1924 | Paris, Colombes | WR | 1 | |||
| 30:55,2 (2.) | Edvin Wide (SWE) | Olympic Games | 06.07.1924 | Paris, Colombes | NR | 3 | |||
| 30:06,1 (1.) | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | National Meeting and Record attempt | 31.08.1924 | Kuopio (FIN) | WR | 1 | |||
| 31:27,9 (1.) | Eric Stenfeldt (SWE) | 23.08.1925 | Stockholm | 11 | |||||
| 31:20,5 (2.) | Toivo Loukola (FIN) | Olympic Trials | 07.07.1928 | Helsinki | 10 | ||||
| 31:25,5 (3.) | Kalle Matilainen (FIN) | Olympic Trials | 07.07.1928 | Helsinki | 13 | ||||
| 30:19,4 (2.) | Ville Ritola (FIN) | Olympic Games | 29.07.1928 | Amsterdam | 2 | ||||
| 31:12,9 (1.) | Toivo Loukola (FIN) | FIN v. SWE | 08.09.1929 | Helsinki | 7 | ||||
| 31:14,4 (2.) | Ragnar Magnusson (SWE) | FIN v. SWE | 08.09.1929 | Helsinki | 8 | ||||
| 31:05,3 (1.) | Volmari Iso-Hollo (FIN) | 21.09.1930 | Helsinki | 6 | |||||
| 30:51,4 (2.) | Volmari Iso-Hollo (FIN) | 30.08.1931 | Stockholm | 3 | |||||
| 30:41,3 (2.) | Lauri Virtanen (FIN) | 27.05.1932 | Turku (FIN) | 7 | |||||
| 30:31,4 (1.) | Janus Kusocinski (POL) | 05.06.1932 | Warszawa | NR | 3 | ||||
| 30:11,4 (1.) | Janus Kusocinski (POL) | Olympic Games | 31.07.1932 | Los Angeles | NR | 2 | |||
| 30:12,6 (2.) | Volmari Iso-Hollo (FIN) | Olympic Games | 31.07.1932 | Los Angeles | 3 | ||||
| 30:35,0 (3.) | Lauri Virtanen (FIN) | Olympic Games | 31.07.1932 | Los Angeles | 5 | ||||
| 30:30,5 (1.) | Lauri Lehtinen (FIN) | 10.09.1933 | Turku (FIN) | 5 | |||||
| 30:30,7 (2.) | Lauri Virtanen (FIN) | 10.09.1933 | Turku (FIN) | 6 | |||||
| 30:38,2 (1.) | Ilmari Salminen (FIN) | FIN v. GER | 24.08.1935 | Helsinki | 7 | ||||
| 30:38,4 (2.) | Arvo Askola (FIN) | FIN v. GER | 24.08.1935 | Helsinki | 8 | ||||
| 30:15,4 (1.) | Ilmari Salminen (FIN) | Olympic Games | 02.08.1936 | Berlin | 4 | ||||
| 30:15,6 (2.) | Arvo Askola (FIN) | Olympic Games | 02.08.1936 | Berlin | 5 | ||||
| 30:25,0 (4.) | Kohei Murakoso (JPN) | Olympic Games | 02.08.1936 | Berlin | AR | 7 | |||
| 30:05.5 (1.) | Ilmari Salminen (FIN) | National | 18.07.1937 | Kouvola (FIN) | WR | 1 | OF 30:05,6 | ||
| 30:15,0 (2.) | Lauri Lehtinen (FIN) | National | 18.07.1937 | Kouvola (FIN) | 5 | ||||
| 30:13,4 (2.) | Taisto Mäki (FIN) | 17.09.1938 | Helsinki | 5 | |||||
| 30:14,0 (3.) | Kauko Pekuri (FIN) | 17.09.1938 | Helsinki | 6 | |||||
| 30:02.0 (1.) | Taisto Mäki (FIN) | National | 29.09.1938 | Tampere (FIN) | WR | 1 | |||
| 30:07,6 (1.) | Veikko Tuominen (FIN) | 06.08.1939 | Kouvola (FIN) | 4 | |||||
| 30:10,6 (2.) | Kauko Pekuri (FIN) | 06.08.1939 | Kouvola (FIN) | 5 | |||||
| 29:52.6 (1.) | Taisto Mäki (FIN) | National | 17.09.1939 | Helsinki | WR | 1 | |||
| 30:16,0 (2.) | Tauno Kurki (FIN) | National | 17.09.1939 | Helsinki | 10 | ||||
| 30:06,6 (1.) | Max Syring (GER) | 13.07.1940 | Jena (GER) | NR | 4 | ||||
| 30:09,4 (1.) | Jenö Szilágyi (HUN) | 14.10.1942 | Budapest | NR | 6 | ||||
| 30:17,8 (1.) | Viljo Heino (FIN) | National Championships | 15.08.1943 | Helsinki | 13 | ||||
| 30:15,2 (1.) | Viljo Heino (FIN) | 19.09.1943 | Helsinki | 11 | |||||
| 29:56,2 (1.) | Viljo Heino (FIN) | 03.08.1944 | Helsinki | 2 | |||||
| 29:35.4 (1.) | Viljo Heino (FIN) | International | 25.08.1944 | Helsinki | WR | 1 | |||
| 30:12,0 (1.) | Gösta Jacobsson (SWE) | SWE v. DEN | 12.07.1945 | Stockholm | NR | 10 | |||
| 29:37,0 (1.) | Emil Zátopek (TCH) | 17.06.1948 | Praha | NR | 2 | ||||
| 30:05,2 (1.) | Bertil (Andersson) Albertsson (SWE) | 26.09.1948 | Södertälje (SWE) | NR | 4 | ||||
| 29:28.2 (1.) | Emil Zátopek (TCH) | National Army Championships / Record attempt | 11.06.1949 | Ostrava (TCH) | WR | 1 | |||
| 29:27.2 (1.) | Viljo Heino (FIN) | National | 01.09.1949 | Kouvola (FIN) | WR | 1 | |||
| 29:59,6 (1.) | Martin Stokken (NOR) | 10.09.1949 | Stockholm | NR | 4 | ||||
| 29:53,0 (1.) | Alain Mimoun (ALG/FRA) | 22.09.1949 | Oslo | NR | 4 | ||||
| 29:21.2 (1.) | Emil Zátopek (TCH) | Record attempt | 22.10.1949 | Ostrava | WR | 1 | |||
| 29:02.6 (1.) | Emil Zátopek (TCH) | International | 04.08.1950 | Turku (FIN) | WR | 1 | |||
| 30:07,0 (1.) | Ivan Semyonov (URS) | 23.09.1950 | Kiyev | NR | 8 | ||||
| 29:55,4 (1.) | Herbert Schade (FRG) | SWE v. FRG | 10.08.1951 | Stockholm | NR | 4 | |||
| 29:55,0 (1.) | Martin Stokken (NOR) | 12.08.1951 | Trondheim (NOR) | NR | 4 | ||||
| 29:42,2 (1.) | Herbert Schade (FRG) | Abendsportfest | 29.09.1951 | Wuppertal (FRG) | NR | 3 | |||
| 29:46,0 (1.) | Bertil Albertsson (SWE) | 14.10.1951 | Uppsala (SWE) | NR | 4 | ||||
| 29:44,4 (1.) | Aleksandr Anufriyev (URS) | Olympic Qualification / 31.05.1952?? | 05.06.1952 | Kiyev | NR | 4 | |||
| 29:31,4 (2.) | Aleksandr Anufriyev (URS) | Eastern Bloc Pre-Olympic Meeting | 13.06.1952 | Kiyev | NR | 3 | |||
| 29:38,2 (1.) | Alain Mimoun (ALG/FRA) | 15.06.1952 | Paris, JB | NR | 4 | ||||
| 29:32,8 (2.) | Alain Mimoun (ALG/FRA) | Olympic Games | 20.07.1952 | Helsinki | NR | 4 | |||
| 29:51,4 (4.) | Hannu Posti (FIN) | Olympic Games | 20.07.1952 | Helsinki | 7 | ||||
| 29:51,8 (5.) | Frank Sando (GBR) | Olympic Games | 20.07.1952 | Helsinki | NR | 8 | |||
| 29:54,0 (1.) | Martin Stokken (NOR) | National Championships | 24.08.1952 | Oslo | NR | 8 | |||
| 29:48,4 (1.) | Öistein Saksvik (NOR) | DEN v. NOR | 29.08.1952 | København | NR | 7 | |||
| 29:29,4 (1.) | Alain Mimoun (FRA) | 04.09.1952 | Stockholm | NR | 3 | ||||
| 29:23,8 (1.) | Valter Nyström (SWE) | FRG v. SWE | 14.09.1952 | Düsseldorf | NR | 2 | |||
| 29:24,8 (2.) | Herbert Schade (FRG) | FRG v. SWE | 14.09.1952 | Düsseldorf | NR | 3 | |||
| 29:51,2 (3.) | Gustav Jansson (SWE) | FRG v. SWE | 14.09.1952 | Düsseldorf | 9 | ||||
| 29:48,6 (1.) | Franjo Mihalic (YUG) | YUG v. ITA | 04.10.1952 | Zagreb | NR | 9 | |||
| 29:23,2 (1.) | Aleksandr Anufriyev (URS) | 07.06.1953 | Moskva | NR | 2 | ||||
| 29:41,4 (2.) | Vladimir Kuts (URS) | International Youth Games | 09.08.1953 | Bucaresti | 7 | ||||
| 29:17,2 (1.) | D.A. Gordon Pirie (GBR) | SWE v. GBR | 03.09.1953 | Stockholm | NR | 2 | |||
| 29:21,2 (1.) | József Kovács II (HUN) | International Romanian Championships | 04.10.1953 | Bucaresti | NR | 3 | |||
| 29:01.6 (1.) | Emil Zátopek (TCH) | National / 363,8m track | 01.11.1953 | Stará-Boleslav | WR | 1 | |||
| 28:54.2 (1.) | Emil Zátopek (TCH) | International | 01.06.1954 | Bruxelles | WR | 1 | |||
| 29:09,0 (1.) | József Kovács II (HUN) | HUN v. TCH | 03.07.1954 | Budapest | NR | 2 | |||
| 29:27,6 (3.) | Frank Sando (GBR) | European Championships | 25.08.1954 | Bern | 8 | ||||
| 29:21,4 (1.) | Vladimir Petrovich Kuts (URS) | National Championships | 12.09.1954 | Kiyev | NR | 4 | |||
| 29:10,6 (1.) | Aleksandr Anufriyev (URS) | RSFR v. UKR v. Weißr v. Leningrad | 20.05.1955 | Minsk | NR | 3 | |||
| 29:06,2 (1.) | Vladimir Petrovich Kuts (URS) | National Armee Championships | 26.08.1955 | Lwow | NR | 2 | |||
| 29:02,6 (1.) | József Kovács II (HUN) | TCH v. HUN | 24.09.1955 | Bratislava | NR | 2 | |||
| 29:14,6 (1.) | Ivan Chernyavskiy (URS) | Ukrainian Championships | 02.10.1955 | Kiyev | 4 | ||||
| 28:59,2 (1.) | Vladimir Petrovich Kuts (URS) | International Romanian Championships | 03.10.1955 | Bucaresti | NR | 2 | |||
| 29:21,4 (2.) | Kenneth "Ken" Norris (GBR) | London v. Praha | 12.10.1955 | London, WC | 7 | ||||
| 29:23,0 (1.) | Jerzy Chromik (POL) | National Championships | 25.10.1955 | Lodz (POL) | NR | 8 | |||
| 29:17,2 (1.) | D.A. Gordon Pirie (GBR) | National | 04.07.1956 | Croydon (GBR) | - | ||||
| 28:42,7 (1.) | Sándor Iharos (HUN) | National Championships | 15.07.1956 | Budapest | WR | 1 | OF 28:42,8 | ||
| 28:57,8 (1.) | Vladimir Petrovich Kuts (URS) | National Championships | 05.08.1956 | Moskva | NR | 3 | |||
| 29:20,0 (1.) | Allan Lawrence (AUS) | National | 01.09.1956 | Sydney | NR | 8 | |||
| 29:10,0 (1.) | Jerzy Chromik (POL) | POL v. FRA | 09.09.1956 | Warszawa | NR | 5 | |||
| 28:30.4 (1.) | Vladimir Petrovich Kuts (URS) | Political Meeting | 11.09.1956 | Moskva | WR | 1 | |||
| 28:52,4 (2.) | József Kovács II (HUN) | Olympic Games | 23.11.1956 | Melbourne | NR | 3 | |||
| 28:53,6 (3.) | Allan Lawrence (AUS) | Olympic Games | 23.11.1956 | Melbourne | AR | 4 | |||
| 29:00,0 (4.) | Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak (POL) | Olympic Games | 23.11.1956 | Melbourne | NR | 6 | |||
| 29:09,8 (1.) | Pyotr Grogoryevich Bolotnikov (URS) | National Championships | 29.08.1957 | Moskva | 7 | ||||
| 29:06,4 (1.) | George Knight (GBR) | POL v. GBR | 07.09.1957 | Warszawa | NR | 7 | |||
| 28:56,0 (1.) | Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak (POL) | European Championships | 19.08.1958 | Stockholm | NR | 6 | |||
| 28:58,6 (2.) | Yevgeniy Zhukov (URS) | European Championships | 19.08.1958 | Stockholm | 7 | ||||
| 29:02,2 (3.) | Nikolay Pudov (URS) | European Championships | 19.08.1958 | Stockholm | 8 | ||||
| 29:02,8 (4.) | Stanley Eldon (GBR) | European Championships | 19.08.1958 | Stockholm | NR | 9 | |||
| 29:03,2 (5.) | Stanislaw Ozóg (POL) | European Championships | 19.08.1958 | Stockholm | 10 | ||||
| 29:03,0 (1.) | Pyotr Grogoryevich Bolotnikov (URS) | National Championships | 09.08.1959 | Moskva | 10 | ||||
| 28:48,0 (1.) | Murray Halberg (NZL) | Evening Meeting | 28.03.1960 | Auckland | AR | 3 | |||
| 28:58,0 (1.) | Aleksandr Artynyuk (URS) | Znamenski-Memorial | 03.07.1960 | Moskva | 8 | ||||
| 28:58,2 (2.) | Pyotr Grogoryevich Bolotnikov (URS) | Znamenski-Memorial | 03.07.1960 | Moskva | 9 | ||||
| 28:57,8 (1.) | Hans Grodotzki (GDR) | Gesamtdeutsche Olympiaqualifikation | 17.07.1960 | Schweinfurt (FRG) | NR | 8 | |||
| 28:32,2 (1.) | Pyotr Grogoryevich Bolotnikov (URS) | Olympic Games | 08.09.1960 | Roma, SO | 2 | ||||
| 28:37,0 (2.) | Hans Grodotzki (GDR) | Olympic Games | 08.09.1960 | Roma, SO | NR | 3 | |||
| 28:38,2 (3.) | David Power (AUS) | Olympic Games | 08.09.1960 | Roma, SO | AR | 4 | |||
| 28:39,6 (4.) | Aleksey Desyatchikov (URS) | Olympic Games | 08.09.1960 | Roma, SO | 5 | ||||
| 28:50,2 (6.) | Max Truex (USA) | Olympic Games | 08.09.1960 | Roma, SO | AR | 8 | |||
| 28:52,4 (7.) | Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak (POL) | Olympic Games | 08.09.1960 | Roma, SO | NR | 10 | |||
| 28:18.8 (1.) | Pyotr Grogoryevich Bolotnikov (URS) | USSR Team-Cup | 15.10.1960 | Kiev | WR | 1 | |||
| 28:50,8 (1.) | Barry Magee (NZL) | World Games | 06.07.1961 | Helsinki | 9 | ||||
| 28:18.2 (1.) | Pyotr Grogoryevich Bolotnikov (URS) | National Championships | 11.08.1962 | Moskva | WR | 1 | |||
| 28:15,5 (1.) | Ronald "Ron" Clarke (AUS) | Emil Zátopek Run - 23 Spectators! | 18.12.1963 | Melbourne, OP | WR | 1 | OF 28:15,6 | ||
| 28:48,2 (1.) | Robert Bogey (FRA) | Znamensky Memorial | 03.07.1963 | Moskva | NR | 9 | |||
| 28:48,6 (2.) | Leonid Ivanov (URS) | Znamensky Memorial | 03.07.1963 | Moskva | 10 | ||||
| 28:36,8 (1.) | Murray Gordon Halberg (NZL) | National | 21.03.1964 | Auckland | NR | 4 | |||
| 28:40,0 (2.) | Nikolay Dutov (URS) | National Championships | 27.08.1964 | Kiyev | 8 | ||||
| 28:40,6 (3.) | Leonid Ivanov (URS) | National Championships | 27.08.1964 | Kiyev | 9 | ||||
| 28:24,4 (1.) | William "Billy" Mills (USA) | Olympic Games | 14.10.1964 | Tokyo | AR | 3 | |||
| 28:24,8 (2.) | Mohamed Gammoudi (TUN) | Olympic Games | 14.10.1964 | Tokyo | AR | 4 | |||
| 28:31,8 (4.) | Mamo Wolde (ETH) | Olympic Games | 14.10.1964 | Tokyo | NR | 6 | |||
| 28:33,0 (2.) | Murray Gordon Halberg (NZL) | National | 17.11.1964 | Auckland | NR | 7 | |||
| 28:14,0 (1.) | Ronald "Ron" Clarke (AUS) | International | 16.06.1965 | Turku (FIN) | WR | 1 | NOF | ||
| 27:39,89 (1.) | Ronald "Ron" Clarke (AUS) | Bislett Games | 14.07.1965 | Oslo | WR | 1 | OF 27:39,4 | ||
| 28:22,0 (1.) | Nikolay Dutov (URS) | URS v. USA | 31.07.1965 | Kiyev | 3 | ||||
| 28:29,8 (2.) | Leonid Ivanov (URS) | URS v. USA | 31.07.1965 | Kiyev | 6 | ||||
| 28:24,0 (1.) | Gaston Roelants (BEL) | National Championships | 08.08.1965 | Bruxelles | 4 | ||||
| 28:17,6 (1.) | William "Billy" Mills (USA) | FRG v. USA | 12.08.1965 | Augsburg (FRG) | AR | 2 | |||
| 28:35,6 (2.) | Lutz Philipp (FRG) | FRG v. USA | 12.08.1965 | Augsburg (FRG) | NR | 11 | |||
| 28:10,6 (1.) | Gaston Roelants (BEL) | European Cup Semi-Final | 21.08.1965 | Oslo | AR | 2 | |||
| 28:31,2 (2.) | Lajos Mecser (HUN) | European Cup Semi-Final | 21.08.1965 | Oslo | NR | 9 | |||
| 28:12,6 (1.) | Jürgen Haase (GDR) | National | 25.05.1966 | Leipzig | NR | 3 | |||
| 28:27,0 (2.) | Lajos Mecser (HUN) | European Championships | 30.08.1966 | Budapest | NR | 9 | |||
| 28:26,0 (1.) | Michael "Mike" Freary (GBR) | SWE v. GBR | 17.09.1966 | Stockholm | NR | 9 | |||
| 28:15,3 (1.) | Evan Maguire (NZL) | Olympic Qualification | 17.04.1968 | Auckland | NR | 4 | |||
| 28:17,8 (2.) | Rex Montague Maddaford (NZL) | Olympic Qualification | 17.04.1968 | Auckland | 6 | ||||
| 28:04,4 (1.) | Jürgen Haase (GDR) | Znamensky Memorial | 21.07.1968 | Leningrad | AR | 2 | |||
| 28:06,4 (2.) | Hezekiah Kipchoge Keino (KEN) | Znamensky Memorial | 21.07.1968 | Leningrad | AR | 3 | |||
| 28:09,0 (3.) | Nikolay Sviridov (URS) | Znamensky Memorial | 21.07.1968 | Leningrad | NR | 4 | |||
| 28:12,4 (4.) | Leonid Mikitenko (URS) | Znamensky Memorial | 21.07.1968 | Leningrad | 6 | ||||
| 28:13,8 (2.) | Styepan Baidyuk (URS) | International | 11.06.1969 | Moskva | 7 | ||||
| 28:06,6 (1.) | Richard "Dick" Taylor (GBR) | International | 22.06.1969 | London, CP | NR | 4 | |||
| 28:11,71 (1.) | Lachie Stewart (GBR) | Commonwealth Games | 18.07.1970 | Edinburgh | 7 | ||||
| 28:06,2 (1.) | David "Dave" Bedford (GBR) | POL v. GBR | 12.09.1970 | Warszawa | NR | 3 | |||
| 27:47,0 (1.) | David "Dave" Bedford (GBR) | AAA Championships / GBR v. FRA?? | 10.07.1971 | Portsmouth (GBR) | AR | 2 | |||
| 27:52,78 (1.) | Toivo Juha Väätäinen (FIN) | European Championships | 10.08.1971 | Helsinki | NR | 3 | |||
| 27:53,36 (2.) | Jürgen Haase (GDR) | European Championships | 10.08.1971 | Helsinki | NR | 4 | |||
| 27:56,25 (3.) | Rashid Sharafyetdinov (URS) | European Championships | 10.08.1971 | Helsinki | NR | 5 | |||
| 27:58,39 (4.) | Daniel "Dane" Korica (YUG) | European Championships | 10.08.1971 | Helsinki | NR | 6 | |||
| 27:59,34 (5.) | Mariano Haro Cisneros (ESP) | European Championships | 10.08.1971 | Helsinki | NR | 7 | |||
| 28:01,4 (1.) | Javier Àlvarez Salgado (ESP) | Hanns-Braun-Sportfest | 03.09.1971 | München | 8 | ||||
| 28:01,4 (2.) | Emiel Puttemans (BEL) | Hanns-Braun-Sportfest | 03.09.1971 | München | NR | 9 | |||
| 27:52,4 (1.) | Lasse Artturi Virén (FIN) | Bislett Games | 03.08.1972 | Oslo | NR | 3 | |||
| 27:53,28 (q.) | Emiel Puttemans (BEL) | Olympic Games/h1 | 31.08.1972 | München | NR | 5 | |||
| 27:54,69 (q.) | Mohamed Gammoudi (TUN) | Olympic Games/h2 | 31.08.1972 | München | AR | 5 | |||
| 27:55,89 (q.) | Mariano Haro Cisneros (ESP) | Olympic Games/h2 | 31.08.1972 | München | NR | 8 | |||
| 27:58,23 (q.) | Frank Charles Shorter (USA) | Olympic Games/h2 | 31.08.1972 | München | NR | 10 | |||
| 27:38,35 (1.) | Lasse Artturi Virén (FIN) | Olympic Games | 03.09.1972 | München | WR | 1 | OF 27:38,4 | ||
| 27:39,58 (2.) | Emiel Puttemans (BEL) | Olympic Games | 03.09.1972 | München | NR | 2 | |||
| 27:40,96 (3.) | Miruts Yifter (ETH) | Olympic Games | 03.09.1972 | München | AR | 4 | |||
| 27:48,14 (4.) | Mariano Haro Cisneros (ESP) | Olympic Games | 03.09.1972 | München | NR | 6 | |||
| 27:51,32 (5.) | Frank Charles Shorter (USA) | Olympic Games | 03.09.1972 | München | NR | 7 | |||
| 27:30,80 (1.) | David "Dave" Bedford (GBR) | AAA Championships | 13.07.1973 | London, CP | WR | 1 | |||
| 27:46,4 (1.) | Richard Tayler (NZL) | Commonwealth Games | 25.01.1974 | Christchurch | NR | 7 | |||
| 27:48,6 (2.) | David Black (GBR) | Commonwealth Games | 25.01.1974 | Christchurch | 8 | ||||
| 27:43,6 (1.) | Steve Prefontaine (USA) | Oregon Twilight | 27.04.1974 | Eugene (USA) | AR | 6 | |||
| 27:45,43 (1.) | Brendan Foster (GBR) | Coke Invitational | 29.08.1975 | London, CP | 7 | ||||
| 27:45,91 (2.) | Frank Charles Shorter (USA) | Coke Invitational | 29.08.1975 | London, CP | 8 | ||||
| 27:46,52 (3.) | Josephus "Jos" Hermens (NED) | Coke Invitational | 29.08.1975 | London, CP | NR | 9 | |||
| 27:45,71 (1.) | Carlos Lopes (POR) | International | 29.05.1976 | München | NR | 8 | OF 27:45,8 | ||
| 27:45,17 (2.) | Carlos Lopes (POR) | Olympic Games | 26.07.1976 | Montréal | NR | 7 | |||
| 27:42,65 (1.) | Carlos Lopes (POR) | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 09.08.1976 | Stockholm | NR | 6 | |||
| 27:46,08 (2.) | Dick Quax (NZL) | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 09.08.1976 | Stockholm | NR | 10 | |||
| 27:30,47 (1.) | Samson Kimobwa (KEN) | World Games | 30.06.1977 | Helsinki | WR | 1 | |||
| 27:41,92 (2.) | Mike Musyoki (KEN) | World Games | 30.06.1977 | Helsinki | 7 | ||||
| 27:42,65 (3.) | Franco Fava (ITA) | World Games | 30.06.1977 | Helsinki | 9 | ||||
| 27:43,59 (4.) | Tony Simmons (GBR) | World Games | 30.06.1977 | Helsinki | 10 | ||||
| 27:41,25 (2.) | Josephus "Jos" Hermens (NED) | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 04.07.1977 | Stockholm | NR | 7 | |||
| 27:42,09 (3.) | Detlef Uhlemann (FRG) | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 04.07.1977 | Stockholm | NR | 9 | |||
| 27:41,5 (1.) | Gerard Tebroke (NED) | BEL v. FRA v. NED | 27.08.1977 | Bamberg | 8 | ||||
| 27:36,6 (1.) | Brendan Foster (GBR) | I.A.C./Coca-Cola Meeting | 09.09.1977 | London, CP | 3 | ||||
| 27:37,08 (2.) | Henry Rono (KEN) | I.A.C./Coca-Cola Meeting | 09.09.1977 | London, CP | 4 | ||||
| 27:37,63 (3.) | Gerard Tebroke (NED) | I.A.C./Coca-Cola Meeting | 09.09.1977 | London, CP | NR | 5 | |||
| 27:41,95 (4.) | Dick Quax (NZL) | I.A.C./Coca-Cola Meeting | 09.09.1977 | London, CP | NR | 12 | |||
| 27:22,47 (1.) | Henry Rono (KEN) | Internationales Einladungsrennen | 11.06.1978 | Wien | WR | 1 | OF 27:22,4 | ||
| 27:30,3 (1.) | Brendan Foster (GBR) | AAA Championships | 23.06.1978 | London, CP | AR | 2 | |||
| 27:30,99 (1.) | Martti Olavi Vainio (FIN) | European Championships | 29.08.1978 | Praha | NR | 5 | |||
| 27:31,48 (2.) | Venanzio Ortis (ITA) | European Championships | 29.08.1978 | Praha | NR | 6 | |||
| 27:31,50 (3.) | Aleksandr Antipov (URS) | European Championships | 29.08.1978 | Praha | NR | 7 | |||
| 27:36,27 (5.) | David Black (GBR) | European Championships | 29.08.1978 | Praha | 8 | ||||
| 27:36,64 (6.) | Gerard Tebroke (NED) | European Championships | 29.08.1978 | Praha | NR | 9 | |||
| 27:36,8 (1.) | Karl Fleschen (FRG) | Langstreckentag (A) | 28.04.1979 | Troisdorf (FRG) | NR | 10 | |||
| 27:29,16 (1.) | Craig Virgin (USA) | International | 17.07.1980 | Paris | AR | 2 | |||
| 27:27,7 (1.) | Fernando Eugenio Mamede (POR) | International | 30.05.1981 | Lisboa | AR | 2 | |||
| 27:30,00 (2.) | Alberto Salazar (USA) | International | 10.04.1982 | Eugene (USA) | 5 | ||||
| 27:24,39 (1.) | Carlos Alberto de Sousa Lopes (POR) | Bislett Games | 26.06.1982 | Oslo | AR | 2 | |||
| 27:25,61 (2.) | Alberto Bauday Salazar (USA) | Bislett Games | 26.06.1982 | Oslo | AR | 3 | |||
| 27:26,95 (3.) | Alexander "Alex" Hagelsteens (BEL) | Bislett Games | 26.06.1982 | Oslo | NR | 4 | |||
| 27:22,95 (1.) | Fernando Eugenio Mamede (POR) | Sport 2000 | 09.07.1982 | Paris, JB | AR | 2 | |||
| 27:24,95 (1.) | Werner Schildhauer (GDR) | National Championships | 28.05.1983 | Jena (GDR) | NR | 4 | |||
| 27:30,69 (2.) | Hansjörg Kunze (GDR) | National Championships | 28.05.1983 | Jena (GDR) | 9 | ||||
| 27:23,44 (1.) | Carlos Alberto de Sousa Lopes (POR) | Oslo Games | 09.07.1983 | Oslo | 3 | ||||
| 27:13,81 (1.) | Fernando Eugenio Mamede (POR) | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 02.07.1984 | Stockholm | WR | 1 | |||
| 27:17,48 (2.) | Carlos Alberto de Sousa Lopes (POR) | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 02.07.1984 | Stockholm | 2 | ||||
| 27:26,11 (1.) | Saïd Aouita (MOR) | Bislett Games / GP | 05.07.1986 | Oslo | NR | 6 | |||
| 27:20,56 (1.) | Marcus "Mark" Nenow (USA) | Memorial Van Damme / GP | 05.09.1986 | Bruxelles | NR | 3 | |||
| 27:26,95 (1.) | Francesco Panetta (ITA) | Dagens Nyheter Galan / GP | 30.06.1987 | Stockholm | NR | 9 | |||
| 27:23,06 (1.) | Eamonn Thomas Martin (GBR) | Bislett Games / GP | 02.07.1988 | Oslo | NR | 5 | |||
| 27:24,79 (2.) | Salvatore Antibo (ITA) | Bislett Games / GP | 02.07.1988 | Oslo | NR | 6 | |||
| 27:25,07 (3.) | Arturo Barrios Flores (MEX) | Bislett Games / GP | 02.07.1988 | Oslo | AR | 8 | |||
| 27:26,00 (4.) | Hansjörg Kunze (GDR) | Bislett Games / GP | 02.07.1988 | Oslo | 10 | ||||
| 27:21,46 (1.) | Brahim Moulay Boutaïb (MOR) | Olympic Games | 26.09.1988 | Seoul | AR | 4 | |||
| 27:23,55 (2.) | Salvatore Antibo (ITA) | Olympic Games | 26.09.1988 | Seoul | NR | 7 | |||
| 27:25,16 (3.) | Kipkemboi Kimeli (KEN) | Olympic Games | 26.09.1988 | Seoul | 10 | ||||
| 27:16,50 (1.) | Salvatore Antibo (ITA) | World Games | 29.06.1989 | Helsinki | NR | 2 | |||
| 27:17,82 (2.) | Addis Abebe (ETH) | World Games | 29.06.1989 | Helsinki | AR | 4 | |||
| 27:24,16 (3.) | Francesco Panetta (ITA) | World Games | 29.06.1989 | Helsinki | 10 | ||||
| 27:18,45 (1.) | Arturo Barrios Flores (MEX) | Dagens Nyheter Galan / GP | 03.07.1989 | Stockholm | AR | 5 | |||
| 27:08,23 (1.) | Arturo Barrios Flores (MEX) | ISTAF / GP | 18.08.1989 | Berlin, West | WR | 1 | |||
| 27:19,15 (1.) | John Ngugi (KEN) | Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz | 04.09.1990 | Koblenz | NR | 6 | |||
| 27:11,18 (1.) | Richard Chelimo (KEN) | Adriaan Paulen Memorial | 25.06.1991 | Hengelo (NED) | AR / WJR | 2 | |||
| 27:11,62 (1.) | John Ngugi (KEN) | Memorial Van Damme / GP | 13.09.1991 | Bruxelles | 3 | ||||
| 27:14,26 (1.) | Fita Bayissa (ETH) | Bislett Games / GP | 04.07.1992 | Oslo | NR | 4 | |||
| 27:07,91 (1.) | Richard Chelimo (KEN) | Dagens Nyheter Galan / GP | 05.07.1993 | Stockholm | WR | 1 | |||
| 26:58,38 (1.) | Yobes Ondieki (KEN) | Bislett Games / Golden Four | 10.07.1993 | Oslo | WR | 1 | |||
| 27:16,81 (2.) | William Cheruiyot Sigei (KEN) | Bislett Games / Golden Four | 10.07.1993 | Oslo | 8 | ||||
| 27:17,74 (1.) | Khalid Skah (MOR) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden Four | 03.09.1993 | Bruxelles | NR | 10 | |||
| 27:15,00 (1.) | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | Athlétissima / GP | 06.07.1994 | Lausanne | 7 | ||||
| 26:52,23 (1.) | William Cheruiyot Sigei (KEN) | Bislett Games / Golden Four | 22.07.1994 | Oslo | WR | 1 | |||
| 27:17,20 (2.) | William Kiptum (KEN) | Bislett Games / Golden Four | 22.07.1994 | Oslo | 10 | ||||
| 26:43,53 (1.) | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | Adriaan Paulen Memorial / GP II | 05.06.1995 | Hengelo (NED) | WR | 1 | |||
| 27:14,53 (2.) | Khalid Skah (MOR) | World Championships | 08.08.1995 | Göteborg | NR | 9 | |||
| 27:06,44 (1.) | Worku Bikila (ETH) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden Four | 25.08.1995 | Bruxelles | 4 | ||||
| 27:06,59 (2.) | Ismael Kirui (KEN) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden Four | 25.08.1995 | Bruxelles | 5 | ||||
| 27:09,30 (3.) | Salah Hissou (MOR) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden Four | 25.08.1995 | Bruxelles | NR | 8 | |||
| 27:10,34 (4.) | Josphat Machuka (KEN) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden Four | 25.08.1995 | Bruxelles | 9 | ||||
| 26:38,08 (1.) | Salah Hissou (MOR) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden Four | 23.08.1996 | Bruxelles | WR | 1 | |||
| 26:54,41 (2.) | Paul Kibii Tergat (KEN) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden Four | 23.08.1996 | Bruxelles | 3 | ||||
| 26:56,78 (3.) | Paul Koech (KEN) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden Four | 23.08.1996 | Bruxelles | 4 | ||||
| 26:31,32 (1.) | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | Bislett Games / Golden Four | 04.07.1997 | Oslo | WR | 1 | |||
| 26:27,85 (1.) | Paul Kibii Tergat (KEN) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden Four | 22.08.1997 | Bruxelles | WR | 1 | |||
| 26:36,26 (2.) | Paul Koech (KEN) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden Four | 22.08.1997 | Bruxelles | 3 | ||||
| 26:22,75 (1.) | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | Adriaan Paulen Memorial / GP II | 01.06.1998 | Hengelo (NED) | WR | 1 | |||
| 27:06,45 (1.) | Habte Jifar (ETH) | Adriaan Paulen Memorial / GP II | 30.05.1999 | Hengelo (NED) | 8 | ||||
| 26:51,49 (1.) | Charles Kamathi (KEN) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 03.09.1999 | Bruxelles | 5 | ||||
| 26:52,30 (2.) | Mohammed Mourhit (MOR/BEL) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 03.09.1999 | Bruxelles | AR | 7 | |||
| 26:49,38 (1.) | Sammy Kipketer (KEN) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 30.08.2002 | Bruxelles | 5 | ||||
| 26:49,90 (2.) | Assefa Mezgebu (ETH) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 30.08.2002 | Bruxelles | 6 | ||||
| 26:50,20 (3.) | Richard Limo (KEN) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 30.08.2002 | Bruxelles | 7 | ||||
| 26:50,67 (4.) | Albert Chepkurui (KEN) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 30.08.2002 | Bruxelles | 8 | ||||
| 26:53,70 (1.) | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | Fanny Blankers-Koen Games / GP | 01.06.2003 | Hengelo (NED) | 12 | ||||
| 26:49,57 (1.) | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | World Championships | 24.08.2003 | Paris | 6 | ||||
| 26:30,03 (2.) | Nicholas Kemboi (KEN) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 05.09.2003 | Bruxelles | 3 | ||||
| 26:38,76 (3.) | Abdullah Ahmad Hassan (KEN/QAT) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 05.09.2003 | Bruxelles | AR | 6 | |||
| 26:39,69 (1.) | Sileshi Sihine (ETH) | Fanny Blankers-Koen Games / GP | 31.05.2004 | Hengelo (NED) | 7 | ||||
| 26:20,31 (1.) | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | Golden Spike / Super Grand Prix | 08.06.2004 | Ostrava (TCH) | WR | 1 | |||
| 26:30,74 (2.) | Abebe Dinkesa Negera (ETH) | Fanny Blankers-Koen Games / GP | 29.05.2005 | Hengelo (NED) | 5 | ||||
| 26:17,53 (1.) | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 26.08.2005 | Bruxelles | WR | 1 | |||
| 26:39,77 (2.) | Boniface Kiprop (UGA) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 26.08.2005 | Bruxelles | NR | 10 | |||
| 26:35,63 (1.) | Micah Kogo (KEN) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 25.08.2006 | Bruxelles | 6 | ||||
| 26:37,25 (2.) | Zersenay Tadesse (ERI) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 25.08.2006 | Bruxelles | NR | 8 | |||
| 26:49,02 (2.) | Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) | Fanny Blankers-Koen Games / GP | 26.05.2007 | Hengelo (NED) | 14 | ||||
| 26:46,57 (1.) | Mohammed Farah (GBR) | Prefontaine Clasic / Diamond League | 03.06.2011 | Eugene (USA) | AR | 14 | |||
| 26:48,45 (2.) | Imane Merga (ETH) | Prefontaine Clasic / Diamond League | 03.06.2011 | Eugene (USA) | 15 | ||||
| 26:43,98 (2.) | Lucas Rotich (KEN) | Memorial Van Damme / Diamond League | 16.09.2011 | Bruxelles | 14 | ||||
| 26:44,36 (1.) | Galen Rupp (USA) | Prefontaine Clasic / Diamond League | 30.06.2014 | Eugene (USA) | AR | 15 | |||
| 26:11,00 (1.) | Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei (UGA) | World Record Day | 07.10.2020 | Valencia | WR | 1 | |||
| 26:33,93 (1.) | Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) | Golden Spike | 19.05.2021 | Ostrava | 7 | ||||
| 26:33,84 (1.) | Grant Fisher (USA) | Sound Running TEN | 06.03.2022 | San Juan Capistrano (USA) | NR | 7 | |||
| 26:34,14 (2.) | Mohammed Ahmed (CAN) | Sound Running TEN | 06.03.2022 | San Juan Capistrano (USA) | NR | 9 | |||
| 26:31,01 (1.) | Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) | Ethiopian Olympic Trials | 14.06.2024 | Nerja (ESP) | 7 | ||||
| 26:31,13 (2.) | Berihu Aregawi (ET) | Ethiopian Olympic Trials | 14.06.2024 | Nerja (ESP) | 8 | ||||