Men · Distance · All-Time
10,000 Metres
26:11.00
Best mark
World record
26:39.77
Top 25 cutoff
25 rows
26:31.32
Median
Of the 25 performances
8
Countries
ETH 13 · KEN 4 · 6 others
Performance distribution
25 performances from 26:11.00 to 26:39.77 · median 26:31.32
Top 25 cutoff through history
How fast an athlete needed to be to make the list each year
Season lists are not yet published for this event. This chart fills in as they are imported from a permitted source.
World all-time top 25
All performances · updated 1 Sep 2026 · Wikipedia (English) revision of 12 Jul 2026 · methodology
25 rows
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Cheptegei WR | UGA | 26:11.00 | 7 Oct 2020 | Valencia | 24 |
| 2 | Kenenisa Bekele | ETH | 26:17.53 | 26 Aug 2005 | Brussels | 23 |
| 3 | Kenenisa Bekele | ETH | 26:20.31 | 8 Jun 2004 | Ostrava | 21 |
| 4 | Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | 26:22.75 | 1 Jun 1998 | Hengelo | 25 |
| 5 | Kenenisa Bekele | ETH | 26:25.97 | 8 Jun 2008 | Eugene | 25 |
| 6 | Paul Tergat | KEN | 26:27.85 | 22 Aug 1997 | Brussels | 28 |
| 7 | Kenenisa Bekele | ETH | 26:28.72 | 29 May 2005 | Hengelo | 22 |
| 8 | Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | 26:29.22 | 5 Sep 2003 | Brussels | 30 |
| 9 | Nicholas Kemboi | KEN | 26:30.03 | 5 Sep 2003 | Brussels | 19 |
| 10 | Abebe Dinkesa | ETH | 26:30.74 | 29 May 2005 | Hengelo | 21 |
| 11 | Yomif Kejelcha | ETH | 26:31.01 | 14 Jun 2024 | Nerja | 26 |
| 12 | Berihu Aregawi | ETH | 26:31.13 | 14 Jun 2024 | Nerja | 23 |
| 13 | Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | 26:31.32 | 4 Jul 1997 | Oslo | 24 |
| 14 | Grant Fisher | USA | 26:33.84 | 6 Mar 2022 | San Juan Capistrano | 24 |
| 15 | Jacob Kiplimo | UGA | 26:33.93 | 19 May 2021 | Ostrava | 20 |
| 16 | Mohammed Ahmed | CAN | 26:34.14 | 6 Mar 2022 | San Juan Capistrano | 31 |
| 17 | Selemon Barega | ETH | 26:34.93 | 14 Jun 2024 | Nerja | 24 |
| 18 | Micah Kogo | KEN | 26:35.63 | 25 Aug 2006 | Brussels | 20 |
| 19 | Paul Koech | KEN | 26:36.26 | 22 Aug 1997 | Brussels | 27 |
| 20 | Zersenay Tadese | ERI | 26:37.25 | 25 Aug 2006 | Brussels | 24 |
| 21 | Biniam Mehary | ETH | 26:37.93 | 14 Jun 2024 | Nerja | 17 |
| 22 | Salah Hissou | MAR | 26:38.08 | 23 Aug 1996 | Brussels | 24 |
| 23 | Ahmad Abdullah Hassan | QAT | 26:38.76 | 5 Sep 2003 | Brussels | 22 |
| 24 | Sileshi Sihine | ETH | 26:39.69 | 31 May 2004 | Hengelo | 21 |
| 25 | Boniface Toroitich Kiprop | UGA | 26:39.77 | 26 Aug 2005 | Brussels | 19 |