Men · Road Running · All-Time
10 km Road
26:31
Best mark
Best on this list
26:58
Top 25 cutoff
29 rows: tie at the cutoff
26:54
Median
Of the 29 best-by-athlete marks
10
Countries
KEN 12 · ETH 6 · 8 others
Performance distribution
29 athletes from 26:31 to 26:58 · median 26:54
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
Best by athlete · updated 1 Sep 2026 · Wikipedia (English) revision of 20 Aug 2026 · methodology
29 rows · tie at the cutoff
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yomif Kejelcha | ETH | 26:31 | 16 Feb 2025 | Castellón de la Plana | 27 |
| 2 | Berihu Aregawi | ETH | 26:33 | 11 Mar 2023 | Laredo | 22 |
| 3 | Joshua Cheptegei | UGA | 26:38 | 1 Dec 2019 | Valencia | 23 |
| 4 | Harbert Kibet | UGA | 26:39 | 22 Feb 2026 | Castellón de la Plana | 20 |
| 5 | Yann Schrub | FRA | 26:43 | 22 Feb 2026 | Castellón de la Plana | 29 |
| 6 | Leonard Patrick Komon | KEN | 26:44 | 26 Sep 2010 | Utrecht | 22 |
| 7 | Andreas Almgren | SWE | 26:45 | 11 Jan 2026 | Valencia | 30 |
| 7 | Andreas Almgren | SWE | 26:45 | 22 Feb 2026 | Castellón de la Plana | 30 |
| 8 | Jacob Kiplimo | UGA | 26:48 | 14 Jan 2024 | Valencia | 23 |
| 9 | Sabastian Sawe | KEN | 26:49 | 29 Apr 2023 | Herzogenaurach | 28 |
| 10 | Kibiwott Kandie | KEN | 26:50 | 30 Apr 2022 | Herzogenaurach | 25 |
| 11 | Nicholas Kimeli | KEN | 26:51 | 25 Sep 2022 | Brașov | 23 |
| 11 | Khairi Bejiga | ETH | 26:51 | 4 Apr 2026 | Lille, France | 19 |
| 13 | Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu | SUI | 26:54 | 12 Jan 2025 | Valencia | 26 |
| 13 | Birhanu Balew | BRN | 26:54 | 26 Apr 2025 | Herzogenaurach | 29 |
| 13 | Gemechu Dida | ETH | 26:54 | 26 Apr 2025 | Herzogenaurach | 25 |
| 13 | Rodrigue Kwizera | BDI | 26:54 | 26 Apr 2025 | Herzogenaurach | 25 |
| 17 | Weldon Langat | KEN | 26:55 | 25 Sep 2022 | Brașov | |
| 17 | Weldon Langat | KEN | 26:55 | 15 Jan 2023 | Valencia | |
| 17 | Isaac Kibet Ndiema | KEN | 26:55 | 25 September 2022 | Brașov | |
| 17 | Vincent Kibet Langat | KEN | 26:55 | 12 Jan 2025 | Valencia | 23 |
| 17 | Maxime Chaumeton | RSA | 26:55 | 5 October 2025 | Brașov | |
| 21 | Tadese Worku | ETH | 26:56 | 12 Sep 2021 | Herzogenaurach | |
| 21 | Hicham Amghar | MAR | 26:56 | 7 April 2023 | Dubai | |
| 22 | Felix Kipkoech | KEN | 26:57 | 3 October 2021 | Geneva | |
| 22 | Charles Kipkurui Langat | KEN | 26:57 | 15 January 2023 | Valencia | |
| 24 | Daniel Simiu Ebenyo | KEN | 26:58 | 9 January 2022 | Valencia | |
| 24 | Kuma Girma | ETH | 26:58 | 16 Feb 2025 | Castellón de la Plana | 19 |
| 24 | Silas Senchura | KEN | 26:58 | 22 Feb 2026 | Castellón de la Plana | 20 |