Women · Distance · All-Time
10,000 Metres
28:54.14
Best mark
World record
30:04.97
Top 25 cutoff
25 rows
29:48.34
Median
Of the 25 best-by-athlete marks
7
Countries
ETH 12 · KEN 7 · 5 others
Performance distribution
25 athletes from 28:54.14 to 30:04.97 · median 29:48.34
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 12 Jul 2026 · methodology
25 rows
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beatrice Chebet WR | KEN | 28:54.14 | 25 May 2024 | Eugene | 24 |
| 2 | Letesenbet Gidey | ETH | 29:01.03 | 8 Jun 2021 | Hengelo | 23 |
| 3 | Gudaf Tsegay | ETH | 29:05.92 | 25 May 2024 | Eugene | 27 |
| 4 | Sifan Hassan | NED | 29:06.82 | 6 Jun 2021 | Hengelo | 28 |
| 5 | Almaz Ayana | ETH | 29:17.45 | 12 Aug 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | 24 |
| 6 | Lilian Kasait Rengeruk | KEN | 29:26.89 | 25 May 2024 | Eugene | 27 |
| 7 | Margaret Kipkemboi | KEN | 29:27.59 | 25 May 2024 | Eugene | 31 |
| 8 | Wang Junxia | CHN | 29:31.78 | 8 Sep 1993 | Beijing | 20 |
| 9 | Vivian Cheruiyot | KEN | 29:32.53 | 12 Aug 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | 32 |
| 10 | Tirunesh Dibaba | ETH | 29:42.56 | 12 Aug 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | 31 |
| 11 | Grace Loibach Nawowuna | KEN | 29:47.42 | 3 Jun 2023 | Hengelo | 19 |
| 12 | Fotyen Tesfay | ETH | 29:47.71 | 14 Jun 2024 | Nerja | 26 |
| 13 | Tsigie Gebreselama | ETH | 29:48.34 | 16 Mar 2024 | San Juan Capistrano | 23 |
| 14 | Ejgayehu Taye | ETH | 29:50.52 | 14 Jun 2024 | Nerja | 24 |
| 15 | Kalkidan Gezahegne | BRN | 29:50.77 | 8 May 2021 | Maia | 30 |
| 16 | Alice Aprot Nawowuna | KEN | 29:53.51 | 12 Aug 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | 22 |
| 17 | Meselech Melkamu | ETH | 29:53.80 | 14 Jun 2009 | Utrecht | 24 |
| 18 | Mizan Alem | ETH | 29:59.03 | 20 May 2023 | London | 21 |
| 19 | Lemlem Hailu | ETH | 29:59.15 | 23 Jun 2023 | Nerja | 22 |
| 20 | Meseret Defar | ETH | 29:59.20 | 11 Jul 2009 | Birmingham | 25 |
| 21 | Eilish McColgan | GBR | 30:00.86 | 4 Mar 2023 | San Juan Capistrano | 32 |
| 22 | Paula Radcliffe | GBR | 30:01.09 | 6 Aug 2002 | Munich | 28 |
| 23 | Alicia Monson | USA | 30:03.82 | 4 Mar 2023 | San Juan Capistrano | 24 |
| 24 | Berhane Adere | ETH | 30:04.18 | 23 Aug 2003 | Saint-Denis | 30 |
| 25 | Janeth Chepngetich | KEN | 30:04.97 | 25 May 2024 | Eugene | 25 |