Women · Distance · All-Time
10,000 Metres
28:54.14
Best mark
World record
29:56.18
Top 25 cutoff
25 rows
29:39.42
Median
Of the 25 performances
5
Countries
ETH 12 · KEN 6 · 3 others
Performance distribution
25 performances from 28:54.14 to 29:56.18 · median 29:39.42
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 | 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 | Gudaf Tsegay | ETH | 29:29.73 | 23 Jun 2023 | Nerja | 26 |
| 9 | Wang Junxia | CHN | 29:31.78 | 8 Sep 1993 | Beijing | 20 |
| 10 | Vivian Cheruiyot | KEN | 29:32.53 | 12 Aug 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | 32 |
| 11 | Sifan Hassan | NED | 29:36.67 | 10 Oct 2020 | Hengelo | 27 |
| 12 | Sifan Hassan | NED | 29:37.80 | 3 Jun 2023 | Hengelo | 30 |
| 13 | Gudaf Tsegay | ETH | 29:39.42 | 8 May 2021 | Maia | 24 |
| 14 | Tirunesh Dibaba | ETH | 29:42.56 | 12 Aug 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | 31 |
| 15 | Grace Loibach Nawowuna | KEN | 29:47.42 | 3 Jun 2023 | Hengelo | 19 |
| 16 | Fotyen Tesfay | ETH | 29:47.71 | 14 Jun 2024 | Nerja | 26 |
| 17 | Tsigie Gebreselama | ETH | 29:48.34 | 16 Mar 2024 | San Juan Capistrano | 23 |
| 18 | Tsigie Gebreselama | ETH | 29:49.33 | 14 Jun 2024 | Nerja | 23 |
| 19 | Ejgayehu Taye | ETH | 29:50.52 | 14 Jun 2024 | Nerja | 24 |
| 20 | Kalkidan Gezahegne | BRN | 29:50.77 | 8 May 2021 | Maia | 30 |
| 21 | Alice Aprot Nawowuna | KEN | 29:53.51 | 12 Aug 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | 22 |
| 22 | Meselech Melkamu | ETH | 29:53.80 | 14 Jun 2009 | Utrecht | 24 |
| 23 | Tirunesh Dibaba | ETH | 29:54.66 | 15 Aug 2008 | Beijing | 23 |
| 24 | Sifan Hassan | NED | 29:55.32 | 7 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 28 |
| 25 | Kalkidan Gezahegne | BRN | 29:56.18 | 7 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 30 |