Men · World record
10 km Road
The current record and its documented progression: 9 ratified records from 2002 to 2025, with 1 rescinded, 1 not ratified shown in place, plus 16 earlier marks recorded before the IAAF began ratifying records.
26:24
Rhonex KiprutoKENValencia · 12 Jan 2020
6 years standing142 s improvementAll-time top 50 →
Record progression
Each step is a documented record; hollow marks were rescinded, not ratified or are pending
Documented records
9 ratified · 1 rescinded · 1 not ratified · most recent first · Wikipedia (EN) revision 1372025902, imported 2 Sep 2026
| Mark | Athlete | Nation | Venue | Date | Stood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26:31 | Yomif Kejelcha | ETH | Castellón de la Plana, Spain | 16 Feb 2025 | 1 yr |
| 28:46 | Agnes Ngetich | KEN | Valencia, Spain | 14 Jan 2024 | 1 yr |
| 29:14 | Yalemzerf Yehualaw | ETH | Castellon, Spain | 27 Feb 2022 | 1 yr |
| 29:38 | Kalkidan Gezahegne Not ratified | BRN | Geneva, Switzerland | 3 Oct 2021 | |
| 26:24 | Rhonex Kipruto Rescinded | KEN | Valencia, Spain | 12 Jan 2020 | |
| 26:38 | Joshua Cheptegei | UGA | Valencia, Spain | 1 Dec 2019 | 2 yrs |
| 29:43 | Joyciline Jepkosgei | KEN | Prague, Czech Republic | 9 Sep 2017 | 2 yrs |
| 26:44 | Leonard Patrick Komon | KEN | Utrecht, Netherlands | 26 Sep 2010 | 6 yrs |
| 27:01 | Micah Kogo Kemboi | KEN | Brunssum, Netherlands | 29 Mar 2009 | 1 yr |
| 30:21 | Paula Radcliffe | GBR | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 23 Feb 2003 | 6 yrs |
| 27:02 | Haile Gebreselasie | ETH | Doha, Qatar | 11 Dec 2002 | 74 d |
Rows link to a profile only where the athlete appears on a published list. Struck marks were rescinded or never ratified, and A marks a performance at altitude; both come from the source article's own key and markers, and eras are kept as it lists them. Nothing is inferred.
Before official ratification
16 entries · not ratified · marks from before the IAAF (now World Athletics) began ratifying records, or never ratified, shown for context only