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The 10,000-metre track race is usually distinguished from its road running counterpart, the 10K run, by referring to the distance in metres rather than kilometres. The 10,000 metres is the longest standard track event, approximately equivalent to 6 miles 376 yards or 32,808 feet 5 inches.
The men's 10,000 m has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1912. The women's event was added to the programme over seventy years later, at the 1988 Olympics. It is the most prestigious 10,000 m race at elite level.
The championship records for the event are 26:46.31 minutes for men, set by Kenenisa Bekele in 2009, and 30:04.18 minutes for women, set by Berhane Adere in 2003. [1] The world record has never been broken or equalled at the competition by either men or women, reflecting the lack of pacemaking and athletes' more tactical approach to ...
Printable version; In other projects ... women: Decathlon: men: World Team event; ... The women's 10,000 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at ...
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The women's 10,000 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at Olympic Stadium on 3 August. [ 1 ] The race started off conservatively, led by the three Japanese runners, trailed by Britton who broke away to a 15-meter lead 800 metres into the race, though the peloton reeled that in.
Men's 10,000 m / 6 mi winners [2] Year Name, (Country) Team Time 1948 Robert Black: Rhode Island 32:13.5 1949 not held 1950 not held 1951 not held 1952 Walt Deike: Wisconsin 32:25.1 1953 not held 1954 not held 1955 not held 1956 Selwyn Jones: Michigan St 31:15.3 1957 not held 1958 not held 1959 not held 1960 not held 1961 not held 1962 not held ...
The official world records in the 10,000 metres are held by Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei with 26:11 minutes for men and Kenyan Beatrice Chebet with 28:54.14 for women. [1] The first world record in the men's 10,000 metres was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912. The first ratified record, Jean Bouin's time ...