All-Time Performances- 20,000 meters Outdoor Track

World Men
   56:25.98+   (1) Haile Gebreselasie (ETH)                 18 Apr 1973   27 Jun 2007   Ostrava CZE
   56:55.6+    (1) Arturo Barrios (CO/MEX)                  12 Dec 1963   30 Mar 1991   La Fleche FRA                           
   57:18.4+    (1) Dionisio Castro (POR)                    22 Nov 1963   31 Mar 1990   La Fleche FRA                           
   57:24.2+    (1) Jos Hermens (NED)                        08 Jan 1950   01 May 1976   Papendal NED                            
   57:28.7+    (2) Carl Thackery (ENG)                      14 Oct 1962   31 Mar 1990   La Fleche FRA                           
   57:31.8+    (1) Jos Hermens- 2                           08 Jan 1950   28 Sep 1975   Papendal NED                            
   57:44.4+    (1) Gaston Roelants (BEL)                    05 Feb 1937   20 Sep 1972   Brussels BEL                            
   57:48.4+    (1) Jos Hermens- 3                           08 Jan 1950   14 Sep 1975   Papendal NED                            
   57:48.7     (1) Toshihiko Seko (JPN)                     15 Jul 1956   11 May 1985   Odawara JPN                             
   58:01.8     (2) Yutaka Kanai (JPN)                       16 Oct 1959   11 May 1985   Odawara JPN                             
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   58:05.3+    (2) Sam Nyangincha (KEN)                     10 Nov 1962   30 Mar 1991   La Fleche FRA                           
   58:06.2+    (1) Gaston Roelants- 2                       05 Feb 1937   28 Oct 1966   Louvain BEL                             
   58:10.8+    (3) Godfrey Kiprotich (KEN)                  23 Nov 1964   30 Mar 1991   La Fleche FRA                           
   58:15.0+    (1) Bill Rodgers (MA/USA)                    23 Dec 1947   21 Feb 1979   Saratoga CA USA                         
   58:18.1     (1) Toshihiko Seko- 2                        15 Jul 1956   24 Sep 1983   Shizuoka JPN                            
   58:18.4+    (3) Bertrand Itsweire (FRA)                  30 Aug 1965   31 Mar 1990   La Fleche FRA                           
   58:22.2+    (2) Willy Polleunis (BEL)                    27 Dec 1947   20 Sep 1972   Brussels BEL                            
   58:25.0+    (1) Bill Rodgers- 2                          23 Dec 1947   09 Aug 1977   Boston MA USA                           
   58:29.2+    (1) Gerard Tebroke (NED)                     09 Nov 1949   28 Sep 1978   Groningen NED                           
   58:29.6     (1) Toshihiko Seko- 3                        15 Jul 1956   16 Oct 1982   Fukui JPN                               
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   58:30.2+    (1) Werner Schildhauer (GER)                 05 Jun 1959   29 Apr 1983   Cottbus GER                             
   58:30.6+    (4) Jean-Louis Prianon (FRA)                 22 Feb 1960   30 Mar 1991   La Fleche FRA                           
   58:30.9+    (4) Hansjörg Kunze (GER)                     28 Dec 1959   31 Mar 1990   La Fleche FRA                           
   58:37.2+    (1) Rob deCastella (AUS)                     27 Feb 1957   17 Apr 1982   Rome ITA                                
   58:37.8+    (1) Mariano Haro (ESP)                       27 May 1940   09 Aug 1975   San Sebastian ESP                       
   58:39.0+    (1) Ronald Hill (ENG)                        25 Sep 1938   09 Nov 1968   Leicester ENG                           
   58:43.0     (1) Toshihiko Seko- 4                        15 Jul 1956   12 May 1984   Yokohama JPN                            
   58:43.8+    (1) Francesco Fava (ITA)                     03 Sep 1952   09 Apr 1977   Rome ITA                                
   58:45.9+    (2) Giuseppe Gerbi (ITA)                     13 Sep 1955   17 Apr 1982   Rome ITA                                
   58:46.0     (1) Toshihiko Seko- 5                        15 Jul 1956   17 May 1980   Odawara JPN                             
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   58:47.0+    (3) Loris Pimazzoni (ITA)                    06 Jul 1956   17 Apr 1982   Rome ITA                                
   58:48.9+    (1) Pierre Levisse (FRA)                     21 Feb 1952   25 Mar 1989   La Fleche FRA                           
   58:50.1+    (2) Bertrand Itsweire- 2                     30 Aug 1965   25 Mar 1989   La Fleche FRA                           
   58:56.0+    (1) Kevin Shaw (RSA)                         06 Oct 1952   02 Oct 1978   Bellville RSA                           
   58:56.0     (1) Jürgen Haase (GER)                       19 Jan 1945   06 May 1973   Dresden GER                             
   58:58.2+    (1) Seiji Kushibe (JPN)                      01 Nov 1971   02 Oct 1996   Tokyo JPN                               
   58:58.7+    (2) Jun Hiratsuka (JPN)                      08 Jan 1969   02 Oct 1996   Tokyo JPN                               
   59:00.2+    (1) Jean-Louis Prianon- 2                    22 Feb 1960   14 Sep 1991   Saint Paul FRA                          
   59:02.0     (1) Rashid Sharafetdinov (RUS)               10 Jul 1943   02 May 1971   Saint Petersburg RUS                    
   59:02.2     (1) Trevor Wright (ENG)                      23 Sep 1946   02 Oct 1971   Colombes FRA                            
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   59:02.6+    (1) Gerard Tebroke- 2                        09 Nov 1949   26 Sep 1977   Roosendaal NED                          
   59:03.6+    (1) Francesco Fava- 2                        03 Sep 1952   12 Apr 1975   Rome ITA                                
   59:05.6+    (2) Ronald Grove (ENG)                       30 Jun 1938   09 Nov 1968   Leicester ENG                           
   59:05.8     (2) Seppo Tuominen (FIN)                     09 Jul 1943   02 Oct 1971   Colombes FRA                            
   59:06.75+   (2) Daniel Kiprop (KEN)                             1983   27 Jun 2007   Ostrava CZE
   59:07.5     (1) Takao Nakamura (JPN)                     22 Jan 1958      Oct 1980   Utsunomiya JPN                          
   59:07.8     (1) Jacques Boxberger (FRA)                  16 Apr 1949   17 Sep 1980   Saint Maur FRA                          
   59:08+      (1) Stephane Franke (GER)                    12 Feb 1964   30 Mar 1999   Walnut CA USA                           
   59:09.1     (2) Hideki Kita (JPN)                        28 Sep 1952      Oct 1980   Utsunomiya JPN                          
   59:11.0+    (1) Lucien Rault (FRA)                       30 Mar 1936   14 Oct 1973   Colombes FRA                            
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   59:11.4+    (1) Toshihiko Seko- 6                        15 Jul 1956   22 Mar 1981   Christchurch NZL                        
   59:11.7+    (2) Hisatoshi Shintaku (JPN)                 20 Dec 1957   22 Mar 1981   Christchurch NZL                        
   59:11.8+    (1) Noel Tijou (FRA)                         12 Dec 1941   14 Oct 1972   Colombes FRA                            
   59:12.3+    (1) John Korir (KEN)                         15 Dec 1975   15 Apr 1998   Martigny SUI                            
   59:12.6     (1) Noel Tijou- 2                            12 Dec 1941   23 May 1974   Paris FRA                               
   59:14.1+    (2) Stephane Schweickhardt (SUI)             14 Sep 1960   15 Apr 1998   Martigny SUI                            
   59:14.6+    (3) Dominique Chauvelier (FRA)               03 Aug 1956   25 Mar 1989   La Fleche FRA                           
   59:19.0+    (1) Andras Fancsali (HUN)                    03 Nov 1949   16 Apr 1978   Budapest HUN                            
   59:19.0+    (5) Youssef Doukal (DJI)                     06 Nov 1958   30 Mar 1991   La Fleche FRA                           
   59:20.0+    (6) Jackson Kipngok (KEN)                    16 Aug 1960   30 Mar 1991   La Fleche FRA                           
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   59:20.2+    (2) Lutz Philipp (GER)                       14 Oct 1940   14 Oct 1973   Colombes FRA                            
   59:20.8+    (1) Jacques Boxberger- 2                     16 Apr 1949   15 Oct 1980   Marignane FRA                           
   59:21.8+    (1) Dominique Coux (FRA)                     06 Jan 1950   26 Sep 1979   Saint Maur FRA                          
   59:21.8     (1) Dominique Coux- 2                        06 Jan 1950   26 Sep 1979   Saint Maur FRA                          
   59:22.0+    (7) Dominique Chauvelier- 2                  03 Aug 1956   30 Mar 1991   La Fleche FRA                           
   59:22.8+    (1) Ronald Clarke (AUS)                      21 Dec 1937   27 Oct 1965   Geelong AUS                             
   59:24.0+    (3) James Alder (SCO)                        10 Jun 1940   09 Nov 1968   Leicester ENG                           
   59:24.8+    (5) Leszek Beblo (POL)                       08 Jul 1966   31 Mar 1990   La Fleche FRA                           
   59:27.7+    (1) El Hassan El Ahmadi (FRA)                08 Jul 1968   01 Jul 1995   Noisy-le-Grand FRA                      
   59:28.6     (1) William Baillie (NZL)                    28 May 1934   24 Aug 1963   Auckland NZL                            
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   59:28.7+    (1) Pierre Levisse- 2                        21 Feb 1952   09 Jul 1988   Saint Maur FRA                          
   59:31.0+    (2) Gerard Tebroke- 3                        09 Nov 1949   28 Sep 1975   Papendal NED                            
   59:31.0+    (8) Peter Daenens (BEL)                      23 Nov 1960   30 Mar 1991   La Fleche FRA                           
   59:33.0+    (1) Ferdinand leGrange (RSA)                 26 Aug 1948   23 Jan 1974   Bellville RSA                           
   59:33.0+    (9) Pierre Levisse- 3                        21 Feb 1952   30 Mar 1991   La Fleche FRA                           
   59:34.0+   (10) Dietmar Millonig (AUT)                   01 Jun 1955   30 Mar 1991   La Fleche FRA                           
   59:34.0+   (11) Raf Wijns (BEL)                          07 Jan 1963   30 Mar 1991   La Fleche FRA                           
   59:36.0+    (4) Massimo Magnani (ITA)                    04 Oct 1951   17 Apr 1982   Rome ITA                                
   59:37.0+    (2) Istvan Kerekjarto (HUN)                  13 Jun 1953   16 Apr 1978   Budapest HUN                            
   59:38.0+    (2) Juan Hidalgo (ESP)                       16 Dec 1945   09 Aug 1975   San Sebastian ESP                       
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   59:38.6+    (1) Ivan Uvizl (CZE)                         16 Aug 1958   25 Sep 1980   Ostrava CZE                             
   59:40.4+    (1) Victor Manuel Mora (COL)                 24 Nov 1944   15 Aug 1973   Essen GER                               
   59:41.1     (1) Toshihiko Seko- 7                        15 Jul 1956   29 May 1984   Tokyo JPN                               
   59:41.8+    (6) Dominique Chauvelier- 3                  03 Aug 1956   31 Mar 1990   La Fleche FRA                           
   59:41.9+    (7) Nick Rose (ENG)                          30 Dec 1951   31 Mar 1990   La Fleche FRA                           
   59:42.0+    (1) Jean-Paul Gomez (FRA)                    08 May 1945   23 Aug 1978   Saint Maur FRA                          
   59:42.0+    (2) Dominique Coux- 3                        06 Jan 1950   23 Aug 1978   Saint Maur FRA                          
   59:43.3+    (1) Gianni Poli (ITA)                        05 Nov 1957   18 Apr 1981   Brescia ITA                             
   59:43.5+    (1) Pekka Paivarinta (FIN)                   04 May 1949   15 May 1975   Oulu FIN                                
   59:44.0+    (2) Aarno Ristimaki (FIN)                    03 Apr 1945   15 May 1975   Oulu FIN                                
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   59:44.2+    (1) Carlos Lopes (POR)                       18 Feb 1947   28 Aug 1975   Lisbon POR                              
   59:46.4+    (1) Seppo Nikkari (FIN)                      06 Feb 1948   14 Oct 1973   Jyvaskyla FIN                           
   59:46.5+    (1) Vesa Kahkola (FIN)                       30 Jan 1959   27 Jul 1988   Tornio FIN                              
   59:47.3+    (1) Kevin B Ryan (NZL)                       22 Jul 1949   07 Oct 1978   Auckland NZL                            
   59:48.6+    (1) Carl Thackery- 2                         14 Oct 1962   19 Sep 1987   Monte Carlo MON                         
   59:49.6+    (1) Manfred Letzerich (GER)                  15 Aug 1942   23 Apr 1966   Darmstadt GER                           
   59:51.4     (2) Kokichi Tsuburaya (JPN)                  13 May 1940   24 Aug 1963   Auckland NZL                            
   59:51.7+    (1) Emil Zatopek (CZE)                       19 Sep 1922   29 Sep 1951   Stara Boleslav CZE                      
   59:52.4+    (1) Gary Tuttle (CA/USA)                     12 Oct 1947   26 Jul 1975   Goleta CA USA                           
   59:52.5+    (1) Jacques Boxberger- 3                     16 Apr 1949   10 Sep 1977   Besancon FRA                            
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World Women
 1:05:26.6     (1) Tegla Loroupe (KEN)                      09 May 1973   03 Sep 2000   Borgholzhausen GER
 1:05:35.3     (1) Dire Tune (ETH)                          19 Jun 1985   17 Jun 2009   Ostrava CZE                    
 1:06:48.8     (1) Izumi Maki (JPN)                         10 Dec 1968   20 Sep 1993   Amagasaki JPN                           
 1:06:55.5     (1) Rosa Mota (POR)                          29 Jun 1958   14 May 1983   Lisbon POR                              
 1:07:19.9     (1) Naomi Sakashita (JPN)                    25 May 1975   10 Oct 1995   Amagasaki JPN                           
 1:07:47.0     (2) Kaori Kumura (JPN)                       22 Aug 1970   20 Sep 1993   Amagasaki JPN                           
 1:07:47.5     (1) Kaori Kumura- 2                          22 Aug 1970   17 Jun 1992   Akashi JPN                              
 1:07:49.9     (2) Rika Ota (JPN)                           02 Apr 1971   17 Jun 1992   Akashi JPN                              
 1:07:52.0     (2) Midori Shimizu (JPN)                     18 Dec 1971   01 Oct 1994   Amagasaki JPN                           
 1:08:07.6     (3) Megumi Fujiwara (JPN)                    19 Jun 1969   17 Jun 1992   Akashi JPN                              
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 1:08:42.9     (3) Naomi Sakashita- 2                       25 May 1975   01 Oct 1994   Amagasaki JPN                           
 1:08:46.6     (4) Takako Kobayashi (JPN)                   13 Aug 1969   01 Oct 1994   Amagasaki JPN                           
 1:08:51.9     (4) Junko Asari (JPN)                        22 Sep 1969   17 Jun 1992   Akashi JPN                              
 1:08:52.6     (1) Nanae Sasaki (JPN)                       08 Feb 1956   29 May 1984   Tokyo JPN                               
 1:08:59.2     (5) Aki Yasaka (JPN)                         04 Jan 1972   17 Jun 1992   Akashi JPN                              
 1:09:19.1     (6) Chiyuki Ona (JPN)                        23 Nov 1970   17 Jun 1992   Akashi JPN                              
 1:09:53.0     (1) Blandine Bitzner (FRA)                   01 Dec 1965   13 May 2000   La Celle St Cloud FRA
 1:10:35.0     (2) Leah Malot (KEN)                         07 Jun 1972   17 Jun 2009   Ostrava CZE                   
 1:10:41.0+    (1) Tegla Loroupe- 2                         09 May 1973   06 Jun 2003   Warstein GER                            
 1:10:50.2     (1) Christa Vahlensieck (GER)                27 May 1949   25 Oct 1975   Essen GER                               
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 1:10:56.6     (1) Agnes Sipka (HUN)                        14 Aug 1954   16 Oct 1988   Szekesfehervar HUN                      
 1:11:00.0     (3) Miki Kitajima (JPN)                      03 Dec 1971   20 Sep 1993   Amagasaki JPN                           
 1:11:05.0+    (1) Judit Nagy (HUN)                         09 Dec 1965   22 Oct 1989   Szekesfehervar HUN                      
 1:11:48.9+    (1) Karolina Szabo (HUN)                     17 Nov 1961   23 Apr 1988   Budapest HUN                            
 1:12:44       (1) Maria Luisa Irizar (ESP)                 29 Jan 1964   23 Jun 1985   Laredo ESP                              
 1:12:57.5     (1) Helena Javornik (SLO)                    26 Mar 1966   23 Mar 1996   Maribor SLO                             

Last Updated on 23 Jun 2009