30000m track
Event stats
Top mark
1:26:47.4
10th-place mark
1:32:16.0
Median age, top 100
29.4 yrs
Distinct athletes
53
Years contested
1948–2011
World-record progression
Canonical list: All-time men's best 30 000m runs. Lower mark = better. Hover a dot for the holder & venue.
Best mark per year
The single best canonical mark for each year. Hover a dot for the holder.
Entries per year
Decade leaders
- 1940s 1:34:56.6 🇩🇪 Karl Mann 1948-12-28
- 1950s 1:35:01.0 🇷🇺 Albert Ivanov 1957-06-06
- 1960s 1:32:25.4 🇬🇧 James Hogan 1966-11-12
- 1970s 1:31:30.4 🇬🇧 Jim Alder 1970-09-05
- 1980s 1:29:18.78 🇯🇵 Toshihiko Seko 1981-03-22
- 1990s 1:31:53.2 🇫🇷 Dominique Chauvelier 1992-06-13
- 2010s 1:26:47.4 🇰🇪 Moses Mosop 2011-06-03