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Top mark
56:42
🇺🇬 Jacob Kiplimo
Barcelona · 2025-02-16
10th-place mark
57:50
gap: +68.00
100th-place mark
58:55
gap: +133.00
Median age, top 100
25.1 yrs
Distinct athletes
1653
4211 canonical perfs
Years contested
1982–2026
22 historical WRs
World-record progression 22 world records since 1982

Canonical list: a=slightly downhill. Lower mark = better. Hover a dot for the holder & venue.

Best mark per year 44 years

The single best canonical mark for each year. Hover a dot for the holder.

Entries per year depth growth on the all-time list
1982: 1 performance1984: 1 performance1985: 4 performances1986: 2 performances1987: 6 performances1988: 6 performances1989: 7 performances1990: 6 performances1991: 10 performances1992: 19 performances1993: 28 performances1994: 19 performances1995: 32 performances1996: 37 performances1997: 50 performances1998: 42 performances1999: 44 performances2000: 62 performances2001: 34 performances2002: 50 performances2003: 48 performances2004: 43 performances2005: 47 performances2006: 73 performances2007: 107 performances2008: 108 performances2009: 126 performances2010: 113 performances2011: 119 performances2012: 127 performances2013: 100 performances2014: 164 performances2015: 196 performances2016: 160 performances2017: 178 performances2018: 206 performances2019: 219 performances2020: 142 performances2021: 113 performances2022: 253 performances2023: 256 performances2024: 219 performances2025: 363 performances2026: 271 performances1990200020102020036319822026
Decade leaders best canonical mark of each decade
  1. 1980s 60:11a 🇿🇦 Matthews Temane 1987-07-25
  2. 1990s 59:17 🇰🇪 Paul Tergat 1998-04-04
  3. 2000s 58:33 🇰🇪 Samuel Wanjiru 2007-03-17
  4. 2010s 58:01 🇰🇪 Geoffrey Kamworor 2019-09-15
  5. 2020s 56:42 🇺🇬 Jacob Kiplimo 2025-02-16
Top countries (top 100) national depth on the all-time list
  1. 🇰🇪 KEN 65
  2. 🇪🇹 ETH 18
  3. 🇺🇬 UGA 8
  4. 🇧🇮 BDI 3
  5. 🇪🇷 ERI 3
  6. 🇧🇳 BRN 2
  7. 🇸🇪 SWE 1
Most prolific (top 100) athletes with the most appearances
  1. 🇺🇬 Jacob Kiplimo 8
  2. 🇰🇪 Daniel Mateiko 5
  3. 🇪🇹 Yomif Kejelcha 4
  4. 🇰🇪 Geoffrey Kamworor 4
  5. 🇰🇪 Sabastian Sawe 4
  6. 🇰🇪 Kibiwott Kandie 4
  7. 🇰🇪 Isaiyah Lasoi 3
  8. 🇧🇮 Rodrigue Kwizera 3
Mark vs age 799 points