All-Time Performances- 15,000 meters Outdoor Track

World Men
   42:18.7+    (1) Haile Gebreselasie (ETH)                 18 Apr 1973   27 Jun 2007   Ostrava CZE
   42:34.0+    (1) Arturo Barrios (CO/MEX)                  12 Dec 1963   30 Mar 1991   La Fleche FRA                           
   42:54.8+    (1) Jos Hermens (NED)                        08 Jan 1950   14 Sep 1975   Papendal NED                            
   42:55.4+    (1) Carl Thackery (ENG)                      14 Oct 1962   31 Mar 1990   La Fleche FRA                           
   42:55.4+    (2) Dionisio Castro (POR)                    22 Nov 1963   31 Mar 1990   La Fleche FRA                           
   42:57.0+    (1) Jos Hermens- 2                           08 Jan 1950   01 May 1976   Papendal NED                            
   43:01.7     (1) Dick Quax (NZL)                          01 Jan 1948   01 Jan 1980   Palo Alto CA USA                        
   43:06.0+    (1) Gaston Roelants (BEL)                    05 Feb 1937   20 Sep 1972   Brussels BEL                            
   43:08.8+    (1) Jos Hermens- 3                           08 Jan 1950   28 Sep 1975   Papendal NED                            
   43:16.0+    (2) Willy Polleunis (BEL)                    27 Dec 1947   20 Sep 1972   Brussels BEL                            
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   43:25.5+    (2) Daniel Kiprop (KEN)                             1983   28 Jun 2007   Ostrava CZE
   43:31.4     (1) Peter Butler (CAN)                       15 Feb 1958   01 Jan 1981   Palo Alto CA USA                        
   43:32.8+    (1) Gaston Roelants- 2                       05 Feb 1937   28 Oct 1966   Louvain BEL                             
   43:34.0+    (2) Jean-Louis Prianon (FRA)                 22 Feb 1960   30 Mar 1991   La Fleche FRA                           
   43:38.2     (1) Toshihiko Seko (JPN)                     15 Jul 1956   24 Sep 1983   Shizuoka JPN                            
   43:39.8+    (1) Bill Rodgers (MA/USA)                    23 Dec 1947   09 Aug 1977   Boston MA USA                           
   43:41       (2) Martti Kiiholma (FIN)                    03 Jun 1950   01 Jan 1981   Palo Alto CA USA                        
   43:43.2     (3) George Malley (OR/USA)                   28 Jul 1955   01 Jan 1981   Palo Alto CA USA                        
   43:43.4     (1) Ilie Floroiu (ROM)                       29 Nov 1952   16 Mar 1977   Oradea ROM                              
   43:43.4     (2) Nicolae Mustata (ROM)                    24 Feb 1941   16 Mar 1977   Oradea ROM                              
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   43:52+      (1) Francesco Fava (ITA)                     03 Sep 1952   09 Apr 1977   Rome ITA                                
   43:54.0+    (1) Ronald Hill (ENG)                        25 Sep 1938   06 Apr 1968   Leicester ENG                           
   43:54.0+    (1) Trevor Wright (ENG)                      23 Sep 1946   02 Oct 1971   Colombes FRA                            
   43:55       (2) Martti Kiiholma- 2                       03 Jun 1950   01 Jan 1980   Palo Alto CA USA                        
   44:00.2     (3) Robert Hodge (MA/USA)                    03 Aug 1955   01 Jan 1980   Palo Alto CA USA                        
   44:06.7+    (1) Loris Pimazzoni (ITA)                    06 Jul 1956   17 Apr 1982   Rome ITA                                
   44:12.5+    (1) Michel Louette (FRA)                            1951   26 Sep 1979   Saint Maur FRA                          
   44:12.5+    (2) Dominique Coux (FRA)                     06 Jan 1950   26 Sep 1979   Saint Maur FRA                          
   44:12.5+    (3) Jean-Claude Rampon (FRA)                        1947   26 Sep 1979   Saint Maur FRA                          
   44:13.0+    (1) Ronald Clarke (AUS)                      21 Dec 1937   27 Oct 1965   Geelong AUS                             
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   44:14       (4) Steve Floto (CO/USA)                     13 Jun 1952   01 Jan 1980   Palo Alto CA USA                        
   44:17.4+    (1) Hisatoshi Shintaku (JPN)                 20 Dec 1957   22 Mar 1981   Christchurch NZL                        
   44:17.4+    (2) Toshihiko Seko- 2                        15 Jul 1956   22 Mar 1981   Christchurch NZL                        
   44:18.4+    (1) Melvyn Batty (ENG)                       09 Apr 1940   11 Apr 1964   London ENG                              
   44:22.0+    (1) Jürgen Haase (GER)                       19 Jan 1945   06 May 1973   Dresden GER                             
   44:23.0+    (1) Jacques Boxberger (FRA)                  16 Apr 1949   17 Sep 1980   Saint Maur FRA                          
   44:27.8+    (1) Istvan Kerekjarto (HUN)                  13 Jun 1953   16 Apr 1978   Budapest HUN                            
   44:29.0+    (1) Lucien Rault (FRA)                       30 Mar 1936   14 Oct 1973   Colombes FRA                            
   44:32.7     (1) Hisatoshi Shintaku- 2                    20 Dec 1957   05 Nov 1977   Setagaya JPN                            
   44:35       (5) Paul Raether (OH/USA)                    14 Feb 1953   01 Jan 1980   Palo Alto CA USA                        
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   44:37.6+    (1) Benjamin Basil Heatley (ENG)             25 Dec 1933   15 Apr 1961   London ENG                              
   44:38       (6) Benji Durden (CO/USA)                    28 Aug 1951   01 Jan 1980   Palo Alto CA USA                        
   44:40       (7) Gary Tuttle (CA/USA)                     12 Oct 1947   01 Jan 1980   Palo Alto CA USA                        
   44:41.6+    (1) Seppo Nikkari (FIN)                      06 Feb 1948   14 Oct 1973   Jyvaskyla FIN                           
   44:47.0+    (1) Pekka Paivarinta (FIN)                   04 May 1949   15 May 1975   Oulu FIN                                
   44:47.2+    (2) Aarno Ristimaki (FIN)                    03 Apr 1945   15 May 1975   Oulu FIN                                
   44:51.4+    (1) Ronald Hill- 2                           25 Sep 1938   21 Jul 1965   Bolton ENG                              
   44:52.0+    (3) Jukka Toivola (FIN)                      07 Sep 1949   15 May 1975   Oulu FIN                                
   44:52.4     (1) Hans Grodotzki (GER)                     04 Apr 1936   26 Oct 1959   Torgau GER                              
   44:53.0+    (1) Lucien Rault- 2                          30 Mar 1936   28 Sep 1974   Colombes FRA                            
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   44:53.4+    (1) Gary Tuttle- 2                           12 Oct 1947   26 Jul 1975   Goleta CA USA                           
   44:54.6+    (1) Emil Zatopek (CZE)                       19 Sep 1922   29 Sep 1951   Stara Boleslav CZE                      
   44:56.0+    (4) Paavo Leiviska (FIN)                     13 Oct 1945   15 May 1975   Oulu FIN                                
   44:56.0+    (5) Ian Thompson (ENG)                       16 Oct 1949   15 May 1975   Oulu FIN                                
   44:57.0+    (1) James Alder (SCO)                        10 Jun 1940   05 Sep 1970   London ENG                              
   44:57.2+    (2) Timothy Johnston (ENG)                   11 Mar 1941   05 Sep 1970   London ENG                              
   45:02.0+    (1) Gilbert Gauthier (FRA)                   30 Oct 1934   26 Apr 1970   St Maur FRA                             
   45:02.2+    (1) Jean-Marie Wagnon (FRA)                  11 Apr 1940   03 Apr 1969   Saint Maur FRA                          
   45:05.0+    (3) Gaston Roelants- 3                       05 Feb 1937   05 Sep 1970   London ENG                              
   45:05.0+    (6) Reino Paukkonen (FIN)                    20 Sep 1945   15 May 1975   Oulu FIN                                
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   45:05.0+    (7) Seppo Helenius (FIN)                     11 Feb 1953   15 May 1975   Oulu FIN                                
   45:10       (8) George Mason (CA/USA)                    16 Aug 1955   01 Jan 1980   Palo Alto CA USA                        
   45:10.8+    (4) Ronald Hill- 3                           25 Sep 1938   05 Sep 1970   London ENG                              
   45:11.0     (1) Doug Brown (USA)                         31 May 1944   18 Sep 1966   Saint Paul MN USA                       
   45:13.4+    (1) Jean-Marie Wagnon- 2                     11 Apr 1940   23 Mar 1969   Saint Maur FRA                          
   45:15.2     (1) Jozef Suto (HUN)                         09 Sep 1937   11 May 1963   Budapest HUN                            
   45:16.8+    (1) Leonard Edelen (USA)                     22 Sep 1937   13 Apr 1963   London ENG                              
   45:23.0+    (1) Jean-Pierre Crochon (FRA)                27 Feb 1948   11 May 1972   Saint Maur FRA                          
   45:24.6+    (5) Mike Turner (ENG)                        06 May 1939   05 Sep 1970   London ENG                              
   45:26.4+    (1) James Joseph Hogan (IRL)                 28 May 1933   12 Nov 1966   Walton-on-Thames ENG                    
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   45:28,0     (3) Edward Tabut (KEN)                              1983   27 Jun 2007   Ostrava CZE
   45:29+      (1) Jack Foster (NZL)                        23 May 1932   15 Aug 1971   Hamilton NZL                            
   45:33       (9) Jeff Galloway (GA/USA)                   12 Jul 1945   01 Jan 1980   Palo Alto CA USA                        
   45:40.0+    (1) Bernard Maroquin (FRA)                   22 Jul 1939   16 Apr 1967   Saint Maur FRA                          
   45:44.4+    (1) Emil Zatopek- 2                          19 Sep 1922   29 Oct 1955   Stara Boleslav CZE                      
   45:47.0+    (1) Fernand Kolbeck (FRA)                    11 Oct 1944   16 May 1971   Saint Maur FRA                          
   45:48.0+    (1) Jean-Yves LeFlohic (FRA)                 09 Oct 1940   16 Apr 1972   Saint Maur FRA                          
   45:50.6+    (1) Thyge Thørgersen (DEN)                   04 Nov 1926   18 Jun 1962   Copenhagen DEN                          
   45:58.0+    (1) Noel Tijou (FRA)                         12 Dec 1941   21 Sep 1975   Nancy FRA                               
   46:04.0+    (1) Viljo Heino (FIN)                        01 Mar 1914   14 Sep 1946   Helsinki FIN                            

World Women
   48:45       (1) Lidiya Grigoryeva (RUS)                  21 Jan 1974   06 Sep 2003   Moscow RUS
   48:54.91+   (1) Dire Tune (ETH)                          19 Jun 1985   12 Jun 2008   Ostrava CZE
   49:07       (2) Alla Zhilyayeva (RUS)                    05 Feb 1969   06 Sep 2003   Moscow RUS                              
   49:10       (3) Irina Safarova (RUS)                     19 Jun 1969   06 Sep 2003   Moscow RUS                              
   49:11+      (1) Tegla Loroupe (KEN)                      09 May 1973   08 Aug 1998   Borgholzhausen GER                      
   49:44.0+    (1) Silvana Cruciata (ITA)                   15 Feb 1953   04 May 1981   Rome ITA                                
   50:03.0+    (1) Rosa Mota (POR)                          29 Jun 1958   14 May 1983   Lisbon POR                              
   51:22       (5) Helena Sampaio (POR)                     09 Oct 1973   06 Sep 2003   Moscow RUS                              
   52:12       (6) Fernanda Miranda (POR)                   05 Jun 1970   06 Sep 2003   Moscow RUS                              
   52:13       (7) Analidia Torre (POR)                     10 Oct 1976   06 Sep 2003   Moscow RUS                              
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   52:20       (8) Elizabete Lopes (POR)                    04 Mar 1975   06 Sep 2003   Moscow RUS                              
   52:45      (10) Monica Rosa (POR)                        05 May 1978   06 Sep 2003   Moscow RUS                              

Last Updated on 12 Jun 2008