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