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