European Championships 10000 meters

Dates/Venues/Medalists (22 runnings for men, 10 runnings for women)

08/06 Jul 2016, Amsterdam NED

G

28:18.52 Polat Arikan (aka Paul Kemboi) (TUR) 31:12.86 Yasemin Can (TUR)

S

28:21.42 Ali Kaya (TUR) 31:19:03 Ana-Dulce Felix (POR)

B

28:26.07 Antonio Abadia Meci (ESP) 31:23.45 Karoline-Bjerkeli Grovdal (NOR)

13/12 Aug 2014, Zurich SUI

G

28:08.11 Mohamed Farah (ENG) 32:22:39 Joanne Pavey (ENG)

S

28:08.66 Andrew Vernon (ENG) 32:23.58 Clemence Calvin (FRA)

B

28:08.72 Ali Kaya (TUR) 32:26.03 Laila Hmatou Traby (FRA)

30 Jun/01 Jul 2012, Helsinki FIN

G

28:22.27 Polat Arikan (aka Paul Kemboi) (TUR) 31:44.75 Ana-Dulce Felix (POR)

S

28:22.73 Daniele Meucci (ITA) 31:49.03 Joanne Pavey (ENG)

B

28:22.95 Yevgeniy Rybakov (RUS) 31:51.32 Olga Skrypak (UKR)

27/28 Jul 2010, Barcelona ESP

G

28:24.99 Mohammed Farah (ENG) 31:10.23 Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR)

S

28:27.33 Christopher Thompson (ENG) 31:25.77 Jessica Augusto (POR)

B

28:27.33 Daniele Meucci (ITA) 31:36.90 Hilda Kibet (NED)
Note: Inga Abitova (RUS) was originally awarded the silver medal but later was disqualified for doping violations.

08/07 Aug 2006, Goteborg SWE

G

28:10.94

Jan Fitschen (GER)

30:31.42

Inga Abitova (RUS)

S

28:12.06

Jose Manuel Martinez (ESP)

30:32.36

Susanne Wigene (NOR)

B

28:13.73

Juan Carlos delaOssa (ESP)

30:32.72

Lidiya Grigoryeva (RUS)

07/06 Aug 2002, Munich GER

G

27:47.65

Jose Manuel Martinez (ESP)

30:01.09

Paula Radcliffe (ENG)

S

27:47.87

Dieter Baumann (GER)

30:47.59

Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL)

B

27:48:29

Jose Rios (ESP)

31:04.00

Lyudmila Biktasheva (RUS)

18/19 Aug 1998, Budapest HUN

G

27:48.62

Antonio Pinto (POR)

31:29.33

Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL)

S

27:56.75

Dieter Baumann (GER)

31:32.42

Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)

B

27:59.90

Stephane Franke (GER)

31:32.64

Lidia Simon (ROM)

07/13 Aug 1994, Helsinki FIN

G

28:06.03

Abel Anton (ESP)

31:08.75

Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)

S

28:06.63

Vincent Rousseau (BEL)

31:32.82

Maria-Conceiçao Ferreira (POR)

B

28:07.95

Stephane Franke (GER)

31:35.96

Daria Nauer (SUI)

27/31 Aug 1990, Split CRO

G

27:41.27

Salvatore Antibo (ITA)

31:46.83

Elena Romanova (RUS)

S

28:04.04

Are Nakkim (NOR)

31:47.70

Kathrin Wessel (GER)

B

28:04.46

Stefano Mei (ITA)

31:51.68

Annette Sergent (FRA)

26/30 Aug 1986, Stuttgart GER

G

27:56.79

Stefano Mei (ITA)

30:23.25

Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)

S

27:57.93

Alberto Cova (ITA)

30:57.21

Olga Bondarenko (RUS)

B

28:00.25

Salvatore Antibo (ITA)

31:19.76

Ulrike Bruns (GER)

06 Sep 1982, Athens GRE

G

27:41.03

Alberto Cova (ITA)

S

27:41.21

Werner Schildhauer (GER)

B

27:42.51

Martti Vainio (FIN)

29 Aug 1978. Prague CZE

G

27:30.99

Martti Vainio (FIN)

S

27:31.48

Venanzio Ortis (ITA)

B

27:31.50

Aleksandras Antipovas (LTU)

02 Sep 1974, Rome ITA

G

28:25.75

Manfred Kuschmann (GER)

S

28:25.79

Anthony Simmons (ENG)

B

28:27.05

Giuseppe Cindolo (ITA)

10 Aug 1971, Helsinki FIN

G

27:52.78

Juha Vaatainen (FIN)

S

27:53.36

Jürgen Haase (GER)

B

27:56.25

Rashid Sharafetdinov (RUS)

16 Sep 1969, Athens GRE

G

28:41.6

Jürgen Haase (GER)

S

28:43.2

Mike Tagg (ENG)

B

28:45.8

Nikolay Sviridov (RUS)

30 Aug 1966, Budapest HUN

G

28:26.0

Jürgen Haase (GER)

S

28:27.0

Lajos Mecser (HUN)

B

28:32.2

Leonid Mikitenko (RUS)

12 Sep 1962, Belgrade SER

G

28:54.0

Piotr Bolotnikov (RUS)

S

29:01.6

Friedrich Janke (GER)

B

29:02.0

Roy Fowler (ENG)

19 Aug 1958, Stockholm SWE

G

28:56.0

Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak (POL)

S

28:58.6

Yevgeniy Zhukov (RUS)

B

29:02.2

Nikolay Pudov (RUS)

25 Aug 1954, Bern SUI

G

28:58.0

Emil Zatopek (CZE)

S

29:25.8

Jozsef Kovacs (HUN)

B

29:27.6

Frank Sando (ENG)

23 Aug 1950, Brussels BEL

G

29:12.0

Emil Zatopek (CZE)

S

30:21.0

Alain Mimoun (FRA)

B

30:30.8

Väinö Koskela (FIN)

22 Aug 1946, Oslo NOR

G

29:52.0

Viljo Heino (FIN)

S

30:31.4

Helge Perala (FIN)

B

30:35.2

Andras Csaplar (HUN)

05 Sep 1938, Paris FRA

G

30:52.4

Ilmari Salminen (FIN)

S

30:53.2

Giuseppe Beviacqua (ITA)

B

30:57.8

Max Syring (GER)

09 Sep 1934, Turin ITA

G

31:02.6

Ilmari Salminen (FIN)

S

31:03.2

Arvo Askola (FIN)

B

31:27.4

Henry Nielsen (DEN)

Note: 1934 was the inaugural year.

Medal Count by Country

Men
       G   S   B   Score
GER    4   5   3     38
FIN    5   2   2     33
ITA    3   4   4     31
GBR    2   4   2     24
ESP    2   1   2     16
TUR    2   1   1     14
RUS    1   1   5     13
CZE    2   0   0     10
HUN    0   2   1      7
POL    1   0   0      5
POR    1   0   0      5
BEL    0   1   0      3
FRA    0   1   0      3
NOR    0   1   0      3
DEN    0   0   1      1
LTU    0   0   1      1

Women
       G   S   B   Score
POR    2   4   0     18
GBR    2   1   0     13
RUS    2   1   2     13
TUR    2   0   0     10
NOR    1   1   1      9
IRL    1   1   0      8
FRA    0   1   2      5
GER    0   1   1      4
NED    0   0   1      1
ROM    0   0   1      1
SUI    0   0   1      1
UKR    0   0   1      1

scoring is G = 5, S = 3, B = 1


Multiple Medal Winners

Men 
13  Jürgen Haase (GER)          G (1966) G (1969) S (1971)
10  Ilmari Salminen (FIN)       G (1934) G (1938)
10  Emil Zatopek (CZE)          G (1950) G (1954)
10  Mohamed Farah (ENG)         G (2010) G (2014)
10  Paul Kemboi (TUR)           G (2012) G (2016)
 8  Alberto Cova (ITA)          G (1982) S (1986)
 8  Jose Manuel Martinez (ESP)  G (2002) S (2006)
 6  Dieter Baumann (GER)        S (1998) S (2002)
 6  Martii Vainio (FIN)         G (1978) B (1982)
 6  Stefano Mei (ITA)           G (1986) B (1990)
 6  Salvatore Antibo (ITA)      B (1986) G (1990)
 4  Daniele Meucci (ITA)        B (2010) S (2012)
 4  Ali Kaya (TUR)              B (2014) S (2016)
 2  Stephane Franke (GER)       B (1994) B (1998)
Women 
 8  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)      G (1994) S (1998)
 8  Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL)      G (1998) S (2002)
 8  Joanne Pavey (ENG)          S (2012) G (2014)
 8  Ana-Dulce Felix (POR)       G (2012) S (2016)

Prize Money (ADR qualified runners)
No prize money has been awarded in these championships according to available information.

Race Time Bias (sec/km)

Year     Men   Women
2016    -3.1    -5.0
2014    -3.7    -3.4
2012    -0.4    -2.1
2010    +2.6    -2.5
2006    +0.1    -4.1
2002    -1.4    -3.2
1998    +1.3    +1.1
1994    -0.7    -2.1
1990    -0.2    -0.5
1986    -0.6    -3.7
1982    +1.6
1978    -1.2
1974    +1.5
1971    -1.0
1969    +0.0
1966    -0.4
1962    +0.2
1958    -1.3

Competitive Level (1990-date)

Year     Men   Women
2016     562     660
2014     682     686
2012     666     694
2010     660     862
2006     581     859
2002     718     921
1998     758     966
1994     812     912

Quality Performances

Men
<27:40       6
<28:00      29
<28:20      86
<28:40     162
<29:00     218
<29:20     277

Women
<30:30       2
<31:00      11
<31:30      22
<32:00      60
<32:30     102
<33:00     145
<33:30     178
<34:00     187
<34:30     194


Last Updated on 09 Jul 2016

Contributors: Paul Michiels, Juraj Gasparovic (1)