Yearly Ranking Leaders- 10 Kilometers

Men (quality performances)

2016    27:42     Bitan Karoki Muchiri (KEN)    28 Feb  San Juan PUR
        27:42     Leonard Barsoton Kiplimo(KEN) 28 Feb  San Juan PUR
2015    27:30     Stephen Sambu-2               10 May  Manchester ENG
2014    27:25     Stephen Sambu (KEN)           22 Jun  Boston MA USA
2013    27:30     Adugna Tekele Bekele (ETH)    10 Mar  Taroudant MAR
2012    27:28.2   Geoffrey Mutai Kiprono (KEN)  24 Jun  Boston MA USA
2011    27:14.8   Micah Kogo-3                  03 Apr  Brunssum NED
2010    26:43.7   Leonard Patrick Komon (KEN)   26 Sep  Utrecht NED
2009    27:00.5   Micah Kogo-2                  29 Mar  Brunssum NED
2008    27:22     Moses Masai (KEN)             06 Apr  Brunssum NED
2007    27:07     Micah Kogo (KEN)              01 Apr  Brunssum NED
2006    27:25a    Martin Lel (KEN)              04 Jul  Atlanta GA USA
2005    27:25     Haile Gebreselasie (ETH)      22 May  Manchester ENG
2004    27:35.0a  Gilbert Okari-2               01 Aug  Cape Elizabeth ME USA
2003    27:27.5a  Gilbert Okari (KEN)           02 Aug  Cape Elizabeth ME USA
2002    27:10.3a  Sammy Kipketer-2              30 Mar  New Orleans LA USA
2001    27:18     Sammy Kipketer (KEN)          08 Apr  Brunssum NED
2000    27:36a    James Kosgei (KEN)            16 Apr  Vancouver CAN

1999    27:44     Paul Koech (KEN)              11 Apr  Brunssum NED
1998    27:27a    Simon Rono (KEN)              11 Apr  New Orleans LA USA
1997    27:37     Shem Kororia (KEN)            13 Apr  Brunssum NED
1996    27:04a    Joseph Kimani-2               04 Jul  Atlanta GA USA
1995    27:41     Joseph Kimani (KEN)           25 Mar  Mobile AL USA
1994    27:24a    William Sigei (KEN)           16 Apr  New Orleans LA USA
1993    27:37     Tendai Chimusasa (ZIM)        25 Apr  Wurzburg GER
1992    27:43a    Richard Chelimo (KEN)         08 Feb  Borobudur INA
1991    27:43a    Addis Abebe-2                 28 Apr  Borobudur INA
1990    27:39a    Addis Abebe (ETH)             11 Feb  Borobudur INA
1989    27:50a    Arturo Barrios-3              15 Apr  New Orleans LA USA
1988    27:29a    John Ngugi (KEN)              02 Apr  Bali INA
1987    27:51     Arturo Barrios-2              28 Feb  Phoenix AZ USA
1986    27:41     Arturo Barrios (MEX)          01 Mar  Phoenix AZ USA
1985    27:46     John Treacy (IRL)             02 Mar  Phoenix AZ USA
1984    27:22.6a  Marcus Nenow (USA)            01 Apr  New Orleans LA USA
1983    27:56     Steve Harris (ENG)            04 Dec  London ENG
1982    27:49a    Michael Musyoki-2             03 Apr  New Orleans LA USA
1981    27:55a    Michael Musyoki (KEN)         05 Apr  New Orleans LA USA
1980    27:59.3   Matthews Motswarateu (BOT)    04 Oct  Purchase NY USA

1979    28:24     Greg Meyer (USA)              24 Jun  Newton MA USA
1978    28:37     Bill Rodgers-3                23 Sep  Purchase NY USA
1977    28:55     Bill Rodgers-2                19 Nov  Birmingham AL USA
1976    28:35     Bill Rodgers (USA)            20 Nov  Birmingham AL USA
1975    29:52a    Edward Leddy (IRL)            04 Jul  Atlanta GA USA
1974    28:56     Kunimitsu Ito (JPN)           22 Dec  Hofu JPN
1973    29:24.2a  Stanislav Hoffman (CZE)       14 Oct  Prague CZE
1972    30:54     Duncan Macdonald (USA)        05 Nov  Honolulu HI USA
1971    30:07     George Stewart (USA)          09 Oct  Tulsa OK USA
1970    29:23     Toshiaki Kamata (JPN)         27 Dec  Hofu JPN
1969    30:25.4a  Stanislav Petr (CZE)          19 Oct  Prague CZE
1968    30:47.4a  Vaclav Mladek-3               13 Oct  Prague CZE
1967    29:51.8a  Vaclav Mladek-2               15 Oct  Prague CZE
1966    30:51.6a  Vaclav Mladek (CZE)           16 Oct  Prague CZE
1965    31:18     Michael Kimball (USA)         27 Nov  Culver City CA USA                               
1964    30:26     William Morgan (USA)          11 Oct  Oakland CA USA                                 
1963    29:43.4a  Josef Tomas-2                 20 Oct  Prague CZE
1962    29:50.0a  Josef Tomas (CZE)             21 Oct  Prague CZE
1961    30:46.6   Pavel Kantorek (CZE)          22 Oct  Prague CZE
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1959    31:14.4a  Mirko Graf (CZE)              27 Sep  Prague CZE
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1955    31:07.2a  Ivan Ullsperger (CZE)         25 Sep  Prague CZE

Women (quality performances)

2016    30:45.0a  Mary Keitany Chepkosgei (KEN) 06 Aug  Cape Elizabeth ME/USA     
2015    30:41     Gladys Cheshire (KEN)         11 Oct  Berlin GER
2014    30:46     Betsy Saina (KEN)             07 Sep  Tilburg NED
2013    30:30     Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)         01 Sep  Tilburg NED
2012    30:47.0   Vivian Cheruiyot-2            26 Feb  San Juan PUR
2011    30:38     Joyce Chepkirui (KEN)         04 Sep  Tilburg NED
2010    30:45a    Lineth Chepkurui (KEN)        03 Apr  New Orleans LA USA
2009    31:17.7   Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)        01 Mar  San Juan PUR
2008    30:57     Irina Mikitenko (GER)         13 Sep  Karlsruhe GER
2007    31:05     Lornah Kiplagat-4             25 Feb  San Juan PUR
2006    30:49.4   Lornah Kiplagat-3             26 Feb  San Juan PUR
2005    30:27a    Isabella Ochichi (KEN)        26 Mar  New Orleans LA USA
2004    30:40.6   Lornah Kiplagat-2             29 Feb  San Juan PUR
2003    30:20.7   Paula Radcliffe-2             23 Feb  San Juan PUR
2002    30:28.6   Asmae Leghzaoui (MAR)         08 Jun  New York NY USA
2001    30:47     Paula Radcliffe (ENG)         09 Jun  New York NY USA
2000    30:52a    Lornah Kiplagat (KEN)         04 Jul  Atlanta GA USA

1999    31:02     Tegla Loroupe (KEN)           06 Jun  Tilburg NED
1998    31:28a    Jane Omoro (KEN)              11 Apr  New Orleans LA USA
1997    31:19a    Elana Meyer-2                 05 Apr  Charleston SC USA
1996    30:52a    Hellen Kimaiyo (KEN)          04 Jul  Atlanta GA USA
1995    31:22     Delillah Asiago (KEN)         10 Jun  New York NY USA
1994    31:38     Nadia Prasad (NCL)            16 Oct  Chula Vista CA USA
1993    31:19     Liz McColgan-5                04 Apr  Forfar SCO
1992    31:41     Liz McColgan-4                30 May  New York NY USA
1991    31:33     Elana Meyer (RSA)             04 May  Durban RSA
1990    31:06     Lynn Jennings (USA)           03 Mar  Orlando FL USA
1989    30:38.4   Liz McColgan-3                11 Mar  Orlando FL USA
1988    30:59     Liz McColgan-2                06 Mar  Orlando FL USA
1987    31:07     Liz McColgan (SCO)            21 Feb  Orlando FL USA
1986    31:31     Ingrid Kristiansen-3          01 Feb  Miami FL USA
1985    31:51     Ingrid Kristiansen-2          22 Sep  Syracuse NY USA
1984    31:25     Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)      06 May  Oslo NOR
1983    31:29a    Wendy Sly (ENG)               27 Mar  New Orleans LA USA
1982    31:41     Grete Waitz-3                 16 Jan  Hamilton BER
1981    32:09a    Patti Catalano (USA)          05 Apr  New Orleans LA USA
1980    32:02     Grete Waitz-2                 19 Jan  Hamilton BER

1979    32:48     Grete Waitz (NOR)             04 Nov  Inglewood CA USA
1978    32:33     Loa Olafsson (DEN)            25 Feb  Copenhagen DEN
1977    33:49     Marijke Moser (SUI)           19 May  Broc SUI
1976    34:51     Julie Shea (USA)              10 Oct  Washington DC USA
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1974    35:42     Thelma Wright (CAN)           03 Nov  Guanganilla PUR

Last Updated on 02 Sep 2016