Evolution of the world record 10,000 meters Men
# | name | time | place | track type | date | |||
1 | Oskar Fredriksen | NOR | 20:21.4 | Amsterdam | NED | outdoor - natural | 14 Jan 1893 | |
2 | Halvdan Nielsen | NOR | 19:47.4 | Neglingeviken | SWE | outdoor - natural | 13 Feb 1893 | |
3 | Frithjof Ericsson | SWE | 19:22.8 | Neglingeviken | SWE | outdoor - natural | 7 Jan 1894 | |
4 | Jaap Eden | NED | 19:12.4 | Neglingeviken | SWE | outdoor - natural | 10 Feb 1894 | |
5 | Jaap Eden | NED | 17:56.0 | Hamar | NOR | outdoor - natural | 23 Feb 1895 | |
6 | Peder Østlund | NOR | 17:50.6 | Davos | SUI | outdoor - natural | 11 Feb 1900 | |
7 | Oscar Mathisen | NOR | 17:46.3 | Kristiania | NOR | outdoor - natural | 18 Feb 1912 | |
8 | Oscar Mathisen | NOR | 17:36.4 | Trondheim | NOR | outdoor - natural | 25 Jan 1913 | |
9 | Oscar Mathisen | NOR | 17:22.6 | Kristiania | NOR | outdoor - natural | 1 Feb 1913 | |
10 | Armand Carlsen | NOR | 17:17.4 | Davos | SUI | outdoor - natural | 5 Feb 1928 | |
11 | Ivar Ballangrud | NOR | 17:14.4 | Davos | SUI | outdoor - natural | 6 Feb 1938 | |
12 | Charles Mathiesen | NOR | 17:01.5 | Hamar | NOR | outdoor - natural | 3 Mar 1940 | |
13 | Hjalmar Andersen | NOR | 16:57.4 | Davos | SUI | outdoor - natural | 6 Feb 1949 | |
14 | Hjalmar Andersen | NOR | 16:51.4 | Gjøvik | NOR | outdoor - natural | 27 Jan 1952 | |
15 | Hjalmar Andersen | NOR | 16:32.6 | Hamar | NOR | outdoor - natural | 10 Feb 1952 | |
16 | Knut Johannesen | NOR | 15:46.6 | Squaw Valley | USA | outdoor - artificial | 27 Feb 1960 | |
17 | Jonny Nilsson | SWE | 15:33.0 | Karuizawa | JPN | outdoor - artificial | 24 Feb 1963 | |
18 | Fred Anton Maier | NOR | 15:32.2 | Oslo | NOR | outdoor - natural | 6 Feb 1966 | |
19 | Fred Anton Maier | NOR | 15:31.8 | Inzell | FRG | outdoor - artificial | 28 Feb 1967 | |
20 | Fred Anton Maier | NOR | 15:29.5 | Horten | NOR | outdoor - natural | 21 Jan 1968 | |
21 | Fred Anton Maier | NOR | 15:20.3 | Oslo | NOR | outdoor - natural | 28 Jan 1968 | |
22 | Per Willy Guttormsen | NOR | 15:16.1 | Inzell | FRG | outdoor - artificial | 10 Mar 1968 | |
23 | Kees Verkerk | NED | 15:03.6 | Inzell | FRG | outdoor - artificial | 26 Jan 1969 | |
24 | Ard Schenk | NED | 15:01.6 | Göteborg | SWE | outdoor - artificial | 14 Feb 1971 | |
25 | Ard Schenk | NED | 14:55.9 | Inzell | FRG | outdoor - artificial | 14 Mar 1971 | |
26 | Viktor Varlamov | URS | 14:52.73 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - artificial | 25 Mar 1975 | |
27 | Sten Stensen | NOR | 14:50.31 | Oslo | NOR | outdoor - natural | 25 Jan 1976 | |
28 | Piet Kleine | NED | 14:43.92 | Inzell | FRG | outdoor - artificial | 13 Mar 1976 | |
29 | Sten Stensen | NOR | 14:38.08 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - artificial | 21 Mar 1976 | |
30 | Viktor Lyoskin | URS | 14:34.33 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - artificial | 3 Apr 1977 | |
31 | Eric Heiden | USA | 14:28.13 | Lake Placid | USA | outdoor - artificial | 23 Feb 1980 | |
32 | Dmitry Ogloblin | URS | 14:26.71 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - artificial | 29 Mar 1980 | |
33 | Tomas Gustafson | SWE | 14:23.59 | Oslo | NOR | outdoor - natural | 31 Jan 1982 | |
34 | Igor Malkov | URS | 14:21.51 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - artificial | 24 Mar 1984 | |
35 | Geir Karlstad | NOR | 14:12.14 | Inzell | FRG | outdoor - artificial | 16 Feb 1986 | |
36 | Geir Karlstad | NOR | 14:03.92 | Heerenveen | NED | indoor - artificial | 15 Feb 1987 | |
37 | Geir Karlstad | NOR | 13:48.51 | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 6 Dec 1987 | |
38 | Tomas Gustafson | SWE | 13:48.20 | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 21 Feb 1988 | |
39 | Johann Olav Koss | NOR | 13:43.54 | Heerenveen | NED | indoor - artificial | 10 Feb 1991 | |
40 | Johann Olav Koss | NOR | 13:30.55 | Hamar | NOR | indoor - artificial | 20 Feb 1994 | |
41 | Gianni Romme | NED | 13:15.33 | * | Nagano | JPN | indoor - artificial | 17 Feb 1998 |
42 | Gianni Romme | NED | 13:08.71 | * | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 29 Mar 1998 |
43 | Gianni Romme | NED | 13:03.40 | * | Heerenveen | NED | indoor - artificial | 26 Nov 2000 |
44 | Jochem Uytdehaage | NED | 12:58.92 | * | Salt Lake City | USA | indoor - artificial | 22 Feb 2002 |
45 | Carl Verheijen | NED | 12:57.92 | * | Heerenveen | NED | indoor - artificial | 4 Dec 2005 |
46 | Chad Hedrick | USA | 12:55.11 | * | Salt Lake City | USA | indoor - artificial | 31 Dec 2005 |
47 | Sven Kramer | NED | 12:51.60 | * | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 19 Mar 2006 |
48 | Sven Kramer | NED | 12:49.88 | * | Heerenveen | NED | indoor - artificial | 11 Feb 2007 |
49 | Sven Kramer | NED | 12:41.69 | * | Salt Lake City | USA | indoor - artificial | 10 Mar 2007 |
50 | Ted-Jan Bloemen | CAN | 12:36.30 | * | Salt Lake City | USA | indoor - artificial | 21 Nov 2015 |
51 | Graeme Fish | CAN | 12:33.86 | * | Salt Lake City | USA | indoor - artificial | 14 Feb 2020 |
52 | Nils van der Poel | SWE | 12:32.95 | * | Heerenveen | NED | indoor - artificial | 14 Feb 2021 |
* | = record skated on klap skates |