World Records
Perf Athlete DOB Nat Venue Date
56:26.0 + Haile Gebrselassie 18/04/1973 ETH Ostrava 27/06/2007
Area Records
Area Perf Athlete DOB Nat Venue Date
AFRICA 56:26.0 + Haile Gebrselassie 18/04/1973 ETH Ostrava 27/06/2007
ASIA 57:48.7 Toshihiko Seko 15/07/1956 JPN Odawara 11/05/1985
EUROPE 57:18.4 + Dionisio Castro 22/11/1963 POR La Fléche 31/03/1990
NORTH,CENTRAL AMERICA&C. 56:55.6 + Arturo Barrios 12/12/1962 MEX La Fléche 30/03/1991
OCEANIA 58:37.2 Robert de Castella 27/02/1957 AUS Roma 17/04/1982
SOUTH AMERICA 1:03:09 Robinson Semolini 20/03/1971 BRA Plovdiv 12/08/1990
+ = in route to longer distance
World Records
Perf Athlete DOB Nat Venue Date
1:05:26.6 Tegla Loroupe 09/05/1973 KEN Borgholzhausen 03/09/2000
Area Records
Area Perf Athlete DOB Nat Venue Date
AFRICA 1:05:26.6 Tegla Loroupe 09/05/1973 KEN Borgholzhausen 03/09/2000
ASIA 1:06:48.8 Izumi Maki 10/12/1968 JPN Amagasaki 19/09/1993
EUROPE 1:06:55.5 Rosa Mota 29/06/1958 POR Lisboa 14/05/1983