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An overview of the development of the world records and the fastest 10km and (half) marathons for the ladies and men's. For an overview of world records of 100m up to and including the marathon: World records.

Men's

Chronologie 100m

10.60	Donald Lippincot	USA	1912
10.40	Charles Paddock	USA	1921
10.30	Percy William	Can	1930
10.20	Jesse Owens	USA	1936
10.10	Willie Williams	USA	1956
10.00	Armin Hary	Dui	1960
9.95	Jim Hines	USA	1968
9.93	Calvin Smith	USA	1983
9.92	Carl Lewis	USA	1987
9.90	Leroy Burrell	USA	1991
9.86	Carl Lewis	USA	1991
9.85	Leroy Burrell	USA	1994
9.84	Donovan Bailey	Can	1996
9.79	Maurice Greene	USA	1999
9.78	Tim Montgomery	USA	2002
9.77	Asafa Powell	Jam	2005
9.77	Justin Gatlin	USA	2005
9.74	Asafa Powell	Jam	2007

Chronology marathon

2:04:26	Haile Gebrselassie	Berlin	2007
2:04:55	Paul Tergat	Berlin	2003
2:05:38	Khalid Khannouchi	London	2002
2:05:42	Khalid Khannouchi	Chicago	1999
2:06:05	Ronaldo da Costa	Berlin	1998
2:06:50	Belayneh Dinsamo	Rotterdam	1988
2:07:12	Carlos Lopes	Rotterdam	1985
2:08:05	Steve Jones	Chicago	1984
2:08:13	Alberto Salazar	New York	1981
2:08:33	Derek Clayton	Antwerp	1969
2:09:36	Derek Clayton	Fukuoka	1967
2.12.00	Morio Shigematsu	Chiswick	1965
2.12.12	Abebe Bikila	Tokio	1964
2.13.55	Basil Heatley	Chiswick	1964
2.14.28	Buddy Edelen	Chiswick	1963
2.15.16	Toru Terasawa	Beppu	1963
2.15.17	Sergej Popov	Stockholm	1958
2.17.40	Jim Peters	Chiswick	1954

Fastest Marathons

2:04:55	Paul Tergat	Berlin	2003
2:04:56	Sammy Korir	Berlin	2003
2:05:38	Khalid Khannouchi	London	2002
2:05:42	Khalid Khannouchi	Chicago	1999
2:06:05	Ronaldo da Costa	Berlin	1998
2:06:16	Moses Tanui	Chicago	1999
2:06:22	Robert Cheboror	Amsterdam	2004
2:06:33	Gert Thys	Tokyo	1999
2:06:36	Antonio Pinto	London	2000
2:06:39	William Kipsang	Amsterdam	2003
2:06:42	Felix Limo	Amsterdam	2003
2:06:44	Josephat Kiprono	Berlin	1999

Chronology half marathon

58:35	Samuel Wanjiru	Den Haag	2007
58:53	Samuel Wanjiru	Dubai	2007
59:16	Samuel Wanjiru	Rotterdam	2005
59:17	Paul Tergat	Milano	1998
59:43	Antonio Pinto	Lisboa	1998
59:47	Moses Tanui	Milano	1993
1:00:06	Steve Moneghetti	Tokyo	1993
1:00:11	Matthew Temane	London	1987
1:00:43	Mike Musyoki	Newcastle	1986
1:00:57	Mike Musyoki	Philadelphia	1985
1:01:18	Rob de Castella	Milano	1982
1:01:47	Herb Lindsay	Manchester	1981

Fastest half Marathons

58:35	Samuel Wanjiru	Den Haag	2007
58:53	Samuel Wanjiru	Dubai	2007
59:16	Samuel Wanjiru	Rotterdam	2005
59:17	Paul Tergat	Milano	1998
59:31	Patrick Ivuti	Lisboa	2000
59:38	Phaustin Baha Sulle	Lisboa	2000
59:43	Antonio Pinto	Lisboa	1998
59:47	Moses Tanui	Milano	1993
59:51	William Kiplagat	Lisboa	2000
59:52	Fabian Roncero	Berlin	2001
59:56	Paul Tergat	Milano	1995
59:56	Shem Kororia	Kosice	1997

Chronology 10km

26.17:53	Kenenisa Bekele	Brussel	2005
26.20:32	Kenenisa Bekele	Ostrava	2004
26:22:75	Haile Gebrselassie	Hengelo	1998
26:27:85	Paul Tergat	Bruxelles	1997
26:31:32	Haile Gebrselassie	Oslo	1997
26:38:08	Salah Hissou	Bruxelles	1996
26:43:53	Haile Gebrselassie	Hengelo	1995
26:52:23	William Sigei	Oslo	1994
26:58:38	Yobes Ondieki	Oslo	1993
27:07:91	Richard Chelimo	Stockholm	1993
27:08:23	Arturo Barrios	West Berlin	1989
27:13:81	Fernando Mamede	Stockholm	1984
27:22:47	Henry Rono	Wien	1978
27:38:35	Lasse Viren	München	1972
27:54:69	Mohamed Gammoudi	München	1972
27:56:25	Rashid Sharafetdinov	Helsinki	1971
28:11:71	Lachie Stewart	Edinburgh	1970
28:12:40	Leonid Mikitienko	Leningrad	1968

Fastest 10km's

26.20:32	Kenenisa Bekele	Ostrava	2004
26:22:75	Haile Gebrselassie	Hengelo	1998
26:27:85	Paul Tergat	Bruxelles	1997
26:31:32	Haile Gebrselassie	Oslo	1997
26:36:26	Paul Koech	Bruxelles	1997
26:38:08	Salah Hissou	Bruxelles	1996
26.39:69	Sileshi Sihine	Hengelo	2004
26.41:58	Haile Gebrselassie	Hengelo	2004
26:43:53	Haile Gebrselassie	Hengelo	1995
26:46:44	Paul Tergat	Bruxelles	1998
26:47:89	Paul Koech	Bruxelles	1998
26:51:49	Charles Kamathi	Bruxelles	1999
26:52:23	William Sigei	Oslo	1994

Women's

Chronology marathon

2:15:25	Paula Radcliffe	London	2003
2:17:18	Paula Radcliffe	Chicago	2002
2:20:43	Tegla Loroupe	Berlin	1999
2:20:47	Tegla Loroupe	Rotterdam	1998
2:21:06	Ingrid Kristiansen	London	1985
2:22:43	Joan Benoit	Boston	1983
2:26:46	Allison Roe	Boston	1981
2:35:12	Gayle Olinek	Metairie	1980

Fastest marathons

2:15:25	Paula Radcliffe	London	2003
2:17:18	Paula Radcliffe	Chicago	2002
2:19:55	Catherine Ndereba	Chicago	2002
2:20:43	Tegla Loroupe	Berlin	1999
2:20:47	Tegla Loroupe	Rotterdam	1998
2:21:06	Ingrid Kristiansen	London	1985
2:21:16	Deena Drossin	Chicago	2002
2:21:21	Joan Benoit	Chicago	1985
2:21:33	Catherine Ndereba	Chicago	2001
2:21:47	Naoko Takahashi	Bangkok	1998
2:22:07	Tegla Loroupe	Rotterdam	1997
2:22:12	Eri Yamaguchi	Tokyo	1999
2:22:19	Naoko Takahashi	Nagoya	2000
2:22:23	Catherina McKiernan	Amsterdam	1998
2:22:31	Margaret Okayo	New York	2003
2:22:36	Lornah Kiplagat	Chicago	2001
2:22:43	Joan Benoit	Boston	1983
2:22:48	Ingrid Kristiansen	London	1987
2:22:48	Tegla Loroupe	Rotterdam	1999

Chronology half marathon

* 1:05:40	Paula Radcliffe	Newcastle	2003
* 1:05:44	Susan Chepkemei	Lisboa	2001
1:06.25	Lornah Kiplagat	Udine	2007
1:06:40	Ingrid Kristiansen	Sandnes	1987
1:08:34	Joan Benoit	Philadelphia	1984
1:09:14	Joan Benoit	Philadelphia	1983

Fastest half Marathons

* 1:05:40	Paula Radcliffe	Newcastle	2003
* 1:05:44	Susan Chepkemei	Lisboa	2001
1:06.25	Lornah Kiplagat	Udine	2007
1:06:34	Lornah Kiplagat	Lisboa	2001
1:06:40	Ingrid Kristiansen	Sandnes	1987
1:06:43	Masako Chiba	Tokyo	1997
1:06:44	Elana Meyer	Tokyo	1999
1:06:47	Paula Radcliffe	Bristol	2001
1:06:49	Esther Wanjiru	Tokyo	1999
1:06:56	Lornah Kiplagat	Den Haag	2000
1:07:03	Derartu Tulu	Lisboa	2001
1:07:07	Paula Radcliffe	Newcastle	2001
1:07:11	Elizabeth McColgan	Tokyo	1992

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Chronology 10km

29:31:78	Wang Junxia	Beijing	1993
30:13:37	Zhong Huandi	Beijing	1993
30:13:74	Ingrid Kristiansen	Oslo	1986
30:59:42	Ingrid Kristiansen	Oslo	1985
31:13:78	Olga Bondarenko	Kiev	1984
31:27:58	Raisa Tatarinova	Odessa	1983
31:35:30	Mary Slaney	Eugene	1982
31:45:40	Loa Olafsson	Copenhagen	1978

Fastest 10km's

29:31:78	Wang Junxia	Beijing	1993
30:01:09	Paula Radcliffe	München	2002
30:13:37	Zhong Huandi	Beijing	1993
30:13:74	Ingrid Kristiansen	Oslo	1986
30:17:49	Derartu Tulu	Sydney	2000
30:22:48	Genetesh Wami	Sydney	2000
30:22:88	Fernanda Ribeiro	Sydney	2000
30:23:25	Ingrid Kristiansen	Stuttgart	1986
30:24:56	Genetesh Wami	Sevilla	1999
30:26:97	Paula Radcliffe	Sydney	2000
30:27:13	Paula Radcliffe	Sevilla	1999
30:32:03	Tegla Loroupe	Sevilla	1999
30:37:26	Tegla Loroupe	Sydney	2000
30:38:09	Dong Yanmei	Shanghai	1997
30:39:41	Lan Lixin	Shanghai	1997