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For an overview of the development of the world record 10km and (half) marathon: Chronology world records.

Men's

Track
100m	9.74		Asafa Powell	Jam	2007		Rieti
200m	19.32		Michael Johnson	USA	1996		Atlanta
400m	43.18		Michael Johnson	USA	1999		Seville
800m	1:41.11		Wilson Kipketer	Den	1997		Cologne
1000m	2:11.96		Noah Ngeny	Ken	1999		Rieti
1500m	3:26.00		Hicham El Guerrouj	Mar	1999		Rome
1610m	3:43.13		Hicham El Guerrouj	Mar	1998		Rome
2000m	4:44.79		Hicham El Guerrouj	Mar	1999		Berlijn
3000m	7:20.67		Daniel Komen	Ken	1996		Rieti
5000m	12:37.37		Kenenisa Bekele	Eth	2004		Hengelo
10000m	26:17.53		Kenenisa Bekele	Eth	2005		Brussel
20000m	56:25.98		Haile Gebrselassie	Eth	2007		Ostrava
One hour	21285m		Haile Gebrselassie	Eth	2007		Ostrava


Road
15km	41:29		Felix Limo	Ken	2001		Nijmegen
16.1km	44:24		Haile Gebrselassie	Eth	2005		Tilburg
20km	55.31		Samuel Wanjiru	Ken	2007		Den Haag
21.1km	58:35		Samuel Wanjiru	Ken	2007		Den Haag
25km	1:11.37		Haile Gebrselassie	Eth	2006		Alphen
30km	1:28:00		Takayuki Matsumiya	Jap	2005		Kumamoto
42.2km	2:04:26		Haile Gebrselassie	Eth	2007		Berlijn

Women's

Track
100m	10.49		Florence Griffith Joyner	USA	1988		Indianapolis
200m	21.34		Florence Griffith Joyner	USA	1988		Seoul
400m	47.60		Marita Koch	Ger	1985		Canberra
800m	1:53.28		Jarmila Kratochvílová	Tch	1983		München
1000m	2:28.98		Svetlana Masterkova	Rus	1996		Brussel
1500m	3:50.46		Qu Yunxia	Chn	1993		Beijing
1610m	4:12.56		Svetlana Masterkova	Rus	1996		Zürich
2000m	5:25.36		Sonia O'Sullivan	Irl	1994		Edinburgh
3000m	8:06.11		Wang Junxia	Chn	1993		Beijing
5000m	14.16.63		Meseret Defar	Eth	2007		Olso
10000m	29:31.78		Wang Junxia	Chn	1993		Beijing


Road
15km	46.55		Kayoko Fukushi	Jap	2006		Marugame
16.1km	50:01		Paula Radcliffe	GBR	2003		Newcastle
20km	1:02.57		Lornah Kiplagat	Ned	2007		Udine
21.1km	1:06.25		Lornah Kiplagat	Ned	2007		Udine
25km	1:20:36		Paula Radcliffe	GBR	2003		London
30km	1:36:36		Paula Radcliffe	GBR	2003		London
42.2km	2:15:25		Paula Radcliffe	GBR	2003		London

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