Chronology world records men's and women's

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

Chronology 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
9.72	Usain Bolt	Jam	2008
9.69	Usain Bolt	Jam	2008
9.58	Usain Bolt	Jam	2009

Chronology Marathon
2:00.35	Kelvin Kiptum	Chicago	2023
2:01.39	Eliud Kipchoge	Berlin	2018
2:02.57	Dennis Kimetto	Berlin	2014
2:03.23	Wilson Kipsang	Berlin	2013
2:03.38	Patrick Makau	Berlijn	2011
2:03:59	Haile Gebrselassie	Berlin	2008
2:04:26	Haile Gebrselassie	Berlin	2007
2:04:55	Paul Tergat	Berlin	2003
2:05:38	Khalid Khannouchi	Londen	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

Chronology halve Marathon
57:31	Jacob Kiplimo	Lisboa	2021
57:32	Kibiwott Kandie	Valencia	2020
58:01	Geoffrey Kamworor	Kopenhagen	2019
58:18	Abraham Kiptum	Valencia	2018
58:22	Zersenay Tadese	Lisboa	2010
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

Chronology 10km
26.11:00	Joshua Cheptegei	Valencia	2020
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	M?chen	1972
27:54:69	Mohamed Gammoudi	M?chen	1972
27:56:25	Rashid Sharafetdinov	Helsinki	1971
28:11:71	Lachie Stewart	Edinburgh	1970
28:12:40	Leonid Mikitienko	Leningrad	1968

Women

Chronology Marathon
2:11:53	Tigist Assefa	Berlin	2023
2:14:04	Brigid Kosgei	Chicago	2019
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

Chronology halve Marathon
1:02:52	Letesenbet Gidey	Valencia	2021
1:04.02	Ruth Chepngetich	Istanboel	2021
1:04.51	Joyciline Jepkosgei	Valencia	2017
1:05:50	Mary Keitany	Ras Al Khaimah	2011
1:05:40 (not recognised)	Paula Radcliffe	Newcastle	2003
1:05:44 (not recognised)	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

Chronology 10km
28:54:14	Beatrice Chebet	Eugene	2024
29:01:03	Letesenbet Gidey	Hengelo	2021
29:06:82	Sifan Hassan	Hengelo	2021
29:17.45	Almaz Ayana	Rio de Janeiro	2016
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