IAAF World Championships 10,000 meters

Dates/Venues (11 runnings)

Men	Women	Venue
27 Aug 2007	25 Aug 2007	Osaka JPN
08 Aug 2005	06 Aug 2005	Helsinki FIN
24 Aug 2003	23 Aug 2003	Paris FRA
08 Aug 2001	07 Aug 2001	Edmonton CAN
24 Aug 1999	26 Aug 1999	Seville ESP
06 Aug 1997	05 Aug 1997	Athens GRE
08 Aug 1995	09 Aug 1995	Goteborg SWE
22 Aug 1993	21 Aug 1993	Stuttgart GER
26 Aug 1991	30 Aug 1991	Tokyo JPN
29 Aug 1987	04 Sep 1987	Rome ITA
09 Aug 1983	.	Helsinki FIN

Medalists

2007

G	27:05.90	Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)	31:55.41	Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)
S	27:09.03	Sileshi Sihene (ETH)	31:59.40	Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR)
B	27:12.17	Martin Irungu (KEN)	32:02.05	Kara Goucher (USA)

2005

G	27:08.33	Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)	30:24.02	Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)
S	27:08.87	Sileshi Sihene (ETH)	30:25.41	Birhane Adere (ETH)
B	27:08.96	Moses Mosop (KEN)	30:26.00	Ejagayou Dibaba (ETH)

2003

G	26:49.57	Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)	30:04.18	Birhane Adere (ETH)
S	26:50.77	Haile Gebreselasie (ETH)	30:07.15	Worknesh Kidane (ETH)
B	27:01.44	Sileshi Sihene (ETH)	30:07.20	Ying-jie Sun (CHN)

2001

G	27:53.25	Charles Kamathi (KEN)	31:48.81	Derartu Tulu (ETH)
S	27:53.97	Assefa Mezgebu (ETH)	31:48.85	Birhane Adere (ETH)
B	27:54.41	Haile Gebreselasie (ETH)	31:49.98	Getenesh Wami (ETH)

1999

G	27:57.27	Haile Gebreselasie (ETH)	30:24.56	Getenesh Wami (ETH)
S	27:58.56	Paul Tergat (KEN)	30:27.13	Paula Radcliffe (ENG)
B	27:59.15	Assefa Mezgebu (ETH)	30:32.03	Tegla Loroupe (KEN)

1997

G	27:24.58	Haile Gebreselasie (ETH)	31:32.92	Sally Barsosio (KEN)
S	27:25.62	Paul Tergat (KEN)	31:39.15	Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)
B	27:28.67	Salah Hissou (MAR)	31:41.93	Masako Chiba (JPN)

1995

G	27:12.95	Haile Gebreselasie (ETH)	31:04.99	Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)
S	27:14.53	Khalid Skah (MAR)	31:08.10	Derartu Tulu (ETH)
B	27:14.70	Paul Tergat (KEN)	31:17.66	Tegla Loroupe (KEN)

1993

G	27:46.02	Haile Gebreselasie (ETH)	30:49.30	Jun-xia Wang (CHN)
S	27:46.54	Moses Tanui (KEN)	31:12.55	Huan-di Zhong (CHN)
B	28:06.02	Richard Chelimo (KEN)	31:15.38	Sally Barsosio (KEN)

1991

G	27:38.74	Moses Tanui (KEN)	31:14.31	Liz McColgan (SCO)
S	27:39.41	Richard Chelimo (KEN)	31:35.08	Huan-di Zhong (CHN)
B	27:41.74	Khalid Skah (MAR)	31:35.99	Xiu-ting Wang (CHN)

1987

G	27:38.63	Paul Kipkoech (KEN)	31:05.85	Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
S	27:48.98	Francesco Panetta (ITA)	31:09.40	Elena Viazova (UKR)
B	27:50.37	Hans-Jorg Kunze (GER)	31:11.34	Katrin Wessel (GER)

1983

G	28:01.04	Alberto Cova (ITA)
S	28:01.18	Werner Schildhauer (GER)
B	28:01.26	Hans-Jorg Kunze (GER)

Medal Count by Country

Men
       G   S   B   Score
ETH    7   4   3     51
KEN    3   4   4     31
ITA    1   1   0      8
GER    0   1   2      5
MAR    0   1   2      5

Women
       G   S   B   Score
ETH    5   4   2     39
CHN    1   2   2     13
POR    1   1   0      8
KEN    1   0   3      8
NOR    1   0   0      5
TUR    0   1   0      3
UKR    0   1   0      3
GER    0   0   1      1
JPN    0   0   1      1
USA    0   0   1      1

scoring is G = 5, S = 3, B = 1

Multiple Medal Winners

Men 
24  Haile Gebreselasie (ETH)       G (1993) G (1995) G (1997) G (1999) B (2001) S (2003)
15  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)       G (2003) G (2005) G (2007)
 8  Moses Tanui (KEN)           G (1991) S (1993)
 7  Paul Tergat (KEN)           B (1995) S (1997) S (1999)
 7  Sileshi Sihene (ETH)        S (2003) B (2005) S (2007)
 4  Richard Chelimo (KEN)       S (1991) B (1993)
 4  Khalid Skah (MAR)           B (1991) S (1995)
 4  Assefa Mezgebu (ETH)        B (1999) S (2001)
 2  Hans-Jorg Kunze (GER)       B (1983) B (1987)

Women 
11  Birhane Adere (ETH)         S (2001) G (2003) S (2005)
10  Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)       G (2005) G (2007) 
 8  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)      G (1995) S (1997)
 8  Derartu Tulu (ETH)          S (1995) G (2001)
 6  Sally Barsosio (KEN)        B (1993) G (1997)
 6  Getenesh Wami (ETH)         G (1999) B (2001)
 6  Huan-di Zhong (CHN)         S (1991) S (1993)
 2  Tegla Loroupe (KEN)         B (1995) B (1999)

Prize Money (ADR qualified runners)

Year       Men     Women      Total
2007  $150,000  $150,000   $300,000
2005   150,000   150,000    300,000
2003   150,000   150,000    300,000
2001   130,000   130,000    260,000
1999   110,000   110,000    220,000
1997   110,000   110,000    220,000
Sums  $800,000  $800,000 $1,600,000

Competitive Level (1992-date)

Year     Men   Women
2007    1027     944
2005    1006    1009
2003     960     951
2001     943     972
1999     960     986
1997     985    1015
1995    1008     983
1993     979    1021

Race Time Bias (sec/km)

Year     Men   Women
2007    +0.1    +4.8
2005    -2.9    -4.1
2003    -2.1    -4.7
2001    +0.3    +1.2
1999    +2.2    -1.2
1997    +0.7    +0.4
1995    -1.4    -0.5
1993    +3.1    -0.3
1991    -0.5    +1.4
1987    +0.3    -1.9
1983    +0.2     n/h

Quality Performances

Men
<27:00       2
<27:20      21
<27:40      40
<28:00     108
<28:20     201
<28:40     284
<29:00     325
<29:20     345

Women
<30:30      12
<31:00      22
<31:30      49
<32:00     109
<32:30     199
<33:00     269
<33:30     332
<34:00     357
<34:30     370

Note: Totals include heats

Last Updated on 27 Aug 2007