2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres
Record Perf Athlete Nat Date Location
World 29:17.45 Almaz Ayana ETH 12 Aug 2016 Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
World Championships 30:04.18 Berhane Adere ETH 23 Aug 2003 Paris , France
World leading in 2017 30:40.87 Gelete Burka ETH 10 Jun 2017 Hengelo , Netherlands
African 29:17.45 Almaz Ayana ETH 12 Aug 2016 Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
Asian 29:31.78 Junxia Wang CHN 8 Sep 1993 Beijing , China
North , Central American and Caribbean 30:13.17 Molly Huddle USA 12 Aug 2016 Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
South American 31:47.76 Carmem de Oliveira BRA 21 Aug 1993 Stuttgart , Germany
European 29:56.34 Elvan Abeylegesse TUR 15 Aug 2008 Beijing , China
Oceanian 30:35.54 Kim Smith NZL 4 May 2008 Palo Alto , United States
Records
Before the competition , the records were as follows : [ 6 ]
The women's 10,000 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Stadium on 5 August.