World Athletics

Type	Mark	Competitor	DOB	Country	Venue	Date
World Records	29:01.03	Letesenbet GIDEY	20 MAR 1998	ETH	Blankers-Koen Stadion, Hengelo (NED)	08 JUN 2021
World Championships in Athletics Records	30:04.18	Berhane ADERE	23 NOV 1973	ETH	Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA)	23 AUG 2003
World Leading 2021	29:01.03	Letesenbet GIDEY	20 MAR 1998	ETH	Blankers-Koen Stadion, Hengelo (NED)	08 JUN 2021
Olympic Games Records	29:17.45	Almaz AYANA	21 NOV 1991	ETH	Estádio Olímpico, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)	12 AUG 2016
Area Records - Africa	29:17.45	Almaz AYANA	21 NOV 1991	ETH	Estádio Olímpico, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)	12 AUG 2016
Area Records - Africa	29:01.03 *	Letesenbet GIDEY	20 MAR 1998	ETH	Blankers-Koen Stadion, Hengelo (NED)	08 JUN 2021
Area Records - Asia	29:31.78	Junxia WANG	09 JAN 1973	CHN	Beijing (CHN)	08 SEP 1993
Area Records - Europe	29:06.82	Sifan HASSAN	01 JAN 1993	NED	Blankers-Koen Stadion, Hengelo (NED)	06 JUN 2021
Area Records - NACAC	30:13.17	Molly HUDDLE	31 AUG 1984	USA	Estádio Olímpico, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)	12 AUG 2016
Area Records - Oceania	30:35.54	Kimberley SMITH	19 NOV 1981	NZL	Palo Alto, CA (USA)	04 MAY 2008
Area Records - South America	31:47.76	Carmen DE OLIVEIRA	17 AUG 1965	BRA	Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart (GER)	21 AUG 1993

Type	Mark	Competitor	DOB	Country	Venue	Date
World U20 Records	30:26.50	Linet Chepkwemoi MASAI	05 DEC 1989	KEN	National Stadium, Beijing (CHN)	15 AUG 2008
World U20 Championships Records	32:29.90	Junxia WANG	09 JAN 1973	CHN	Olympic Stadium, Jamsil, Seoul (KOR)	19 SEP 1992
World U20 Leading 2021	33:45.62	Shujia DENG	09 JUN 2002	CHN	Xi'an (CHN)	28 APR 2021

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