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World Record Progression of 30,000 Metres

Mark Wind Competitor DOB Country Venue Date
1:26:47.4h Moses MOSOP 07 JUL 1985 KEN KEN Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 03 JUN 2011
1:29:18.8h Toshihiko SEKO 15 JUL 1956 JPN JPN Christchurch (NZL) 22 MAR 1981
1:31:30.4h Jim ALDER 10 JUN 1940 GBR GBR London (GBR) 05 SEP 1970
1:32:25.4h James HOGAN 28 MAY 1933 GBR GBR Walton-on-Thames (GBR) 12 NOV 1966
1:32:34.6h Timothy JOHNSTON 11 MAR 1941 GBR GBR Walton-on-Thames (GBR) 16 OCT 1965
1:34:01.8h Jim ALDER 10 JUN 1940 GBR GBR Walton-on-Thames (GBR) 17 OCT 1964
1:34:32.0h Viktor BAYKOV 09 FEB 1935 URS URS Moskva (URS) 22 JUN 1963
1:34:41.2h Aurèle VANDENDRIESSCHE 04 JUL 1932 BEL BEL Waregem (BEL) 03 OCT 1962
1:35:01.0h Albert IVANOV 01 SEP 1931 URS URS Moskva (URS) 06 JUN 1957
1:35:03.6h Antti VISKARI 01 MAY 1928 FIN FIN Lappeenranta (FIN) 21 OCT 1956
1:35:23.8h Emil ZÁTOPEK 19 SEP 1922 TCH TCH Stará Boleslav (TCH) 26 OCT 1952
1:38:54.0h Yakov MOSKACHENKOV 07 AUG 1916 URS URS Moskva (URS) 03 OCT 1951
1:39:14.6h Feodosy VANIN 25 FEB 1914 URS URS Tbilisi (URS) 30 OCT 1949
1:40:46.4h Mikko HIETANEN 22 SEP 1911 FIN FIN Jyväskylä (FIN) 20 JUN 1948
1:40:49.8h Mikko HIETANEN 22 SEP 1911 FIN FIN Jyväskylä (FIN) 28 SEP 1947
1:40:57.6h José RIBAS 01 OCT 1899 ARG ARG Buenos Aires (ARG) 27 MAY 1932
1:42:30.4h Juan Carlos ZABALA 11 OCT 1911 ARG ARG Wien (AUT) 10 OCT 1931
1:43:07.8h Väinö SIPILÄ 24 DEC 1897 FIN FIN Tampere (FIN) 16 SEP 1928
1:46:11.6h Albin STENROOS 24 FEB 1889 FIN FIN Viipuri (FIN) 31 AUG 1924
1:47:13.4h Hannes KOLEHMAINEN 09 DEC 1889 FIN FIN Viipuri (FIN) 01 OCT 1922
1:48:06.2h Albin STENROOS 24 FEB 1889 FIN FIN Helsinki (FIN) 26 SEP 1915

Legend

* Pending ratification. Mx: mixed gender race. Wo: women only race. (i): set indoor.