The 10,000 meters is the longest standard athletics track event. Most of those running such races also compete in road races and cross country running events.
The World records are: For men:
For women:
- Wang Junxia of China in 29:31.78 (5.64 m/s) in 1993
The Greek records are: For men
- Spyros Andriopoulos 28:07.17 at the Rome World championships on August 29, 1987
For women:
- Chrysostomia Iakovou 32:18.62 at the European Championships of Munich on August 6, 2002