World record progression 10,000 m speed skating men

The world record progression 10,000 m speed skating men as recognised by the International Skating Union:

NrNameNationResultDateVenueMeeting1 Oskar Fredriksen 20:21.4 14 January 1893 Amsterdam2 Halfdan Nielsen 19:47.4 13 February 1893 Stockholm 3 Frithiof Ericson 19:22.8 7 January 1894 Stockholm 4 Jaap Eden 19:12.4 10 February 1894 Stockholm 5 Jaap Eden 17:56.0 23 February 1895 Hamar 6 Peder Østlund 17:50.6 11 February 1900 Davos 7 Oscar Mathisen 17:46.3 18 February 1912 Kristiania 8 Oscar Mathisen 17:36.4 25 January 1913 Trondhjem 9 Oscar Mathisen 17:22.6 1 February 1913 Kristiania 10 Armand Carlsen 17:17.4 5 February 1928 Davos 11 Ivar Ballangrud 17:14.4 6 February 1938 Davos 12 Charles Mathiesen 17:01.5 3 March 1940 Hamar 13 Hjalmar Andersen 16:57.4 6 February 1949 Davos 14 Hjalmar Andersen 16:51.4 27 January 1952 Gjøvik 15 Hjalmar Andersen 16:32.6 10 February 1952 Hamar ECh Allround 1952 16 Kjell Bäckman 16:14.2 27 February 1960 Squaw Valley 17 Knut Johannesen 15:46.6 27 February 1960 Squaw Valley OG 1960 18 Jonny Nilsson 15:33.0 24 February 1963 Karuizawa WCh Allround 1963 19 Fred Anton Maier 15:32.2 6 February 1966 Oslo 20 Fred Anton Maier 15:31.8 28 February 1967 Inzell 21 Fred Anton Maier 15:29.5 21 January 1968 Horten 22 Fred Anton Maier 15:20.3 28 January 1968 Oslo 23 Per Willy Guttormsen 15:16.1 10 March 1968 Inzell 24 Kees Verkerk 15:03.6 26 January 1969 Inzell ECh 1969 25 Ard Schenk 15:01.6 14 February 1971 Gothenburg WCh 1971 26 Ard Schenk 14:55.9 14 March 1971 Inzell 27 Viktor Varlamov 14:52.73 25 March 1975 Medeo 28 Sten Stensen 14:50.31 25 January 1976 Oslo ECh 1976 29 Piet Kleine 14:43.92 13 March 1976 Inzell 30 Sten Stensen 14:38.08 21 March 1976 Medeo 31 Viktor Lyoshkin 14:34.33 3 April 1977 Medeo 32 Eric Heiden 14:28.13 23 February 1980 Lake Placid OG 1980 33 Dmitry Ogloblin 14:26.71 29 March 1980 Medeo 34 Tomas Gustafson 14:23.59 31 January 1982 Oslo Allround ECh 1982 35 Igor Malkov 14:21.51 24 March 1984 Medeo 36 Geir Karlstad 14:12.14 16 February 1986 Inzell Allround WCh 1986 37 Geir Karlstad 14:03.92 15 February 1987 Heerenveen Allround WCh 1987 38 Geir Karlstad 13:48.51 6 December 1987 Calgary Speed skating World Cup 1986/87 – World Cup 3 39 Tomas Gustafson 13:48.20 21 February 1988 Calgary OG 1988 40 Johann Olav Koss 13:43.54 10 February 1991 Heerenveen Allround WCh 1991 41 Johann Olav Koss 13:30.55 20 February 1994 Hamar OG 1994 42 Gianni Romme 13:15.33 17 February 1998 Nagano OG 1998 43 Gianni Romme 13:08.71 29 March 1998 Calgary World Single Distance Championships 44 Gianni Romme 13:03.40 26 November 2000 Heerenveen 45 Jochem Uytdehaage 12:58.92 22 February 2002 Salt Lake City OG 2002 46 Carl Verheijen 12:57.92 4 December 2005 Heerenveen 47 Chad Hedrick 12:55.11 31 December 2005 Salt Lake City 48 Sven Kramer 12:51.60 19 March 2006 Calgary Allround WCh 2006 49 Sven Kramer 12:49.88 11 February 2007 Heerenveen Allround WCh 2007 50 Sven Kramer 12:41.69 10 March 2007 Salt Lake City World Single Distance Championships 51 Ted-Jan Bloemen 12:36.30 21 November 2015 Salt Lake City World Cup52 Graeme Fish 12:33.86 14 February 2020 Salt Lake City World Single Distance Championships53 Nils van der Poel 12:32.95 14 February 2021 Heerenveen World Single Distance Championships54 Nils van der Poel 12:30.74 11 February 2022 Beijing OG 202255 Davide Ghiotto 12:25.69 25 January 2025 Calgary 2024–25 ISU World Cup 3

References Historical World Records. International Skating Union.