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Athletics 15K run
Men's records
World	Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 41:05 (2018)
Women's records
World	Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN) 45:37+ (2017)

The 15K run (15 kilometers, or approximately 9.32 miles) is a long distance foot race. It is a rarely held race that is not recognized as an Olympic event. The world best for men is held by Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda who ran a time of 41:05 at the Seven Hills Race in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. The women's world best is held by Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya who ran a time of 45:37+ in Prague, Czech Republic.^[1]

Between 1985 and 1991, the IAAF World Women's Road Race Championships was contested over the 15 km distance.

All-time top 25

• + = en route to longer performance

Men

• Correct as of November 2018.^[2]
  

Rank	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Race	Place	Ref
1	41:05	Joshua Cheptegei	Uganda	18 November 2018	Zevenheuvelenloop	Nijmegen	[3]
2	41:13	Leonard Komon	Kenya	21 November 2010	Zevenheuvelenloop	Nijmegen	[4]
3	41:22+	Haile Gebrselassie	Ethiopia	4 September 2005		Tilburg
4	41:29	Felix Limo	Kenya	11 January 2001	Zevenheuvelenloop	Nijmegen
	41:29+	Samuel Wanjiru	Kenya	9 February 2007	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras Al Khaimah
		Deriba Merga	Ethiopia	20 February 2009	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras Al Khaimah
7	41:30+	Patrick Makau	Kenya	20 February 2009	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras Al Khaimah
		Samuel Tsegay	Eritrea	18 September 2011		Amsterdam - Zaandam
9	41:32+	James Mwangi Macharia	Kenya	18 September 2016		Copenhagen
9	41:33+	Zersenay Tadese	Eritrea	21 March 2010	Lisbon Half Marathon	Lisbon	[5]
10	41:34+	Evans Cheruiyot	Kenya	14 October 2007		Udine
11	41:35+	Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich	Kenya	20 February 2009	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras Al Khaimah
12	41:37+	Abraham Kiptum	Kenya	28 October 2018	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia	[6]
13	41:38	Sileshi Sihine	Ethiopia	21 November 2004	Nijmegen
	41:38a+	Martin Irungu Mathathi	Kenya	18 September 2011	Newcastle-South Shields
	41:38+	Erick Kiptanui	Kenya	8 April 2018	Berlin Half Marathon	Berlin	[7]
16	41:40+	Jemal Yimer	Ethiopia	28 October 2018	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia	[8]
		Abadi Hadis	Ethiopia	28 October 2018	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia	[9]
18	41:41+	Bitan Karoki	Kenya	26 March 2016	Cardiff
		Geoffrey Kamworor	Kenya	26 March 2016	Cardiff
20	41:43+	Alex Kibet	Kenya	8 February 2018	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras Al Khaimah
21	41:44+	Wilson Chebet
		Jorum Okombo	Kenya	8 February 2018	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras Al Khaimah
		Bedan Karoki	Kenya	8 February 2018	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras Al Khaimah
		Amdamlak Belihu Berta	Ethiopia	28 October 2018	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia	[10]
25	41:45+	Matthew Koech

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 41:34:

• 
  Joshua Cheptegei also ran 41:17 (2017). ^[a]
  


• 
  Leonard Komon also ran 41:26+ (2011).


• 
  Samuel Wanjiru also ran 41:30+ (2007).


• 
  Zersenay Tadese also ran 41:34+ (2007).


• 
  Deriba Merga also ran 41:34+ (2007).


• 
  Patrick Makau also ran 41:34+ (2007).

Women

• Correct as of September 2018.^[11]
  

Rank	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Race	Place	Ref
1	45:37+	Joyciline Jepkosgei	Kenya	1 April 2017	Prague Half Marathon	Prague	[12]
2	45:40+	Violah Jepchumba	Kenya	1 April 2017	Prague Half Marathon	Prague	[13]
3	45:54+	Joan Chelimo	Kenya	7 April 2018	Prague Half Marathon	Prague	[14]
4	45:57+	Fancy Chemutai	Kenya	22 October 2017		Valencia
5	46:08+	Caroline Chepkoech	Kenya	8 February 2018	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras Al-Khaimah
		Mary Keitany	Kenya	8 February 2018	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras Al-Khaimah
7	46:09+	Sifan Hassan	Netherlands	16 September 2018	Copenhagen Half Marathon	Copenhagen	[15]
8	46:13+	Florence Kiplagat	Kenya	15 February 2015	Barcelona Half Marathon	Barcelona	[16]
9	46:28	Tirunesh Dibaba	Ethiopia	15 November 2009		Nijmegen
10	46:32+	Peres Jepchirchir	Kenya	10 February 2017	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras Al-Khaimah
11	46:34+	Worknesh Degefa
12	46:41+	Paula Radcliffe
13	46:48+	Ababel Yeshaneh	Ethiopia	16 September 2018	Copenhagen Half Marathon	Copenhagen	[17]
14	46:49+	Joyce Chepkirui
		Zeineba Yimer	Ethiopia	16 September 2018	Copenhagen Half Marathon	Copenhagen	[18]
16	46:55+	Kayoko Fukushi
17	46:57	Elana Meyer
		Mestawat Tufa
19	46:59+	Lornah Kiplagat
	46:59	Priscah Jeptoo
	46:59+	Eunice Chumba
	46:59+	Ruth Chepngetich
23	47:00	Shalane Flanagan
24	47:02	Lydia Cheromei
25	47:07+	Jemima Sumgong Jelagat

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 46:55:

• 
  Joyciline Jepkosgei also ran 45:57+ (2017), 46:25+ (2018) and 46:31+ (2017).


• 
  Fancy Chemutai also ran 46:07+ (2018).


• 
  Joan Chelimo also ran 46:09+ (2018) and 46:46+ (2018).


• 
  Violah Jepchumba also ran 46:21+ (2016), 46:38+ (2017).


• 
  Caroline Chepkoech also ran 46:26+ (2018).


• 
  Mary Keitany also ran 46:30+ (2017), 46:38+ (2014), 46:40+ (2011), 46:51+ (2009) and 46:55+ (2017).


• 
  Florence Kiplagat also ran 46:36+ (2014).

References