Athletics - Nationalities of Men's 10,000 Metres World Record Holders

Male Athletes of these nationalities have held IAAF-ratified world records in 10,000 Metres since 1912
The first record performance was in 1911, but was not ratified until IAAF formation in 1912.
Otherwise, First Held clue means the first year ANY athlete from the country held the record.
Excludes unratified performance and disqualified records.
More than one athlete from these countries may have held the record.
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I saw one of these records set (July 1973)
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First Held
COUNTRY
1912 (1911)
France
1921
Finland
1949
Czechoslovakia
1956
Hungary
1956
USSR
1963
Australia
1973
United Kingdom
1977
Kenya
1984
Portugal
1989
Mexico
1995
Ethiopia
1996
Morocco
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Jul 25, 2022
Where is Finland? Lasse Viren won the OG in Munich 1972 with a WR.
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Feb 25, 2023
The list tells, which countries have held the World record, and the year shows the first time it happened.