Brussels, capital of 10.000m

The "Ivo Van Damme Memorial" is well known for great times on 10.000m. At ten occasions athletes clocked times below 27 minutes! In 2002 - for the first time in track history - not less than five athletes did it in the same race.
In fact, 14 of the 19 times ever run below 27 minutes were set in Brussels. The list below shows those 19 fastest times with the races in Brussels in bold.

26.22.75
Haile Gebrselassie
ETH
Hengelo
01.06.98
26.27.85
Paul Tergat
KEN
Brussels
22.08.97
26.31.32
Haile Gebrselassie
ETH
Oslo
04.07.97
26.36.26
Paul Koech
KEN
Brussels
22.08.97
26.38.08
Salah Hissou
MAR
Brussels
23.08.96
26.43.53
Haile Gebrselassie
ETH
Hengelo
05.06.95
26.46.44
Paul Tergat
KEN
Brussels
28.08.98
26.47.89
Paul Koech
KEN
Brussels
28.08.98
26.49.38
Sammy Kipketer
KEN
Brussels
30.08.02
26.49.90
Assefa Mezgebu
ETH
Brussels
30.08.02
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26.50.20
Richard Limo
KEN
Brussels
30.08.02
26.50.67
Albert Chepkirui
KEN
Brussels
30.08.02
26.51.49
Charles Kamathi
KEN
Brussels
03.09.99
26.52.23
William Sigei
KEN
Oslo
22.07.94
26.52.30
Mohammed Mourhit
BEL
Brussels
03.09.99
26.52.87
John Cheruiyot Korir
KEN
Brussels
30.08.02
26.54.41
Paul Tergat
KEN
Brussels
23.08.96
26.56.78
Paul Koech
KEN
Brussels
23.08.96
26.58.38
Yobes Ondieki
KEN
Oslo
10.07.93