Evolution of the world record 10,000 meters Women
10,000 meters records women are not recognized by ISU. These records are therefore unofficial and can be seen as world best times.
| # | name | time | place | track type | date | |||
| 1 | Zofia Nehringowa | POL | 23:48.5 | Vienna | AUT | outdoor - natural | 30 Dec 1935 | |
| 2 | Elżbieta Niemczyk | POL | 22:46.4 | Zakopane | POL | outdoor - natural | 10 Feb 1953 | |
| 3 | Gré Donker | NED | 21:52.1 | Amsterdam | NED | outdoor - artificial | 27 Jan 1972 | |
| 4 | Alida Pasveer | NED | 19:48.3 | Groningen | NED | outdoor - artificial | 4 Mar 1980 | |
| 5 | Nancy Swider | USA | 17:37.35 | Savalen | NOR | outdoor - natural | 16 Mar 1980 | |
| 6 | Marieke Stam | NED | 17:20.0 | Alkmaar | NED | outdoor - artificial | 11 Mar 1984 | |
| 7 | Ineke Kooiman-van Homoet | NED | 16:56.8 | Haarlem | NED | outdoor - artificial | 16 Mar 1984 | |
| 8 | Bjørg Eva Jensen | NOR | 16:49.82 | Savalen | NOR | outdoor - natural | 7 Mar 1985 | |
| 9 | Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich | GDR | 16:27.8 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | GDR | outdoor - artificial | 11 Mar 1987 | |
| 10 | Grietje Mulder | NED | 15:56.81 | Heerenveen | NED | indoor - artificial | 16 Mar 1988 | |
| 11 | Yvonne van Gennip | NED | 15:25.25 | Heerenveen | NED | indoor - artificial | 19 Mar 1988 | |
| 12 | Gunda Niemann | GER | 14:22.60 | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 27 Mar 1994 | |
| 13 | Martina Sáblíková | CZE | 14:08.28 | * | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 23 Mar 2006 |
| 14 | Martina Sáblíková | CZE | 13:48.33 | * | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 15 Mar 2007 |
| * | = record skated on klap skates | |||||||
