In the history of the World Athletics Championships, no one equals Athlete Tirunesh Dibaba, who has won three gold medals in the women's 10,000 meters.

In this event, no country has won as many gold medals as Ethiopia. Ethiopia holds 9 gold medals from its female athletes, while Kenya is in second place with 4 medals.

Berhane Adere's time of 30 minutes, 04.18 seconds from the 2003 Paris World Championships still stands as the championship record. The top three fastest times in the event's history at the World Championships also belong to Ethiopian athletes: Berhane Adere, Letesenbet Gidey, and Almaz Ayana.