World vs Japan
How the gap between the Japanese record and the world record has changed over time.
Men · Current Gap
+21.43
World7:17.55Jakob Ingebrigtsen
Japan7:38.98Nagiya Mori
Women · Current Gap
+27.98
World8:06.11Wang Junxia
Japan8:34.09Nozomi Tanaka
Record progressions
World and Japan record progressions.
Men
Current
WR7:17.55Jakob Ingebrigtsen· 2024
JPN7:38.98Nagiya Mori· 2026
Women
Current
WR8:06.11Wang Junxia· 1993
JPN8:34.09Nozomi Tanaka· 2024
The gap over time
How the gap between the world and Japan records has moved.
Men
+21.43Current
WR7:17.55Jakob Ingebrigtsen· 2024
JPN7:38.98Nagiya Mori· 2026
Women
+27.98Current
WR8:06.11Wang Junxia· 1993
JPN8:34.09Nozomi Tanaka· 2024
What this chart shows
The closer the line gets to zero, the closer Japan is to the world record; when it rises, the world record is pulling away. The gap is plotted at every record change — world or national — so the line always reflects the gap at that moment.