The charts summarize the number of athletes each country placed in the
world top-100 outdoor rankings for 2003 (plus ties) and the highest-ranked
of these. Since one or two placings may represent only exceptional
individuals, rather than national program strength, I've listed only
countries with three or more athletes in the top 100. The data base drawn
upon is the world deep list from Mirko Jalava's web site
<http://www.tilastopaja.com/>.
MEN'S 10,000 METERS 2003 WOMEN'S 10,000 METERS 2003
Country Top 100 Highest Country Top 100 Highest
Kenya 29 2 Japan 35 13
Japan 24 39 United States 9 16
United States 11 23 Russia 8 5
Ethiopia 5 1 China 7 3
Spain 3 16 Kenya 7 12
Australia 3 38 Spain 6 37
New Zealand 3 45 Ethiopia 5 1
Australia 3 8
France 3 84
23 countries represented 22 countries represented
100th = 28:22.97 100th = 32:43.75
