text: ATHLETICS - SALAH HISSOU BREAKS 10,000 METRES WORLD RECORD . BRUSSELS 1996-08-23 Morocco 's Salah Hissou broke the men 's 10,000 metres world record on Friday when he clocked 26 minutes 38.08 seconds at the Brussels grand prix on Friday . The previous mark of 26:43.53 was set by Ethiopia 's Haile Gebreselassie in the Dutch town of Hengelo in June last year .