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The 5000 metres (approximately 3.1 miles) is a
popular running distance
also known as a 5K or 5 km, colloquially "five-K". It is one
of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World
Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a
track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event.
While mainly run as an outdoor event, the 5000 m is sometimes
run on an indoor track. Official records are kept for both
outdoor[1]
and indoor[2]
5000 m track events, but not for 5 km road races.
Much of the distance's popularity is due to the challenge it
offers to both novices and accomplished professionals. It is a
distance race that demands a great deal of endurance as well as
speed. Tactics also play a key role, and the combination makes it
attractive to many.
Best year
performance
Men's seasons best
(outdoor track)
Women's seasons
best (outdoor track)
All-time top
25
Men
(Updated June 16, 2009.)
| Pos |
Time |
Athlete |
Venue |
Date |
| 1. |
12:37.35 |
Kenenisa
Bekele (ETH) |
Hengelo |
May 31, 2004 |
| 2. |
12:39.36 |
Haile
Gebrselassie (ETH) |
Helsinki |
June 13, 1998 |
| 3. |
12:39.74 |
Daniel
Komen (KEN) |
Brussels |
August 22, 1997 |
| 4. |
12:46.53 |
Eliud
Kipchoge (KEN) |
Rome |
July 2, 2004 |
| 5. |
12:47.04 |
Sileshi
Sihine (ETH) |
Rome |
July 2, 2004 |
| 6. |
12:48.66 |
Isaac
Songok (KEN) |
Zürich |
August 18, 2006 |
| 7. |
12:48.81 |
Stephen Cherono (KEN) |
Ostrava |
June 12, 2003 |
| 8. |
12:49.28 |
Brahim
Lahlafi (MAR) |
Brussels |
August 25, 2000 |
| 9. |
12:49.71 |
Mohammed
Mourhit (BEL) |
Brussels |
August 25, 2000 |
| 10. |
12:49.87 |
Paul Tergat (KEN) |
Zürich |
August 13, 1997 |
| 11. |
12:50.24 |
Hicham El
Guerrouj (MAR) |
Ostrava |
June 12, 2003 |
| 12. |
12:50.25 |
Abderrahim
Goumri (MAR) |
Brussels |
August 26, 2005 |
| 13. |
12:50.55 |
Moses Ndiema
Masai (KEN) |
Berlin |
June 1, 2008 |
| 14. |
12:50.72 |
Moses
Ndiema Kipsiro (UGA) |
Brussels |
September 14, 2007 |
| 15. |
12:50.80 |
Salah
Hissou (MAR) |
Rome |
June 5, 1996 |
| 16. |
12:50.86 |
Ali Saidi-Sief (ALG) |
Rome |
June 30, 2000 |
| 17. |
12:51.00 |
Joseph
Ebuya (KEN) |
Brussels |
September 14, 2007 |
| 18. |
12:51.95 |
Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa (KEN) |
Brussels |
September 14, 2007 |
| 19. |
12:52.33 |
Sammy
Kipketer (KEN) |
Oslo |
June 27, 2003 |
| 20. |
12:52.40 |
Edwin Cheruiyot Soi (KEN) |
Paris, Saint-Denis |
July 8, 2006 |
| 21. |
12:52.45 |
Tariku
Bekele (ETH) |
Berlin |
June 1, 2008 |
| 22. |
12:52.80 |
Gebre-egziabher
Gebremariam (ETH) |
Rome |
July 8, 2005 |
| 23. |
12:52.99 |
Abraham
Chebii (KEN) |
Oslo |
June 27, 2003 |
| 24. |
12:53.41 |
Khalid
Boulami (MAR) |
Zürich |
August 13, 1997 |
| 25. |
12:53.66 |
Augustine Choge (KEN) |
Rome |
July 8, 2005 |
Women
(Updated June 18, 2009.)
| Pos |
Time |
Athlete |
Venue |
Date |
| 1. |
14:11.15 |
Tirunesh
Dibaba (ETH) |
Oslo |
June 6, 2008 |
| 2. |
14:12.88 |
Meseret
Defar (ETH) |
Stockholm |
July 22, 2008 |
| 3. |
14:22.51 |
Vivian
Cheruiyot (KEN) |
Oslo |
June 15, 2007 |
| 4. |
14:23.75 |
Liliya
Shobukhova (RUS) |
Kazan |
July 19, 2008 |
| 5. |
14:24.68 |
Elvan
Abeylegesse (TUR) |
Bergen |
June 11, 2004 |
| 6. |
14:28.09 |
Jiang Bo (CHN) |
Shanghai |
October 23, 1997 |
| 7. |
14:29.11 |
Paula
Radcliffe (GBR) |
Bydgoszcz |
June 20, 2004 |
| 8. |
14:29.32 |
Olga
Yegorova (RUS) |
Berlin |
August 31, 2001 |
Berhane
Adere (ETH) |
Oslo |
June 27, 2003 |
| 10. |
14:29.82 |
Dong Yanmei (CHN) |
Shanghai |
October 23, 1997 |
| 11. |
14:30.88 |
Gete Wami (ETH) |
Heusden-Zolder |
August 5, 2000 |
| 12. |
14:31.20 |
Gelete
Burka (ETH) |
Ostrava |
June 27, 2007 |
| 13. |
14:31.48 |
Gabriela
Szabo (ROM) |
Berlin |
September 1, 1998 |
| 14. |
14:32.08 |
Zahra
Ouaziz (MAR) |
Berlin |
September 1, 1998 |
| 15. |
14:32.33 |
Liu
Shixiang (CHN) |
Shanghai |
October 21, 1997 |
| 16. |
14:32.74 |
Ejegayehu
Dibaba (ETH) |
Bergen |
June 11, 2004 |
| 17. |
14:33.04 |
Werknesh
Kidane (ETH) |
Oslo |
June 27, 2003 |
| 18. |
14:33.13 |
Gulnara
Samitova-Galkina (RUS) |
Kazan |
July 19, 2008 |
| 19. |
14:33.49 |
Lucy Wangui (KEN) |
Oslo |
June 6, 2008 |
| 20. |
14:33.83 |
Meselech
Melkamu (ETH) |
Ostrava |
June 27, 2007 |
| 21. |
14:33.84 |
Edith Masai (KEN) |
Oslo |
June 2, 2006 |
| 22. |
14:34.36 |
Linet Chepkwemoi Masai (KEN) |
Ostrava |
June 17, 2009 |
| 23. |
14:35.18 |
Sentayehu
Ejigu (ETH) |
Bergen |
June 11, 2004 |
| 24. |
14:35.30 |
Priscah Jepleting
Cherono (KEN) |
Oslo |
June 2, 2006 |
| 25. |
14:36.45 |
Fernanda
Ribeiro (POR) |
Hechtel |
July 22, 1995 |
World
record progression
Men's world record
progression
Pre-IAAF
| WORLD RECORDS IN THE MEN'S 5,000 METRES
(OUTDOORS) |
| TIME |
ATHLETE |
DATE |
PLACE |
| 16:34.6 |
George
Touquet-Daunis (FRA) |
1897-10-31 |
Paris, France |
| 16:29.2 |
George
Touquet-Daunis (FRA) |
1899-05-22 |
Lyon, France |
| 15:29.8 |
Charles
Bennett (GBR) |
1900-07-22 |
Paris, France |
| 14:59.0 |
Alfred
Shrubb (GBR) |
1904-06-13 |
Glasgow, Scotland |
IAAF era
The first world record in the men's
5000 metres was recognized by the International
Association of Athletics Federations in 1912.[3]
As of June 21, 2009, 35 world records have been ratified by the
IAAF in the event.[3]
| WORLD RECORDS IN THE MEN'S 5,000 METRES
(OUTDOORS) |
| TIME |
ATHLETE |
DATE |
PLACE |
| 14:36.6 |
Hannes
Kolehmainen (FIN) |
1912-06-10 |
Stockholm, Sweden[3] |
| 14:35.4 |
Paavo Nurmi (FIN) |
1922-09-12 |
Stockholm, Sweden[3] |
| 14:28.2 |
Paavo Nurmi (FIN) |
1924-06-19 |
Helsinki, Finland[3] |
| 14:17.0 |
Lauri
Lehtinen (FIN) |
1932-06-19 |
Helsinki, Finland[3] |
| 14:08.8 |
Taisto
Mäki (FIN) |
1939-06-16 |
Helsinki, Finland[3] |
| 13:58.2 |
Gunder
Hägg (SWE) |
1942-09-20 |
Gothenburg,
Sweden[3] |
| 13:57.2 |
Emil
Zátopek (TCH) |
1954-05-30 |
Paris, France[3] |
| 13:56.6 |
Vladimir
Kuts (URS) |
1954-08-29 |
Berne,
Switzerland[3] |
| 13:51.6 |
Chris Chataway (GBR) |
1954-10-13 |
London, United Kingdom[3] |
| 13:51.2 |
Vladimir
Kuts (URS) |
1954-10-23 |
Prague, Czechoslovakia[3] |
| 13:50.8 |
Sandor Iharos (HUN) |
1955-09-10 |
Budapest, Hungary[3] |
| 13:46.8 |
Vladimir
Kuts (URS) |
1955-09-18 |
Belgrad, Yugoslavia[3] |
| 13:40.6 |
Sandor Iharos (HUN) |
1955-09-23 |
Budapest, Hungary[3] |
| 13:36.8 |
Gordon
Pirie (GBR) |
1956-06-19 |
Bergen, Norway[3] |
| 13:35.0 |
Vladimir
Kuts (URS) |
1957-10-13 |
Rome, Italy[3] |
| 13:34.8 |
Ron Clarke (AUS) |
1965-01-16 |
Hobart, Australia[3] |
| 13:33.6 |
Ron Clarke (AUS) |
1965-02-01 |
Auckland, New Zealand[3] |
| 13:25.8 |
Ron Clarke (AUS) |
1965-06-04 |
Compton, USA[3] |
| 13:24.2 |
Kipchoge
Keino (KEN) |
1965-11-30 |
Auckland, New Zealand[3] |
| 13:16.6 |
Ron Clarke (AUS) |
1966-07-05 |
Stockholm, Sweden[3] |
| 13:16.4 |
Lasse
Virén (FIN) |
1972-09-14 |
Helsinki,Finland[3] |
| 13:13.0 |
Emiel
Puttemans (BEL) |
1972-09-20 |
Brussels, Belgium[3] |
| 13:12.9 |
Dick Quax (NZL) |
1977-07-05 |
Stockholm, Sweden[3] |
| 13:08.4 |
Henry Rono (KEN) |
1978-04-08 |
Berkeley, California, USA[3] |
| 13:06.20 |
Henry Rono (KEN) |
1981-09-13 |
Knarvik, Norway[3] |
| 13:00.41 |
David
Moorcroft (GBR) |
1982-07-07 |
Oslo, Norway[3] |
| 13:00.40 |
Saïd
Aouita (MAR) |
1985-07-22 |
Oslo, Norway[3] |
| 12:58.39 |
Saïd
Aouita (MAR) |
1987-07-27 |
Rome, Italy[3] |
| 12:56.96 |
Haile
Gebrselassie (ETH) |
1994-06-04 |
Hengelo, Netherlands[3] |
| 12:55.30 |
Moses
Kiptanui (KEN) |
1995-06-06 |
Rome, Italy[3] |
| 12:44.39 |
Haile
Gebrselassie (ETH) |
1995-08-16 |
Zürich, Switzerland[3] |
| 12:41.86 |
Haile
Gebrselassie (ETH) |
1997-08-13 |
Zürich, Switzerland[3] |
| 12:39.74 |
Daniel
Komen (KEN) |
1997-08-22 |
Brussels, Belgium[3] |
| 12:39.36 |
Haile
Gebrselassie (ETH) |
1998-06-13 |
Helsinki, Finland[3] |
| 12:37.35 |
Kenenisa
Bekele (ETH) |
2004-05-31 |
Hengelo, Netherlands[3] |
Auto times to the hundredth of a second were accepted by the
IAAF for events up to and including 10,000 m from 1981.[3]
Dick Quax's 13:12.9 from 1977 was recorded as 13:12.87 to the
hundredth of a second.
Women's world record
progression
The first world record in the
women's 5000 metres was recognized by the International
Association of Athletics Federations in 1981.[4]
As of June 21, 2009, 13 world records have been ratified by the
IAAF in the event.[4]
| WORLD RECORDS IN THE WOMEN'S 5,000 METRES
(OUTDOORS) |
| TIME |
ATHLETE |
DATE |
PLACE |
| 15:14.51 |
Paula
Fudge (GBR) |
1981-09-13 |
Knarvik, Norway[4] |
| 15:13.22 |
Anne Audain (NZL) |
1982-03-17 |
Auckland, New Zealand[4] |
| 15:08.26 |
Mary
Decker-Slaney (USA) |
1982-07-05 |
Eugene,
Oregon, United States[4] |
| 14:58.89 |
Ingrid
Kristiansen (NOR) |
1984-06-28 |
Oslo, Norway[4] |
| 14:48.07 |
Zola Budd (GBR) |
1985-08-26 |
London, United Kingdom[4] |
| 14:37.33 |
Ingrid
Kristiansen (NOR) |
1986-08-05 |
Stockholm, Sweden[4] |
| 14:36.45 |
Fernanda
Ribeiro (POR) |
1995-07-22 |
Hechtel, Belgium[4] |
| 14:31.27 |
Dong Yanmei (CHN) |
1997-10-21 |
Shanghai, PR
China[4] |
| 14:28.09 |
Jiang Bo (CHN) |
1997-10-23 |
Shanghai, PR
China[4] |
| 14:24.68 |
Elvan
Abeylegesse (TUR) |
2004-06-11 |
Bergen, Norway[4] |
| 14:24.53 |
Meseret
Defar (ETH) |
2006-06-03 |
New York, USA[4] |
| 14:16.63 |
Meseret
Defar (ETH) |
2007-06-15 |
Oslo, Norway[4] |
| 14:11.15 |
Tirunesh
Dibaba (ETH) |
2008-06-06 |
Oslo, Norway[4] |
Zola Budd (RSA) ran 15:01.83 in 1984, but this
time was not ratified as a world record.
Medalists
Olympic
games
Men
Women
World
championships
Men
Women
See also
Notes
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