5000 metres
All you want to know about 5000 metres
The 5000 metres 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.
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Best Year Performance
Men's Seasons Best (Outdoor Track)
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Women's Seasons Best (Outdoor Track)
All-time top 25
Men
(Updated October 28, 2008.)
| 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 02 2004 |
| 5. | 12:47.04 | Sileshi Sihine (ETH) |
Rome | July 02 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 | .svg.html){kind=small} 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 01 2008 |
| 14. | 12:50.72 |  Moses Ndiema Kipsiro (UGA) |
Brussels | September 14, 2007 |
| 15. | 12:50.80 | Salah Hissou (MAR) |
Rome | June 05 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 08 2006 |
| 21. | 12:52.45 | Tariku Bekele (ETH) |
Berlin | June 01 2008 |
| 22. | 12:52.80 | Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam (ETH) |
Rome | July 08 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 08 2005 |
Women
(Updated October 28, 2008.)
| Pos | Time | Athlete | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14:11.15 | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) |
Oslo | June 06 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 | ||
| 9. | 14:29.82 | Dong Yanmei (CHN) |
Shanghai | October 23, 1997 |
| 10. | 14:30.88 | Gete Wami (ETH) |
Heusden-Zolder | August 05 2000 |
| 11. | 14:31.20 | Gelete Burka (ETH) |
Ostrava | June 27, 2007 |
| 12. | 14:31.48 |  Gabriela Szabo (ROM) |
Berlin | September 01 1998 |
| 13. | 14:32.08 | Zahra Ouaziz (MAR) |
Berlin | September 01 1998 |
| 14. | 14:32.33 | Liu Shixiang (CHN) |
Shanghai | October 21, 1997 |
| 15. | 14:32.74 | Ejegayehu Dibaba (ETH) |
Bergen | June 11, 2004 |
| 16. | 14:33.04 | Werknesh Kidane (ETH) |
Oslo | June 27, 2003 |
| 17. | 14:33.13 | Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (RUS) |
Kazan | July 19, 2008 |
| 18. | 14:33.49 | Lucy Wangui (KEN) |
Oslo | June 06 2008 |
| 19. | 14:33.83 | Meselech Melkamu (ETH) |
Ostrava | June 27, 2007 |
| 20. | 14:33.83 | Meselech Melkamu (ETH) |
Ostrava | June 27, 2007 |
| 21. | 14:35.18 | Sentayehu Ejigu (ETH) |
Bergen | June 11, 2004 |
| 22. | 14:35.30 | Priscilla Jepleting (KEN) |
Oslo | June 02 2006 |
| 23. | 14:36.45 |  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) |
Hechtel | July 22, 1995 |
| 24. | 14:36.52 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli (MAR) |
Rome | July 13, 2007 |
| 25. | 14:37.33 |  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
Stockholm | August 05 1986 |
World Record Progression
Men's World Record Progression
Pre-IAAF
| WORLD RECORD 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, France | ||||
