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5000 meters
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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 are also 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 October 3, 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 |
 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) |
Bruxelles |
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 August 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
| WORLD RECORD IN THE MEN'S 5,000 METRES (OUTDOORS) |
| TIME |
ATHLETE |
DATE |
PLACE |
| 14:36.6 |
 Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) |
1912-06-10 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:35.4 |
Paavo Nurmi (FIN) |
1922-09-12 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:28.2 |
Paavo Nurmi (FIN) |
1924-06-19 |
Helsinki, Finland |
| 14:17.0 |
Lauri Lehtinen (FIN) |
1932-06-19 |
Helsinki, Finland |
| 14:08.8 |
Taisto Mäki (FIN) |
1939-06-16 |
Helsinki, Finland |
| 13:58.2 |
 Gunder Hagg (SWE) |
1942-09-20 |
Gothenburg, Germany |
| 13:57.2 |
 Emil Zátopek (TCH) |
1954-05-30 |
Paris, France |
| 13:56.6 |
 Vladimir Kuts (URS) |
1954-08-29 |
Berne, Switzerland |
| 13:51.6 |
Chris Chataway (GBR) |
1954-10-13 |
London, United Kingdom |
| 13:51.2 |
Vladimir Kuts (URS) |
1954-10-23 |
Prague, Czechoslovakia | |
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Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
Daniel Komen (KEN)
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Mohammed Mourhit (BEL)
Moses Ndiema Kipsiro (UGA)
Ali Saidi-Sief (ALG)
Liliya Shobukhova (RUS)
Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR)
Jiang Bo (CHN)
Paula Radcliffe (GBR)
Gabriela Szabo (ROM)
Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)
Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
George Touquet-Daunis (FRA)
Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN)
Gunder Hagg (SWE)
Emil Zátopek (TCH)
Vladimir Kuts (URS)