5000 metres world record progression

The official world records in the 5000 metres, or 5000-metre run, are held by Joshua Cheptegei with 12:35.36 for men and Gudaf Tsegay with 14:00.21 for women.

The first world record in the men's 5000 m was recognized by World Athletics (formerly called the International Association of Athletics Federations, or IAAF) in 1912. As of January 2024, 36 world records have been ratified by World Athletics in the event.[1]

The first world record in the women's 5000 m was recognized by the IAAF in 1981. As of January 2024, 16 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.[1]

## Men

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### Pre-World Athletics

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Time  | Athlete  | Date  | Location

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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, United Kingdom

### World Athletics era

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| Ratified

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| Not ratified
| Ratified but later rescinded
| Pending ratification
Time  | Athlete  | Date  | Location

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14:36.6 |  Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) | 1912-07-10  | Stockholm, Sweden[1]
14:35.4 |  Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | 1922-09-12  | Stockholm, Sweden[1]
14:28.2 |  Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | 1924-06-19  | Helsinki, Finland[1]
14:17.0 |  Lauri Lehtinen (FIN) | 1932-06-19  | Helsinki, Finland[1]
14:08.8 |  Taisto Mäki (FIN) | 1939-06-16  | Helsinki, Finland[1]
13:58.2 |  Gunder Hägg (SWE) | 1942-09-20  | Gothenburg, Sweden[1]
13:57.2 |  Emil Zátopek (TCH) | 1954-05-30  | Paris, France[1]
13:56.6 |  Vladimir Kuts (URS) | 1954-08-29  | Bern, Switzerland[1]
13:51.6 |  Chris Chataway (GBR) | 1954-10-13  | London, United Kingdom[1]
13:51.2 |  Vladimir Kuts (URS) | 1954-10-23  | Prague, Czechoslovakia[1]
13:50.8 |  Sandor Iharos (HUN) | 1955-09-10  | Budapest, Hungary[1]
13:46.8 |  Vladimir Kuts (URS) | 1955-09-18  | Belgrad, Yugoslavia[1]
13:40.6 |  Sandor Iharos (HUN) | 1955-10-23  | Budapest, Hungary[1]
13:36.8 |  Gordon Pirie (GBR) | 1956-06-19  | Bergen, Norway[1]
13:35.0 |  Vladimir Kuts (URS) | 1957-10-13  | Rome, Italy[1]
13:34.8 |  Ron Clarke (AUS) | 1965-01-16  | Hobart, Australia[1]
13:33.6 |  Ron Clarke (AUS) | 1965-02-01  | Auckland, New Zealand[1]
13:25.8 |  Ron Clarke (AUS) | 1965-06-04  | Compton, USA[1]
13:24.2 |  Kipchoge Keino (KEN) | 1965-11-30  | Auckland, New Zealand[1]
13:16.6 |  Ron Clarke (AUS) | 1966-07-05  | Stockholm, Sweden[1]
13:16.4 |  Lasse Virén (FIN) | 1972-09-14  | Helsinki, Finland[1]
13:13.0 |  Emiel Puttemans (BEL) | 1972-09-20  | Brussels, Belgium[1]
13:12.9 |  Dick Quax (NZL) | 1977-07-05  | Stockholm, Sweden[1]
13:08.4 |  Henry Rono (KEN) | 1978-04-08  | Berkeley, California, USA[1]
13:06.20 |  Henry Rono (KEN) | 1981-09-13  | Knarvik, Norway[1]
13:00.41 |  David Moorcroft (GBR) | 1982-07-07  | Oslo, Norway[1]
13:00.40 |  Saïd Aouita (MAR) | 1985-07-27  | Oslo, Norway[1]
12:58.39 |  Saïd Aouita (MAR) | 1987-07-27  | Rome, Italy[1]
12:56.96 |  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | 1994-06-04  | Hengelo, Netherlands[1]
12:55.30 |  Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | 1995-06-08  | Rome, Italy[1]
12:44.39 |  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | 1995-08-16  | Zürich, Switzerland[1]
12:41.86 |  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | 1997-08-13  | Zürich, Switzerland[1]
12:39.74 |  Daniel Komen (KEN) | 1997-08-22  | Brussels, Belgium[1]
12:39.36 |  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | 1998-06-13  | Helsinki, Finland[1]
12:37.35 |  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | 2004-05-31  | Hengelo, Netherlands[1]
12:35.36 |  Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) | 2020-08-14  | Monaco[2]

Auto times to the hundredth of a second were accepted by the IAAF for events up to and including 10,000m from 1981.[1] Dick Quax's 13:12.9 from 1977 was recorded as 13:12.87 to the hundredth of a second.

## Women

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### Pre-recognition

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Time  | Athlete  | Date  | Location

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16:17.4 |  Paola Pigni (ITA) | 1969-05-11 | Formia, Italy
15:53.6 |  Paola Pigni (ITA) | 1969-09-02 | Milan, Italy
15:41.4 |  Natalia Mărășescu (ROM) | 1977-03-16 | Oradea, Romania
15:37.0 |  Janice Merrill (USA) | 1977-07-11 | Mainz, Germany
15:35.52 |  Kathy Mills (USA) | 1978-05-26 | Knoxville, United States
15:33.8 |  Janice Merrill (USA) | 1979-05-19 | Durham, United States
15:30.6 |  Janice Merrill (USA) | 1980-03-22 | Stanford, United States
15:28.43 |  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) | 1981-07-11 | Oslo, Norway
15:24.6 |  Yelena Sipatova (URS) | 1981-09-06 | Podolsk, Soviet Union

### World Athletics world records

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Former women's world record holder Tirunesh Dibaba (right) leading another former world record holder Meseret Defar (centre) at the 2012 Olympic 5000 m final Time  | Athlete  | Date  | Location

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15:14.51 |  Paula Fudge (GBR) | 1981-09-13  | Knarvik, Norway[1]
15:13.22 |  Anne Audain (NZL) | 1982-03-17  | Auckland, New Zealand[1]
15:08.26 |  Mary Tabb (USA) | 1982-06-05  | Eugene, Oregon, United States[1]
15:01.83 [a] |  Zola Budd (RSA) | 1984-01-05  | Stellenbosch, South Africa[1]
14:58.89 |  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) | 1984-06-28  | Oslo, Norway[1]
14:48.07 |  Zola Budd (GBR) | 1985-08-26  | London, United Kingdom[1]
14:37.33 |  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) | 1986-08-05  | Stockholm, Sweden[1]
14:36.45 |  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) | 1995-07-22  | Hechtel, Belgium[1]
14:31.27 |  Dong Yanmei (CHN) | 1997-10-21  | Shanghai, China[1]
14:28.09 |  Jiang Bo (CHN) | 1997-10-23  | Shanghai, China[1]
14:24.68 |  Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) | 2004-06-11  | Bergen, Norway[1]
14:24.53 |  Meseret Defar (ETH) | 2006-06-03  | New York, United States[1]
14:16.63 |  Meseret Defar (ETH) | 2007-06-15  | Oslo, Norway[1]
14:11.15 |  Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | 2008-06-06  | Oslo, Norway[1]
14:06.62 |  Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) | 2020-10-07  | Valencia, Spain[1]
14:05.20 |  Faith Kipyegon (KEN) | 2023-06-09  | Paris, France [3]
14:00.21 |  Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) | 2023-09-17  | Eugene, Oregon[4]

1. ^ Time was rejected as South Africa was suspended from IAAF membership.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba "World Athletics Statistics Handbook 2022" (PDF). Monte Carlo: World Athletics Media & Public Relations Department. 2022. pp. Pages 729, 865. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
2. ^ "Cheptegei breaks world 5000m record in Monaco as Diamond League action returns". Retrieved August 15, 2020.
3. ^ Sully, Kevin. "Faith Kipyegon's Magical Week Continues With 5000m World Record In Paris". FloTrack. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
4. ^ "5000m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.[dead link‍]

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Athletics record progressions

World|

| Sprinting|

* 50 metres
* 60 metres
* men
* women
* 100 metres
* men
* women
* 200 metres
* men
* women
* 400 metres
* men
* women

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Middle distance|

* 800 metres
* 1000 metres
* 1500 metres
* Mile run
* 2000 metres
* 3000 metres
* men
* women

Long distance|

* 5000 metres
* 5K
* 10,000 metres
* 10K
* One hour run
* Half marathon
* Marathon
* 50K
* 100K

Hurdles|

* 50 metres hurdles
* 60 metres hurdles
* Women's 80 metres hurdles
* 110/100 metres hurdles
* men
* women
* 400 metres hurdles
* men
* women
* 3000 metres steeplechase

Relay|

* 4 × 100 metres
* men
* women
* 4 × 200 metres
* men
* women
* 4 × 400 metres
* men
* women
* mixed
* 4 × 800 metres
* men
* women
* 4 × 1500 metres
* men
* women
* Distance medley relay
* men
* women

Walking|

* 10 km
* men
* women
* 20,000 metres (track)
* men
* women
* 20 km (road)
* men
* women
* 35 km
* men
* women
* 50 km
* men
* women

Jumping|

* High jump
* men outdoor
* men indoor
* women
* Long jump
* men
* women
* Triple jump
* Pole vault
* men
* men indoor
* women
* women indoor

Throwing|

* Shot put
* men
* women
* Discus
* men
* women
* Hammer
* men
* women
* Javelin
* men
* women

Combined events|

* Decathlon
* Heptathlon
* men
* women
* Pentathlon

European|

* 100 metres
* men
* 200 metres
* men
* 400 metres
* men
* 800 metres
* men
* 1500 metres
* men
* 5000 metres
* men

List of world records in athletics
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*[HUN]: Hungary
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*[BEL]: Belgium
*[NZL]: New Zealand
*[MAR]: Morocco
*[ETH]: Ethiopia
*[UGA]: Uganda
*[ITA]: Italy
*[ROM]: Romania
*[USA]: United States
*[NOR]: Norway
*[RSA]: South Africa
*[POR]: Portugal
*[CHN]: China
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