Athletics 5000 metres | |
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World records | |
Men | Joshua Cheptegei ( UGA) 12:35.36 (2020) |
Women | Gudaf Tsegay ( ETH) 14:00.21 (2023) |
Olympic records | |
Men | Kenenisa Bekele ( ETH) 12:57.82 (2008) |
Women | Vivian Cheruiyot ( KEN) 14:26.17 (2016) |
World Championship records | |
Men | Eliud Kipchoge ( KEN) 12:52.79 (2003) |
Women | Hellen Obiri ( KEN) 14:26.72 (2019) |
The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to 3 miles 188 yards or 16,404 feet 2 inches. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over 12+1⁄2 laps of a standard track. The same distance in road running is called a 5K run; referring to the distance in metres rather than kilometres serves to disambiguate the two events. The 5000 m has been present on the Olympic programme since 1912 for men and since 1996 for women. Prior to 1996, women had competed in an Olympic 3000 metres race since 1984. The 5000 m has been held at each of the World Championships in Athletics in men's competition and since 1995 in women's.
The event is almost the same length as the dolichos race held at the Ancient Olympic Games, introduced in 720 BCE. World Athletics keeps official records for both outdoor and indoor 5000-metre track events. [1] [2]
The 5000 metres is the (slightly longer) approximate metric equivalent of the 3-mile (4,828.0 m) run, an event common in countries which used the imperial measurement system. The 3-mile event featured in the Commonwealth Games through 1966, and was a championship in the United States in non-Olympic years from 1953 to 1973. It required 12 laps around a 1⁄4-mile (402 m; 440 yd; 1,320 ft) track.
Area | Men | Women | ||||
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Time | Athlete | Nation | Time | Athlete | Nation | |
Africa ( records) | 12:35.36 WR | Joshua Cheptegei | Uganda | 14:00.21 WR | Gudaf Tsegay | Ethiopia |
Asia ( records) | 12:51.96 | Albert Rop | Bahrain | 14:28.09 | Jiang Bo | China |
Europe ( records) | 12:45.01 | Mohamed Katir | Spain | 14:13.42 | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands |
North, Central America and Caribbean ( records) |
12:46.96 | Grant Fisher | United States | 14:19.45 | Alicia Monson | United States |
Oceania ( records) | 12:55.76 | Craig Mottram | Australia | 14:39.89 | Kimberley Smith | New Zealand |
South America ( records) | 13:11.57 | Federico Bruno | Argentina | 14:47.76 | Joselyn Daniely Brea | Venezuela |
Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
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1 | 1 | 12:35.36 | Joshua Cheptegei | Uganda | 14 August 2020 | Monaco | [6] |
2 | 2 | 12:37.35 | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 31 May 2004 | Hengelo | |
3 | 3 | 12:39.36 | Haile Gebrselassie | Ethiopia | 13 June 1998 | Helsinki | |
4 | 4 | 12:39.74 | Daniel Komen | Kenya | 22 August 1997 | Brussels | |
5 | 12:40.18 | K. Bekele #2 | 1 July 2005 | Saint-Denis | |||
5 | 6 | 12:40.45 | Berihu Aregawi | Ethiopia | 30 June 2023 | Lausanne | [7] |
7 | 12:41.61 | Cheptegei #2 | 30 June 2023 | Lausanne | [7] | ||
6 | 8 | 12:41.73 | Yomif Kejelcha | Ethiopia | 15 June 2023 | Oslo | [8] |
Jacob Kiplimo | Uganda | 15 June 2023 | Oslo | [8] | |||
10 | 12:41.86 | Gebrselassie #2 | 13 August 1997 | Zürich | |||
8 | 11 | 12:42.18 | Hagos Gebrhiwet | Ethiopia | 21 July 2023 | Monaco | [9] |
12 | 12:42.58 | Aregawi #2 | 21 July 2023 | Monaco | [9] | ||
9 | 13 | 12:42.70 | Telahun Haile Bekele | Ethiopia | 21 July 2023 | Monaco | [9] |
10 | 14 | 12:43.02 | Selemon Barega | Ethiopia | 31 August 2018 | Brussels | [10] |
15 | 12:44.39 | Gebrselassie #3 | 16 August 1995 | Zürich | |||
16 | 12:44.90 | Komen #2 | 13 August 1997 | Zürich | |||
11 | 17 | 12:45.01 | Mohamed Katir | Spain | 21 July 2023 | Monaco | [9] |
18 | 12:45.09 | Komen #3 | 14 August 1996 | Zürich | |||
12 | 19 | 12:45.71 | Jacob Krop | Kenya | 2 September 2022 | Brussels | [11] |
20 | 12:45.82 | Gebrhiwet #2 | 31 August 2018 | Brussels | [10] | ||
21 | 12:46.02 | Krop #2 | 21 July 2023 | Monaco | [9] | ||
22 | 12:46.21 | T. H. Bekele #2 | 15 June 2023 | Oslo | [8] | ||
13 | 23 | 12:46.33 | Nicholas Kimeli | Kenya | 9 June 2022 | Rome | [12] |
14 | 24 | 12:46.53 | Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya | 2 July 2004 | Rome | |
25 | 12:46.79 | Kejelcha #2 | 31 August 2018 | Brussels | [10] | ||
Krop #3 | 9 June 2022 | Rome | [12] | ||||
15 | 12:46.81 | Dejen Gebremeskel | Ethiopia | 6 July 2012 | Saint-Denis | [13] | |
16 | 12:46.96 | Grant Fisher | United States | 2 September 2022 | Brussels | [11] | |
17 | 12:47.04 | Sileshi Sihine | Ethiopia | 2 July 2004 | Rome | ||
18 | 12:47.20 | Mohammed Ahmed | Canada | 10 July 2020 | Portland | [14] | |
19 | 12:48.45 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 10 June 2021 | Florence | [15] | |
20 | 12:48.64 | Isaiah Koech | Kenya | 6 July 2012 | Saint-Denis | [13] | |
21 | 12:48.66 | Isaac Kiprono Songok | Kenya | 18 August 2006 | Zürich | ||
22 | 12:48.77 | Yenew Alamirew | Ethiopia | 6 July 2012 | Saint-Denis | [13] | |
23 | 12:48.81 | Stephen Cherono | Kenya | 12 June 2003 | Ostrava | ||
24 | 12:49.04 | Thomas Longosiwa | Kenya | 6 July 2012 | Saint-Denis | ||
25 | 12:49.28 | Brahim Lahlafi | Morocco | 25 August 2000 | Brussels |
Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
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1 | 1 | 14:00.21 | Gudaf Tsegay | Ethiopia | 17 September 2023 | Eugene | [17] |
2 | 2 | 14:05.20 | Faith Kipyegon | Kenya | 9 June 2023 | Paris | [18] |
3 | 3 | 14:05.92 | Beatrice Chebet | Kenya | 17 September 2023 | Eugene | [17] |
4 | 4 | 14:06.62 | Letesenbet Gidey | Ethiopia | 7 October 2020 | Valencia | [19] |
5 | 14:07.94 | Gidey #2 | 9 June 2023 | Paris | [18] | ||
6 | 14:08.79 | Gidey #3 | 3 September 2023 | Berlin | [20] | ||
5 | 7 | 14:11.15 | Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia | 6 June 2008 | Oslo | |
8 | 14:12.29 | Tsegay #2 | 23 July 2023 | London | [21] | ||
6 | 9 | 14:12.59 | Almaz Ayana | Ethiopia | 2 June 2016 | Rome | [22] |
7 | 10 | 14:12.88 | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia | 22 July 2008 | Stockholm | |
11 | 14:12.92 | Chebet #2 | 23 July 2023 | London | [21] | ||
8 | 12 | 14:12.98 | Ejgayehu Taye | Ethiopia | 27 May 2022 | Eugene | [23] |
13 | 14:13.31 | Taye #2 | 9 June 2023 | Paris | [18] | ||
14 | 14:13.32 | Tsegay #3 | 8 June 2021 | Hengelo | [24] | ||
9 | 15 | 14:13.42 | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands | 23 July 2023 | London | [21] |
16 | 14:14.09 | Taye #3 | 8 June 2021 | Hengelo | [24] | ||
17 | 14:14.32 | Ayana #2 | 17 May 2015 | Shanghai | |||
10 | 18 | 14:15.24 | Senbere Teferi | Ethiopia | 8 June 2021 | Hengelo | [24] |
11 | 19 | 14:15.41 | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 4 July 2015 | Saint-Denis | [25] |
20 | 14:16.31 | Ayana #3 | 22 May 2016 | Rabat | |||
12 | 21 | 14:16.54 | Medina Eisa | Ethiopia | 23 July 2023 | London | [26] |
22 | 14:16.63 | Defar #2 | 15 June 2007 | Oslo | |||
13 | 23 | 14:18.37 | Hellen Obiri | Kenya | 8 June 2017 | Rome | [27] |
24 | 14:18.89 | Ayana #4 | 9 September 2016 | Brussels | |||
14 | 25 | 14:19.45 | Alicia Monson | United States | 23 July 2023 | London | [26] |
15 | 14:20.68 | Agnes Tirop | Kenya | 21 July 2019 | London | [28] | |
16 | 14:20.87 | Vivian Cheruiyot | Kenya | 29 July 2011 | Stockholm | ||
17 | 14:23.05 | Lilian Kasait Rengeruk | Kenya | 9 June 2023 | Paris | [18] | |
18 | 14:23.45 | Freweyni Hailu | Ethiopia | 9 June 2023 | Paris | [18] | |
19 | 14:23.67 | Margaret Kipkemboi | Kenya | 9 June 2023 | Paris | [18] | |
20 | 14:23.75 | Liliya Shobukhova | Russia | 19 July 2008 | Kazan | ||
21 | 14:23.92 | Shelby Houlihan | United States | 10 July 2020 | Portland | [29] | |
22 | 14:24.68 | Elvan Abeylegesse | Turkey | 11 June 2004 | Bergen | ||
23 | 14:25.34 | Francine Niyonsaba | Burundi | 3 September 2021 | Brussels | [30] | |
24 | 14:25.84 | Dawit Seyaum | Ethiopia | 16 June 2022 | Oslo | [31] | |
25 | 14:26.34 | Karissa Schweizer | United States | 10 July 2020 | Portland |
Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
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1 | 1 | 12:49.60 | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 20 February 2004 | Birmingham | |
2 | 2 | 12:50.38 | Haile Gebrselassie | Ethiopia | 14 February 1999 | Birmingham | |
3 | 3 | 12:51.48 | Daniel Komen | Kenya | 19 February 1998 | Stockholm | |
4 | 4 | 12:51.61 | William Kincaid | United States | 27 January 2023 | Boston | [33] |
5 | 5 | 12:51.84 | Grant Fisher | United States | 16 February 2024 | Boston | [34] |
6 | 6 | 12:53.29 | Isiah Koech | Kenya | 11 February 2011 | Düsseldorf | |
7 | 12:53.73 | Fisher #2 | 12 February 2022 | Boston | |||
7 | 8 | 12:54.99 | Joe Klecker | United States | 27 January 2023 | Boston | [33] |
8 | 9 | 12:55.72 | Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya | 11 February 2011 | Düsseldorf | |
9 | 10 | 12:56.76 | Adriaan Wildschutt | South Africa | 26 January 2024 | Boston | [35] |
10 | 11 | 12:56.87 | Mohammed Ahmed | Canada | 12 February 2022 | Boston | |
11 | 12 | 12:57.08 | Marc Scott | Great Britain | 12 February 2022 | Boston | |
12 | 13 | 12:57.14 | Nico Young | United States | 26 January 2024 | Boston | [35] |
13 | 14 | 12:57.52 | Edwin Kurgat | Kenya | 26 January 2024 | Boston | [36] |
14 | 15 | 12:58.67 | Thomas Longosiwa | Kenya | 10 February 2012 | Düsseldorf | |
15 | 16 | 12:58.68 | George Mills | Great Britain | 26 January 2024 | Boston | [37] |
16 | 17 | 12:58.73 | Sam Atkin | Great Britain | 26 January 2024 | Boston | [35] |
18 | 12:59.04 | Gebrselassie #2 | 20 February 1997 | Stockholm | |||
17 | 19 | 13:00.48 | Emmanuel Bor | United States | 12 February 2022 | Boston | |
18 | 20 | 13:01.26 | Galen Rupp | United States | 16 January 2014 | Boston | |
19 | 21 | 13:02.09 | Yared Nuguse | United States | 26 January 2024 | Boston | [38] |
22 | 13:02.36 | I. Koech #2 | 10 February 2012 | Düsseldorf | |||
20 | 23 | 13:02.69 | Paul Kipsiele Koech | Kenya | 10 February 2012 | Düsseldorf | |
24 | 13:02.95 | P. K. Koech #2 | 3 February 2010 | Düsseldorf | |||
21 | 25 | 13:03.17 | Abdihamid Nur | United States | 26 January 2024 | Boston | [35] |
22 | 13:03.46 | John Heymans | Belgium | 26 January 2024 | Boston | [35] | |
23 | 13:03.57 | Morgan Beadlescomb | United States | 26 January 2024 | Boston | [35] | |
24 | 13:03.78 | Graham Blanks | United States | 2 December 2023 | Boston | [39] | |
25 | 13:04.05 | Patrick Dever | United Kingdom | 16 February 2024 | Boston | [34] |
Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
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1 | 1 | 14:18.86 | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 19 February 2015 | Stockholm | |
2 | 2 | 14:24.37 | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia | 18 February 2009 | Stockholm | |
3 | 14:24.79 | Defar #2 | 10 February 2010 | Stockholm | |||
3 | 4 | 14:27.42 | Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia | 27 January 2007 | Boston | |
4 | 5 | 14:30.79 | Konstanze Klosterhalfen | Germany | 27 February 2020 | Boston | |
5 | 6 | 14:31.38 | Gabriela DeBues-Stafford | Canada | 11 February 2022 | Boston | |
7 | 14:32.93 | T. Dibaba #2 | 29 January 2005 | Boston | |||
6 | 8 | 14:33.17 | Elise Cranny | United States | 11 February 2022 | Boston | |
9 | 14:35.46 | T. Dibaba #3 | 28 January 2006 | Boston | |||
7 | 10 | 14:39.29 | Berhane Adere | Ethiopia | 31 January 2004 | Stuttgart | |
8 | 11 | 14:39.89 | Kimberley Smith | New Zealand | 27 February 2009 | New York City | |
9 | 12 | 14:42.94 | Senayet Getachew | Ethiopia | 27 January 2024 | Boston | [41] |
10 | 13 | 14:43.25 | Fantaye Belayneh | Ethiopia | 27 January 2024 | Boston | [42] |
14 | 14:44.53 | T. Dibaba #4 | 6 February 2010 | Boston | |||
11 | 15 | 14:44.94 | Aynadis Mebratu | Ethiopia | 27 January 2024 | Boston | [43] |
12 | 16 | 14:46.37 | Marta Garcia | Spain | 27 January 2024 | Boston | [44] |
13 | 17 | 14:46.51 | Josette Andrews | United States | 27 January 2024 | Boston | [45] |
14 | 18 | 14:46.80 | Sentayehu Ejigu | Ethiopia | 10 February 2010 | Stockholm | |
15 | 19 | 14:47.35 | Gabriela Szabo | Romania | 13 February 1999 | Dortmund | |
20 | 14:47.62 | Ejigu #2 | 7 February 2009 | Boston | |||
16 | 21 | 14:47.62 | Shalane Flanagan | United States | 7 February 2009 | Boston | |
22 | 14:48.21 | Adere #2 | 5 February 2003 | Dortmund | |||
17 | 23 | 14:48.51 | Vanessa Fraser | United States | 27 February 2020 | Boston | |
18 | 24 | 14:48.75 | Courtney Frerichs | United States | 11 February 2022 | Boston | |
19 | 25 | 14:49.12 | Laura Muir | Great Britain | 4 January 2017 | Glasglow | |
20 | 14:49.36 | Gete Wami | Ethiopia | 11 February 2001 | Dortmund | ||
21 | 14:49.78 | Courtney Wayment | United States | 27 January 2024 | Boston | [45] | |
22 | 14:51.69 | Tegla Loroupe | Kenya | 13 February 1999 | Dortmund | ||
23 | 14:51.91 | Emily Infeld | United States | 27 February 2020 | Boston | ||
24 | 14:52.21 | Natosha Rogers | United States | 10 February 2023 | Boston | ||
25 | 14:52.67 | Sally Kipyego | Kenya | 6 February 2010 | Boston |
Two men have won the Olympic 5000 metres on two occasions, both times back-to-back. Lasse Virén of Finland was the first to achieve the feat, winning the title in 1972 in Munich, before retaining the title in 1976 in Montreal. Mo Farah of Great Britain matched the achievement, winning the title in 2012 in London, and retaining it four years later in Rio de Janeiro. Both men achieved 5000/10,000 m doubles on each occasion.
Finnish legend Paavo Nurmi is the only male runner to have won three Olympic medals at the distance, a gold and two silvers between 1920 and 1928.
Only one woman has won the Olympic 5000 metres title twice, Ethiopian Meseret Defar winning in Athens in 2004, taking silver behind compatriot Tirunesh Dibaba in 2008, before regaining the title in London in 2012. Defar and Dibaba are the only athletes with three Olympic medals at the distance, with both reaching the podium in 2004, 2008 and 2012.
In the World Championships, Great Britain's Mo Farah stands alone, the most successful and most decorated athlete in the event with three gold medals (2011, 2013 and 2015) and four medals in total (including silver in 2017) between 2011 and 2017. Kenya's Ismael Kirui was the first athlete to win the title twice in 1993 and 1995, and Ethiopia's Muktar Edris the third between 2017 and 2019.
Romania's Gabriela Szabo won the title twice between 1995 and 1997. Since then four African runners - two Kenyan, two Ethiopian - have repeated the feat; Tirunesh Dibaba and Meseret Defar of Ethiopia and Vivian Cheruiyot and Hellen Obiri of Kenya. Meseret Defar's five medals - 2 gold, a silver and two bronze won between 2005 and 2013 - are the most won in the event by any athlete.
Athletics 5000 metres | |
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World records | |
Men | Joshua Cheptegei ( UGA) 12:35.36 (2020) |
Women | Gudaf Tsegay ( ETH) 14:00.21 (2023) |
Olympic records | |
Men | Kenenisa Bekele ( ETH) 12:57.82 (2008) |
Women | Vivian Cheruiyot ( KEN) 14:26.17 (2016) |
World Championship records | |
Men | Eliud Kipchoge ( KEN) 12:52.79 (2003) |
Women | Hellen Obiri ( KEN) 14:26.72 (2019) |
The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to 3 miles 188 yards or 16,404 feet 2 inches. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over 12+1⁄2 laps of a standard track. The same distance in road running is called a 5K run; referring to the distance in metres rather than kilometres serves to disambiguate the two events. The 5000 m has been present on the Olympic programme since 1912 for men and since 1996 for women. Prior to 1996, women had competed in an Olympic 3000 metres race since 1984. The 5000 m has been held at each of the World Championships in Athletics in men's competition and since 1995 in women's.
The event is almost the same length as the dolichos race held at the Ancient Olympic Games, introduced in 720 BCE. World Athletics keeps official records for both outdoor and indoor 5000-metre track events. [1] [2]
The 5000 metres is the (slightly longer) approximate metric equivalent of the 3-mile (4,828.0 m) run, an event common in countries which used the imperial measurement system. The 3-mile event featured in the Commonwealth Games through 1966, and was a championship in the United States in non-Olympic years from 1953 to 1973. It required 12 laps around a 1⁄4-mile (402 m; 440 yd; 1,320 ft) track.
Area | Men | Women | ||||
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Time | Athlete | Nation | Time | Athlete | Nation | |
Africa ( records) | 12:35.36 WR | Joshua Cheptegei | Uganda | 14:00.21 WR | Gudaf Tsegay | Ethiopia |
Asia ( records) | 12:51.96 | Albert Rop | Bahrain | 14:28.09 | Jiang Bo | China |
Europe ( records) | 12:45.01 | Mohamed Katir | Spain | 14:13.42 | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands |
North, Central America and Caribbean ( records) |
12:46.96 | Grant Fisher | United States | 14:19.45 | Alicia Monson | United States |
Oceania ( records) | 12:55.76 | Craig Mottram | Australia | 14:39.89 | Kimberley Smith | New Zealand |
South America ( records) | 13:11.57 | Federico Bruno | Argentina | 14:47.76 | Joselyn Daniely Brea | Venezuela |
Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
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1 | 1 | 12:35.36 | Joshua Cheptegei | Uganda | 14 August 2020 | Monaco | [6] |
2 | 2 | 12:37.35 | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 31 May 2004 | Hengelo | |
3 | 3 | 12:39.36 | Haile Gebrselassie | Ethiopia | 13 June 1998 | Helsinki | |
4 | 4 | 12:39.74 | Daniel Komen | Kenya | 22 August 1997 | Brussels | |
5 | 12:40.18 | K. Bekele #2 | 1 July 2005 | Saint-Denis | |||
5 | 6 | 12:40.45 | Berihu Aregawi | Ethiopia | 30 June 2023 | Lausanne | [7] |
7 | 12:41.61 | Cheptegei #2 | 30 June 2023 | Lausanne | [7] | ||
6 | 8 | 12:41.73 | Yomif Kejelcha | Ethiopia | 15 June 2023 | Oslo | [8] |
Jacob Kiplimo | Uganda | 15 June 2023 | Oslo | [8] | |||
10 | 12:41.86 | Gebrselassie #2 | 13 August 1997 | Zürich | |||
8 | 11 | 12:42.18 | Hagos Gebrhiwet | Ethiopia | 21 July 2023 | Monaco | [9] |
12 | 12:42.58 | Aregawi #2 | 21 July 2023 | Monaco | [9] | ||
9 | 13 | 12:42.70 | Telahun Haile Bekele | Ethiopia | 21 July 2023 | Monaco | [9] |
10 | 14 | 12:43.02 | Selemon Barega | Ethiopia | 31 August 2018 | Brussels | [10] |
15 | 12:44.39 | Gebrselassie #3 | 16 August 1995 | Zürich | |||
16 | 12:44.90 | Komen #2 | 13 August 1997 | Zürich | |||
11 | 17 | 12:45.01 | Mohamed Katir | Spain | 21 July 2023 | Monaco | [9] |
18 | 12:45.09 | Komen #3 | 14 August 1996 | Zürich | |||
12 | 19 | 12:45.71 | Jacob Krop | Kenya | 2 September 2022 | Brussels | [11] |
20 | 12:45.82 | Gebrhiwet #2 | 31 August 2018 | Brussels | [10] | ||
21 | 12:46.02 | Krop #2 | 21 July 2023 | Monaco | [9] | ||
22 | 12:46.21 | T. H. Bekele #2 | 15 June 2023 | Oslo | [8] | ||
13 | 23 | 12:46.33 | Nicholas Kimeli | Kenya | 9 June 2022 | Rome | [12] |
14 | 24 | 12:46.53 | Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya | 2 July 2004 | Rome | |
25 | 12:46.79 | Kejelcha #2 | 31 August 2018 | Brussels | [10] | ||
Krop #3 | 9 June 2022 | Rome | [12] | ||||
15 | 12:46.81 | Dejen Gebremeskel | Ethiopia | 6 July 2012 | Saint-Denis | [13] | |
16 | 12:46.96 | Grant Fisher | United States | 2 September 2022 | Brussels | [11] | |
17 | 12:47.04 | Sileshi Sihine | Ethiopia | 2 July 2004 | Rome | ||
18 | 12:47.20 | Mohammed Ahmed | Canada | 10 July 2020 | Portland | [14] | |
19 | 12:48.45 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 10 June 2021 | Florence | [15] | |
20 | 12:48.64 | Isaiah Koech | Kenya | 6 July 2012 | Saint-Denis | [13] | |
21 | 12:48.66 | Isaac Kiprono Songok | Kenya | 18 August 2006 | Zürich | ||
22 | 12:48.77 | Yenew Alamirew | Ethiopia | 6 July 2012 | Saint-Denis | [13] | |
23 | 12:48.81 | Stephen Cherono | Kenya | 12 June 2003 | Ostrava | ||
24 | 12:49.04 | Thomas Longosiwa | Kenya | 6 July 2012 | Saint-Denis | ||
25 | 12:49.28 | Brahim Lahlafi | Morocco | 25 August 2000 | Brussels |
Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
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1 | 1 | 14:00.21 | Gudaf Tsegay | Ethiopia | 17 September 2023 | Eugene | [17] |
2 | 2 | 14:05.20 | Faith Kipyegon | Kenya | 9 June 2023 | Paris | [18] |
3 | 3 | 14:05.92 | Beatrice Chebet | Kenya | 17 September 2023 | Eugene | [17] |
4 | 4 | 14:06.62 | Letesenbet Gidey | Ethiopia | 7 October 2020 | Valencia | [19] |
5 | 14:07.94 | Gidey #2 | 9 June 2023 | Paris | [18] | ||
6 | 14:08.79 | Gidey #3 | 3 September 2023 | Berlin | [20] | ||
5 | 7 | 14:11.15 | Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia | 6 June 2008 | Oslo | |
8 | 14:12.29 | Tsegay #2 | 23 July 2023 | London | [21] | ||
6 | 9 | 14:12.59 | Almaz Ayana | Ethiopia | 2 June 2016 | Rome | [22] |
7 | 10 | 14:12.88 | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia | 22 July 2008 | Stockholm | |
11 | 14:12.92 | Chebet #2 | 23 July 2023 | London | [21] | ||
8 | 12 | 14:12.98 | Ejgayehu Taye | Ethiopia | 27 May 2022 | Eugene | [23] |
13 | 14:13.31 | Taye #2 | 9 June 2023 | Paris | [18] | ||
14 | 14:13.32 | Tsegay #3 | 8 June 2021 | Hengelo | [24] | ||
9 | 15 | 14:13.42 | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands | 23 July 2023 | London | [21] |
16 | 14:14.09 | Taye #3 | 8 June 2021 | Hengelo | [24] | ||
17 | 14:14.32 | Ayana #2 | 17 May 2015 | Shanghai | |||
10 | 18 | 14:15.24 | Senbere Teferi | Ethiopia | 8 June 2021 | Hengelo | [24] |
11 | 19 | 14:15.41 | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 4 July 2015 | Saint-Denis | [25] |
20 | 14:16.31 | Ayana #3 | 22 May 2016 | Rabat | |||
12 | 21 | 14:16.54 | Medina Eisa | Ethiopia | 23 July 2023 | London | [26] |
22 | 14:16.63 | Defar #2 | 15 June 2007 | Oslo | |||
13 | 23 | 14:18.37 | Hellen Obiri | Kenya | 8 June 2017 | Rome | [27] |
24 | 14:18.89 | Ayana #4 | 9 September 2016 | Brussels | |||
14 | 25 | 14:19.45 | Alicia Monson | United States | 23 July 2023 | London | [26] |
15 | 14:20.68 | Agnes Tirop | Kenya | 21 July 2019 | London | [28] | |
16 | 14:20.87 | Vivian Cheruiyot | Kenya | 29 July 2011 | Stockholm | ||
17 | 14:23.05 | Lilian Kasait Rengeruk | Kenya | 9 June 2023 | Paris | [18] | |
18 | 14:23.45 | Freweyni Hailu | Ethiopia | 9 June 2023 | Paris | [18] | |
19 | 14:23.67 | Margaret Kipkemboi | Kenya | 9 June 2023 | Paris | [18] | |
20 | 14:23.75 | Liliya Shobukhova | Russia | 19 July 2008 | Kazan | ||
21 | 14:23.92 | Shelby Houlihan | United States | 10 July 2020 | Portland | [29] | |
22 | 14:24.68 | Elvan Abeylegesse | Turkey | 11 June 2004 | Bergen | ||
23 | 14:25.34 | Francine Niyonsaba | Burundi | 3 September 2021 | Brussels | [30] | |
24 | 14:25.84 | Dawit Seyaum | Ethiopia | 16 June 2022 | Oslo | [31] | |
25 | 14:26.34 | Karissa Schweizer | United States | 10 July 2020 | Portland |
Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
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1 | 1 | 12:49.60 | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 20 February 2004 | Birmingham | |
2 | 2 | 12:50.38 | Haile Gebrselassie | Ethiopia | 14 February 1999 | Birmingham | |
3 | 3 | 12:51.48 | Daniel Komen | Kenya | 19 February 1998 | Stockholm | |
4 | 4 | 12:51.61 | William Kincaid | United States | 27 January 2023 | Boston | [33] |
5 | 5 | 12:51.84 | Grant Fisher | United States | 16 February 2024 | Boston | [34] |
6 | 6 | 12:53.29 | Isiah Koech | Kenya | 11 February 2011 | Düsseldorf | |
7 | 12:53.73 | Fisher #2 | 12 February 2022 | Boston | |||
7 | 8 | 12:54.99 | Joe Klecker | United States | 27 January 2023 | Boston | [33] |
8 | 9 | 12:55.72 | Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya | 11 February 2011 | Düsseldorf | |
9 | 10 | 12:56.76 | Adriaan Wildschutt | South Africa | 26 January 2024 | Boston | [35] |
10 | 11 | 12:56.87 | Mohammed Ahmed | Canada | 12 February 2022 | Boston | |
11 | 12 | 12:57.08 | Marc Scott | Great Britain | 12 February 2022 | Boston | |
12 | 13 | 12:57.14 | Nico Young | United States | 26 January 2024 | Boston | [35] |
13 | 14 | 12:57.52 | Edwin Kurgat | Kenya | 26 January 2024 | Boston | [36] |
14 | 15 | 12:58.67 | Thomas Longosiwa | Kenya | 10 February 2012 | Düsseldorf | |
15 | 16 | 12:58.68 | George Mills | Great Britain | 26 January 2024 | Boston | [37] |
16 | 17 | 12:58.73 | Sam Atkin | Great Britain | 26 January 2024 | Boston | [35] |
18 | 12:59.04 | Gebrselassie #2 | 20 February 1997 | Stockholm | |||
17 | 19 | 13:00.48 | Emmanuel Bor | United States | 12 February 2022 | Boston | |
18 | 20 | 13:01.26 | Galen Rupp | United States | 16 January 2014 | Boston | |
19 | 21 | 13:02.09 | Yared Nuguse | United States | 26 January 2024 | Boston | [38] |
22 | 13:02.36 | I. Koech #2 | 10 February 2012 | Düsseldorf | |||
20 | 23 | 13:02.69 | Paul Kipsiele Koech | Kenya | 10 February 2012 | Düsseldorf | |
24 | 13:02.95 | P. K. Koech #2 | 3 February 2010 | Düsseldorf | |||
21 | 25 | 13:03.17 | Abdihamid Nur | United States | 26 January 2024 | Boston | [35] |
22 | 13:03.46 | John Heymans | Belgium | 26 January 2024 | Boston | [35] | |
23 | 13:03.57 | Morgan Beadlescomb | United States | 26 January 2024 | Boston | [35] | |
24 | 13:03.78 | Graham Blanks | United States | 2 December 2023 | Boston | [39] | |
25 | 13:04.05 | Patrick Dever | United Kingdom | 16 February 2024 | Boston | [34] |
Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
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1 | 1 | 14:18.86 | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 19 February 2015 | Stockholm | |
2 | 2 | 14:24.37 | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia | 18 February 2009 | Stockholm | |
3 | 14:24.79 | Defar #2 | 10 February 2010 | Stockholm | |||
3 | 4 | 14:27.42 | Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia | 27 January 2007 | Boston | |
4 | 5 | 14:30.79 | Konstanze Klosterhalfen | Germany | 27 February 2020 | Boston | |
5 | 6 | 14:31.38 | Gabriela DeBues-Stafford | Canada | 11 February 2022 | Boston | |
7 | 14:32.93 | T. Dibaba #2 | 29 January 2005 | Boston | |||
6 | 8 | 14:33.17 | Elise Cranny | United States | 11 February 2022 | Boston | |
9 | 14:35.46 | T. Dibaba #3 | 28 January 2006 | Boston | |||
7 | 10 | 14:39.29 | Berhane Adere | Ethiopia | 31 January 2004 | Stuttgart | |
8 | 11 | 14:39.89 | Kimberley Smith | New Zealand | 27 February 2009 | New York City | |
9 | 12 | 14:42.94 | Senayet Getachew | Ethiopia | 27 January 2024 | Boston | [41] |
10 | 13 | 14:43.25 | Fantaye Belayneh | Ethiopia | 27 January 2024 | Boston | [42] |
14 | 14:44.53 | T. Dibaba #4 | 6 February 2010 | Boston | |||
11 | 15 | 14:44.94 | Aynadis Mebratu | Ethiopia | 27 January 2024 | Boston | [43] |
12 | 16 | 14:46.37 | Marta Garcia | Spain | 27 January 2024 | Boston | [44] |
13 | 17 | 14:46.51 | Josette Andrews | United States | 27 January 2024 | Boston | [45] |
14 | 18 | 14:46.80 | Sentayehu Ejigu | Ethiopia | 10 February 2010 | Stockholm | |
15 | 19 | 14:47.35 | Gabriela Szabo | Romania | 13 February 1999 | Dortmund | |
20 | 14:47.62 | Ejigu #2 | 7 February 2009 | Boston | |||
16 | 21 | 14:47.62 | Shalane Flanagan | United States | 7 February 2009 | Boston | |
22 | 14:48.21 | Adere #2 | 5 February 2003 | Dortmund | |||
17 | 23 | 14:48.51 | Vanessa Fraser | United States | 27 February 2020 | Boston | |
18 | 24 | 14:48.75 | Courtney Frerichs | United States | 11 February 2022 | Boston | |
19 | 25 | 14:49.12 | Laura Muir | Great Britain | 4 January 2017 | Glasglow | |
20 | 14:49.36 | Gete Wami | Ethiopia | 11 February 2001 | Dortmund | ||
21 | 14:49.78 | Courtney Wayment | United States | 27 January 2024 | Boston | [45] | |
22 | 14:51.69 | Tegla Loroupe | Kenya | 13 February 1999 | Dortmund | ||
23 | 14:51.91 | Emily Infeld | United States | 27 February 2020 | Boston | ||
24 | 14:52.21 | Natosha Rogers | United States | 10 February 2023 | Boston | ||
25 | 14:52.67 | Sally Kipyego | Kenya | 6 February 2010 | Boston |
Two men have won the Olympic 5000 metres on two occasions, both times back-to-back. Lasse Virén of Finland was the first to achieve the feat, winning the title in 1972 in Munich, before retaining the title in 1976 in Montreal. Mo Farah of Great Britain matched the achievement, winning the title in 2012 in London, and retaining it four years later in Rio de Janeiro. Both men achieved 5000/10,000 m doubles on each occasion.
Finnish legend Paavo Nurmi is the only male runner to have won three Olympic medals at the distance, a gold and two silvers between 1920 and 1928.
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1912 Stockholm |
Hannes Kolehmainen Finland |
Jean Bouin France |
George Hutson Great Britain |
1920 Antwerp |
Joseph Guillemot France |
Paavo Nurmi Finland |
Eric Backman Sweden |
1924 Paris |
Paavo Nurmi Finland |
Ville Ritola Finland |
Edvin Wide Sweden |
1928 Amsterdam |
Ville Ritola Finland |
Paavo Nurmi Finland |
Edvin Wide Sweden |
1932 Los Angeles |
Lauri Lehtinen Finland |
Ralph Hill United States |
Lauri Virtanen Finland |
1936 Berlin |
Gunnar Höckert Finland |
Lauri Lehtinen Finland |
Henry Jonsson Sweden |
1948 London |
Gaston Reiff Belgium |
Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia |
Wim Slijkhuis Netherlands |
1952 Helsinki |
Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia |
Alain Mimoun France |
Herbert Schade Germany |
1956 Melbourne |
Vladimir Kuts Soviet Union |
Gordon Pirie Great Britain |
Derek Ibbotson Great Britain |
1960 Rome |
Murray Halberg New Zealand |
Hans Grodotzki United Team of Germany |
Kazimierz Zimny Poland |
1964 Tokyo |
Bob Schul United States |
Harald Norpoth United Team of Germany |
Bill Dellinger United States |
1968 Mexico City |
Mohammed Gammoudi Tunisia |
Kipchoge Keino Kenya |
Naftali Temu Kenya |
1972 Munich |
Lasse Virén Finland |
Mohammed Gammoudi Tunisia |
Ian Stewart Great Britain |
1976 Montreal |
Lasse Virén Finland |
Dick Quax New Zealand |
Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand West Germany |
1980 Moscow |
Miruts Yifter Ethiopia |
Suleiman Nyambui Tanzania |
Kaarlo Maaninka Finland |
1984 Los Angeles |
Saïd Aouita Morocco |
Markus Ryffel Switzerland |
António Leitão Portugal |
1988 Seoul |
John Ngugi Kenya |
Dieter Baumann West Germany |
Hansjörg Kunze East Germany |
1992 Barcelona |
Dieter Baumann Germany |
Paul Bitok Kenya |
Fita Bayisa Ethiopia |
1996 Atlanta |
Vénuste Niyongabo Burundi |
Paul Bitok Kenya |
Khalid Boulami Morocco |
2000 Sydney |
Million Wolde Ethiopia |
Ali Saïdi-Sief Algeria |
Brahim Lahlafi Morocco |
2004 Athens |
Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco |
Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia |
Eliud Kipchoge Kenya |
2008 Beijing |
Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia |
Eliud Kipchoge Kenya |
Edwin Soi Kenya |
2012 London |
Mo Farah Great Britain |
Dejen Gebremeskel Ethiopia |
Thomas Longosiwa Kenya |
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Mo Farah Great Britain |
Paul Chelimo United States |
Hagos Gebrhiwet Ethiopia |
2020 Tokyo |
Joshua Cheptegei Uganda |
Mohammed Ahmed Canada |
Paul Chelimo United States |
2024 Paris |
Only one woman has won the Olympic 5000 metres title twice, Ethiopian Meseret Defar winning in Athens in 2004, taking silver behind compatriot Tirunesh Dibaba in 2008, before regaining the title in London in 2012. Defar and Dibaba are the only athletes with three Olympic medals at the distance, with both reaching the podium in 2004, 2008 and 2012.
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1996 Atlanta |
Wang Junxia China |
Pauline Konga Kenya |
Roberta Brunet Italy |
2000 Sydney |
Gabriela Szabo Romania |
Sonia O'Sullivan Ireland |
Gete Wami Ethiopia |
2004 Athens |
Meseret Defar Ethiopia |
Isabella Ochichi Kenya |
Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia |
2008 Beijing |
Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia |
Meseret Defar Ethiopia |
Sylvia Kibet Kenya |
2012 London |
Meseret Defar Ethiopia |
Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya |
Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia |
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya |
Hellen Obiri Kenya |
Almaz Ayana Ethiopia |
2020 Tokyo |
Sifan Hassan Netherlands |
Hellen Obiri Kenya |
Gudaf Tsegay Ethiopia |
2024 Paris |
In the World Championships, Great Britain's Mo Farah stands alone, the most successful and most decorated athlete in the event with three gold medals (2011, 2013 and 2015) and four medals in total (including silver in 2017) between 2011 and 2017. Kenya's Ismael Kirui was the first athlete to win the title twice in 1993 and 1995, and Ethiopia's Muktar Edris the third between 2017 and 2019.
Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1983 Helsinki |
Eamonn Coghlan ( IRL) | Werner Schildhauer ( GDR) | Martti Vainio ( FIN) |
1987 Rome |
Saïd Aouita ( MAR) | Domingos Castro ( POR) | Jack Buckner ( GBR) |
1991 Tokyo |
Yobes Ondieki ( KEN) | Fita Bayisa ( ETH) | Brahim Boutayeb ( MAR) |
1993 Stuttgart |
Ismael Kirui ( KEN) | Haile Gebrselassie ( ETH) | Fita Bayisa ( ETH) |
1995 Gothenburg |
Ismael Kirui ( KEN) | Khalid Boulami ( MAR) | Shem Kororia ( KEN) |
1997 Athens |
Daniel Komen ( KEN) | Khalid Boulami ( MAR) | Tom Nyariki ( KEN) |
1999 Seville |
Salah Hissou ( MAR) | Benjamin Limo ( KEN) | Mohammed Mourhit ( BEL) |
2001 Edmonton |
Richard Limo ( KEN) | Million Wolde ( ETH) | John Kibowen ( KEN) |
2003 Saint-Denis |
Eliud Kipchoge ( KEN) | Hicham El Guerrouj ( MAR) | Kenenisa Bekele ( ETH) |
2005 Helsinki |
Benjamin Limo ( KEN) | Sileshi Sihine ( ETH) | Craig Mottram ( AUS) |
2007 Osaka |
Bernard Lagat ( USA) | Eliud Kipchoge ( KEN) | Moses Kipsiro ( UGA) |
2009 Berlin |
Kenenisa Bekele ( ETH) | Bernard Lagat ( USA) | James Kwalia ( QAT) |
2011 Daegu |
Mo Farah ( GBR) | Bernard Lagat ( USA) | Dejen Gebremeskel ( ETH) |
2013 Moscow |
Mo Farah ( GBR) | Hagos Gebrhiwet ( ETH) | Isiah Koech ( KEN) |
2015 Beijing |
Mo Farah ( GBR) | Caleb Ndiku ( KEN) | Hagos Gebrhiwet ( ETH) |
2017 London |
Muktar Edris ( ETH) | Mo Farah ( GBR) | Paul Chelimo ( USA) |
2019 Doha |
Muktar Edris ( ETH) | Selemon Barega ( ETH) | Mohammed Ahmed ( CAN) |
2022 Eugene |
Jakob Ingebrigtsen ( NOR) | Jacob Krop ( KEN) | Oscar Chelimo ( UGA) |
2023 Budapest |
Jakob Ingebrigtsen ( NOR) | Mohamed Katir ( ESP) | Jacob Krop ( KEN) |
Romania's Gabriela Szabo won the title twice between 1995 and 1997. Since then four African runners - two Kenyan, two Ethiopian - have repeated the feat; Tirunesh Dibaba and Meseret Defar of Ethiopia and Vivian Cheruiyot and Hellen Obiri of Kenya. Meseret Defar's five medals - 2 gold, a silver and two bronze won between 2005 and 2013 - are the most won in the event by any athlete.
Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1995 Gothenburg |
Sonia O'Sullivan ( IRL) | Fernanda Ribeiro ( POR) | Zahra Ouaziz ( MAR) |
1997 Athens |
Gabriela Szabo ( ROU) | Roberta Brunet ( ITA) | Fernanda Ribeiro ( POR) |
1999 Seville |
Gabriela Szabo ( ROU) | Zahra Ouaziz ( MAR) | Ayelech Worku ( ETH) |
2001 Edmonton |
Olga Yegorova ( RUS) | Marta Dominguez ( ESP) | Ayelech Worku ( ETH) |
2003 Saint-Denis |
Tirunesh Dibaba ( ETH) | Marta Dominguez ( ESP) | Edith Masai ( KEN) |
2005 Helsinki |
Tirunesh Dibaba ( ETH) | Meseret Defar ( ETH) | Ejegayehu Dibaba ( ETH) |
2007 Osaka |
Meseret Defar ( ETH) | Vivian Cheruiyot ( KEN) | Priscah Jepleting Cherono ( KEN) |
2009 Berlin |
Vivian Cheruiyot ( KEN) | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet ( KEN) | Meseret Defar ( ETH) |
2011 Daegu |
Vivian Cheruiyot ( KEN) | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet ( KEN) | Meseret Defar ( ETH) |
2013 Moscow |
Meseret Defar ( ETH) | Mercy Cherono ( KEN) | Almaz Ayana ( ETH) |
2015 Beijing |
Almaz Ayana ( ETH) | Senbere Teferi ( ETH) | Genzebe Dibaba ( ETH) |
2017 London |
Hellen Obiri ( KEN) | Almaz Ayana ( ETH) | Sifan Hassan ( NED) |
2019 Doha |
Hellen Obiri ( KEN) | Margaret Kipkemboi ( KEN) | Konstanze Klosterhalfen ( GER) |
2022 Eugene |
Gudaf Tsegay ( ETH) | Beatrice Chebet ( KEN) | Dawit Seyaum ( ETH) |
2023 Budapest |
Faith Kipyegon ( KEN) | Sifan Hassan ( NED) | Beatrice Chebet ( KEN) |
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