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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.
[edit] Best year performance
[edit] Men's seasons best (outdoor track)
[edit] Women's seasons best (outdoor track)
[edit] All-time top 25
(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 |
(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 |
[edit] World record progression
[edit] 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 Hägg (SWE) |
1942-09-20 |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 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 |
| 13:50.8 |
 Sandor Iharos (HUN) |
1955-09-10 |
Budapest, Hungary |
| 13:46.8 |
Vladimir Kuts (URS) |
1955-09-18 |
Belgrad, Yugoslavia |
| 13:40.6 |
Sandor Iharos (HUN) |
1955-09-23 |
Budapest, Hungary |
| 13:36.8 |
Gordon Pirie (GBR) |
1956-06-19 |
Bergen, Norway |
| 13:35.0 |
Vladimir Kuts (URS) |
1957-10-13 |
Rome, Italy |
| 13:34.8 |
 Ron Clarke (AUS) |
1965-01-16 |
Hobart, Australia |
| 13:33.6 |
Ron Clarke (AUS) |
1965-02-01 |
Auckland, New Zealand |
| 13:25.8 |
Ron Clarke (AUS) |
1965-06-04 |
Compton, USA |
| 13:24.2 |
Kipchoge Keino (KEN) |
1965-11-30 |
Auckland, New Zealand |
| 13:16.6 |
Ron Clarke (AUS) |
1966-07-05 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
| 13:16.4 |
Lasse Virén (FIN) |
1972-09-14 |
Helsinki,Finland |
| 13:13.0 |
Emiel Puttemans (BEL) |
1972-09-20 |
Brussels, Belgium |
| 13:12.86 |
 Dick Quax (NZL) |
1977-07-05 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
| 13:08.4 |
Henry Rono (KEN) |
1978-04-08 |
Berkeley, California, USA |
| 13:06.20 |
Henry Rono (KEN) |
1981-09-13 |
Knarvik, Norway |
| 13:00.41 |
David Moorcroft (GBR) |
1982-07-07 |
Oslo, Norway |
| 13:00.40 |
Saïd Aouita (MAR) |
1985-07-22 |
Oslo, Norway |
| 12:58.39 |
Saïd Aouita (MAR) |
1987-07-27 |
Rome, Italy |
| 12:56.96 |
Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
1994-06-04 |
Hengelo, Netherlands |
| 12:55.30 |
Moses Kiptanui (KEN) |
1995-06-06 |
Rome, Italy |
| 12:44.39[3] |
Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
1995-08-16 |
Zürich, Switzerland |
| 12:41.86[3] |
Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
1997-08-13 |
Zürich, Switzerland |
| 12:39.74 |
Daniel Komen (KEN) |
1997-08-22 |
Brussels, Belgium |
| 12:39.36[3] |
Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
1998-06-13 |
Helsinki, Finland |
| 12:37.35 |
Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) |
2004-05-31 |
Hengelo, Netherlands |
[edit] Women's world record progression
| WORLD RECORD IN THE WOMEN'S 5,000 METRES (OUTDOORS) |
| TIME |
ATHLETE |
DATE |
PLACE |
| 15:14.51 |
Paula Fudge (GBR) |
1981-09-13 |
Knarvik, Norway |
| 15:08.26 |
 Mary Decker-Slaney (USA) |
1982-07-05 |
Eugene, Oregon, United States |
| 14:58.89* |
 Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
1984-06-28 |
Oslo, Norway |
| 14:48.07 |
Zola Budd (GBR) |
1985-08-26 |
London, United Kingdom |
| 14:37.33 |
Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
1986-08-05 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:36.45 |
Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) |
1995-07-22 |
Hechtel, Belgium |
| 14:31.27 |
Dong Yanmei (CHN) |
1997-10-21 |
Shanghai, PR China |
| 14:28.09 |
Jiang Bo (CHN) |
1997-10-23 |
Shanghai, PR China |
| 14:24.68 |
Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) |
2004-06-11 |
Bergen, Norway |
| 14:24.53 |
Meseret Defar (ETH) |
2006-06-03 |
New York, USA |
| 14:16.63 |
Meseret Defar (ETH) |
2007-06-15 |
Oslo, Norway |
| 14:11.15 |
Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) |
2008-06-06 |
Oslo, Norway |
* 
Zola Budd (RSA) originally set the record the same year in 
South Africa at 15:01.83, but was not ratified as a world record because South Africa was under aparthied at that time.
[edit] Medalists
[edit] Olympic games
[edit] World championships
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
George Touquet-Daunis (FRA)
South Africa at 15:01.83, but was not ratified as a world record because South Africa was under aparthied at that time.
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Wang Junxia (CHN)
Pauline Konga (KEN)
Roberta Brunet (ITA)
Gabriela Szabó (ROU)
Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL)
Gete Wami (ETH)
Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR)
Eamonn Coghlan (IRL)
Werner Schildhauer (GDR)
Roberta Brunet (ITA)
Marta Dominguez (ESP)
