The 5000 metres (approximately 3.1 mi or 16,404 ft) is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K ("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 aerobic endurance whilst speed is necessary. 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 July 2011)
| 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 Saïdi-Sief (ALG) |
Rome |
June 30, 2000 |
| 17. |
12:51.00 |
Joseph Ebuya (KEN) |
Brussels |
September 14, 2007 |
| 18. |
12:51.45 |
Vincent Kiprop Chepkok (KEN) |
Doha |
May 14, 2010 |
| 19. |
12:51.95 |
Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa (KEN) |
Brussels |
September 14, 2007 |
| 20. |
12:52.33 |
Sammy Kipketer (KEN) |
Oslo |
June 27, 2003 |
| 21. |
12:52.40 |
Edwin Cheruiyot Soi (KEN) |
Paris |
July 8, 2006 |
| 22. |
12:52.45 |
Tariku Bekele (ETH) |
Berlin |
June 1, 2008 |
| 23. |
12:52.80 |
Gebregziabher Gebremariam (ETH) |
Rome |
July 8, 2005 |
| 24. |
12:52.99 |
Abraham Chebii (KEN) |
Oslo |
June 27, 2003 |
| 25. |
12:53.11 |
Mo Farah (GBR) |
Fontvieille |
July 22, 2011[3] |
(Updated September 2011)
| 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. |
14:20.87 |
Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) |
Stockholm |
July 29, 2011 |
| 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. |
14:28.39 |
Sentayehu Ejigu (ETH) |
Paris |
July 16, 2010 |
| 8. |
14:29.11 |
Paula Radcliffe (GBR) |
Bydgoszcz |
June 20, 2004 |
| 9. |
14:29.32 |
Olga Yegorova (RUS) |
Berlin |
August 31, 2001 |
Berhane Adere (ETH) |
Oslo |
June 27, 2003 |
| 11. |
14:29.82 |
Dong Yanmei (CHN) |
Shanghai |
October 23, 1997 |
| 12. |
14:30.42 |
Sally Kipyego (KEN) |
Zürich |
September 08, 2011 |
| 13. |
14:30.88 |
Gete Wami (ETH) |
Heusden-Zolder |
August 5, 2000 |
| 14. |
14:31.14 |
Linet Chepkwemoi Masai (KEN) |
Shanghai |
May 23, 2010 |
| 15. |
14:31.20 |
Gelete Burka (ETH) |
Ostrava |
June 27, 2007 |
| 16. |
14:31.48 |
Gabriela Szabo (ROM) |
Berlin |
September 1, 1998 |
| 17. |
14:31.91 |
Meselech Melkamu (ETH) |
Shanghai |
May 23, 2010 |
Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet (KEN) |
Shanghai |
May 23, 2010 |
| 19. |
14:32.08 |
Zahra Ouaziz (MAR) |
Berlin |
September 1, 1998 |
| 20. |
14:32.33 |
Liu Shixiang (CHN) |
Shanghai |
October 21, 1997 |
| 21. |
14:32.74 |
Ejegayehu Dibaba (ETH) |
Bergen |
June 11, 2004 |
| 22. |
14:33.04 |
Werknesh Kidane (ETH) |
Oslo |
June 27, 2003 |
| 23. |
14:33.13 |
Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (RUS) |
Kazan |
July 19, 2008 |
| 24. |
14:33.49 |
Lucy Wangui (KEN) |
Oslo |
June 6, 2008 |
| 25. |
14:33.84 |
Edith Masai (KEN) |
Oslo |
June 12, 2006 |
[edit] World record progression
[edit] Men's world record progression
[edit] Pre-IAAF
[edit] IAAF era
The first world record in the men's 5000 metres was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912.[4]
As of June 21, 2009, 35 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.[4]
| WORLD RECORDS IN THE MEN'S 5,000 METRES (OUTDOORS) |
| TIME |
ATHLETE |
DATE |
PLACE |
| 14:36.6 |
Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) |
1912-06-10 |
Stockholm, Sweden[4] |
| 14:35.4 |
Paavo Nurmi (FIN) |
1922-09-12 |
Stockholm, Sweden[4] |
| 14:28.2 |
Paavo Nurmi (FIN) |
1924-06-19 |
Helsinki, Finland[4] |
| 14:17.0 |
Lauri Lehtinen (FIN) |
1932-06-19 |
Helsinki, Finland[4] |
| 14:08.8 |
Taisto Mäki (FIN) |
1939-06-16 |
Helsinki, Finland[4] |
| 13:58.2 |
Gunder Hägg (SWE) |
1942-09-20 |
Gothenburg, Sweden[4] |
| 13:57.2 |
Emil Zátopek (TCH) |
1954-05-30 |
Paris, France[4] |
| 13:56.6 |
Vladimir Kuts (URS) |
1954-08-29 |
Bern, Switzerland[4] |
| 13:51.6 |
Chris Chataway (GBR) |
1954-10-13 |
London, United Kingdom[4] |
| 13:51.2 |
Vladimir Kuts (URS) |
1954-10-23 |
Prague, Czechoslovakia[4] |
| 13:50.8 |
Sandor Iharos (HUN) |
1955-09-10 |
Budapest, Hungary[4] |
| 13:46.8 |
Vladimir Kuts (URS) |
1955-09-18 |
Belgrad, Yugoslavia[4] |
| 13:40.6 |
Sandor Iharos (HUN) |
1955-09-23 |
Budapest, Hungary[4] |
| 13:36.8 |
Gordon Pirie (GBR) |
1956-06-19 |
Bergen, Norway[4] |
| 13:35.0 |
Vladimir Kuts (URS) |
1957-10-13 |
Rome, Italy[4] |
| 13:34.8 |
Ron Clarke (AUS) |
1965-01-16 |
Hobart, Australia[4] |
| 13:33.6 |
Ron Clarke (AUS) |
1965-02-01 |
Auckland, New Zealand[4] |
| 13:25.8 |
Ron Clarke (AUS) |
1965-06-04 |
Compton, USA[4] |
| 13:24.2 |
Kipchoge Keino (KEN) |
1965-11-30 |
Auckland, New Zealand[4] |
| 13:16.6 |
Ron Clarke (AUS) |
1966-07-05 |
Stockholm, Sweden[4] |
| 13:16.4 |
Lasse Virén (FIN) |
1972-09-14 |
Helsinki, Finland[4] |
| 13:13.0 |
Emiel Puttemans (BEL) |
1972-09-20 |
Brussels, Belgium[4] |
| 13:12.9 |
Dick Quax (NZL) |
1977-07-05 |
Stockholm, Sweden[4] |
| 13:08.4 |
Henry Rono (KEN) |
1978-04-08 |
Berkeley, California, USA[4] |
| 13:06.20 |
Henry Rono (KEN) |
1981-09-13 |
Knarvik, Norway[4] |
| 13:00.41 |
David Moorcroft (GBR) |
1982-07-07 |
Oslo, Norway[4] |
| 13:00.40 |
Saïd Aouita (MAR) |
1985-07-22 |
Oslo, Norway[4] |
| 12:58.39 |
Saïd Aouita (MAR) |
1987-07-27 |
Rome, Italy[4] |
| 12:56.96 |
Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
1994-06-04 |
Hengelo, Netherlands[4] |
| 12:55.30 |
Moses Kiptanui (KEN) |
1995-06-06 |
Rome, Italy[4] |
| 12:44.39 |
Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
1995-08-16 |
Zürich, Switzerland[4] |
| 12:41.86 |
Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
1997-08-13 |
Zürich, Switzerland[4] |
| 12:39.74 |
Daniel Komen (KEN) |
1997-08-22 |
Brussels, Belgium[4] |
| 12:39.36 |
Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
1998-06-13 |
Helsinki, Finland[4] |
| 12:37.35 |
Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) |
2004-05-31 |
Hengelo, Netherlands[4] |
Auto times to the hundredth of a second were accepted by the IAAF for events up to and including 10,000m from 1981.[4] Dick Quax's 13:12.9 from 1977 was recorded as 13:12.87 to the hundredth of a second.
[edit] Women's world record progression
The first world record in the women's 5000 metres was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1981.[5]
As of June 21, 2009, 13 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.[5]
| WORLD RECORDS IN THE WOMEN'S 5,000 METRES (OUTDOORS) |
| TIME |
ATHLETE |
DATE |
PLACE |
| 15:14.51 |
Paula Fudge (GBR) |
1981-09-13 |
Knarvik, Norway[5] |
| 15:13.22 |
Anne Audain (NZL) |
1982-03-17 |
Auckland, New Zealand[5] |
| 15:08.26 |
Mary Decker-Slaney (USA) |
1982-07-05 |
Eugene, Oregon, United States[5] |
| 14:58.89 |
Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
1984-06-28 |
Oslo, Norway[5] |
| 14:48.07 |
Zola Budd (GBR) |
1985-08-26 |
London, United Kingdom[5] |
| 14:37.33 |
Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
1986-08-05 |
Stockholm, Sweden[5] |
| 14:36.45 |
Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) |
1995-07-22 |
Hechtel, Belgium[5] |
| 14:31.27 |
Dong Yanmei (CHN) |
1997-10-21 |
Shanghai, PR China[5] |
| 14:28.09 |
Jiang Bo (CHN) |
1997-10-23 |
Shanghai, PR China[5] |
| 14:24.68 |
Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) |
2004-06-11 |
Bergen, Norway[5] |
| 14:24.53 |
Meseret Defar (ETH) |
2006-06-03 |
New York, USA[5] |
| 14:16.63 |
Meseret Defar (ETH) |
2007-06-15 |
Oslo, Norway[5] |
| 14:11.15 |
Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) |
2008-06-06 |
Oslo, Norway[5] |
Zola Budd (RSA) ran 15:01.83 in 1984, but this time was not ratified as a world record.
[edit] Medalists
[edit] Olympic games
[edit] World championships
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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