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5000 metres world record progression
The official world records in the 5000 metres are held by Kenenisa Bekele with 12:37.35 minutes for men and Tirunesh Dibaba with 14:11.15 minutes for women. Both are from Bekoji, Ethiopia.
The first world record in the men's 5000 m was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in 1912. As of January 2014, 35 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.[1]
The first world record in the women's 5000 m was recognized by the IAAF in 1981. As of January 2014, 13 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.[2] Before the event was recognised by the IAAF as an official world record event, the 3000 metres was the most common international women's long-distance track event. However, women did sometimes compete over 5000 m before its addition to the World Championships and Olympic programme in 1995 and 1996, respectively.[3]
Men[edit source | edit]
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Pre-IAAF[edit source | edit]
| Time | Athlete | Date | Location |
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| 16:34.6 |  George Touquet-Daunis (FRA)
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1897-10-31 | Paris, France |
| 16:29.2 | George Touquet-Daunis (FRA)
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1899-05-22 | Lyon, France |
| 15:29.8 |  Charles Bennett (GBR)
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1900-07-22 | Paris, France |
| 14:59.0 | Alfred Shrubb (GBR)
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1904-06-13 | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
IAAF era[edit source | edit]
| Time | Athlete | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:36.6 | Template:Country data FIN | 1912-06-10 | Stockholm, Sweden[1] |
| 14:35.4 | Template:Country data FIN | 1922-09-12 | Stockholm, Sweden[1] |
| 14:28.2 | Template:Country data FIN | 1924-06-19 | Helsinki, Finland[1] |
| 14:17.0 | Template:Country data FIN | 1932-06-19 | Helsinki, Finland[1] |
| 14:08.8 | Template:Country data FIN | 1939-06-16 | Helsinki, Finland[1] |
| 13:58.2 | Template:Country data SWE | 1942-09-20 | Gothenburg, Sweden[1] |
| 13:57.2 | Template:Country data TCH | 1954-05-30 | Paris, France[1] |
| 13:56.6 | Template:Country data URS | 1954-08-29 | Bern, Switzerland[1] |
| 13:51.6 | Chris Chataway (GBR)
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1954-10-13 | London, United Kingdom[1] |
| 13:51.2 | Template:Country data URS | 1954-10-23 | Prague, Czechoslovakia[1] |
| 13:50.8 | Template:Country data HUN | 1955-09-10 | Budapest, Hungary[1] |
| 13:46.8 | Template:Country data URS | 1955-09-18 | Belgrad, Yugoslavia[1] |
| 13:40.6 | Template:Country data HUN | 1955-10-23 | Budapest, Hungary[1] |
| 13:36.8 | Gordon Pirie (GBR)
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1956-06-19 | Bergen, Norway[1] |
| 13:35.0 | Template:Country data URS | 1957-10-13 | Rome, Italy[1] |
| 13:34.8 | Template:Country data AUS | 1965-01-16 | Hobart, Australia[1] |
| 13:33.6 | Template:Country data AUS | 1965-02-01 | Auckland, New Zealand[1] |
| 13:25.8 | Template:Country data AUS | 1965-06-04 | Compton, USA[1] |
| 13:24.2 |  Kipchoge Keino (KEN)
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1965-11-30 | Auckland, New Zealand[1] |
| 13:16.6 | Template:Country data AUS | 1966-07-05 | Stockholm, Sweden[1] |
| 13:16.4 | Template:Country data FIN | 1972-09-14 | Helsinki, Finland[1] |
| 13:13.0 | Template:Country data BEL | 1972-09-20 | Brussels, Belgium[1] |
| 13:12.9 |  Dick Quax (NZL)
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1977-07-05 | Stockholm, Sweden[1] |
| 13:08.4 | Henry Rono (KEN)
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1978-04-08 | Berkeley, California, USA[1] |
| 13:06.20 | Henry Rono (KEN)
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1981-09-13 | Knarvik, Norway[1] |
| 13:00.41 | David Moorcroft (GBR)
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1982-07-07 | Oslo, Norway[1] |
| 13:00.40 | Template:Country data MAR | 1985-07-22 | Oslo, Norway[1] |
| 12:58.39 | Template:Country data MAR | 1987-07-27 | Rome, Italy[1] |
| 12:56.96 |  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
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1994-06-04 | Hengelo, Netherlands[1] |
| 12:55.30 | Moses Kiptanui (KEN)
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1995-06-08 | Rome, Italy[1] |
| 12:44.39 | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
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1995-08-16 | Zürich, Switzerland[1] |
| 12:41.86 |  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
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1997-08-13 | Zürich, Switzerland[1] |
| 12:39.74 | Daniel Komen (KEN)
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1997-08-22 | Brussels, Belgium[1] |
| 12:39.36 | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
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1998-06-13 | Helsinki, Finland[1] |
| 12:37.35 | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
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2004-05-31 | Hengelo, Netherlands[1] |
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[edit source | edit]
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Pre-recognition[edit source | edit]
| 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 | Template:Country data 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 | Template:Country data URS | 1981-09-06 | Podolsk, Soviet Union |
IAAF world records[edit source | edit]
| Time | Athlete | Date | Location |
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| 15:14.51 | Paula Fudge (GBR)
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1981-09-13 | Knarvik, Norway[2] |
| 15:13.22 | Anne Audain (NZL)
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1982-03-17 | Auckland, New Zealand[2] |
| 15:08.26 | Mary Decker-Slaney (USA)
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1982-07-05 | Eugene, Oregon, United States[2] |
| 14:58.89 | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
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1984-06-28 | Oslo, Norway[2] |
| 14:48.07 | Zola Budd (GBR)
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1985-08-26 | London, United Kingdom[2] |
| 14:37.33 | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
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1986-08-05 | Stockholm, Sweden[2] |
| 14:36.45 |  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)
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1995-07-22 | Hechtel, Belgium[2] |
| 14:31.27 |  Dong Yanmei (CHN)
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1997-10-21 | Shanghai, China[2] |
| 14:28.09 | Jiang Bo (CHN)
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1997-10-23 | Shanghai, China[2] |
| 14:24.68 |  Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR)
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2004-06-11 | Bergen, Norway[2] |
| 14:24.53 | Meseret Defar (ETH)
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2006-06-03 | New York, United States[2] |
| 14:16.63 | Meseret Defar (ETH)
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2007-06-15 | Oslo, Norway[2] |
| 14:11.15 | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)
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2008-06-06 | Oslo, Norway[2] |
Zola Budd (RSA) ran 15:01.83 in 1984, but this time was not ratified as a world record.
References[edit source | edit]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Main > Women, 5000 m > World Records Progression. Brinkster Track and Field. Retrieved on 2014-01-18.