Year

YEAR

TIME

ATHLETE

PLACE

1960

13:38.1

Pyotr Bolotnikov (URS)

Kiev

1961

13:38.2

Murray Halberg (NZL)

Stockholm

1962

13:38.4

Murray Halberg (NZL)

Auckland

1963

13:38.6

Pyotr Bolotnikov (URS)

Zürich

1964

13:38.0

Bob Schul (USA)

Compton

1965

13:24.2

Kipchoge Keino (KEN)

Auckland

1966

13:16.6

Ron Clarke (AUS)

Stockholm

1967

13:18.8

Ron Clarke (AUS)

Stockholm

1968

13:27.66

Ron Clarke (AUS)

London

1969

13:29.0

Dick Taylor (GBR)

London

1970

13:22.8

Ian Stewart (GBR)

Edinburgh

1971

13:22.2

Dave Bedford (GBR)

Edinburgh

1972

13:13.0

Emiel Puttemans (BEL)

Brussels

1973

13:14.51

Emiel Puttemans (BEL)

Stockholm

1974

13:14.4

Ben Jipcho (KEN)

1975

13:18.6

Emiel Puttemans (BEL)

1976

13:13.10

Dick Quax (NZL)

Stockholm

1977

13:12.86

Dick Quax (NZL)

Stockholm

1978

13:08.4

Henry Rono (KEN)

1979

13:12.29

Suleiman Nyambui (TAN)

Stockholm

1980

13:16.38

Miruts Yifter (ETH)

Bratislava

1981

13:06.20

Henry Rono (KEN)

Knarvik

1982

13:00.41

David Moorcroft (GBR)

1983

13:08.54

Fernando Mamede (POR)

1984

13:04.78

Saïd Aouita (MAR)

Florence

1985

13:00.40

Saïd Aouita (MAR)

Oslo

Christchurch Papendal

Berkeley

Oslo Tokyo

1

1986

13:00.86

Saïd Aouita (MAR)

La Coruña

1987

12:58.39

Saïd Aouita (MAR)

Rome

1988

13:11.70

John Ngugi (KEN)

Seoul

1989

13:04.24

Yobes Ondieki (KEN)

Oslo

1990

13:05.59

Salvatore Antibo (ITA)

Bologna

1991

13:01.82

Yobes Ondieki (KEN)

Zürich

1992

13:00.93

Moses Kiptanui (KEN)

Brussels

1993

13:02.75

Ismael Kirui (KEN)

Stuttgart

1994

12:56.96

Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)

Hengelo

1995

12:44.39

Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)

Zürich

1996

12:45.09

Daniel Komen (KEN)

Zürich

1997

12:39.74

Daniel Komen (KEN)

Brussels

1998

12:39.36

Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)

Helsinki

1999

12:49.64

Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)

Zürich

2000

12:49.28

Brahim Lahlafi (MAR)

2001

12:56.72

Richard Limo (KEN)

Zürich

2002

12:55.85

Salah Hissou (MAR)

Rome

2003

12:48.81

Stephen Cherono (KEN)

Ostrava

2004

12:37.35

Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)

Hengelo

2005

12:40.18

Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)

Paris

2006

12:48.09

Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)

Brussels

2007

12:49.53

Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)

Zaragoza

2008

12:50.18

Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)

Zürich

Brussels

[edit] Women's seasons best (outdoor track) YEAR 1976

TIME 16:04.2

ATHLETE Nina Holmen (FIN)

PLACE Pietarsaari

2

1977

15:37.0

Jan Merrill (USA)

Ingelheim

1978

15:35.52

Kathy Mills (USA)

Knoxville

1979

15:33.8

Jan Merrill (USA)

Durham

1980

15:30.6

Jan Merrill (USA)

Palo Alto

1981

15:14.51

Paula Fudge (GBR)

Knarvik

1982

15:08.26

Mary Slaney (USA)

Eugene

1983

15:01.65

Zola Budd (RSA)

1984

14:58.89

1985

14:48.07

1986

14:37.33

1987

15:01.08

Liz McColgan (GBR)

Oslo

1988

15:03.29

Liz McColgan (GBR)

Berlin

1989

14:59.01

Kathrin Weßel (GDR)

Stockholm

1990

15:02.23

Yelena Romanova (URS)

1991

14:49.35

Elana Meyer (RSA)

Cape Town

1992

14:44.15

Elana Meyer (RSA)

Bellville

1993

14:45.92

Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL)

1994

15:05.94

Yelena Romanova (RUS)

Stockholm

1995

14:36.45

Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)

Hechtel

1996

14:41.07

Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)

Oslo

1997

14:28.09

Jiang Bo (CHN)

1998

14:31.48

Gabriela Szabo (ROM)

Berlin

1999

14:40.59

Gabriela Szabo (ROM)

Berlin

2000

14:30.88

Getenesh Wami (ETH)

Heusden

2001

14:29.32

Olga Yegorova (RUS)

Berlin

2002

14:31.42

Paula Radcliffe (GBR)

Manchester

2003

14:29.32

Berhane Adere (ETH)

Oslo

Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) Zola Budd (GBR) Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)

Port Elizabeth Oslo London Stockholm

Seattle

Berlin

Shanghai

3

2004

14:24.68

Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR)

Bergen

2005

14:28.98

Meseret Defar (ETH)

Brussels

2006

14:24.53

Meseret Defar (ETH)

New York City

2007

14:16.63

Meseret Defar (ETH)

Oslo

2008

14:11.15

Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)

Oslo

2009

14:34.17

Meselech Melkamu (ETH)

Ostrava

Men (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 4

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

Women (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 5

18. 14:33.13

Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (RUS) Kazan

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

25. 14:36.45

Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)

Hechtel

July 19, 2008

June 2, 2006 July 22, 1995

World record progression Men's world record progression Pre-IAAF WORLD RECORDS IN THE MEN'S 5,000 METRES (OUTDOORS) TIME ATHLETE DATE PLACE 16:34. 6 16:29. 2

George TouquetDaunis (FRA) George TouquetDaunis (FRA)

15:29. 8 14:59. 0

Charles Bennett (GBR) Alfred Shrubb (GBR)

1897-10Paris, France 31 1899-05Lyon, France 22 1900-07Paris, France 22 1904-06- Glasgow, 13 Scotland

IAAF era

The first world record in the men's 5000 metres was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912. [3] As of June 21, 2009, 35 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.[3] WORLD RECORDS IN THE MEN'S 5,000 METRES (OUTDOORS) TIME ATHLETE DATE PLACE 14:36.6

Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN)

14:35.4

Paavo Nurmi (FIN)

14:28.2

Paavo Nurmi (FIN)

1912-06Stockholm, Sweden[3] 10 1922-09Stockholm, Sweden[3] 12 1924-06Helsinki, Finland[3] 19

6

14:17.0 14:08.8 13:58.2 13:57.2 13:56.6 13:51.6 13:51.2 13:50.8 13:46.8 13:40.6 13:36.8 13:35.0 13:34.8 13:33.6 13:25.8 13:24.2

1932-0619 1939-06Taisto Mäki (FIN) 16 1942-09Gunder Hägg (SWE) 20 1954-05Emil Zátopek (TCH) 30 1954-08Vladimir Kuts (URS) 29 1954-10Chris Chataway (GBR) 13 1954-10Vladimir Kuts (URS) 23 1955-09Sandor Iharos (HUN) 10 1955-09Vladimir Kuts (URS) 18 1955-09Sandor Iharos (HUN) 23 1956-06Gordon Pirie (GBR) 19 1957-10Vladimir Kuts (URS) 13 1965-01Ron Clarke (AUS) 16 1965-02Ron Clarke (AUS) 01 1965-06Ron Clarke (AUS) 04 Lauri Lehtinen (FIN)

Kipchoge Keino (KEN)

13:16.6

Ron Clarke (AUS)

13:16.4

Lasse Virén (FIN)

13:13.0 13:12.9 13:08.4 13:06.2 0

Emiel Puttemans (BEL) Dick Quax (NZL) Henry Rono (KEN) Henry Rono (KEN)

Helsinki, Finland[3] Helsinki, Finland[3] Gothenburg, Sweden[3] Paris, France[3] Berne, Switzerland[3] London, United Kingdom[3] Prague, Czechoslovakia[3] Budapest, Hungary[3] Belgrad, Yugoslavia[3] Budapest, Hungary[3] Bergen, Norway[3] Rome, Italy[3] Hobart, Australia[3] Auckland, New Zealand[3] Compton, USA[3]

1965-11- Auckland, New 30 Zealand[3] 1966-07Stockholm, Sweden[3] 05 1972-09Helsinki,Finland[3] 14 1972-09Brussels, Belgium[3] 20 1977-0705 1978-0408 1981-0913

Stockholm, Sweden[3] Berkeley, California, USA[3] Knarvik, Norway[3]

7

13:00.4 David 1 Moorcroft (GBR) 13:00.4 Saïd Aouita (MAR) 0 12:58.3 Saïd Aouita (MAR) 9

1982-07Oslo, Norway[3] 07 1985-07Oslo, Norway[3] 22 1987-07Rome, Italy[3] 27

12:56.9 1994-06Haile Hengelo, Netherlands[3] 6 04 Gebrselassie (ETH) 12:55.3 1995-06Rome, Italy[3] Moses Kiptanui (KEN) 0 06 12:44.3 Haile 9 Gebrselassie (ETH)

1995-08Zürich, Switzerland[3] 16

12:41.8 Haile 6 Gebrselassie (ETH) 12:39.7 Daniel Komen (KEN) 4

1997-08Zürich, Switzerland[3] 13

12:39.3 Haile 6 Gebrselassie (ETH)

1998-06Helsinki, Finland[3] 13

12:37.3 Kenenisa 5 Bekele (ETH)

2004-05Hengelo, Netherlands[3] 31

1997-08Brussels, Belgium[3] 22

Auto times to the hundredth of a second were accepted by the IAAF for events up to and including 10,000 m from 1981.[3] Dick Quax's 13:12.9 from 1977 was recorded as 13:12.87 to the hundredth of a second.

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.[4] As of June 21, 2009, 13 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.[4] WORLD RECORDS IN THE WOMEN'S 5,000 METRES (OUTDOORS) TIME ATHLETE DATE PLACE 15:14.5 1981-09Knarvik, Norway[4] Paula Fudge (GBR) 1 13 15:13.2 1982-03- Auckland, New Anne Audain (NZL) 2 17 Zealand[4] 15:08.2 Mary Decker6 Slaney (USA)

1982-07- Eugene, Oregon, United 05 States[4]

14:58.8 9

1984-06Oslo, Norway[4] 28

Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)

8

14:48.0 7 14:37.3 3 14:36.4 5

Zola Budd (GBR)

14:24.6 8

1986-08Stockholm, Sweden[4] 05

Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)

1995-07Hechtel, Belgium[4] 22

Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)

14:31.2 7 14:28.0 9

Dong Yanmei (CHN) Jiang Bo (CHN)

1997-10Shanghai, PR China[4] 21 1997-10Shanghai, PR China[4] 23 2004-06Bergen, Norway[4] 11

Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR)

14:24.5 3 14:16.6 3

1985-08- London, United 26 Kingdom[4]

Meseret Defar (ETH) Meseret Defar (ETH)

14:11.1 Tirunesh 5 Dibaba (ETH)

2006-06New York, USA[4] 03 2007-06Oslo, Norway[4] 15 2008-06Oslo, Norway[4] 06

Zola Budd (RSA) ran 15:01.83 in 1984, but this time was not ratified as a world record.

Medalists Olympic games Men Games

Gold

Silver

Bronze

1912 Stockholm

Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN)

Jean Bouin (FRA)

George Hutson (GBR)

1920 Antwerp

Joseph Guillemot (FRA)

Paavo Nurmi (FIN)

Eric Backman (SWE)

Paavo Nurmi (FIN)

Ville Ritola (FIN)

Edvin Wide (SWE)

Ville Ritola (FIN)

Paavo Nurmi (FIN)

Edvin Wide (SWE)

Lauri Lehtinen (FIN)

Ralph Hill (USA)

Lauri Virtanen (FIN)

1936 Berlin

Gunnar Höckert (FIN)

Lauri Lehtinen (FIN)

Henry Jonsson (SWE)

1948 London

Gaston Reiff (BEL)

Emil Zátopek (TCH)

Wim Slijkhuis (NED)

1952 Helsinki

Emil Zátopek (TCH)

Alain Mimoun (FRA)

Herbert Schade (GER)

1924 Paris 1928 Amsterdam 1932 Los Angeles

9

1956 Melbourne

Vladimir Kuts (URS)

1960 Rome

Murray Halberg (NZL)

1964 Tokyo

Bob Schul (USA)

1968 Mexico City

Mohammed Gammoudi (TUN)

1972 Munich

Lasse Virén (FIN)

1976 Montreal

Lasse Virén (FIN)

1980 Moscow

Miruts Yifter (ETH)

1984 Los Angeles

Saïd Aouita (MAR)

1988 Seoul

John Ngugi (KEN)

1992 Barcelona

Dieter Baumann (GER)

1996 Atlanta 2000 Sydney

Vénuste Niyongabo (BDI) Million Wolde (ETH)

2004 Athens

Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)

2008 Beijing

Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)

Gordon Pirie (GBR) Hans Grodotzki (EUA) Harald Norpoth (EUA)

Derek Ibbotson (GBR) Kazimierz Zimny (POL) William Dellinger (USA)

Kipchoge Keino (KEN)

Naftali Temu (KEN)

Mohammed Gammoudi (TUN)

Ian Stewart (GBR)

Dick Quax (NZL) Suleiman Nyambui (TAN) Markus Ryffel (SUI) Dieter Baumann (FRG)

Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand (FRG) Kaarlo Maaninka (FIN) Antonio Leitão (POR) Hansjörg Kunze (GDR)

Paul Bitok (KEN)

Fita Bayisa (ETH)

Paul Bitok (KEN)

Khalid Boulami (MAR)

Ali Saidi-Sief (ALG)

Brahim Lahlafi (MAR)

Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)

Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) Edwin Soi (KEN)

Women Games

Gold

Silver

Bronze

1996 Atlanta

Wang Junxia (CHN)

Pauline Konga (KEN)

Roberta Brunet (ITA)

2000 Sydney

Gabriela Szabó (ROU)

Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL)

Gete Wami (ETH)

2004 Athens

Meseret Defar (ETH)

Tirunesh Isabella Ochichi (KEN) Dibaba (ETH)

Tirunesh

Elvan

2008 Beijing

Meseret Defar (ETH) 10

Dibaba (ETH)

Abeylegesse (TUR)

World championships Men Championship 1983 Helsinki 1987 Rome 1991 Tokyo

Gold Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) Saïd Aouita (MAR) Yobes Ondieki (KEN)

Silver Werner Schildhauer (GDR)

Martti Vainio (FIN)

Domingos Castro (POR)

Jack Buckner (GBR)

Fita Bayisa (ETH)

1993 Stuttgart

Haile Ismael Kirui (KEN) Gebrselassie (ETH)

1995 Gothenburg

Ismael Kirui (KEN)

1997 Athens

Daniel Komen (KEN)

Bronze

Brahim Boutayeb (MAR) Fita Bayisa (ETH)

Khalid Bouhlami (MAR)

Shem Kororia (KEN)

Khalid Bouhlami (MAR)

Tom Nyariki (KEN)

1999 Seville

Salah Hissou (MAR)

Benjamin Limo (KEN)

2001 Edmonton

Richard Limo (KEN)

Millon Wolde (ETH)

2003 Paris

Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)

Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)

2005 Helsinki

Benjamin Limo (KEN)

Sileshi Sihine (ETH)

2007 Osaka

Bernard Lagat (USA)

Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)

Mohammed Mourhit (BEL) John Kibowen (KEN) Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Craig Mottram (AUS) Moses Ndiema Kipsiro (UGA)

[edit] Women Championship

Gold

Silver

Bronze

1995 Gothenburg

Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL)

1997 Athens

Gabriela Szabo (ROU)

Roberta Brunet (ITA)

Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)

1999 Seville

Gabriela Szabo (ROU)

Zahra Ouaziz (MAR)

Ayelech Worku (ETH)

Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)

Zahra Ouaziz (MAR)

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2001 Edmonton

Olga Yegorova (RUS)

Marta Dominguez (ESP)

Ayelech Worku (ETH)

2003 Paris

Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)

Marta Dominguez (ESP)

Edith Masai (KEN)

2005 Helsinki

Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)

2007 Osaka

Meseret Defar (ETH)

Meseret Defar (ETH) Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)

Ejegayehu Dibaba (ETH) Priscah Jepleting Cherono (KEN)

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Project for physical education

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