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 [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.[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) | 1912-06-10 | Stockholm, Sweden[3] | | 14:35.4 | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | 1922-09-12 | Stockholm, Sweden[3] | | 14:28.2 | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | 1924-06-19 | Helsinki, Finland[3] | | 14:17.0 | Lauri Lehtinen (FIN) | 1932-06-19 | Helsinki, Finland[3] | | 14:08.8 | Taisto Mäki (FIN) | 1939-06-16 | Helsinki, Finland[3] | | 13:58.2 |  Gunder Hägg (SWE) | 1942-09-20 | Gothenburg, Sweden[3] | | 13:57.2 |  Emil Zátopek (TCH) | 1954-05-30 | Paris, France[3] | | 13:56.6 |  Vladimir Kuts (URS) | 1954-08-29 | Berne, Switzerland[3] | | 13:51.6 | Chris Chataway (GBR) | 1954-10-13 | London, United Kingdom[3] | | 13:51.2 | Vladimir Kuts (URS) | 1954-10-23 | Prague, Czechoslovakia[3] | | 13:50.8 |  Sandor Iharos (HUN) | 1955-09-10 | Budapest, Hungary[3] | | 13:46.8 | Vladimir Kuts (URS) | 1955-09-18 | Belgrad, Yugoslavia[3] | | 13:40.6 | Sandor Iharos (HUN) | 1955-09-23 | Budapest, Hungary[3] | | 13:36.8 | Gordon Pirie (GBR) | 1956-06-19 | Bergen, Norway[3] | | 13:35.0 | Vladimir Kuts (URS) | 1957-10-13 | Rome, Italy[3] | | 13:34.8 |  Ron Clarke (AUS) | 1965-01-16 | Hobart, Australia[3] | | 13:33.6 | Ron Clarke (AUS) | 1965-02-01 | Auckland, New Zealand[3] | | 13:25.8 | Ron Clarke (AUS) | 1965-06-04 | Compton, USA[3] | | 13:24.2 | Kipchoge Keino (KEN) | 1965-11-30 | Auckland, New Zealand[3] | | 13:16.6 | Ron Clarke (AUS) | 1966-07-05 | Stockholm, Sweden[3] | | 13:16.4 | Lasse Virén (FIN) | 1972-09-14 | Helsinki,Finland[3] | | 13:13.0 | Emiel Puttemans (BEL) | 1972-09-20 | Brussels, Belgium[3] | | 13:12.9 |  Dick Quax (NZL) | 1977-07-05 | Stockholm, Sweden[3] | | 13:08.4 | Henry Rono (KEN) | 1978-04-08 | Berkeley, California, USA[3] | | 13:06.20 | Henry Rono (KEN) | 1981-09-13 | Knarvik, Norway[3] | | 13:00.41 | David Moorcroft (GBR) | 1982-07-07 | Oslo, Norway[3] | | 13:00.40 | Saïd Aouita (MAR) | 1985-07-22 | Oslo, Norway[3] | | 12:58.39 | Saïd Aouita (MAR) | 1987-07-27 | Rome, Italy[3] | | 12:56.96 | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | 1994-06-04 | Hengelo, Netherlands[3] | | 12:55.30 | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | 1995-06-06 | Rome, Italy[3] | | 12:44.39 | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | 1995-08-16 | Zürich, Switzerland[3] | | 12:41.86 | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | 1997-08-13 | Zürich, Switzerland[3] | | 12:39.74 | Daniel Komen (KEN) | 1997-08-22 | Brussels, Belgium[3] | | 12:39.36 | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | 1998-06-13 | Helsinki, Finland[3] | | 12:37.35 | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | 2004-05-31 | Hengelo, Netherlands[3] | 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. [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.[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 | | 15:14.51 | Paula Fudge (GBR) | 1981-09-13 | Knarvik, Norway[4] | | 15:13.22 | Anne Audain (NZL) | 1982-03-17 | Auckland, New Zealand[4] | | 15:08.26 |  Mary Decker-Slaney (USA) | 1982-07-05 | Eugene, Oregon, United States[4] | | 14:58.89 |  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) | 1984-06-28 | Oslo, Norway[4] | | 14:48.07 | Zola Budd (GBR) | 1985-08-26 | London, United Kingdom[4] | | 14:37.33 | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) | 1986-08-05 | Stockholm, Sweden[4] | | 14:36.45 | Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) | 1995-07-22 | Hechtel, Belgium[4] | | 14:31.27 | Dong Yanmei (CHN) | 1997-10-21 | Shanghai, PR China[4] | | 14:28.09 | Jiang Bo (CHN) | 1997-10-23 | Shanghai, PR China[4] | | 14:24.68 | Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) | 2004-06-11 | Bergen, Norway[4] | | 14:24.53 | Meseret Defar (ETH) | 2006-06-03 | New York, USA[4] | | 14:16.63 | Meseret Defar (ETH) | 2007-06-15 | Oslo, Norway[4] | | 14:11.15 | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | 2008-06-06 | Oslo, Norway[4] |  Zola Budd (RSA) ran 15:01.83 in 1984, but this time was not ratified as a world record.
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