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Long-distance track running event

This article is about track racing. For road racing, see 5K run.

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Runners in the 5000 metres at IAAF World Championships in Osaka 2007
World records
Men Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 12:35.36 (2020)
Women Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) 14:00.21 (2023)
Short track world records
Men Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 12:49.60 (2004)
Women Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) 14:18.86 (2015)
Olympic records
Men Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 12:57.82 (2008)
Women Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 14:26.17 (2016)
World Championship records
Men Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 12:52.79 (2003)
Women Hellen Obiri (KEN) 14:26.72 (2019)
World junior (U20) records
Men Selemon Barega (ETH) 12:43.02 (2018)
Women Medina Eisa (ETH) 14:16.54 (2023)

The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to 3 miles 188 yards or 16,404 feet 2 inches. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over 12+1⁄2 laps of a standard 400 m track, or 25 laps on an indoor 200 m track. The same distance in road running is called a 5K run; referring to the distance in metres rather than kilometres serves to disambiguate the two events. The 5000 m has been present on the Olympic programme since 1912 for men and since 1996 for women. Prior to 1996, women had competed in an Olympic 3000 metres race since 1984. The 5000 m has been held at each of the World Championships in Athletics in men's competition and since 1995 in women's.

The event is almost the same length as the dolichos race held at the Ancient Olympic Games, introduced in 720 BCE. World Athletics keeps official records for both outdoor and indoor 5000-metre track events.[1][2]

The 5000 metres is the (slightly longer) approximate metric equivalent of the 3-mile (4,828.0 m) run, an event common in countries which used the imperial measurement system. The 3-mile event featured in the Commonwealth Games through 1966, and was a championship in the United States in non-Olympic years from 1953 to 1973. It required 12 laps around a 1⁄4-mile (402 m; 440 yd; 1,320 ft) track.

Continental records

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Area Men Women
Time Athlete Nation Time Athlete Nation
Africa (records) 12:35.36 WR Joshua Cheptegei Uganda 14:00.21 WR Gudaf Tsegay Ethiopia
Asia (records) 12:51.96 Albert Rop Bahrain 14:28.09 Jiang Bo China
Europe (records) 12:45.01 Mohamed Katir Spain 14:13.42 Sifan Hassan Netherlands
North, Central America and Caribbean (records) 12:46.96 Grant Fisher United States 14:19.45 Alicia Monson United States
Oceania (records) 12:55.76 Craig Mottram Australia 14:39.89 Kimberley Smith New Zealand
South America (records) 13:11.57 Federico Bruno Argentina 14:47.76 Joselyn Daniely Brea Venezuela
Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 5000m times and the top 25 athletes:
- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 5000m times
- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 5000m times, by repeat athletes
- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 5000m times
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 12:35.36 Joshua Cheptegei Uganda 14 August 2020 Monaco [6]
2 2 12:36.73 Hagos Gebrhiwet Ethiopia 30 May 2024 Oslo [7]
3 3 12:37.35 Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 31 May 2004 Hengelo
4 4 12:38.95 Yomif Kejelcha Ethiopia 30 May 2024 Oslo [8]
5 5 12:39.36 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 13 June 1998 Helsinki
6 6 12:39.74 Daniel Komen Kenya 22 August 1997 Brussels
7 12:40.18 K. Bekele #2 1 July 2005 Saint-Denis
7 8 12:40.45 Berihu Aregawi Ethiopia 30 June 2023 Lausanne [9]
8 9 12:40.96 Jacob Kiplimo Uganda 30 May 2024 Oslo [10]
10 12:41.61 Cheptegei #2 30 June 2023 Lausanne [9]
11 12:41.73 Kejelcha #2 15 June 2023 Oslo [11]
Kiplimo #2 15 June 2023 Oslo [11]
13 12:41.86 Gebrselassie #2 13 August 1997 Zürich
14 12:42.18 Gebrhiwet #2 21 July 2023 Monaco [12]
15 12:42.58 Aregawi #2 21 July 2023 Monaco [12]
9 16 12:42.70 Telahun Haile Bekele Ethiopia 21 July 2023 Monaco [12]
10 17 12:43.02 Selemon Barega Ethiopia 31 August 2018 Brussels [13]
18 12:44.39 Gebrselassie #3 16 August 1995 Zürich
19 12:44.90 Komen #2 13 August 1997 Zürich
11 20 12:45.01 Mohamed Katir Spain 21 July 2023 Monaco [12]
21 12:45.09 Komen #3 14 August 1996 Zürich
12 22 12:45.71 Jacob Krop Kenya 2 September 2022 Brussels [14]
23 12:45.82 Gebrhiwet #3 31 August 2018 Brussels [13]
24 12:46.02 Krop #2 21 July 2023 Monaco [12]
25 12:46.21 T. H. Bekele #2 15 June 2023 Oslo [11]
13 12:46.33 Nicholas Kimeli Kenya 9 June 2022 Rome [15]
14 12:46.53 Eliud Kipchoge Kenya 2 July 2004 Rome
15 12:46.81 Dejen Gebremeskel Ethiopia 6 July 2012 Saint-Denis [16]
16 12:46.96 Grant Fisher United States 2 September 2022 Brussels [14]
17 12:47.04 Sileshi Sihine Ethiopia 2 July 2004 Rome
18 12:47.20 Mohammed Ahmed Canada 10 July 2020 Portland [17]
19 12:48.10 Thierry Ndikumwenayo Spain 30 May 2024 Oslo [18]
20 12:48.45 Jakob Ingebrigtsen Norway 10 June 2021 Florence [19]
21 12:48.64 Isaiah Koech Kenya 6 July 2012 Saint-Denis [16]
22 12:48.66 Isaac Kiprono Songok Kenya 18 August 2006 Zürich
23 12:48.77 Yenew Alamirew Ethiopia 6 July 2012 Saint-Denis [16]
24 12:48.81 Stephen Cherono Kenya 12 June 2003 Ostrava
25 12:49.04 Thomas Longosiwa Kenya 6 July 2012 Saint-Denis
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 14:00.21 Gudaf Tsegay Ethiopia 17 September 2023 Eugene [21]
2 2 14:05.20 Faith Kipyegon Kenya 9 June 2023 Paris [22]
3 3 14:05.92 Beatrice Chebet Kenya 17 September 2023 Eugene [21]
4 4 14:06.62 Letesenbet Gidey Ethiopia 7 October 2020 Valencia [23]
5 14:07.94 Gidey #2 9 June 2023 Paris [22]
6 14:08.79 Gidey #3 3 September 2023 Berlin [24]
7 14:09.52 Chebet #2 5 September 2024 Zurich [25]
8 14:09.82 Chebet #3 14 September 2024 Brussels [26]
5 9 14:11.15 Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia 6 June 2008 Oslo
10 14:12.29 Tsegay #2 23 July 2023 London [27]
6 11 14:12.59 Almaz Ayana Ethiopia 2 June 2016 Rome [28]
7 12 14:12.88 Meseret Defar Ethiopia 22 July 2008 Stockholm
13 14:12.92 Chebet #4 23 July 2023 London [27]
8 14 14:12.98 Ejgayehu Taye Ethiopia 27 May 2022 Eugene [29]
15 14:13.31 Taye #2 9 June 2023 Paris [22]
16 14:13.32 Tsegay #3 8 June 2021 Hengelo [30]
9 17 14:13.42 Sifan Hassan Netherlands 23 July 2023 London [27]
18 14:14.09 Taye #3 8 June 2021 Hengelo [30]
19 14:14.32 Ayana #2 17 May 2015 Shanghai
10 20 14:15.24 Senbere Teferi Ethiopia 8 June 2021 Hengelo [30]
11 21 14:15.41 Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia 4 July 2015 Saint-Denis [31]
22 14:16.31 Ayana #3 22 May 2016 Rabat
12 23 14:16.54 Medina Eisa Ethiopia 23 July 2023 London [32]
24 14:16.63 Defar #2 15 June 2007 Oslo
13 25 14:18.37 Hellen Obiri Kenya 8 June 2017 Rome [33]
14 14:18.76 Tsigie Gebreselama Ethiopia 25 May 2024 Eugene [34]
15 14:19.45 Alicia Monson United States 23 July 2023 London [32]
16 14:20.61 Freweyni Hailu Ethiopia 25 May 2024 Eugene [35]
17 14:20.68 Agnes Tirop Kenya 21 July 2019 London [36]
18 14:20.87 Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya 29 July 2011 Stockholm
19 14:21.89 Medina Eisa Ethiopia 14 September 2024 Brussels [37]
20 14:22.76 Aynadis Mebratu Ethiopia 25 May 2024 Eugene [38]
21 14:23.05 Lilian Kasait Rengeruk Kenya 9 June 2023 Paris [22]
22 14:23.67 Margaret Kipkemboi Kenya 9 June 2023 Paris [22]
23 14:23.71 Birke Haylom Ethiopia 25 May 2024 Eugene [39]
24 14:23.75 Liliya Shobukhova Russia 19 July 2008 Kazan
25 14:23.92 Shelby Houlihan United States 10 July 2020 Portland [40]
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 12:49.60 Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 20 February 2004 Birmingham
2 2 12:50.38 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 14 February 1999 Birmingham
3 3 12:51.48 Daniel Komen Kenya 19 February 1998 Stockholm
4 4 12:51.61 William Kincaid United States 27 January 2023 Boston [42]
5 5 12:51.84 Grant Fisher United States 16 February 2024 Boston [43]
6 6 12:53.29 Isiah Koech Kenya 11 February 2011 Düsseldorf
7 12:53.73 Fisher #2 12 February 2022 Boston
7 8 12:54.99 Joe Klecker United States 27 January 2023 Boston [42]
8 9 12:55.72 Eliud Kipchoge Kenya 11 February 2011 Düsseldorf
9 10 12:56.76 Adriaan Wildschutt South Africa 26 January 2024 Boston [44]
10 11 12:56.87 Mohammed Ahmed Canada 12 February 2022 Boston
11 12 12:57.08 Marc Scott Great Britain 12 February 2022 Boston
12 13 12:57.14 Nico Young United States 26 January 2024 Boston [44]
13 14 12:57.52 Edwin Kurgat Kenya 26 January 2024 Boston [45]
14 15 12:58.67 Thomas Longosiwa Kenya 10 February 2012 Düsseldorf
15 16 12:58.68 George Mills Great Britain 26 January 2024 Boston [46]
16 17 12:58.73 Sam Atkin Great Britain 26 January 2024 Boston [44]
18 12:59.04 Gebrselassie #2 20 February 1997 Stockholm
17 19 12:59.89 Graham Blanks United States 7 December 2024 Boston [47]
18 20 13:00.48 Emmanuel Bor United States 12 February 2022 Boston
19 21 13:01.26 Galen Rupp United States 16 January 2014 Boston
20 22 13:02.09 Yared Nuguse United States 26 January 2024 Boston [48]
23 13:02.36 I. Koech #2 10 February 2012 Düsseldorf
21 24 13:02.69 Paul Kipsiele Koech Kenya 10 February 2012 Düsseldorf
25 13:02.95 P. K. Koech #2 3 February 2010 Düsseldorf
22 13:03.17 Abdihamid Nur United States 26 January 2024 Boston [44]
23 13:03.46 John Heymans Belgium 26 January 2024 Boston [44]
24 13:03.57 Morgan Beadlescomb United States 26 January 2024 Boston [44]
25 13:04.05 Patrick Dever Great Britain 16 February 2024 Boston
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 14:18.86 Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia 19 February 2015 Stockholm
2 2 14:24.37 Meseret Defar Ethiopia 18 February 2009 Stockholm
3 14:24.79 Defar #2 10 February 2010 Stockholm
3 4 14:27.42 Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia 27 January 2007 Boston
4 5 14:30.79 Konstanze Klosterhalfen Germany 27 February 2020 Boston
5 6 14:31.38 Gabriela DeBues-Stafford Canada 11 February 2022 Boston
7 14:32.93 T. Dibaba #2 29 January 2005 Boston
6 8 14:33.17 Elise Cranny United States 11 February 2022 Boston
9 14:35.46 T. Dibaba #3 28 January 2006 Boston
7 10 14:39.29 Berhane Adere Ethiopia 31 January 2004 Stuttgart
8 11 14:39.89 Kimberley Smith New Zealand 27 February 2009 New York City
9 12 14:42.94 Senayet Getachew Ethiopia 27 January 2024 Boston [50]
10 13 14:43.25 Fantaye Belayneh Ethiopia 27 January 2024 Boston [51]
14 14:44.53 T. Dibaba #4 6 February 2010 Boston
11 15 14:44.94 Aynadis Mebratu Ethiopia 27 January 2024 Boston [52]
12 16 14:46.37 Marta Garcia Spain 27 January 2024 Boston [53]
13 17 14:46.51 Josette Andrews United States 27 January 2024 Boston [54]
14 18 14:46.80 Sentayehu Ejigu Ethiopia 10 February 2010 Stockholm
15 19 14:47.35 Gabriela Szabo Romania 13 February 1999 Dortmund
20 14:47.62 Ejigu #2 7 February 2009 Boston
16 21 14:47.62 Shalane Flanagan United States 7 February 2009 Boston
22 14:48.21 Adere #2 5 February 2003 Dortmund
17 23 14:48.51 Vanessa Fraser United States 27 February 2020 Boston
18 24 14:48.75 Courtney Frerichs United States 11 February 2022 Boston
19 25 14:49.12 Laura Muir Great Britain 4 January 2017 Glasglow
20 14:49.36 Gete Wami Ethiopia 11 February 2001 Dortmund
21 14:49.78 Courtney Wayment United States 27 January 2024 Boston [54]
22 14:51.69 Tegla Loroupe Kenya 13 February 1999 Dortmund
23 14:51.91 Emily Infeld United States 27 February 2020 Boston
24 14:52.21 Natosha Rogers United States 10 February 2023 Boston
25 14:52.57 Doris Lemngole Kenya 7 December 2024 Boston [55]

Two men have won the Olympic 5000 metres on two occasions, both times back-to-back. Lasse Virén of Finland was the first to achieve the feat, winning the title in 1972 in Munich, before retaining the title in 1976 in Montreal. Mo Farah of Great Britain matched the achievement, winning the title in 2012 in London, and retaining it four years later in Rio de Janeiro. Both men achieved 5000/10,000 m doubles on each occasion.

Finnish legend Paavo Nurmi is the only male runner to have won three Olympic medals at the distance, a gold and two silvers between 1920 and 1928.

Only one woman has won the Olympic 5000 metres title twice, Ethiopian Meseret Defar winning in Athens in 2004, taking silver behind compatriot Tirunesh Dibaba in 2008, before regaining the title in London in 2012. Defar and Dibaba are the only athletes with three Olympic medals at the distance, with both reaching the podium in 2004, 2008 and 2012.

World Championships medalists

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In the World Championships, Great Britain's Mo Farah stands alone, the most successful and most decorated athlete in the event with three gold medals (2011, 2013 and 2015) and four medals in total (including silver in 2017) between 2011 and 2017. Kenya's Ismael Kirui was the first athlete to win the title twice in 1993 and 1995, and Ethiopia's Muktar Edris the third between 2017 and 2019.

Romania's Gabriela Szabo won the title twice between 1995 and 1997. Since then four African runners - two Kenyan, two Ethiopian - have repeated the feat; Tirunesh Dibaba and Meseret Defar of Ethiopia and Vivian Cheruiyot and Hellen Obiri of Kenya. Meseret Defar's five medals - 2 gold, a silver and two bronze won between 2005 and 2013 - are the most won in the event by any athlete.

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