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
Pre-IAAF
Time | Athlete | Date | Location |
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16:34.6 | George Touquet-Daunis (FRA) | 1897-10-31 | Paris, France |
16:29.2 | George Touquet-Daunis (FRA) | 1899-05-22 | Lyon, France |
15:29.8 | Charles Bennett (GBR) | 1900-07-22 | Paris, France |
14:59.0 | Alfred Shrubb (GBR) | 1904-06-13 | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
IAAF era
Time | Athlete | Date | Location |
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14:36.6 | Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) | 1912-06-10 | Stockholm, Sweden[1] |
14:35.4 | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | 1922-09-12 | Stockholm, Sweden[1] |
14:28.2 | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | 1924-06-19 | Helsinki, Finland[1] |
14:17.0 | Lauri Lehtinen (FIN) | 1932-06-19 | Helsinki, Finland[1] |
14:08.8 | Taisto Mäki (FIN) | 1939-06-16 | Helsinki, Finland[1] |
13:58.2 | Gunder Hägg (SWE) | 1942-09-20 | Gothenburg, Sweden[1] |
13:57.2 | Emil Zátopek (TCH) | 1954-05-30 | Paris, France[1] |
13:56.6 | Vladimir Kuts (URS) | 1954-08-29 | Bern, Switzerland[1] |
13:51.6 | Chris Chataway (GBR) | 1954-10-13 | London, United Kingdom[1] |
13:51.2 | Vladimir Kuts (URS) | 1954-10-23 | Prague, Czechoslovakia[1] |
13:50.8 | Sandor Iharos (HUN) | 1955-09-10 | Budapest, Hungary[1] |
13:46.8 | Vladimir Kuts (URS) | 1955-09-18 | Belgrad, Yugoslavia[1] |
13:40.6 | Sandor Iharos (HUN) | 1955-09-23 | Budapest, Hungary[1] |
13:36.8 | Gordon Pirie (GBR) | 1956-06-19 | Bergen, Norway[1] |
13:35.0 | Vladimir Kuts (URS) | 1957-10-13 | Rome, Italy[1] |
13:34.8 | Ron Clarke (AUS) | 1965-01-16 | Hobart, Australia[1] |
13:33.6 | Ron Clarke (AUS) | 1965-02-01 | Auckland, New Zealand[1] |
13:25.8 | Ron Clarke (AUS) | 1965-06-04 | Compton, USA[1] |
13:24.2 | Kipchoge Keino (KEN) | 1965-11-30 | Auckland, New Zealand[1] |
13:16.6 | Ron Clarke (AUS) | 1966-07-05 | Stockholm, Sweden[1] |
13:16.4 | Lasse Virén (FIN) | 1972-09-14 | Helsinki, Finland[1] |
13:13.0 | Emiel Puttemans (BEL) | 1972-09-20 | Brussels, Belgium[1] |
13:12.9 | Dick Quax (NZL) | 1977-07-05 | Stockholm, Sweden[1] |
13:08.4 | Henry Rono (KEN) | 1978-04-08 | Berkeley, California, USA[1] |
13:06.20 | Henry Rono (KEN) | 1981-09-13 | Knarvik, Norway[1] |
13:00.41 | David Moorcroft (GBR) | 1982-07-07 | Oslo, Norway[1] |
13:00.40 | Saïd Aouita (MAR) | 1985-07-22 | Oslo, Norway[1] |
12:58.39 | Saïd Aouita (MAR) | 1987-07-27 | Rome, Italy[1] |
12:56.96 | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | 1994-06-04 | Hengelo, Netherlands[1] |
12:55.30 | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | 1995-06-08 | Rome, Italy[1] |
12:44.39 | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | 1995-08-16 | Zürich, Switzerland[1] |
12:41.86 | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | 1997-08-13 | Zürich, Switzerland[1] |
12:39.74 | Daniel Komen (KEN) | 1997-08-22 | Brussels, Belgium[1] |
12:39.36 | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | 1998-06-13 | Helsinki, Finland[1] |
12:37.35 | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | 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
Pre-recognition
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 | Natalia Mărăşescu (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 | Yelena Sipatova (URS) | 1981-09-06 | Podolsk, Soviet Union |
IAAF world records
Time | Athlete | Date | Location |
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15:14.51 | Paula Fudge (GBR) | 1981-09-13 | Knarvik, Norway[2] |
15:13.22 | Anne Audain (NZL) | 1982-03-17 | Auckland, New Zealand[2] |
15:08.26 | Mary Decker-Slaney (USA) | 1982-07-05 | Eugene, Oregon, United States[2] |
14:58.89 | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) | 1984-06-28 | Oslo, Norway[2] |
14:48.07 | Zola Budd (GBR) | 1985-08-26 | London, United Kingdom[2] |
14:37.33 | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) | 1986-08-05 | Stockholm, Sweden[2] |
14:36.45 | Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) | 1995-07-22 | Hechtel, Belgium[2] |
14:31.27 | Dong Yanmei (CHN) | 1997-10-21 | Shanghai, China[2] |
14:28.09 | Jiang Bo (CHN) | 1997-10-23 | Shanghai, China[2] |
14:24.68 | Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) | 2004-06-11 | Bergen, Norway[2] |
14:24.53 | Meseret Defar (ETH) | 2006-06-03 | New York, United States[2] |
14:16.63 | Meseret Defar (ETH) | 2007-06-15 | Oslo, Norway[2] |
14:11.15 | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | 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
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009." (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. Pages 546, 551. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009." (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. Pages 546, 643. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
- ↑ Main > Women, 5000 m > World Records Progression. Brinkster Track and Field. Retrieved on 2014-01-18.