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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.
[6] 400 m freestyle: 3:40.14 Sun Yang China (CHN) 2012 London: 28 July 2012 [7] 800 m freestyle: 7:38.19 Daniel Wiffen Ireland (IRL) 2024 Paris: 30 July 2024 [8] 1500 m freestyle: ♦14:30.67 Robert Finke United States (USA) 2024 Paris: 4 August 2024 [9] 100 m backstroke: 51.85 Ryan Murphy United States (USA) 2016 Rio de Janeiro: 13 August 2016 ...
On 25 July 2013, FINA Technical Swimming Congress voted to allow world records in the long course mixed 400 free relay and mixed 400 medley relay, as well as in six events in short course metres: the mixed 200 medley and 200 free relays, as well as the men's and women's 200 free relays and the men's and women's 200 medley relays. [6]
It happens to be a sport that’s ideal for seniors, and once accustomed to the water, many excel at swimming—just take 75 year-old long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad as a prime example.
The men's 5000 m has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1912. The 3000 metres was the first women's Olympic long-distance track event, making its initial appearance at the 1984 Olympics, and this distance was extended to match the men's event from 1996 onwards. It is the most prestigious 5000 m race at elite level.
The Summer Olympics features four long-distance running events: the 3000 metres steeplechase (which also involves jumping over barriers and water), the 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and marathon (42.195 kilometres, or 26 miles and 385 yards).
This is a list of the NCAA Division I outdoor champions in the 5000 meters or its imperial equivalent 3 mile run.The imperial distance was contested until 1975, except during Olympic years starting in 1932.
5000 m: 12:51.61 Woody Kincaid: Nike January 27, 2023 John Thomas Terrier Classic Boston, United States [151] Marathon: 2:17.59.4 CJ Albertson: April 13, 2019 The Armory Indoor Marathon New York City, United States [152] 50 m hurdles: 6.35 Greg Foster: World Class AC January 27, 1985 Rosemont, United States 6.35 Greg Foster: World Class AC ...