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The official world records in the 5000 metres, or 5000-metre run, are held by Joshua Cheptegei with 12:35.36 for men and Gudaf Tsegay with 14:00.21 for women.. The first world record in the men's 5000 m was recognized by World Athletics (formerly called the International Association of Athletics Federations, or IAAF) in 1912.
The championship records for the event are 12:52.79 minutes for men, set by Eliud Kipchoge in 2003, and 14:26.72 minutes for women, set by Hellen Obiri in 2019. [1] The world record has never been broken or equalled at the competition by either men or women, reflecting the lack of pacemaking and athletes' more tactical approach to championship ...
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.
R1 "Men's 5000 Metres All Time Top List at World Athletics" Retrieved 24 August 2024 . R2 " "National Records for Men" in the World Athletics Oregon22 Statistic Handbook (pages 666-668)" (PDF) .
This is a list of world records for Masters age groups in the sport of road running.The world governing body for masters athletics is World Masters Athletics (WMA). WMA conducts various world championships in what are called "non stadia" events, meaning races not held in the confines of a stadium.
Key No longer contested at the Summer Olympics Men's records Usain Bolt currently holds three Olympic records; two individually in the 100m & 200m, and one with the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team. Ethiopian long-distance runner Kenenisa Bekele holds the Olympic record in the 5,000 m. ♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of August 5, 2024 ...
The first-place finisher in the race, Eliud Kipchoge, went on to hold the world record in the marathon from 2018 to 2023 and to win two Olympic gold medalists in the marathon. Hicham El Guerrouj , the second-place finisher, set world records in the 1500 metres and mile, while the third-place finisher, Kenenisa Bekele , set world records in the ...
World record Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 12:35.36: Monte Carlo, Monaco: 14 August 2020 Championship record Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 12:52.79: Saint-Denis, France: 31 August 2003 World Leading Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli (KEN) 12:46.33: Rome, Italy: 9 June 2022 African Record Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 12:35.36: Monte Carlo, Monaco: 14 August 2020 Asian Record