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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 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.
Morocco, Great Britain, Romania, Ireland and Norway are the other nations to have won multiple gold medals in the 5000 m. The Soviet Union won the most 3000 m medals during its run, with two titles and four medals. China produced a medal sweep in 1993. Eamonn Coghlan and Jakob Ingebrigtsen are the only non-African-born men to win the 5000 m.
Masters athletics is a class of the sport of athletics for athletes of over 35 years of age. The events include track and field, road running and cross country running.These are the current world records in various five-year-groups, maintained by WMA, the World Association of Masters Athletes, which is designated by the World Athletics (formerly IAAF) to conduct the worldwide sport of Masters ...
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 ...
R1 "Men's 5000 Metres All Time Top List at World Athletics" R2 " "National Records for Men" in the World Athletics Oregon22 Statistic Handbook (pages 666-668)" (PDF) R3 "Women's 5000 Metres All Time Top List at World Athletics"
This is the progression of world record improvements of the 5000 metres W60 division of Masters athletics. Key ... Masters Athletics 5000 m list
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 ...