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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.
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. As of January 2024 ...
Outdoor times for track races between 200 meters to 10,000 meters are set on 400-meter unbanked tracks. ... 5000 m: 12:46.96 Grant Fisher ... Distance medley relay: 9 ...
Music Distance Festival M 50 (progression) 14:51.38 Francis Kipkoech Bowen Kenya 12 October 1973 50 14 August 2024 Gothenburg, Sweden World Masters Championships [46] M 55 (progression) 15:29.7 Keith Bateman Australia: 29 June 1955 55 5 January 2011 Sydney, Australia ANSW Permit meet [47] M 60 (progression) 15:52.9h Stephen Moneghetti Australia
“For a distance runner, there’s no place in the world like Flagstaff,” said Matt Baxter, who broke New Zealand’s national indoor record at 5,000 meters after moving to Arizona.
Feet Range Location and Notes Mount Everest: ... Mountains between 5,000 and 6,000 metres (16,404 ft and 19,685 ft) Laila Peak (left) and the upper Rupal Glacier ...
Team USA will be represented by Grant Fisher, the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter U.S. champion, as well as Graham Blanks, who finished sixth in the first heat after avoiding the trip-up with Mills.
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.