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Country Time Athlete Date Place Ref. Ethiopia 14:00.21: Gudaf Tsegay: 17 September 2023: Eugene: R3 Kenya 14:05.20: Faith Kipyegon: 9 June 2023: Paris: R3 Netherlands ...
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.
6.35 Greg Foster: World Class AC January 27, 1985 Rosemont, United States 6.35 Greg Foster: World Class AC January 31, 1987 Ottawa, Canada 55 m hurdles: 6.89 Renaldo Nehemiah: University of Maryland January 20, 1979 New York City, United States 60 m hurdles: 7.29 Grant Holloway: Adidas: February 24, 2021 Villa de Madrid Indoor Meeting: Madrid ...
Additionally, high-school competition is conducted under slightly different rules, which have evolved over time. For example, in 1980, high schools converted their running distances from Imperial (yards) to metric, but instead of running conventional international distances like 1500 metres in place of the mile run, a more equitable but non ...
Louis Silvie Zamperini (January 26, 1917 – July 2, 2014) was an American World War II veteran, an Olympic distance runner and a Christian evangelist.He took up running in high school and qualified for the United States in the 5,000 m race for the 1936 Berlin Olympics, finishing 8th while setting a new lap record in the process.
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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.
Returning to Miami University in the fall of 1963, Schul continued using Iglói's training methods, with some innovations. The highlights of his 1964 indoor season were a new American record time for three miles, 13:31.4 (then the second fastest indoor time in the world), and two wins over 10,000 meters world record holder Ron Clarke of Australia.