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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.
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.
The 5000 metres at the Summer Olympics has been contested since the fifth edition of the multi-sport event.The men's 5000 m has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1912.
The 5000 metres at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by men since the inaugural edition in 1983 and by women since 1995. Women competed over 3000 metres from 1980 to 1993, in line with championship standards of the time.
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.
Women's 5000 metres at the 2015 World Championships Winner Almaz Ayana Venue Beijing National Stadium Dates 27 August (heats) 30 August (final) Competitors 26 from 14 nations Winning time 14:26.83 Medalists Almaz Ayana Ethiopia Senbere Teferi Ethiopia Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia ← 2013 2017 → Events at the 2015 World Championships Track events 100 m men women 200 m men women 400 m men women ...
The men's 5000 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.The event was held at the Olympic Stadium on 8–11 August. [1] In a tactical, slow race, the gold medal was won by 0.32 seconds by reigning World champion Mo Farah of host Great Britain, completing a distance double having won the 10,000 metres a week earlier.
With five and a half laps to go, the situation started to change. Chelimo moved up, passing Gebrhiwet, who fell back into the field. Farah used this occasion to hit the front. Down the backstretch with 4 and a half laps to go, many tried to move to the front to mark Farah, with elbows flying in the tightening pack.