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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.
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.
In the early laps, Belgium's Willy Polleunis closely followed Foster, but soon after 1,000 metres the Belgian started to drop from the Briton's pace, and became the first runner to lose contact with the lead group.
During World War II he falsified his age and served two years with the Soviet Army as a courier. [1] He took up running after the war, while continuing his military service as a navy sniper . In 1951 he won his first national titles, in the 5000 and 10000 m, an achievement he repeated in 1953–1956.
17 years, 333 days 30 Aug 2003 Youngest finalist Selemon Barega (ETH) 17 years, 204 days 12 Aug 2017 Sally Barsosio (KEN) 17 years, 144 days 12 Aug 1995 Youngest participant Abdullah Al-Qwabani (YEM) 16 years, 177 days 26 Aug 2015 Wisam El-Bekheet (PLE) 14 years, 281 days 9 Aug 2001 Oldest champion Bernard Lagat (USA) 32 years, 264 days
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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 6.30+ Grant Holloway: 13 February 2025 Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais: Liévin, France [158] 55 m hurdles: 6.89 Renaldo Nehemiah: University of Maryland January 20, 1979 New York City, United States ...