5000 Metres - Wikipedia

Long-distance track running event This article is about track racing. For road racing, see 5K run.

Athletics5000 metres
Runners in the 5000 metres at IAAF World Championships in Osaka 2007
World records
Men	Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 12:35.36 (2020)
Women	Beatrice Chebet (KEN) 13:58.06 (2025)
Short track world records
Men	Grant Fisher (USA) 12:44.09 (2025)
Women	Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) 14:18.86 (2015)
Olympic records
Men	Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 12:57.82 (2008)
Women	Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 14:26.17 (2016)
World Championship records
Men	Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 12:52.79 (2003)
Women	Hellen Obiri (KEN) 14:26.72 (2019)
World junior (U20) records
Men	Selemon Barega (ETH) 12:43.02 (2018)
Women	Medina Eisa (ETH) 14:16.54 (2023)

The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field. 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 same distance in road running is called a 5K run; referring to the distance in metres rather than kilometres serves to disambiguate the two events. The 5000 m has been present on the Olympic programme since 1912 for men and since 1996 for women. Prior to 1996, women had competed in an Olympic 3000 metres race since 1984. The 5000 m has been held at each of the World Championships in Athletics in men's competition and since 1995 in women's. It is approximately equivalent to 3 miles 188 yards or 16,404 feet 2 inches.

The event is almost the same length as the dolichos race held at the Ancient Olympic Games, introduced in 720 BCE. World Athletics keeps official records for both outdoor and indoor 5000-metre track events.[1][2]

3 miles

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The 5000 metres is the (slightly longer) approximate metric equivalent of the 3-mile (4,828.0 m) run, an event common in countries which used the imperial measurement system. The 3-mile event featured in the Commonwealth Games through 1966, and was a championship in the United States in non-Olympic years from 1953 to 1973. It required 12 laps around a 1⁄4-mile (402 m; 440 yd; 1,320 ft) track.

Continental records

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• Updated 5 July 2025.[3][4]

Area	Men			Women
	Time	Athlete	Nation	Time	Athlete	Nation
Africa (records)	12:35.36 WR	Joshua Cheptegei	Uganda	13:58.06 WR	Beatrice Chebet	Kenya
Asia (records)	12:48.67	Birhanu Balew	Bahrain	14:28.09	Jiang Bo	China
Europe (records)	12:44.27	Andreas Almgren	Sweden	14:13.42	Sifan Hassan	Netherlands
North, Central America and Caribbean (records)	12:45.27	Nico Young	United States	14:19.45	Alicia Monson	United States
Oceania (records)	12:55.76	Craig Mottram	Australia	14:39.89	Kimberley Smith	New Zealand
South America (records)	12:59.26	Santiago Catrofe	Uruguay	14:47.76	Joselyn Daniely Brea	Venezuela

All-time top 25

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Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 5000m times and the top 25 athletes:

- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 5000m times

- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 5000m times, by repeat athletes

- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 5000m times

Men (outdoor)

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• Updated June 2025.[5]

Ath.#	Perf.#	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref.
1	1	12:35.36	Joshua Cheptegei	Uganda	14 August 2020	Monaco	[6]
2	2	12:36.73	Hagos Gebrhiwet	Ethiopia	30 May 2024	Oslo	[7]
3	3	12:37.35	Kenenisa Bekele	Ethiopia	31 May 2004	Hengelo
4	4	12:38.95	Yomif Kejelcha	Ethiopia	30 May 2024	Oslo	[7]
5	5	12:39.36	Haile Gebrselassie	Ethiopia	13 June 1998	Helsinki
6	6	12:39.74	Daniel Komen	Kenya	22 August 1997	Brussels
7	12:40.18	K. Bekele #2	1 July 2005	Saint-Denis
7	8	12:40.45	Berihu Aregawi	Ethiopia	30 June 2023	Lausanne	[8]
8	9	12:40.96	Jacob Kiplimo	Uganda	30 May 2024	Oslo	[7]
10	12:41.61	Cheptegei #2	30 June 2023	Lausanne	[8]
11	12:41.73	Kejelcha #2	15 June 2023	Oslo	[9]
		Kiplimo #2	15 June 2023	Oslo	[9]
13	12:41.86	Gebrselassie #2	13 August 1997	Zürich
14	12:42.18	Gebrhiwet #2	21 July 2023	Monaco	[10]
15	12:42.58	Aregawi #2	21 July 2023	Monaco	[10]
9	16	12:42.70	Telahun Haile Bekele	Ethiopia	21 July 2023	Monaco	[10]
10	17	12:43.02	Selemon Barega	Ethiopia	31 August 2018	Brussels	[11]
11	18	12:44.27	Andreas Almgren	Sweden	15 June 2025	Stockholm	[12]
19	12:44.39	Gebrselassie #3	16 August 1995	Zürich
20	12:44.90	Komen #2	13 August 1997	Zürich
12	21	12:45.01	Mohamed Katir	Spain	21 July 2023	Monaco	[10]
22	12:45.09	Komen #3	14 August 1996	Zürich
13	23	12:45.27	Nico Young	United States	12 June 2025	Oslo	[13]
14	24	12:45.71	Jacob Krop	Kenya	2 September 2022	Brussels	[14]
25	12:45.82	Gebrhiwet #3	31 August 2018	Brussels	[11]
15	12:45.93	Biniam Mehary	Ethiopia	12 June 2025	Oslo	[13]
16	12:46.33	Nicholas Kimeli	Kenya	9 June 2022	Rome	[15]
17	12:46.41	Kuma Girma	Ethiopia	12 June 2025	Oslo	[13]
18	12:46.53	Eliud Kipchoge	Kenya	2 July 2004	Rome
19	12:46.59	George Mills	Great Britain	12 June 2025	Oslo	[13]
20	12:46.81	Dejen Gebremeskel	Ethiopia	6 July 2012	Saint-Denis	[16]
21	12:46.96	Grant Fisher	United States	2 September 2022	Brussels	[14]
22	12:47.04	Sileshi Sihine	Ethiopia	2 July 2004	Rome
23	12:47.20	Mohammed Ahmed	Canada	10 July 2020	Portland	[17]
24	12:47.67	Thierry Ndikumwenayo	Spain	12 June 2025	Oslo	[13]
25	12:48.20	Graham Blanks	United States	12 June 2025	Oslo	[13]

Women (outdoor)

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• Updated July 2025.[18]

Ath.#	Perf.#	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref.
1	1	13:58.06	Beatrice Chebet	Kenya	5 July 2025	Eugene	[19]
2	2	14:00.21	Gudaf Tsegay	Ethiopia	17 September 2023	Eugene	[20]
3	3	14:01.29	Agnes Jebet Ngetich	Kenya	5 July 2025	Eugene	[21]
4	14:03.69	Chebet #2	6 June 2025	Rome	[22]
5	14:04.41	Tsegay #2	5 July 2025	Eugene	[21]
4	6	14:05.20	Faith Kipyegon	Kenya	9 June 2023	Paris	[23]
7	14:05.92	Chebet #3	17 September 2023	Eugene	[20]
5	8	14:06.62	Letesenbet Gidey	Ethiopia	7 October 2020	Valencia	[24]
9	14:07.94	Gidey #2	9 June 2023	Paris	[23]
10	14:08.79	Gidey #3	3 September 2023	Berlin	[25]
11	14:09.52	Chebet #4	5 September 2024	Zurich	[26]
12	14:09.82	Chebet #5	14 September 2024	Brussels	[27]
6	13	14:11.15	Tirunesh Dibaba	Ethiopia	6 June 2008	Oslo
14	14:12.29	Tsegay #3	23 July 2023	London	[28]
7	15	14:12.59	Almaz Ayana	Ethiopia	2 June 2016	Rome	[29]
8	16	14:12.88	Meseret Defar	Ethiopia	22 July 2008	Stockholm
17	14:12.92	Chebet #6	23 July 2023	London	[28]
9	18	14:12.98	Ejgayehu Taye	Ethiopia	27 May 2022	Eugene	[30]
19	14:13.31	Taye #2	9 June 2023	Paris	[23]
20	14:13.32	Tsegay #4	8 June 2021	Hengelo	[31]
10	21	14:13.42	Sifan Hassan	Netherlands	23 July 2023	London	[28]
22	14:14.09	Taye #3	8 June 2021	Hengelo	[31]
23	14:14.32	Ayana #2	17 May 2015	Shanghai
11	24	14:15.24	Senbere Teferi	Ethiopia	8 June 2021	Hengelo	[31]
12	25	14:15.41	Genzebe Dibaba	Ethiopia	4 July 2015	Saint-Denis	[32]
13	14:16.54	Medina Eisa	Ethiopia	23 July 2023	London	[33]
14	14:18.37	Hellen Obiri	Kenya	8 June 2017	Rome	[34]
15	14:18.76	Tsigie Gebreselama	Ethiopia	25 May 2024	Eugene	[35]
16	14:19.33	Freweyni Hailu	Ethiopia	6 June 2025	Rome	[22]
17	14:19.45	Alicia Monson	United States	23 July 2023	London	[33]
18	14:20.68	Agnes Tirop	Kenya	21 July 2019	London	[36]
19	14:20.87	Vivian Cheruiyot	Kenya	29 July 2011	Stockholm
20	14:22.76	Aynadis Mebratu	Ethiopia	25 May 2024	Eugene	[35]
21	14:23.05	Lilian Kasait Rengeruk	Kenya	9 June 2023	Paris	[23]
22	14:23.15	Nadia Battocletti	Italy	6 June 2025	Rome	[22]
23	14:23.67	Margaret Kipkemboi	Kenya	9 June 2023	Paris	[23]
24	14:23.71	Birke Haylom	Ethiopia	25 May 2024	Eugene	[35]
25	14:23.75	Liliya Shobukhova	Russia	19 July 2008	Kazan

Men (indoor)

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• Updated 2 March 2025.[37]

Ath.#	Perf.#	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref.
1	1	12:44.09	Grant Fisher	United States	14 February 2025	Boston	[38]
2	2	12:49.60	Kenenisa Bekele	Ethiopia	20 February 2004	Birmingham
3	3	12:50.38	Haile Gebrselassie	Ethiopia	14 February 1999	Birmingham
4	4	12:51.48	Daniel Komen	Kenya	19 February 1998	Stockholm
5	5	12:51.56	Nico Young	United States	2 March 2025	Boston	[39]
6	6	12:51.61	William Kincaid	United States	27 January 2023	Boston	[40]
7	12:51.84	Fisher #2	16 February 2024	Boston	[41]
7	8	12:53.29	Isiah Koech	Kenya	11 February 2011	Düsseldorf
9	12:53.73	Fisher #3	12 February 2022	Boston
8	10	12:54.92	Jimmy Gressier	France	14 February 2025	Boston	[42]
9	11	12:54.99	Joe Klecker	United States	27 January 2023	Boston	[40]
10	12	12:55.02	Adriaan Wildschutt	South Africa	2 March 2025	Boston	[39]
11	13	12:55.72	Eliud Kipchoge	Kenya	11 February 2011	Düsseldorf
14	12:56.76	Wildschutt #2	26 January 2024	Boston	[43]
12	15	12:56.87	Mohammed Ahmed	Canada	12 February 2022	Boston
13	16	12:57.08	Marc Scott	Great Britain	12 February 2022	Boston
17	12:57.14	Young #2	26 January 2024	Boston	[43]
14	18	12:57.52	Edwin Kurgat	Kenya	26 January 2024	Boston	[44]
15	19	12:57.82	Cole Hocker	United States	21 February 2025	Boston	[45]
16	20	12:57.97	Cooper Teare	United States	21 February 2025	Boston	[45]
17	21	12:58.67	Thomas Longosiwa	Kenya	10 February 2012	Düsseldorf
18	22	12:58.68	George Mills	Great Britain	26 January 2024	Boston	[44]
19	23	12:58.73	Sam Atkin	Great Britain	26 January 2024	Boston	[43]
24	12:59.04	Gebrselassie #2	20 February 1997	Stockholm
20	25	12:59.43	Jack Rayner	Australia	21 February 2025	Boston	[45]
21	12:59.77	Gulveer Singh	India	21 February 2025	Boston	[45]
22	12:59.89	Graham Blanks	United States	7 December 2024	Boston	[46]
23	13:00.48	Emmanuel Bor	United States	12 February 2022	Boston
24	13:01.26	Galen Rupp	United States	16 January 2014	Boston
25	13:02.09	Yared Nuguse	United States	26 January 2024	Boston	[44]

Women (indoor)

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• Updated December 2025.[47]

Ath.#	Perf.#	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref.
1	1	14:18.86	Genzebe Dibaba	Ethiopia	19 February 2015	Stockholm
2	2	14:24.37	Meseret Defar	Ethiopia	18 February 2009	Stockholm
3	14:24.79	Defar #2	10 February 2010	Stockholm
3	4	14:27.42	Tirunesh Dibaba	Ethiopia	27 January 2007	Boston
4	5	14:30.79	Konstanze Klosterhalfen	Germany	27 February 2020	Boston
5	6	14:31.38	Gabriela DeBues-Stafford	Canada	11 February 2022	Boston
7	14:32.93	T. Dibaba #2	29 January 2005	Boston
6	8	14:33.17	Elise Cranny	United States	11 February 2022	Boston
9	14:35.46	T. Dibaba #3	28 January 2006	Boston
7	10	14:39.29	Berhane Adere	Ethiopia	31 January 2004	Stuttgart
8	11	14:39.89	Kimberley Smith	New Zealand	27 February 2009	New York City
9	12	14:42.94	Senayet Getachew	Ethiopia	27 January 2024	Boston	[48]
10	13	14:43.25	Fantaye Belayneh	Ethiopia	27 January 2024	Boston	[48]
14	14:44.53	T. Dibaba #4	6 February 2010	Boston
11	15	14:44.79	Jane Hedengren	United States	6 December 2025	Boston	[49]
12	16	14:44.94	Aynadis Mebratu	Ethiopia	27 January 2024	Boston	[48]
13	17	14:46.37	Marta Garcia	Spain	27 January 2024	Boston	[48]
14	18	14:46.51	Josette Andrews	United States	27 January 2024	Boston	[48]
15	19	14:46.80	Sentayehu Ejigu	Ethiopia	10 February 2010	Stockholm
16	20	14:47.35	Gabriela Szabo	Romania	13 February 1999	Dortmund
21	14:47.62	Ejigu #2	7 February 2009	Boston
17	22	14:47.62	Shalane Flanagan	United States	7 February 2009	Boston
23	14:48.21	Adere #2	5 February 2003	Dortmund
18	24	14:48.41	Whittni Morgan	United States	31 January 2025	Boston	[50]
19	25	14:48.51	Vanessa Fraser	United States	27 February 2020	Boston
20	14:48.75	Courtney Frerichs	United States	11 February 2022	Boston
21	14:49.12	Laura Muir	Great Britain	4 January 2017	Glasgow
22	14:49.36	Gete Wami	Ethiopia	11 February 2001	Dortmund
23	14:49.78	Courtney Wayment	United States	27 January 2024	Boston	[48]
24	14:50.89	Ella Donaghu	United States	31 January 2025	Boston	[50]
25	14:51.26	Nozomi Tanaka	Japan	16 February 2025	Boston

Olympic medalists

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Men

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Two men have won the Olympic 5000 metres on two occasions, both times back-to-back. Lasse Virén of Finland was the first to achieve the feat, winning the title in 1972 in Munich, before retaining the title in 1976 in Montreal. Mo Farah of Great Britain matched the achievement, winning the title in 2012 in London, and retaining it four years later in Rio de Janeiro. Both men achieved 5000/10000 m doubles on each occasion.

Paavo Nurmi is the only male runner to have won three Olympic medals at the distance; one gold and two silvers between 1920 and 1928.

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Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1912 Stockholmdetails	Hannes Kolehmainen Finland	Jean Bouin France	George Hutson Great Britain
1920 Antwerpdetails	Joseph Guillemot France	Paavo Nurmi Finland	Eric Backman Sweden
1924 Parisdetails	Paavo Nurmi Finland	Ville Ritola Finland	Edvin Wide Sweden
1928 Amsterdamdetails	Ville Ritola Finland	Paavo Nurmi Finland	Edvin Wide Sweden
1932 Los Angelesdetails	Lauri Lehtinen Finland	Ralph Hill United States	Lauri Virtanen Finland
1936 Berlindetails	Gunnar Höckert Finland	Lauri Lehtinen Finland	Henry Jonsson Sweden
1948 Londondetails	Gaston Reiff Belgium	Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia	Willem Slijkhuis Netherlands
1952 Helsinkidetails	Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia	Alain Mimoun France	Herbert Schade Germany
1956 Melbournedetails	Vladimir Kuts Soviet Union	Gordon Pirie Great Britain	Derek Ibbotson Great Britain
1960 Romedetails	Murray Halberg New Zealand	Hans Grodotzki United Team of Germany	Kazimierz Zimny Poland
1964 Tokyodetails	Bob Schul United States	Harald Norpoth United Team of Germany	Bill Dellinger United States
1968 Mexico Citydetails	Mohammed Gammoudi Tunisia	Kipchoge Keino Kenya	Naftali Temu Kenya
1972 Munichdetails	Lasse Virén Finland	Mohammed Gammoudi Tunisia	Ian Stewart Great Britain
1976 Montrealdetails	Lasse Virén Finland	Dick Quax New Zealand	Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand West Germany
1980 Moscowdetails	Miruts Yifter Ethiopia	Suleiman Nyambui Tanzania	Kaarlo Maaninka Finland
1984 Los Angelesdetails	Saïd Aouita Morocco	Markus Ryffel Switzerland	António Leitão Portugal
1988 Seouldetails	John Ngugi Kenya	Dieter Baumann West Germany	Hansjörg Kunze East Germany
1992 Barcelonadetails	Dieter Baumann Germany	Paul Bitok Kenya	Fita Bayisa Ethiopia
1996 Atlantadetails	Vénuste Niyongabo Burundi	Paul Bitok Kenya	Khalid Boulami Morocco
2000 Sydneydetails	Million Wolde Ethiopia	Ali Saïdi-Sief Algeria	Brahim Lahlafi Morocco
2004 Athensdetails	Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco	Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia	Eliud Kipchoge Kenya
2008 Beijingdetails	Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia	Eliud Kipchoge Kenya	Edwin Soi Kenya
2012 Londondetails	Mo Farah Great Britain	Dejen Gebremeskel Ethiopia	Thomas Longosiwa Kenya
2016 Rio de Janeirodetails	Mo Farah Great Britain	Paul Chelimo United States	Hagos Gebrhiwet Ethiopia
2020 Tokyodetails	Joshua Cheptegei Uganda	Mohammed Ahmed Canada	Paul Chelimo United States
2024 Parisdetails	Jakob Ingebrigtsen Norway	Ronald Kwemoi Kenya	Grant Fisher United States

Women

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Only one woman has won the Olympic 5000 metres title twice, Ethiopian Meseret Defar winning in Athens in 2004, taking silver behind compatriot Tirunesh Dibaba in 2008, before regaining the title in London in 2012. Defar and Dibaba are the only athletes with three Olympic medals at the distance, with both reaching the podium in 2004, 2008 and 2012.

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Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1996 Atlantadetails	Wang Junxia China	Pauline Konga Kenya	Roberta Brunet Italy
2000 Sydneydetails	Gabriela Szabo Romania	Sonia O'Sullivan Ireland	Gete Wami Ethiopia
2004 Athensdetails	Meseret Defar Ethiopia	Isabella Ochichi Kenya	Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia
2008 Beijingdetails	Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia	Meseret Defar Ethiopia	Sylvia Kibet Kenya
2012 Londondetails	Meseret Defar Ethiopia	Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya	Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia
2016 Rio de Janeirodetails	Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya	Hellen Obiri Kenya	Almaz Ayana Ethiopia
2020 Tokyodetails	Sifan Hassan Netherlands	Hellen Obiri Kenya	Gudaf Tsegay Ethiopia
2024 Parisdetails	Beatrice Chebet Kenya	Faith Kipyegon Kenya	Sifan Hassan Netherlands

World Championships medalists

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Men

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In the World Championships, Great Britain's Mo Farah stands alone, the most successful and most decorated athlete in the event with three gold medals (2011, 2013 and 2015) and four medals in total (including silver in 2017) between 2011 and 2017. Kenya's Ismael Kirui was the first athlete to win the title twice in 1993 and 1995, and Ethiopia's Muktar Edris the third between 2017 and 2019.

Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1983 Helsinkidetails	Eamonn Coghlan (IRL)	Werner Schildhauer (GDR)	Martti Vainio (FIN)
1987 Romedetails	Saïd Aouita (MAR)	Domingos Castro (POR)	Jack Buckner (GBR)
1991 Tokyodetails	Yobes Ondieki (KEN)	Fita Bayisa (ETH)	Brahim Boutayeb (MAR)
1993 Stuttgartdetails	Ismael Kirui (KEN)	Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)	Fita Bayisa (ETH)
1995 Gothenburgdetails	Ismael Kirui (KEN)	Khalid Boulami (MAR)	Shem Kororia (KEN)
1997 Athensdetails	Daniel Komen (KEN)	Khalid Boulami (MAR)	Tom Nyariki (KEN)
1999 Sevilledetails	Salah Hissou (MAR)	Benjamin Limo (KEN)	Mohammed Mourhit (BEL)
2001 Edmontondetails	Richard Limo (KEN)	Million Wolde (ETH)	John Kibowen (KEN)
2003 Saint-Denisdetails	Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)	Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)	Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
2005 Helsinkidetails	Benjamin Limo (KEN)	Sileshi Sihine (ETH)	Craig Mottram (AUS)
2007 Osakadetails	Bernard Lagat (USA)	Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)	Moses Kipsiro (UGA)
2009 Berlindetails	Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)	Bernard Lagat (USA)	James Kwalia (QAT)
2011 Daegudetails	Mo Farah (GBR)	Bernard Lagat (USA)	Dejen Gebremeskel (ETH)
2013 Moscowdetails	Mo Farah (GBR)	Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH)	Isiah Koech (KEN)
2015 Beijingdetails	Mo Farah (GBR)	Caleb Ndiku (KEN)	Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH)
2017 Londondetails	Muktar Edris (ETH)	Mo Farah (GBR)	Paul Chelimo (USA)
2019 Dohadetails	Muktar Edris (ETH)	Selemon Barega (ETH)	Mohammed Ahmed (CAN)
2022 Eugene details	Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR)	Jacob Krop  (KEN)	Oscar Chelimo (UGA)
2023 Budapest details	Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR)	Mohamed Katir (ESP)	Jacob Krop  (KEN)
2025 Tokyo details	Cole Hocker (USA)	Isaac Kimeli (BEL)	Jimmy Gressier (FRA)

Women

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Romania's Gabriela Szabo won the title twice between 1995 and 1997. Since then four African runners - two Kenyan, two Ethiopian - have repeated the feat; Tirunesh Dibaba and Meseret Defar of Ethiopia and Vivian Cheruiyot and Hellen Obiri of Kenya. Meseret Defar's five medals - 2 gold, a silver and two bronze won between 2005 and 2013 - are the most won in the event by any athlete.

Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1995 Gothenburgdetails	Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL)	Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)	Zahra Ouaziz (MAR)
1997 Athensdetails	Gabriela Szabo (ROU)	Roberta Brunet (ITA)	Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)
1999 Sevilledetails	Gabriela Szabo (ROU)	Zahra Ouaziz (MAR)	Ayelech Worku (ETH)
2001 Edmontondetails	Olga Yegorova (RUS)	Marta Dominguez (ESP)	Ayelech Worku (ETH)
2003 Saint-Denisdetails	Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)	Marta Dominguez (ESP)	Edith Masai (KEN)
2005 Helsinkidetails	Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)	Meseret Defar (ETH)	Ejegayehu Dibaba (ETH)
2007 Osakadetails	Meseret Defar (ETH)	Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)	Priscah Jepleting Cherono (KEN)
2009 Berlindetails	Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)	Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet (KEN)	Meseret Defar (ETH)
2011 Daegudetails	Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)	Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet (KEN)	Meseret Defar (ETH)
2013 Moscowdetails	Meseret Defar (ETH)	Mercy Cherono (KEN)	Almaz Ayana (ETH)
2015 Beijingdetails	Almaz Ayana (ETH)	Senbere Teferi (ETH)	Genzebe Dibaba (ETH)
2017 Londondetails	Hellen Obiri (KEN)	Almaz Ayana (ETH)	Sifan Hassan (NED)
2019 Dohadetails	Hellen Obiri (KEN)	Margaret Kipkemboi (KEN)	Konstanze Klosterhalfen (GER)
2022 Eugenedetails	Gudaf Tsegay (ETH)	Beatrice Chebet (KEN)	Dawit Seyaum (ETH)
2023 Budapestdetails	Faith Kipyegon (KEN)	Sifan Hassan (NED)	Beatrice Chebet (KEN)
2025 Tokyodetails	Beatrice Chebet (KEN)	Faith Kipyegon (KEN)	Nadia Battocletti (ITA)

Season's bests

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Men [edit] Year Time Athlete Place 2025 12:44.09 i  Grant Fisher (USA) Boston 2024 12:36.73  Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH) Oslo 2023 12:40.45  Berihu Aregawi (ETH) Lausanne 2022 12:45.71  Jacob Krop (KEN) Brussels 2021 12:48.45  Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) Florence 2020 12:35.36  Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) Monaco 2019 12:52.98  Telahun Haile Bekele (ETH) Rome 2018 12:43.02  Selemon Barega (ETH) Brussels 2017 12:55.23  Muktar Edris (ETH) Lausanne 2016 12:59.29  Mo Farah (GBR) London 2015 12:53.98  Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) Rome 2014 12:54.83  Muktar Edris (ETH) Stockholm 2013 12:51.34  Edwin Soi (KEN) Monaco 2012 12:46.81  Dejen Gebremeskel (ETH) Saint-Denis 2011 12:53.11  Mo Farah (GBR) Monaco 2010 12:51.21  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) Doha 2009 12:52.32  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Zürich 2008 12:50.18  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Zürich 2007 12:49.53  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Zaragoza 2006 12:48.09  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Brussels 2005 12:40.18  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Saint-Denis 2004 12:37.35  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Hengelo 2003 12:48.81  Stephen Cherono (KEN) Ostrava 2002 12:55.85  Salah Hissou (MAR) Rome 2001 12:56.72  Richard Limo (KEN) Zürich 2000 12:49.28  Brahim Lahlafi (MAR) Brussels 1999 12:49.64  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Zürich 1998 12:39.36  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Helsinki 1997 12:39.74  Daniel Komen (KEN) Brussels 1996 12:45.09  Daniel Komen (KEN) Zürich 1995 12:44.39  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Zürich 1994 12:56.96  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Hengelo 1993 13:02.75  Ismael Kirui (KEN) Stuttgart 1992 13:00.93  Moses Kiptanui (KEN) Brussels 1991 13:01.82  Yobes Ondieki (KEN) Zürich 1990 13:05.59  Salvatore Antibo (ITA) Bologna 1989 13:04.24  Yobes Ondieki (KEN) Oslo 1988 13:11.70  John Ngugi (KEN) Seoul 1987 12:58.39  Saïd Aouita (MAR) Rome 1986 13:00.86  Saïd Aouita (MAR) A Coruña 1985 13:00.40  Saïd Aouita (MAR) Oslo 1984 13:04.78  Saïd Aouita (MAR) Florence 1983 13:08.54  Fernando Mamede (POR) Tokyo 1982 13:00.41  David Moorcroft (GBR) Oslo 1981 13:06.20  Henry Rono (KEN) Knarvik 1980 13:16.38  Miruts Yifter (ETH) Bratislava 1979 13:12.29  Suleiman Nyambui (TAN) Stockholm 1978 13:08.4 h  Henry Rono (KEN) Berkeley 1977 13:12.86  Dick Quax (NZL) Stockholm 1976 13:13.10  Dick Quax (NZL) Stockholm 1975 13:18.6 h  Emiel Puttemans (BEL) Papendal 1974 13:14.4 h  Ben Jipcho (KEN) Christchurch 1973 13:14.51  Emiel Puttemans (BEL) Stockholm 1972 13:13.0 h  Emiel Puttemans (BEL) Brussels 1971 13:22.2 h  Dave Bedford (GBR) Edinburgh 1970 13:22.8 h  Ian Stewart (GBR) Edinburgh 1969 13:28.96  Dick Taylor (GBR) London 1968 13:27.66  Ron Clarke (AUS) London 1967 13:18.8 h  Ron Clarke (AUS) Stockholm 1966 13:16.6 h  Ron Clarke (AUS) Stockholm 1965 13:24.2 h  Kipchoge Keino (KEN) Auckland 1964 13:38.0 h  Bob Schul (USA) Compton 1963 13:38.6 h  Pyotr Bolotnikov (URS) Zürich 1962 13:38.4 h  Murray Halberg (NZL) Auckland 1961 13:38.2 h  Murray Halberg (NZL) Stockholm 1960 13:38.1 h  Pyotr Bolotnikov (URS) Kyiv

Women [edit] Year Time Athlete Place 2025 13:58.06  Beatrice Chebet (KEN) Eugene 2024 14:09.52  Beatrice Chebet (KEN) Zurich 2023 14:00.21  Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) Eugene 2022 14:12.98  Ejgayehu Taye (ETH) Eugene 2021 14:13.32  Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) Hengelo 2020 14:06.62  Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) Valencia 2019 14:20.36  Hellen Obiri (KEN) London 2018 14:21.75  Hellen Obiri (KEN) Rabat 2017 14:18.37  Hellen Obiri (KEN) Rome 2016 14:12.59  Almaz Ayana (ETH) Rome 2015 14:14.32  Almaz Ayana (ETH) Shanghai 2014 14:28.88  Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) Monaco 2013 14:23.68  Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) Saint-Denis 2012 14:35.62  Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) Rome 2011 14:20.87  Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) Stockholm 2010 14:24.79 i  Meseret Defar (ETH) Stockholm 2009 14:24.37 i  Meseret Defar (ETH) Stockholm 2008 14:11.15  Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) Oslo 2007 14:16.63  Meseret Defar (ETH) Oslo 2006 14:24.53  Meseret Defar (ETH) New York City 2005 14:28.98  Meseret Defar (ETH) Brussels 2004 14:24.68  Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) Bergen 2003 14:29.32  Berhane Adere (ETH) Oslo 2002 14:31.42  Paula Radcliffe (GBR) Manchester 2001 14:29.32  Olga Yegorova (RUS) Berlin 2000 14:30.88  Getenesh Wami (ETH) Heusden 1999 14:40.59  Gabriela Szabo (ROU) Berlin 1998 14:31.48  Gabriela Szabo (ROU) Berlin 1997 14:28.09  Jiang Bo (CHN) Shanghai 1996 14:41.07  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) Oslo 1995 14:36.45  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) Hechtel 1994 15:05.94  Yelena Romanova (RUS) Stockholm 1993 14:45.92  Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) Berlin 1992 14:44.15  Elana Meyer (RSA) Bellville 1991 14:49.35  Elana Meyer (RSA) Cape Town 1990 15:02.23  Yelena Romanova (URS) Seattle 1989 14:59.01  Kathrin Weßel (GDR) Stockholm 1988 15:03.29  Liz McColgan (GBR) Berlin 1987 15:01.08  Liz McColgan (GBR) Oslo 1986 14:37.33  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) Stockholm 1985 14:48.07  Zola Budd (GBR) London 1984 14:58.89  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) Oslo 1983 15:10.65  Zola Budd (RSA) Port Elizabeth 1982 15:08.26  Mary Slaney (USA) Eugene 1981 15:14.51  Paula Fudge (GBR) Knarvik 1980 15:30.6  Jan Merrill (USA) Palo Alto 1979 15:33.8  Jan Merrill (USA) Durham 1978 15:35.52  Kathy Mills (USA) Knoxville 1977 15:37.0  Jan Merrill (USA) Ingelheim 1976 16:04.2  Nina Holmén (FIN) Jakobstad 1975 — — — 1974 — — — 1973 — — — 1972 — — — 1971 — — — 1970 — — — 1969 15:53.6  Paola Pigni (ITA) Milan 1968 — — — 1967 — — — 1966 — — — 1965 — — — 1964 — — — 1963 — — — 1962 — — — 1961 — — — 1960 — — —

See also

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• National champions 5000 metres (men)
• National champions 5000 metres (women)

References

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External links

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• IAAF list of 5000-metres records in XML
• ARRS: Yearly Rankings – 5000 metres Outdoor Track
• All-time Masters men's 5000 m list Archived 2017-06-21 at the Wayback Machine
• All-time Masters women's 5000 m list Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine

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