This article is about track racing. For road racing, see 5K run.
Athletics 5000 metres
Runners in the 5000 metres at IAAF World Championships in Osaka 2007
Outdoor World records
Men
Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 12:35.36 (2020)
Women
Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) 14:00.21 (2023)
Indoor World records
Men
Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 12:49.60 (2004)
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 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, 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 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.
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]
^"– 5000 Metre Records – Outdoor". Iaaf.org. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
^"– 5000 Metre Records – Indoor". Iaaf.org. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
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Global Information
Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 12:35.36 (2020)
Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) 14:00.21 (2023)
Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 12:57.82 (2008)
Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 14:26.17 (2016)