Worlds Top 10 Greatest 5000 Meter Runners
Paula Radcliffe of Great Britian ranks as one of the fastest 5000 meter runners in the world Kenenisa Bekele, world record holder 5K, 12"37.35
The 5000 metres (approximately 3.1 miles) is a popular running distance also known as a 5K or 5 km, colloquially “five-K”. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics.
Listed below is the best 5K runners, male/female, in the world:
|
Time |
Athlete |
Venue |
Date |
| 12:37.35 | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | Hengelo | May 31 2004 |
| 12:39.36 | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | Helsinki | June 13, 1998 |
| 12:39.74 | Daniel Komen (KEN) | Brussels | August 22, 1997 |
| 12:46.53 | Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) | Rome | July 2, 2004 |
| 12:47.04 | Sileshi Sihine (ETH) | Rome | July 2, 2004 |
| 12:48.66 | Isaac Songok (KEN) | Zürich | August 18, 2006 |
| 12:48.81 | Stephen Cherono (KEN) | Ostrava | June 12, 2003 |
| 12:49.28 | Brahim Lahlafi (MAR) | Brussels | August 25, 2000 |
| 12:49.71 | Mohammed Mourhit (BEL) | Brussels | August 25, 2000 |
| 12:49.87 | Paul Tergat (KEN) | Zürich | August 13, 1997 |
|
Pos |
Time |
Athlete |
Venue |
Date |
| 1. | 14:11.15 | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | Oslo | June 6, 2008 |
| 2. | 14:12.88 | Meseret Defar (ETH) | Stockholm | July 22, 2008 |
| 3. | 14:22.51 | Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) | Oslo | June 15, 2007 |
| 4. | 14:23.75 | Liliya Shobukhova (RUS) | Kazan | July 19, 2008 |
| 5. | 14:24.68 | Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) | Bergen | June 11, 2004 |
| 6. | 14:28.09 | Jiang Bo (CHN) | Shanghai | October 23, 1997 |
| 7. | 14:29.11 | Paula Radcliffe (GBR) | Bydgoszcz | June 20, 2004 |
| 8. | 14:29.32 | Olga Yegorova (RUS) | Berlin | August 31 2001 |
| Berhane Adere (ETH) | Oslo | June 27, 2003 | ||
| 10. | 14:29.82 | Dong Yanmei (CHN) | Shanghai | October 23, 1997 |
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