Progression of Official World Record
Men, 5000m
Result | Name | Country | DOB | Comp | Date | Age | Record life | |
12:35.36 | Joshua Cheptegei | UGA | 12 Sep 1996 | Herc | Monaco | 14 Aug 2020 | 23 years 337 days | 3 years 258 days |
12:37.35 | Kenenisa Bekele | ETH | 13 Jun 1982 | FBKG | Hengelo | 31 May 2004 | 21 years 353 days | 16 years 75 days |
12:39.36 | Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | 18 Apr 1973 | Ericsson | Helsinki | 13 Jun 1998 | 25 years 56 days | 5 years 353 days |
12:39.74 | Daniel Komen | KEN | 17 May 1976 | VD | Bruxelles | 22 Aug 1997 | 21 years 97 days | 295 days |
12:41.86 | Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | 18 Apr 1973 | WK | Zürich | 13 Aug 1997 | 24 years 117 days | 9 days |
12:44.39 | Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | 18 Apr 1973 | WK | Zürich | 16 Aug 1995 | 22 years 120 days | 1 year 362 days |
12:55.30 | Moses Kiptanui | KEN | 1 Oct 1970 | GGala | Roma | 8 Jun 1995 | 24 years 250 days | 69 days |
12:56.96 | Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | 18 Apr 1973 | Hengelo | 4 Jun 1994 | 21 years 47 days | 1 year 4 days | |
12:58.39 | Saïd Aouita | MAR | 2 Nov 1959 | GGala | Roma | 22 Jul 1987 | 27 years 262 days | 6 years 317 days |
13:00.40 | Saïd Aouita | MAR | 2 Nov 1959 | Bislett | Oslo | 27 Jul 1985 | 25 years 267 days | 1 year 360 days |
13:00.41 | Dave Moorcroft | GBR | 10 Apr 1953 | Bislett | Oslo | 7 Jul 1982 | 29 years 88 days | 3 years 20 days |
13:06.20 | Henry Rono | KEN | 12 Feb 1952 | Knarvik | 13 Sep 1981 | 29 years 213 days | 297 days | |
13:08.4h | Henry Rono | KEN | 12 Feb 1952 | Berkeley CA | 8 Apr 1978 | 26 years 55 days | 3 years 158 days | |
13:13.0h | Emiel Puttemans | BEL | 8 Oct 1947 | Bruxelles | 20 Sep 1972 | 24 years 348 days | 5 years 200 days | |
13:16.3h | Lasse Virén | FIN | 22 Jul 1949 | Helsinki | 14 Sep 1972 | 23 years 54 days | 6 days | |
13:16.6h | Ron Clarke | AUS | 21 Feb 1937 | Stockholm | 5 Jul 1966 | 29 years 134 days | 6 years 71 days | |
13:24.2h | Kipchoge Keino | KEN | 17 Jan 1940 | Auckland | 30 Nov 1965 | 25 years 317 days | 217 days | |
13:25.8h | Ron Clarke | AUS | 21 Feb 1937 | Los Angeles CA | 4 Jun 1965 | 28 years 103 days | 179 days | |
13:33.6h | Ron Clarke | AUS | 21 Feb 1937 | Auckland | 1 Feb 1965 | 27 years 346 days | 123 days | |
13:34.8h | Ron Clarke | AUS | 21 Feb 1937 | Hobart | 16 Jan 1965 | 27 years 330 days | 16 days | |
13:35.0h | Vladimir Kuts | UKR | 7 Feb 1927 | Roma | 13 Oct 1957 | 30 years 248 days | 7 years 95 days | |
13:36.8h | Gordon Pirie | GBR | 10 Feb 1931 | Bergen | 19 Jun 1956 | 25 years 130 days | 1 year 116 days | |
13:40.6h | Sándor Iharos | HUN | 20 Mar 1930 | NC | Budapest | 23 Oct 1955 | 25 years 217 days | 240 days |
13:46.8h | Vladimir Kuts | UKR | 7 Feb 1927 | Beograd | 18 Sep 1955 | 28 years 223 days | 35 days | |
13:50.8h | Sándor Iharos | HUN | 20 Mar 1930 | Budapest | 10 Sep 1955 | 25 years 174 days | 8 days | |
13:51.2h | Vladimir Kuts | UKR | 7 Feb 1927 | Praha | 23 Oct 1954 | 27 years 258 days | 322 days | |
13:51.6h | Chris Chataway | GBR | 31 Jan 1931 | London | 13 Oct 1954 | 23 years 255 days | 10 days | |
13:56.6h | Vladimir Kuts | UKR | 7 Feb 1927 | EC | Bern | 29 Aug 1954 | 27 years 203 days | 45 days |
13:57.2h | Emil Zátopek | CZE | 19 Sep 1922 | Paris | 30 May 1954 | 31 years 253 days | 91 days | |
13:58.2h | Gunder Hägg | SWE | 31 Dec 1918 | Göteborg | 20 Sep 1942 | 23 years 263 days | 11 years 252 days | |
14:08.8h | Taisto Mäki | FIN | 2 Dec 1910 | Helsinki | 16 Jun 1939 | 28 years 196 days | 3 years 96 days | |
14:17.0h | Lauri Lehtinen | FIN | 10 Aug 1908 | Helsinki | 19 Jun 1932 | 23 years 314 days | 6 years 362 days | |
14:28.2h | Paavo Nurmi | FIN | 13 Jun 1897 | Helsinki | 19 Jun 1924 | 27 years 6 days | 8 years exactly | |
14:35.4h | Paavo Nurmi | FIN | 13 Jun 1897 | Stockholm | 12 Sep 1922 | 25 years 91 days | 1 year 281 days | |
14:36.6h | Hannes Kolehmainen | FIN | 9 Dec 1889 | OG | Stockholm | 10 Jul 1912 | 22 years 214 days | 10 years 64 days |