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The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as a 5K or 5 km, colloquially "five-K" (equal to 3.107 miles). This distance is typical for running races; on road, on the track or cross-country. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. 5000 metres refers to racing on a track and 5K means a roadrace or cross country event. While mainly run as an outdoor event, the 5000 m is sometimes run on an indoor track. Official records are kept for both outdoor[1] and indoor[2] 5000 m track events, but not for 5 km road races.
Much of the distance's popularity is due to the challenge it offers to both novices and accomplished professionals. It is a distance race that demands a great deal of endurance as well as speed. Tactics are also a key role, and the combination makes it attractive to many.
The 5K is the standard distance for high school cross country.[citation needed]
The world record for men is 12:37.35 set by Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele in 2004.[1] The women's record is 14:11.15, set by Tirunesh Dibaba in Oslo in June 2008.[1][3]
[edit] Best Year Performance
[edit] Men's Seasons Best (Track)
[edit] Women's Seasons Best (Outdoor Track)
[edit] All-time top 25
(Updated January 8, 2008.)
| Pos |
Time |
Athlete |
Venue |
Date |
| 1. |
12:37.35 |
 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) |
Hengelo |
May 31, 2004 |
| 2. |
12:39.36 |
Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
Helsinki |
June 13, 1998 |
| 3. |
12:39.74 |
 Daniel Komen (KEN) |
Bruxelles |
August 22, 1997 |
| 4. |
12:46.53 |
Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) |
Rome |
July 02, 2004 |
| 5. |
12:47.04 |
Sileshi Sihine (ETH) |
Rome |
July 02, 2004 |
| 6. |
12:48.66 |
Issac Songok (KEN) |
Zürich |
August 18, 2006 |
| 7. |
12:48.81 |
Stephen Cherono (KEN) |
Ostrava |
June 12, 2003 |
| 8. |
12:49.28 |
 Brahim Lahlafi (MAR) |
Bruxelles |
August 25, 2000 |
| 9. |
12:49.71 |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png) Mohammed Mourhit (BEL) |
Bruxelles |
August 25, 2000 |
| 10. |
12:49.87 |
Paul Tergat (KEN) |
Zürich |
August 13, 1997 |
| 11. |
12:50.24 |
Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) |
Ostrava |
June 12, 2003 |
| 12. |
12:50.25 |
Abderrahim Goumri (MAR) |
Bruxelles |
August 26, 2005 |
| 13. |
12:50.72 |
 Moses Kipsiro (UGA) |
Bruxelles |
September 14, 2007 |
| 14. |
12:50.80 |
Salah Hissou (MAR) |
Rome |
June 05, 1996 |
| 15. |
12:50.86 |
 Ali Saidi-Sief (ALG) |
Rome |
June 30, 2000 |
| 16. |
12:51.00 |
Joseph Ebuya (KEN) |
Bruxelles |
September 14, 2007 |
| 17. |
12:51.95 |
Thomas Longosiwa (KEN) |
Bruxelles |
September 14, 2007 |
| 18. |
12:52.33 |
Sammy Kipketer (KEN) |
Oslo |
June 27, 2003 |
| 19. |
12:52.40 |
Edwin Cheruiyot Soi (KEN) |
Paris, Saint-Denis |
July 08, 2006 |
| 20. |
12:52.80 |
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam (ETH) |
Rome |
July 08, 2005 |
| 21. |
12:52.99 |
Abraham Chebii (KEN) |
Oslo |
June 27, 2003 |
| 22. |
12:53.41 |
Khalid Boulami (MAR) |
Zürich |
August 13, 1997 |
| 23. |
12:53.66 |
Augustine Choge (KEN) |
Rome |
July 08, 2005 |
| 24. |
12:53.72 |
Philip Mosima (KEN) |
Rome |
June 05, 1996 |
| 25. |
12:53.81 |
Tariku Bekele (ETH) |
Rome |
July 14, 2006 |
(Updated January 8, 2008.)
| Pos |
Time |
Athlete |
Venue |
Date |
| 1. |
14:11.15 |
Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) |
Oslo |
June 06, 2008 |
| 2. |
14:16.63 |
Meseret Defar (ETH) |
Oslo |
June 15, 2007 |
| 3. |
14:22.51 |
Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) |
Oslo |
June 15, 2007 |
| 4. |
14:24.68 |
 Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) |
Bergen |
June 11, 2004 |
| 5. |
14:28.09 |
 Jiang Bo (CHN) |
Shanghai |
October 23, 1997 |
| 6. |
14:29.11 |
 Paula Radcliffe (GBR) |
Bydgoszcz |
June 20, 2004 |
| 7. |
14:29.32 |
 Olga Yegorova (RUS) |
Berlin |
August 31, 2001 |
| Berhane Adere (ETH) |
Oslo |
June 27, 2003 |
| 9. |
14:29.82 |
Dong Yanmei (CHN) |
Shanghai |
October 23, 1997 |
| 10. |
14:30.88 |
Gete Wami (ETH) |
Heusden-Zolder |
August 05, 2000 |
| 11. |
14:31.20 |
Gelete Burka (ETH) |
Ostrava |
June 27, 2007 |
| 12. |
14:31.48 |
 Gabriela Szabo (ROM) |
Berlin |
September 01, 1998 |
| 13. |
14:32.08 |
Zahra Ouaziz (MAR) |
Berlin |
September 01, 1998 |
| 14. |
14:32.33 |
Liu Shixiang (CHN) |
Shanghai |
October 21, 1997 |
| 15. |
14:32.74 |
Ejegayehu Dibaba (ETH) |
Bergen |
June 11, 2004 |
| 16. |
14:33.04 |
Werknesh Kidane (ETH) |
Oslo |
June 27, 2003 |
| 17. |
14:33.49 |
Lucy Wangui (KEN) |
Oslo |
June 06, 2008 |
| 18. |
14:33.83 |
Meselech Melkamu (ETH) |
Ostrava |
June 27, 2007 |
| 19. |
14:33.83 |
Meselech Melkamu (ETH) |
Ostrava |
June 27, 2007 |
| 20. |
14:35.18 |
Sentayehu Ejigu (ETH) |
Bergen |
June 11, 2004 |
| 21. |
14:35.30 |
Priscilla Jepleting (KEN) |
Oslo |
June 02, 2006 |
| 22. |
14:36.45 |
 Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) |
Hechtel |
July 22, 1995 |
| 23. |
14:36.52 |
Mariem Alaoul Selsouli (MAR) |
Rome |
July 13, 2007 |
| 24. |
14:37.33 |
 Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
Stockholm |
August 05, 1986 |
| 25. |
14:38.21 |
Isabella Ochichi (KEN) |
Bruxelles |
August 26, 2005 |
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