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The official world records in the 5000 metres, or 5000-metre run, are held by Joshua Cheptegei with 12:35.36 for men and Gudaf Tsegay with 14:00.21 for women.. The first world record in the men's 5000 m was recognized by World Athletics (formerly called the International Association of Athletics Federations, or IAAF) in 1912.
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 400 m track, or 25 laps on an indoor 200 m track.
Time Athlete Date Place Ref 16:16 Julie Shea (USA) 20 September 1981 Jersey City, United States 16:08 Mary Shea (USA) 14 February 1982 Raleigh, United States 15:29 Lorraine Moller (NZL) 31 October 1982 Woodland Hills, United States 15:29 Grete Waitz (NOR) 20 October 1984 West Lafayette, United States 15:26 Liz McColgan (GBR) 20 December 1987
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This is a list of world records for Masters age groups in the sport of road running.The world governing body for masters athletics is World Masters Athletics (WMA). WMA conducts various world championships in what are called "non stadia" events, meaning races not held in the confines of a stadium.
R1 "Men's 5000 Metres All Time Top List at World Athletics" R2 " "National Records for Men" in the World Athletics Oregon22 Statistic Handbook (pages 666-668)" (PDF) R3 "Women's 5000 Metres All Time Top List at World Athletics"
For comparison, the fastest known 400m lap was skated by Pavel Kulizhnikov on 9 March 2019 in Salt Lake City during his 500-meter world record race, with a lap time of 23.94 seconds and an average speed of 60.15 km/h (37.38 mph). [15] *** unofficial world best (not recognized as a world record by ISU)
American athletes are successful on an international stage with many American records being at the same time world ... BAA 5k Boston, United States [113] 8 km: 25:02 ...