5000 metres men legal analytics

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Top mark
12:35.36
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¬ Joshua Cheptegei
Monaco · 2020-08-14
10th-place mark
12:41.61
gap: +6.25
100th-place mark
12:51.21
gap: +15.85
Median age, top 100
24.1 yrs
Distinct athletes
1846
9589 canonical perfs
Years contested
1965–2026
19 historical WRs
World-record progression 19 world records since 1965

Canonical list: All-time men's best 5000m. Lower mark = better. Hover a dot for the holder & venue.

Best mark per year 62 years

The single best canonical mark for each year. Hover a dot for the holder.

Entries per year depth growth on the all-time list
1965: 10 performances1966: 6 performances1967: 1 performance1968: 4 performances1969: 1 performance1970: 7 performances1971: 7 performances1972: 24 performances1973: 25 performances1974: 40 performances1975: 28 performances1976: 58 performances1977: 72 performances1978: 83 performances1979: 82 performances1980: 98 performances1981: 79 performances1982: 79 performances1983: 68 performances1984: 93 performances1985: 75 performances1986: 115 performances1987: 101 performances1988: 113 performances1989: 87 performances1990: 111 performances1991: 129 performances1992: 163 performances1993: 155 performances1994: 170 performances1995: 196 performances1996: 183 performances1997: 186 performances1998: 177 performances1999: 176 performances2000: 236 performances2001: 202 performances2002: 176 performances2003: 224 performances2004: 277 performances2005: 241 performances2006: 223 performances2007: 178 performances2008: 226 performances2009: 277 performances2010: 216 performances2011: 243 performances2012: 269 performances2013: 234 performances2014: 227 performances2015: 217 performances2016: 261 performances2017: 223 performances2018: 182 performances2019: 240 performances2020: 95 performances2021: 252 performances2022: 349 performances2023: 338 performances2024: 433 performances2025: 487 performances2026: 61 performances197019801990200020102020048719652026
Decade leaders best canonical mark of each decade
  1. 1960s 13:16.6 πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί Ron Clarke 1966-07-05
  2. 1970s 13:08.4 πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Henry Rono 1978-04-08
  3. 1980s 12:58.39 πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦ SaΓ―d Aouita 1987-07-22
  4. 1990s 12:39.36 πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ή Haile Gebrselassie 1998-06-13
  5. 2000s 12:37.35 πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ή Kenenisa Bekele 2004-05-31
  6. 2010s 12:43.02 πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ή Selemon Barega 2018-08-31
  7. 2020s 12:35.36 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¬ Joshua Cheptegei 2020-08-14
Top countries (top 100) national depth on the all-time list
  1. πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ή ETH 46
  2. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ KEN 23
  3. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¬ UGA 7
  4. πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦ MAR 4
  5. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ USA 4
  6. πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ ESP 4
  7. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­ SUI 2
  8. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ CAN 2
Most prolific (top 100) athletes with the most appearances
  1. πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ή Hagos Gebrhiwet 9
  2. πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ή Yomif Kejelcha 7
  3. πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ή Kenenisa Bekele 6
  4. πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ή Berihu Aregawi 5
  5. πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ή Telahun Haile Bekele 4
  6. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Jacob Krop 4
  7. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Daniel Komen 4
  8. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Eliud Kipchoge 4
Mark vs age 800 points