The following table is an overview of national records in the 5000 metres.
Outdoor Men
CountryTimeAthleteDatePlace 12:35.36 Joshua Cheptegei 14 August 2020 Monaco R1 12:36.73 Hagos Gebrhiwet 30 May 2024 Oslo R1 12:39.74 Daniel Komen 22 August 1997 Brussels R1 12:44.27 Andreas Almgren 15 June 2025 Stockholm 12:45.01 Mohamed Katir 21 July 2023 Monaco R1 12:45.70 Birhanu Balew 5 September 2026 Brussels 12:46.59 George Mills 12 June 2025 Oslo 12:46.73 Egide Ntakarutimana 5 September 2026 Brussels 12:46.96 Grant Fisher 2 September 2022 R1 Brussels 12:47.20 Mohammed Ahmed 10 July 2020 Portland R1 12:48.45 Jakob Ingebrigtsen 10 June 2021 Florence R1 12:49.28 Brahim Lahlafi 25 August 2000 Brussels R1 12:49.71 Mohammed Mourhit 25 August 2000 Brussels R1 12:50.58 Luis Grijalva 30 May 2024 Oslo R1 12:50.82 Ky Robinson 10 June 2026 Oslo 12:50.86 Ali Saïdi-Sief 30 June 2000 Rome R1 12:50.87 Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu 12 June 2025 Oslo 12:51.59 Jimmy Gressier 20 June 2025 Paris 12:51.98 Saif Saeed Shaheen 14 July 2006 Rome R1 12:52.15 Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu 2 September 2022 Brussels 12:53.63 Mohamed Abdilaahi 11 July 2025 Fontvieille 12:56.43 Mohamed Ismail Ibrahim 15 May 2024 Stockholm R1 12:56.67 Adriaan Wildschutt 30 May 2024 Oslo R1 12:58.57 Eduardo Herrera 24 May 2025 Los Angeles 12:58.58 Mukhlid Al-Otaibi 23 July 2005 Heusden-Zolder R1 12:59.26 Santiago Catrofe 20 June 2025 Paris 12:59.27 Zersenay Tadese 14 July 2006 Rome R1 13:00.31 Ali Kaya 4 June 2015 Rome R1 13:01.40 Brian Fay 15 July 2023 Heusden-Zolder R1 13:02.26 Yemaneberhan Crippa 8 September 2020 Ostravo R1 13:02.43 Mike Foppen 15 June 2025 Stockholm 13:02.86 António Pinto 12 August 1998 Zürich R1 13:03.62 John Yuda Msuri 12 July 2002 Rome R1 13:03:93 Gulveer Singh 23 May 2026 Los Angeles, USA R1 13:04.33 Geordie Beamish 26 January 2024 Boston R1 13:08.40 Suguru Osako 18 July 2015 Heusden-Zolder R1 13:08.61 Andrew Butchart 20 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro 13:09.17 Hayle Ibrahimov 28 August 2014 Zürich R1 13:10.78 Serhiy Lebid 6 September 2002 Berlin R1 13:11.29 Mathias Ntawulikuri 9 June 1992 Rome R1 13:11.57 Federico Bruno 21 April 2023 Palo Alto R1 13:11.95 Vladimir Nikitin 24 July 2021 Dolgoprudny R1 13:13.06 Elzan Bibić 9 August 2025 Oordegem 13:13.15 Evgeni Ignatov 31 August 1986 Stuttgart R1 13:13.44 Günther Weidlinger 22 July 2005 London R1 13:13.94 Féthi Baccouche 4 July 1987 Oslo R1 13:14.50 Phillimon Hanneck 8 June 1994 Rome R1 13:14.98 Joel Ibler Lillesø 9 August 2025 Oordegem 13:15.0 Ilie Floroiu 23 July 1978 Bucharest R1 Kieran Tuntivate 15 July 2023 12 February 2022 Heusden-Zolder Boston R2 Lasse Virén Martti Vainio 14 September 1972 28 June 1984 Helsinki Oslo R1 13:16.88 Tadesse Getahon 19 July 2025 Heusden-Zolder 13:17.20 Enn Sellik 28 June 1976 Podolsk R2 13:17.66 Aleksandr Fedotkin 10 July 1979 Budapest R2 13:17.69 Bronisław Malinowski 5 July 1976 Stockholm R1 13:17.9 Aleksandras Antipovas 9 June 1979 Sochi R2 13:19.40 Róbert Štefko 1 June 1995 Saint Denis R1 13:19.43 Marílson dos Santos 8 June 2006 Kassel R1 13:20.34 30 April 2024 Huelva R1 Kemoy Campbell 2 May 2015 26 February 2017 Palo Alto Boston R2 13:21.31 Gerard Giraldo 2 May 2019 Palo Alto R1 13:21.68 Namakwe Nkhasi 26 June 2016 Durban R1 13:22.30 Freddy González 3 July 2004 San Sebastián R1 13:22.38 Abdullahi Jama Mahamed 16 May 2025 Doha 13:23.20 David Torrence 17 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro 13:23.68 Mauricio Díaz 14 July 2001 Heusden-Zolder R1 13:23.72 Bayron Piedra 22 July 2012 Ninove R1 13:24.99 Jiří Sýkora 1 August 1980 Moscow R2 13:25.14 Xia Fengyuan 23 October 1997 Shanghai R1 13:25.25 Obed Mutanya 18 August 2001 San Sebastián R1 13:26.96 Balázs Csillag 20 July 2002 Heusden-Zolder R1 Mohamed Yagoub Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed 23 June 2001 22 June 2024 Solihull Vienna R1 13:28.59 Panagiotis Stroubakos 11 June 1995 Turku R1 Jordan Gusman 3 July 2021 12 February 2022 Heusden-Zolder Boston R2 13:29.6 Matthews Motshwarateu 14 April 1978 Stellenbosch R1 13:30.88 Oleg Strizhakov 23 June 1984 Kyiv R2 13:30.99 William Amponsah 27 March 2025 Raleigh 13:31.69 Joseph Rosa June 13, 2014 Eugene R1 Luis Medina 21 May 1976 21 June 1977 Cologne Prague R1 R2 13:32.8 Peter Svet 12 June 1974 Berlin R2 13:33.41 Mohammed Baket 19 July 1997 Hechtel-Eksel R1 13:34.2 13 May 1976 Sochi R2 13:34.2 Juris Grustiņš 18 July 1971 Moscow R2 13:34.29 Filippos Filippou 27 August 1983 Riccione R1 Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi Mohamed Hrezi 5 August 2000 12 February 2022 Heusden-Zolder Boston R2 13:35.64 22 August 1982 Podolsk R2 21 May 2022 18 May 2024 Stockholm İzmir R2 13:35.86 Steve Agar 18 April 1998 Walnut R1 13:37.76 Dalibor Balgač 19 April 2003 Walnut R1 13:38.51 Justin Gloden 3 June 1983 Leuven R1 13:40.12 Aurélio Miti 11 August 1995 Gothenburg R2 13:41.0 Ashur Normuradov 19 August 1975 Podolsk R2 13:42.98 17 July 2010 Abashiri R1 13:43.52 Sipho Dlamini 23 April 1994 Durban R2 13:44.99 Eric Quiros 27 May 2000 Victoria R2 13:46.91 Luketz Swartbooi 12 March 1994 Fullerton R2 13:47.44 26 June 2024 Douala R1 13:47.6 Igor Braslavskiy 25 August 1983 Chişinău R2 13:49.69 Patrick Tambwé 12 July 2001 Sotteville R2 13:49.74 Mohamed Ahmed Amer 4 December 1993 Manila R2 13:50.86 Alex Ngouari-Mouissi 6 July 2024 Maisons-Laffitte R1 13:53.0 Artashes Mikoyan 30 May 1976 Munich R2 13:53.03 Salem Mohamed Attiaallah 14 September 2022 Maadi R1 13:53.20 Derlis Ayala 20 April 2018 Torrance R1 13:53.36 Samuel Freire 25 May 2024 Brussels R1 Ryu Ok-Hyon 13 May 1987 Pyongyang R1 13:54.42 Wu Wen-chien 10 October 2002 Busan R2 13:54.58 Dario Ivanovski 3 July 2022 Oran R1 13:55.45 6 July 1995 Saint Petersburg R2 13:57.80 Vidal Basco 26 May 2019 Lima R2 13:58.43 Eduardo Buenavista 10 October 2002 Busan R2 13:58.44 Mark Allen 15 April 2016 Norwalk 14:00.2 Bilko Kačar 13 April 1980 Nova Gorica R2 O'Neil Williams Gabriel Curtis 14 May 2011 2 April 2021 Nassau Gainesville R2 14:00.56 Mohammed Abdullah Mahal 5 June 2021 Bursa R2 14:02.12 Agus Prayogo 23 July 2011 Rio de Janeiro 14:02.2 Mohamed Ahmed 7 June 1995 Marignane R2 14:03.60 Didier Rodríguez 20 May 2026 Nerja 14:04.82 Nguyễn Văn Lai 9 June 2015 Kallang Rajendra Bahadur Bhandari 25 August 2004 25 August 2006 Athens Colombo 14:05.16 Nahuel Carabaña 3 June 2023 Marsa 14:05.58 Mohamed Elbendir Kathari 28 May 2005 Avilés R2 14:06.84 Ramachandran Murusamy 5 August 1994 Troisdorf R2 14:07.08 Cleveland Forde 10 November 2006 Buenos Aires R2 Alvaro Abreu 21 May 2021 17 April 2021 New York City San Juan R2 14:07.44 Sergey Davidov 20 June 1983 Moscow R2 14:07.46 Awad Al-Hasini 16 October 1994 Hiroshima R2 14:07.50 Fulgence Rakotondrasoa 17 June 2006 Rabat R2 14:08.0 Rodwell Kamwendo 1 July 2000 Harare R2 14:08.09 Jon Rankin 11 March 2011 Los Angeles 14:08.4 Muhammad Younis 22 July 1977 Troisdorf R2 14:08.90 Mike Félicité 15 June 1994 Saint-Maur-des-Fossés R2 14:09.2 Alain Lazare 23 May 1987 Nouméa Eduardo Garcia 28 April 2016 12 February 2016 Philadelphia Ames R2 14:11.13 Nfamara Njie 18 October 2020 Modena R2 14:11.28 Gopal Thein Win 4 December 1993 Manila R2 14:12.01 Ronnie Holassie 20 June 1999 Port of Spain R2 14:12.6 Isuf Curri 31 May 1990 Elbasan 14:12.86 Ser-Od Bat-Ochir 3 April 2021 Toyota R2 14:13.13 Zayed el Sayed 28 November 2024 Melbourne 14:14.06 Qais Salim Al-Mahrooqi 25 June 2011 Casablanca R2 14:15.50 Timon Gunem 19 June 1993 Lagos R2 14:16.26 Abdulrahman Al-Kandary 18 May 2022 Kuwait City 14:18.0 # Ismet Rushiti 8 April 1982 Vukovar R2 14:18.3 Christian Yago 19 June 1996 Saint-Maur-des-Fossés R2 14:18.31 Kimball Reynierse 8 May 1986 Leiden R2 14:18.4 John Charvetto 31 August 1978 Prague R2 14:18.4 Adamou Aboubakar 15 July 1995 Yaoundé R2 14:18.46 Benjamín Enzema 23 June 2018 Blois R2 14:08.5 Kathan A. Chandradas 20 February 2004 Colombo R2 14:20.2 Leo Garnes 5 June 1992 Bridgetown R2 Carlos Santos 19 May 2023 28 January 2022 New York New York R2 14:20.9 Hilton Gooding 22 March 1985 Freetown R2 14:21.4 Inni Aboubacar 6 July 1983 Saint-Maur-des-Fossés R2 14:21.53 Flavio Sehohle 28 May 2021 Durban R2 14:22.30 Simon Labiche 23 May 2003 Nairobi R2 14:22.50 Yeshnil Karan 5 March 2025 Box Hill 14:22.93 Patrick Fuller 22 April 2005 Eugene R2 14:23.04 Salah Moustapha Habib 14 June 1990 Algiers R2 14:23.2 Youssouf Diallo 20 July 1997 Cotonou R2 Lamont Marshall 24 March 2017 26 January 2019 Raleigh Boston R2 14:24.71 Hem Bunting 7 December 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 14:25.20 Zepherinus Joseph 20 July 2001 Ottawa R2 14:26.38 Mohamed Aziz 20 April 2018 Stanford R2 14:28.6 Pierre Kouabénan 23 April 1988 Abidjan R2 14:29.43 Osman Erović 10 May 1987 Nova Gorica R2 14:29.58 Abdifatah Mohamed Nour 17 March 2023 Djibouti 14:29.7 Moussa Bâ 4 April 1991 Dakar R2 14:31.5 Pamenos Ballantyne 14 June 1998 London R2 14:35.17 Aries José Pariera 22 August 1997 Jakarta R2 14:35.37 Wesley Chan Wai Chung 30 November 2024 Yokohama Emile Battaglia 13 June 1948 11 August 1946 Marseille Monaco 14:39.84 Neil Weare 19 April 2002 Claremont 14:41.37 Moipah Kombate 21 July 2019 Niamey 14:41.6 Pascal Adams 31 July 1988 Saint-Maur-des-Fossés 14:43.4 John Kokinai 10 September 1972 Rabaul 14:43.5 Gian Luigi Macina 4 July 1996 Bologna R2 14:43.87 Ramón Romero 14 April 2022 Azusa 14:44.21 Soh Rui Yong 17 July 2021 Singapore R2 14:45.03 Alkhassane Kaké Makanéra 23 May 2021 Tours R2 14:46.5 William Aguirre 9 February 1989 Havana R2 14:47.19 Mohamed Eliysuddin 21 December 1995 Madras R2 14:49.1 Imorou Zato 31 May 1998 Niamey R2 14:49.6 Ronald Mercelina 3 March 1970 Panama City R2 14:50.22 Johnny Morgenthaler 10 July 2010 Heusden-Zolder 14:53.36 Jean-Marc Léandro 7 June 2008 Cannes R2 14:58.23 Maurice Williams 20 April 1981 Nassau R2 15:07.8 Hugo Walser 27 May 1965 Aarau R2 15:08.1 Tawai Keiruan 25 July 1997 Port Vila R2 15:10.2 Kainchanh 6 November 2000 Vientiane R2 15:10.2 Gil Quintas 4 August 2013 Folha Fede R2 15:13.4 Dale Jones 11 July 1988 Bridgetown R2 15:16.84 Gawa Zangpo 6 December 2019 Kathmandu R2 15:22.0 Anderson Legair 12 April 1997 Knoxville R2 15:28.5 Faraj Anis 14 May 2017 Conakry 15:28.9 B.J.R. Keneenthep 15 July 1973 Bandar Seri Begawan R2 15:30.27 Hussain Fazeel Haroon 24 April 2019 Doha R2 15:33.41 Lei Hong Wa 31 May 1992 Banciao R2 15:33.8 Chris Votu 27 April 2003 Lae 15:42.62 Aunese Curreen 6 September 2007 Apia 15:45.45 Mussa Djau 19 June 2013 Beja R2 15:49.8 Angélo Pétélo 7 November 1987 Nouméa 15:52.68 Aman Haidari 6 August 2010 Ravnanger R2 15:57.9 Charles Morton 7 April 1984 Charlotte Amalie R2 16:05.51 Martijn Healy 20 May 2022 Wageningen R2 16:32.4 John Wasco 10 April 1992 Utulei 16:41.7 Jubilee Reu 12 June 1971 Avarua 16:42.7 Teinakewe Tamuera 6 February 1998 Adelaide 16:45.79 Michael Gumbs 23 April 2000 St. George's R2 16:52.84 Bentura Rodríguez 20 August 1995 Pirae 16:55.52 Stuart Smith June 7, 1999 Santa Rita 17:01.59 Elisha Woodall 24 June 2014 Nikao R2 17:07.6 Peau'afi Houkinima 13 September 1971 Pirae 17:16.34 Herman Lewis 4 May 1991 Castries R2 17:41.3 Graeme Donaldson 7 April 1990 Middlegate 18:18.74 Cristian Etpison Nicolescu 17 July 2018 Abay R2 18:29.8 Karl Teabuge 18 August 1969 Port Moresby 20:01.2 Palana Ahotala 12 September 1983 Apia
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