5000 metres
Year Time Athlete Location
2019 14:20.36 Hellen Obiri ( KEN ) London
2018 14:21.75 Hellen Obiri ( KEN ) Rabat
2017 14:18.37 Hellen Obiri ( KEN ) Rome
2016 14:12.59 Almaz Ayana ( ETH ) Rome
2015 14:14.32 Almaz Ayana ( ETH ) Shanghai
2014 14:28.88 Genzebe Dibaba ( ETH ) Monaco
2013 14:23.68 Tirunesh Dibaba ( ETH ) Paris
2012 14:35.62 Vivian Cheruiyot ( KEN ) Rome
2011 14:20.87 Vivian Cheruiyot ( KEN ) Stockholm
2010 14:24.79i Meseret Defar ( ETH ) Stockholm
2009 14:24.37i Meseret Defar ( ETH ) Stockholm
2008 14:11.15 Tirunesh Dibaba ( ETH ) Oslo
2007 14:16.63 Meseret Defar ( ETH ) Oslo
2006 14:24.53 Meseret Defar ( ETH ) New York City
2005 14:28.98 Meseret Defar ( ETH ) Brussels
2004 14:24.68 Elvan Abeylegesse ( TUR ) Bergen
2003 14:29.32 Berhane Adere ( ETH ) Oslo
2002 14:31.42 Paula Radcliffe ( GBR ) Manchester
2001 14:29.32 Olga Yegorova ( RUS ) Berlin
2000 14:30.88 Getenesh Wami ( ETH ) Heusden
Women
The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run (approximately 3.1 mi or 16,404 ft) is a common long-distance running event in track and field. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over 12.5 laps of a standard track. The same distance in road running is called a 5K run. The 5000 m has been present on the Olympic programme since 1912 for men and since 1996 for women. Prior to 1996, women had competed in an Olympic 3000 metres race since 1984. The 5000 m has been held at each of the World Championships in Athletics in men's competition and since 1995 in women's. The event is almost the same length as the dolichos race held at the Ancient Olympic Games, introduced in 720 BCE. While mainly run as an outdoor event, the 5000 m is sometimes run on an indoor track. The IAAF keeps official records for both outdoor and indoor 5000-metre track events.