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Athletics
5000 metres
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Runners in the 5000 metres at IAAF World Championships in Osaka 2007
World records
MenImage Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 12:35.36 (2020)
WomenImage Beatrice Chebet (KEN) 13:58.06 (2025)
Short track world records
MenImage Grant Fisher (USA) 12:44.09 (2025)
WomenImage Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) 14:18.86 (2015)
Olympic records
MenImage Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 12:57.82 (2008)
WomenImage Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 14:26.17 (2016)
World Championship records
MenImage Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 12:52.79 (2003)
WomenImage Hellen Obiri (KEN) 14:26.72 (2019)
World junior (U20) records
MenImage Selemon Barega (ETH) 12:43.02 (2018)
WomenImage Medina Eisa (ETH) 14:16.54 (2023)

The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run 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+12 laps of a standard 400 m track, or 25 laps on an indoor 200 m track. The same distance in road running is called a 5K run; referring to the distance in metres rather than kilometres serves to disambiguate the two events. 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. It is approximately equivalent to 3 miles 188 yards or 16,404 feet 2 inches.

The event is almost the same length as the dolichos race held at the Ancient Olympic Games, introduced in 720 BCE. World Athletics keeps official records for both outdoor and indoor 5000-metre track events.[1][2]

3 miles

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The 5000 metres is the (slightly longer) approximate metric equivalent of the 3-mile (4,828.0 m) run, an event common in countries which used the imperial measurement system. The 3-mile event featured in the Commonwealth Games through 1966, and was a championship in the United States in non-Olympic years from 1953 to 1973. It required 12 laps around a 14-mile (402 m; 440 yd; 1,320 ft) track.

Area records

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Area Men Women
Time Season Athlete Time Season Athlete
World 12:35.362020Image Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 13:58.062025Image Beatrice Chebet (KEN)
Area records
Africa (records) 12:35.362020Image Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 13:58.062025Image Beatrice Chebet (KEN)
Asia (records) 12:48.672025Image Birhanu Balew (BHR) 14:28.091997Image Jiang Bo (CHN)
Europe (records) 12:44.272025Image Andreas Almgren (SWE) 14:13.422023Image Sifan Hassan (NED)
North, Central America
and Caribbean
(records)
12:44.09 i[a]2025Image Grant Fisher (USA) 14:19.452023Image Alicia Monson (USA)
Oceania (records) 12:55.762004Image Craig Mottram (AUS) 14:31.452025Image Rose Davies (AUS)
South America (records) 12:59.262025Image Santiago Catrofe (URU) 14:36.592024Image Joselyn Brea (VEN)

All-time top 25

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Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 5000 m times and the top 25 athletes:
- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 5000 m times
- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 5000 m times, by repeat athletes
- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 5000 m times

Men (outdoor)

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  • Updated June 2026.[6]
Ath.#Perf.#TimeAthleteNationDatePlaceRef.
1112:35.36Joshua CheptegeiImage Uganda14 August 2020Monaco[7]
2212:36.73Hagos GebrhiwetImage Ethiopia30 May 2024Oslo[8]
3312:37.35Kenenisa BekeleImage Ethiopia31 May 2004Hengelo
4412:38.95Yomif KejelchaImage Ethiopia30 May 2024Oslo[8]
5512:39.36Haile GebrselassieImage Ethiopia13 June 1998Helsinki
6612:39.74Daniel KomenImage Kenya22 August 1997Brussels
712:40.18K. Bekele #21 July 2005Saint-Denis
7 8 12:40.45 Berihu Aregawi Image Ethiopia 30 June 2023 Lausanne [9]
8 9 12:40.96 Jacob Kiplimo Image Uganda 30 May 2024 Oslo [8]
10 12:41.61 Cheptegei #2 30 June 2023 Lausanne [9]
1112:41.73Kejelcha #215 June 2023Oslo[10]
Kiplimo #215 June 2023Oslo[10]
1312:41.86Gebrselassie #213 August 1997Zürich
1412:42.18Gebrhiwet #221 July 2023Monaco[11]
1512:42.58Aregawi #221 July 2023Monaco[11]
9 16 12:42.70 Telahun Haile Bekele Image Ethiopia 21 July 2023Monaco[11]
101712:43.02Selemon BaregaImage Ethiopia31 August 2018Brussels[12]
111812:44.27Andreas AlmgrenImage Sweden15 June 2025Stockholm[13]
1912:44.39Gebrselassie #316 August 1995Zürich
2012:44.90Komen #213 August 1997Zürich
12 21 12:45.01 Mohamed Katir Image Spain 21 July 2023 Monaco [11]
2212:45.09Komen #314 August 1996Zürich
13 23 12:45.27 Nico Young Image United States 12 June 2025 Oslo [14]
14 24 12:45.71 Jacob Krop Image Kenya 2 September 2022 Brussels [15]
2512:45.82Gebrhiwet #331 August 2018Brussels[12]
15 12:45.93 Biniam Mehary Image Ethiopia 12 June 2025 Oslo [14]
16 12:46.33 Nicholas Kimeli Image Kenya 9 June 2022 Rome [16]
17 12:46.41 Kuma Girma Image Ethiopia 12 June 2025 Oslo [14]
1812:46.53Eliud KipchogeImage Kenya2 July 2004Rome
19 12:46.59 George Mills Image Great Britain 12 June 2025 Oslo [14]
2012:46.81Dejen GebremeskelImage Ethiopia6 July 2012Saint-Denis[17]
21 12:46.96 Grant Fisher Image United States 2 September 2022 Brussels [15]
2212:47.04Sileshi SihineImage Ethiopia2 July 2004Rome
2312:47.20Mohammed AhmedImage Canada10 July 2020Portland[18]
2412:47.62Addisu YihuneImage Ethiopia10 June 2026Oslo[19]
2512:47.67Thierry NdikumwenayoImage Spain12 June 2025Oslo[14]

Women (outdoor)

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  • Updated June 2026.[20]
Ath.#Perf.#TimeAthleteNationDatePlaceRef.
1 1 13:58.06 Beatrice Chebet Image Kenya 5 July 2025 Eugene [21]
2 2 14:00.21 Gudaf Tsegay Image Ethiopia 17 September 2023 Eugene [22]
3 3 14:01.29 Agnes Jebet Ngetich Image Kenya 5 July 2025 Eugene [23]
4 14:03.69 Chebet #2 6 June 2025 Rome [24]
5 14:04.41 Tsegay #2 5 July 2025 Eugene [23]
4 6 14:05.20 Faith Kipyegon Image Kenya 9 June 2023 Paris [25]
7 14:05.92 Chebet #3 17 September 2023 Eugene [22]
5814:06.62Letesenbet GideyImage Ethiopia7 October 2020Valencia[26]
9 14:07.94 Gidey #2 9 June 2023 Paris [25]
10 14:08.79 Gidey #3 3 September 2023 Berlin [27]
11 14:09.52 Chebet #4 5 September 2024 Zurich [28]
12 14:09.82 Chebet #5 14 September 2024 Brussels [29]
61314:11.15Tirunesh DibabaImage Ethiopia6 June 2008Oslo
14 14:12.29 Tsegay #3 23 July 2023 London [30]
71514:12.59Almaz AyanaImage Ethiopia2 June 2016Rome[31]
81614:12.88Meseret DefarImage Ethiopia22 July 2008Stockholm
17 14:12.92 Chebet #6 23 July 2023 London [30]
9 18 14:12.98 Ejgayehu Taye Image Ethiopia 27 May 2022 Eugene [32]
19 14:13.31 Taye #2 9 June 2023 Paris [25]
2014:13.32Tsegay #48 June 2021Hengelo[33]
10 21 14:13.42 Sifan Hassan Image Netherlands 23 July 2023 London [30]
2214:14.09Taye #38 June 2021Hengelo[33]
2314:14.32Ayana #217 May 2015Shanghai
112414:15.24Senbere TeferiImage Ethiopia8 June 2021Hengelo[33]
122514:15.41Genzebe DibabaImage Ethiopia4 July 2015Saint-Denis[34]
1314:16.54Medina EisaImage Ethiopia23 July 2023London[35]
1414:18.37Hellen ObiriImage Kenya8 June 2017Rome[36]
1514:18.41Likina AmebawImage Ethiopia4 June 2026Rome[37]
1614:18.54Aleshign BawekeImage Ethiopia4 June 2026Rome[37]
1714:18.76Tsigie GebreselamaImage Ethiopia25 May 2024Eugene[38]
1814:18.94Freweyni HailuImage Ethiopia4 June 2026Rome[37]
1914:19.45Alicia MonsonImage United States23 July 2023London[35]
2014:20.68Agnes TiropImage Kenya21 July 2019London[39]
2114:20.87Vivian CheruiyotImage Kenya29 July 2011Stockholm
2214:22.37Senayet GetachewImage Ethiopia4 June 2026Rome[37]
2314:22.56Hirut MesheshaImage Ethiopia4 June 2026Rome[37]
2414:22.76Aynadis MebratuImage Ethiopia25 May 2024Eugene[37]
25 14:23.05 Lilian Kasait Rengeruk Image Kenya 9 June 2023 Paris [25]

Men (indoor)

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  • Updated 22 February 2026.[40]
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 12:44.09 Grant Fisher Image United States 14 February 2025 Boston [41]
2 2 12:49.60 Kenenisa Bekele Image Ethiopia 20 February 2004 Birmingham
3 3 12:50.38 Haile Gebrselassie Image Ethiopia 14 February 1999 Birmingham
4 4 12:51.48 Daniel Komen Image Kenya 19 February 1998 Stockholm
5 5 12:51.56 Nico Young Image United States 2 March 2025 Boston [42]
6 6 12:51.61 William Kincaid Image United States 27 January 2023 Boston [43]
7 12:51.84 Fisher #2 16 February 2024 Boston [44]
7 8 12:53.29 Isiah Koech Image Kenya 11 February 2011 Düsseldorf
9 12:53.73 Fisher #3 12 February 2022 Boston
8 10 12:54.92 Jimmy Gressier Image France 14 February 2025 Boston [45]
9 11 12:54.99 Joe Klecker Image United States 27 January 2023 Boston [43]
10 12 12:55.02 Adriaan Wildschutt Image South Africa 2 March 2025 Boston [42]
11 13 12:55.72 Eliud Kipchoge Image Kenya 11 February 2011 Düsseldorf
14 12:56.76 Wildschutt #2 26 January 2024 Boston [46]
12 15 12:56.87 Mohammed Ahmed Image Canada 12 February 2022 Boston
13 16 12:57.08 Marc Scott Image Great Britain 12 February 2022 Boston
17 12:57.14 Young #2 26 January 2024 Boston [46]
14 18 12:57.52 Edwin Kurgat Image Kenya 26 January 2024 Boston [47]
15 19 12:57.82 Cole Hocker Image United States 21 February 2025 Boston [48]
16 20 12:57.97 Cooper Teare Image United States 21 February 2025 Boston [48]
17 21 12:58.67 Thomas Longosiwa Image Kenya 10 February 2012 Düsseldorf
18 22 12:58.68 George Mills Image Great Britain 26 January 2024 Boston [47]
19 23 12:58.73 Sam Atkin Image Great Britain 26 January 2024 Boston [46]
24 12:59.04 Gebrselassie #2 20 February 1997 Stockholm
20 25 12:59.09 Parker Wolfe Image United States 22 February 2026 Boston [49]
21 12:59.43 Jack Rayner Image Australia 21 February 2025 Boston [48]
22 12:59.77 Gulveer Singh Image India 21 February 2025 Boston [48]
23 12:59.89 Graham Blanks Image United States 7 December 2024 Boston [50]
24 13:00.48 Emmanuel Bor Image United States 12 February 2022 Boston
25 13:01.26 Galen Rupp Image United States 16 January 2014 Boston

Women (indoor)

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  • Updated February 2026.[51]
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 14:18.86 Genzebe Dibaba Image Ethiopia 19 February 2015 Stockholm
2 2 14:24.37 Meseret Defar Image Ethiopia 18 February 2009 Stockholm
3 14:24.79 Defar #2 10 February 2010 Stockholm
3 4 14:27.42 Tirunesh Dibaba Image Ethiopia 27 January 2007 Boston
4 5 14:30.79 Konstanze Klosterhalfen Image Germany 27 February 2020 Boston
5 6 14:31.38 Gabriela DeBues-Stafford Image Canada 11 February 2022 Boston
7 14:32.93 T. Dibaba #2 29 January 2005 Boston
6 8 14:33.17 Elise Cranny Image United States 11 February 2022 Boston
9 14:35.46 T. Dibaba #3 28 January 2006 Boston
7 10 14:39.29 Berhane Adere Image Ethiopia 31 January 2004 Stuttgart
8 11 14:39.89 Kimberley Smith Image New Zealand 27 February 2009 New York City
9 12 14:42.94 Senayet Getachew Image Ethiopia 27 January 2024 Boston [52]
10 13 14:43.25 Fantaye Belayneh Image Ethiopia 27 January 2024 Boston [52]
14 14:44.53 T. Dibaba #4 6 February 2010 Boston
11 15 14:44.79 Jane Hedengren Image United States 6 December 2025 Boston [53]
12 16 14:44.94 Aynadis Mebratu Image Ethiopia 27 January 2024 Boston [52]
13 17 14:46.37 Marta Garcia Image Spain 27 January 2024 Boston [52]
14 18 14:46.51 Josette Andrews Image United States 27 January 2024 Boston [52]
15 19 14:46.80 Sentayehu Ejigu Image Ethiopia 10 February 2010 Stockholm
16 20 14:47.35 Gabriela Szabo Image Romania 13 February 1999 Dortmund
21 14:47.62 Ejigu #2 7 February 2009 Boston
17 22 14:47.62 Shalane Flanagan Image United States 7 February 2009 Boston
23 14:48.21 Adere #2 5 February 2003 Dortmund
18 24 14:48.41 Whittni Morgan Image United States 31 January 2025 Boston [54]
19 25 14:48.51 Vanessa Fraser Image United States 27 February 2020 Boston
20 14:48.75 Courtney Frerichs Image United States 11 February 2022 Boston
21 14:49.12 Laura Muir Image Great Britain 4 January 2017 Glasgow
22 14:49.36 Gete Wami Image Ethiopia 11 February 2001 Dortmund
23 14:49.78 Courtney Wayment Image United States 27 January 2024 Boston [52]
24 14:50.89 Ella Donaghu Image United States 31 January 2025 Boston [54]
25 14:51.21 Doris Lemngole Image Kenya 14 February 2026 Boston [55]

Olympic medalists

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Men

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Two men have won the Olympic 5000 metres on two occasions, both times back-to-back. Lasse Virén of Finland was the first to achieve the feat, winning the title in 1972 in Munich, before retaining the title in 1976 in Montreal. Mo Farah of Great Britain matched the achievement, winning the title in 2012 in London, and retaining it four years later in Rio de Janeiro. Both men achieved 5000/10000 m doubles on each occasion.

Paavo Nurmi is the only male runner to have won three Olympic medals at the distance; one gold and two silvers between 1920 and 1928.

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1912 Stockholm
details
Hannes Kolehmainen
Image Finland
Jean Bouin
Image France
George Hutson
Image Great Britain
1920 Antwerp
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Joseph Guillemot
Image France
Paavo Nurmi
Image Finland
Eric Backman
Image Sweden
1924 Paris
details
Paavo Nurmi
Image Finland
Ville Ritola
Image Finland
Edvin Wide
Image Sweden
1928 Amsterdam
details
Ville Ritola
Image Finland
Paavo Nurmi
Image Finland
Edvin Wide
Image Sweden
1932 Los Angeles
details
Lauri Lehtinen
Image Finland
Ralph Hill
Image United States
Lauri Virtanen
Image Finland
1936 Berlin
details
Gunnar Höckert
Image Finland
Lauri Lehtinen
Image Finland
Henry Jonsson
Image Sweden
1948 London
details
Gaston Reiff
Image Belgium
Emil Zátopek
Image Czechoslovakia
Willem Slijkhuis
Image Netherlands
1952 Helsinki
details
Emil Zátopek
Image Czechoslovakia
Alain Mimoun
Image France
Herbert Schade
Image Germany
1956 Melbourne
details
Vladimir Kuts
Image Soviet Union
Gordon Pirie
Image Great Britain
Derek Ibbotson
Image Great Britain
1960 Rome
details
Murray Halberg
Image New Zealand
Hans Grodotzki
Image United Team of Germany
Kazimierz Zimny
Image Poland
1964 Tokyo
details
Bob Schul
Image United States
Harald Norpoth
Image United Team of Germany
Bill Dellinger
Image United States
1968 Mexico City
details
Mohammed Gammoudi
Image Tunisia
Kipchoge Keino
Image Kenya
Naftali Temu
Image Kenya
1972 Munich
details
Lasse Virén
Image Finland
Mohammed Gammoudi
Image Tunisia
Ian Stewart
Image Great Britain
1976 Montreal
details
Lasse Virén
Image Finland
Dick Quax
Image New Zealand
Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand
Image West Germany
1980 Moscow
details
Miruts Yifter
Image Ethiopia
Suleiman Nyambui
Image Tanzania
Kaarlo Maaninka
Image Finland
1984 Los Angeles
details
Saïd Aouita
Image Morocco
Markus Ryffel
Image Switzerland
António Leitão
Image Portugal
1988 Seoul
details
John Ngugi
Image Kenya
Dieter Baumann
Image West Germany
Hansjörg Kunze
Image East Germany
1992 Barcelona
details
Dieter Baumann
Image Germany
Paul Bitok
Image Kenya
Fita Bayisa
Image Ethiopia
1996 Atlanta
details
Vénuste Niyongabo
Image Burundi
Paul Bitok
Image Kenya
Khalid Boulami
Image Morocco
2000 Sydney
details
Million Wolde
Image Ethiopia
Ali Saïdi-Sief
Image Algeria
Brahim Lahlafi
Image Morocco
2004 Athens
details
Hicham El Guerrouj
Image Morocco
Kenenisa Bekele
Image Ethiopia
Eliud Kipchoge
Image Kenya
2008 Beijing
details
Kenenisa Bekele
Image Ethiopia
Eliud Kipchoge
Image Kenya
Edwin Soi
Image Kenya
2012 London
details
Mo Farah
Image Great Britain
Dejen Gebremeskel
Image Ethiopia
Thomas Longosiwa
Image Kenya
2016 Rio de Janeiro
details
Mo Farah
Image Great Britain
Paul Chelimo
Image United States
Hagos Gebrhiwet
Image Ethiopia
2020 Tokyo
details
Joshua Cheptegei
Image Uganda
Mohammed Ahmed
Image Canada
Paul Chelimo
Image United States
2024 Paris
details
Jakob Ingebrigtsen
Image Norway
Ronald Kwemoi
Image Kenya
Grant Fisher
Image United States

Women

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Only one woman has won the Olympic 5000 metres title twice, Ethiopian Meseret Defar winning in Athens in 2004, taking silver behind compatriot Tirunesh Dibaba in 2008, before regaining the title in London in 2012. Defar and Dibaba are the only athletes with three Olympic medals at the distance, with both reaching the podium in 2004, 2008 and 2012.

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1996 Atlanta
details
Wang Junxia
Image China
Pauline Konga
Image Kenya
Roberta Brunet
Image Italy
2000 Sydney
details
Gabriela Szabo
Image Romania
Sonia O'Sullivan
Image Ireland
Gete Wami
Image Ethiopia
2004 Athens
details
Meseret Defar
Image Ethiopia
Isabella Ochichi
Image Kenya
Tirunesh Dibaba
Image Ethiopia
2008 Beijing
details
Tirunesh Dibaba
Image Ethiopia
Meseret Defar
Image Ethiopia
Sylvia Kibet
Image Kenya
2012 London
details
Meseret Defar
Image Ethiopia
Vivian Cheruiyot
Image Kenya
Tirunesh Dibaba
Image Ethiopia
2016 Rio de Janeiro
details
Vivian Cheruiyot
Image Kenya
Hellen Obiri
Image Kenya
Almaz Ayana
Image Ethiopia
2020 Tokyo
details
Sifan Hassan
Image Netherlands
Hellen Obiri
Image Kenya
Gudaf Tsegay
Image Ethiopia
2024 Paris
details
Beatrice Chebet
Image Kenya
Faith Kipyegon
Image Kenya
Sifan Hassan
Image Netherlands

World Championships medalists

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Men

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In the World Championships, Great Britain's Mo Farah stands alone, the most successful and most decorated athlete in the event with three gold medals (2011, 2013 and 2015) and four medals in total (including silver in 2017) between 2011 and 2017. Kenya's Ismael Kirui was the first athlete to win the title twice in 1993 and 1995, and Ethiopia's Muktar Edris the third between 2017 and 2019.

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
details
Image Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) Image Werner Schildhauer (GDR) Image Martti Vainio (FIN)
1987 Rome
details
Image Saïd Aouita (MAR) Image Domingos Castro (POR) Image Jack Buckner (GBR)
1991 Tokyo
details
Image Yobes Ondieki (KEN) Image Fita Bayisa (ETH) Image Brahim Boutayeb (MAR)
1993 Stuttgart
details
Image Ismael Kirui (KEN) Image Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Image Fita Bayisa (ETH)
1995 Gothenburg
details
Image Ismael Kirui (KEN) Image Khalid Boulami (MAR) Image Shem Kororia (KEN)
1997 Athens
details
Image Daniel Komen (KEN) Image Khalid Boulami (MAR) Image Tom Nyariki (KEN)
1999 Seville
details
Image Salah Hissou (MAR) Image Benjamin Limo (KEN) Image Mohammed Mourhit (BEL)
2001 Edmonton
details
Image Richard Limo (KEN) Image Million Wolde (ETH) Image John Kibowen (KEN)
2003 Saint-Denis
details
Image Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) Image Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) Image Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
2005 Helsinki
details
Image Benjamin Limo (KEN) Image Sileshi Sihine (ETH) Image Craig Mottram (AUS)
2007 Osaka
details
Image Bernard Lagat (USA) Image Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) Image Moses Kipsiro (UGA)
2009 Berlin
details
Image Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Image Bernard Lagat (USA) Image James Kwalia (QAT)
2011 Daegu
details
Image Mo Farah (GBR) Image Bernard Lagat (USA) Image Dejen Gebremeskel (ETH)
2013 Moscow
details
Image Mo Farah (GBR) Image Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH) Image Isiah Koech (KEN)
2015 Beijing
details
Image Mo Farah (GBR) Image Caleb Ndiku (KEN) Image Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH)
2017 London
details
Image Muktar Edris (ETH) Image Mo Farah (GBR) Image Paul Chelimo (USA)
2019 Doha
details
Image Muktar Edris (ETH) Image Selemon Barega (ETH) Image Mohammed Ahmed (CAN)
2022 Eugene
details
Image Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) Image Jacob Krop  (KEN) Image Oscar Chelimo (UGA)
2023 Budapest
details
Image Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) Image Mohamed Katir (ESP) Image Jacob Krop  (KEN)
2025 Tokyo
details
Image Cole Hocker (USA) Image Isaac Kimeli (BEL) Image Jimmy Gressier (FRA)

Women

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Romania's Gabriela Szabo won the title twice between 1995 and 1997. Since then four African runners - two Kenyan, two Ethiopian - have repeated the feat; Tirunesh Dibaba and Meseret Defar of Ethiopia and Vivian Cheruiyot and Hellen Obiri of Kenya. Meseret Defar's five medals - 2 gold, a silver and two bronze won between 2005 and 2013 - are the most won in the event by any athlete.

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1995 Gothenburg
details
Image Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) Image Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) Image Zahra Ouaziz (MAR)
1997 Athens
details
Image Gabriela Szabo (ROU) Image Roberta Brunet (ITA) Image Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)
1999 Seville
details
Image Gabriela Szabo (ROU) Image Zahra Ouaziz (MAR) Image Ayelech Worku (ETH)
2001 Edmonton
details
Image Olga Yegorova (RUS) Image Marta Dominguez (ESP) Image Ayelech Worku (ETH)
2003 Saint-Denis
details
Image Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) Image Marta Dominguez (ESP) Image Edith Masai (KEN)
2005 Helsinki
details
Image Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) Image Meseret Defar (ETH) Image Ejegayehu Dibaba (ETH)
2007 Osaka
details
Image Meseret Defar (ETH) Image Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) Image Priscah Jepleting Cherono (KEN)
2009 Berlin
details
Image Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) Image Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet (KEN) Image Meseret Defar (ETH)
2011 Daegu
details
Image Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) Image Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet (KEN) Image Meseret Defar (ETH)
2013 Moscow
details
Image Meseret Defar (ETH) Image Mercy Cherono (KEN) Image Almaz Ayana (ETH)
2015 Beijing
details
Image Almaz Ayana (ETH) Image Senbere Teferi (ETH) Image Genzebe Dibaba (ETH)
2017 London
details
Image Hellen Obiri (KEN) Image Almaz Ayana (ETH) Image Sifan Hassan (NED)
2019 Doha
details
Image Hellen Obiri (KEN) Image Margaret Kipkemboi (KEN) Image Konstanze Klosterhalfen (GER)
2022 Eugene
details
Image Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) Image Beatrice Chebet (KEN) Image Dawit Seyaum (ETH)
2023 Budapest
details
Image Faith Kipyegon (KEN) Image Sifan Hassan (NED) Image Beatrice Chebet (KEN)
2025 Tokyo
details
Image Beatrice Chebet (KEN) Image Faith Kipyegon (KEN) Image Nadia Battocletti (ITA)

World leading times

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See also

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Notes

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  1. Indoor record also ratified as outdoor record.[5]

References

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