IAAF World Championships 5000 meters
Dates/Venues
(11 runnings)
Men
Women
02 Sep 2007
01 Sep 2007
14 Aug 2005
13 Aug 2005
31 Aug 2003
30 Aug 2003
10 Aug 2001
11 Aug 2001
28 Aug 1999
27 Aug 1999
10 Aug 1997
09 Aug 1997
13 Aug 1995
12 Aug 1995
16 Aug 1993
01 Sep 1991
06 Sep 1987
14 Aug 1983
Venue
Osaka JPN
Helsinki FIN
Paris FRA
Edmonton CAN
Seville ESP
Athens GRE
Goteborg SWE
Stuttgart GER
Tokyo JPN
Rome ITA
Helsinki FIN
Medalists
2007
G
13:45.87
14:57.91
S
13:46.00
14:58.50
B
13:46.75
14:59.21
Bernard Lagat (USA)
Meseret Defar (ETH)
Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)
Moses Kipsiro (UGA)
Priscila Chepleting (KEN)
2005
G
13:32.55
14:38.59
S
13:32.81
14:39.54
B
13:32.96
14:42.47
Benjamin Limo (KEN)
Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)
Sileshi Sihen (ETH)
Meseret Defar (ETH)
Craig Mottram (AUS)
Ejagayou Dibaba (ETH)
2003
G
12:52.79
14:51.72
S
12:52.83
14:52.26
B
12:52.83
14:52.30
Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)
Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
Marta Dominguez (ESP)
Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
Edith Masai (KEN)
2001
G
13:00.77
15:03.39
S
13:02.16
15:06.59
B
13:03.47
15:10.17
Richard Limo (KEN)
Olga Yegorova (RUS)
Ali Saidi-Sief (ALG)
Marta Dominguez (ESP)
Million Wolde (ETH)
Ayelech Worku (ETH)
1999
G
12:58.13
14:41.82
S
12:58.72
14:43.15
B
12:58.80
14:44.22
Salah Hissou (MAR)
Gabriela Szabo (ROM)
Benjamin Limo (KEN)
Zhara Ouaziz (MAR)
Mohammed Mourhit (BEL)
Ayelech Worku (ETH)
1997
G
13:07.38
14:57.68
S
13:09.34
14:58.29
B
13:11.09
14:58.85
Daniel Komen (KEN)
Gabriela Szabo (ROM)
Khalid Boulami (MAR)
Roberta Brunet (ITA)
Thomas Nyariki (KEN)
Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)
1995
G
13:16.77
14:46.47
S
13:17.15
14:48.54
B
13:17.59
14:53.77
Ismael Kirui (KEN)
Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL)
Khalid Boulami (MAR)
Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)
Shem Kororia (KEN)
Zhara Ouaziz (MAR)
1993
G
13:02.75
S
13:03.17
B
13:05.40
Ismael Kirui (KEN)
Haile Gebreselasie (ETH)
Fita Bayissa (ETH)
1991
G
13:14.45
S
13:16.64
B
13:22.70
Yobes Ondieki (KEN)
Fita Bayissa (ETH)
Brahim Boutaib (MAR)
1987
G
13:26.44
S
13:27.59
B
13:27.74
Said Aouita (MAR)
Domingos Castro (POR)
Jack Buckner (GBR)
1983
G
13:28.53
S
13:30.20
B
13:30.34
Eamonn Coghlan (IRL)
Werner Schildhauer (GER)
Martti Vainio (FIN)
Medal Count by Country
Men
G S B Score
KEN 7 2 2 43
MAR 2 3 1 20
ETH 0 3 1 12
IRL 1 0 0 5
USA 1 0 0 5
ALG 0 1 0 3
GER 0 1 0 3
POR 0 1 0 3
AUS 0 0 1 1
BEL 0 0 1 1
FIN 0 0 1 1
GBR 0 0 1 1
UGA 0 0 1 1
Women
G S B Score
ETH 3 1 3 21
ROM 2 0 0 10
ESP 0 2 0 6
IRL 1 0 0 5
KEN 0 1 2 5
RUS 1 0 0 5 MAR 0 1 1 4 POR 0 1 1 4 ITA 0 1 0 3
scoring is G = 5, S = 3, B = 1
Multiple Medal Winners
Men 10 Ismael Kirui (KEN) G (1993) G (1995) 8 Benjamin Limo (KEN) S (1999) G (2005) 6 Khalid Boulami (MAR) S (1995) S (1997) 4 Fita Bayissa (ETH) S (1991) B (1993) Women 10 Gabriela Szabo (ROM) G (1997) G (1999) 10 Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) G (2003) G (2005) 8 Meseret Defar (ETH) S (2005) G (2007) 6 Marta Dominguez (ESP) S (2001) S (2003) 4 Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) S (1995) B (1997) 4 Zhara Ouaziz (MAR) B (1995) S (1999) 2 Ayelech Worku (ETH) B (1999) B (2001)
Prize Money
(ADR qualified runners)
Year Men Women Total 2007 $150,000 $150,000 $300,000 2005 150,000 150,000 300,000 2003 150,000 150,000 300,000 2001 130,000 130,000 260,000 1999 110,000 110,000 220,000 1997 110,000 110,000 220,000 Sums $800,000 $800,000 $1,600,000
Competitive Level (1992-date)
Year Men Women 2007 946 1022 2005 1012 1035 2003 997 1017 2001 983 1006 1999 992 956 1997 993 988 1995 937 983 1993 1024 n/h
Race Time Bias (sec/km)
Year Men Women 2007 +6.1 -1.5 2005 +3.2 -4.9 2003 -2.9 -1.5 2001 -2.1 +2.1 1999 -0.4 -1.9 1997 +0.6 -0.0 1995 +1.8 -1.1 1993 -0.5 1991 +0.9 1987 +0.3 1983 +0.8
Quality Performances
Men <13:00 10 <13:10 27 <13:20 51 <13:30 154 <13:40 286 <13:50 390 <14:00 460 Women <14:40 2 <15:00 63 <15:20 151 <15:40 241 <16:00 296 <16:20 320
Note: Totals include heats.
Last Updated on 02 Sep 2007