Yearly Rankings- 5000 meters Indoor Track

Men

Leaders
2007   13:30.74a  Chris Solinsky (USA)          10 Feb  Seattle WA USA
2006   13:06.72   Sileshi Sihene (ETH)          02 Feb  Stockholm SWE
2005   13:36.48a  Matthew Tegenkamp (USA)       12 Feb  Seattle WA USA
2004   12:49.60   Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)         20 Feb  Birmingham ENG
2003   13:11.39   Alberto Garcia (ESP)          09 Feb  Ghent BEL
2002   13:44.86   Brent Hauser (USA)            25 Jan  Boston MA USA
2001   13:35.21   David Kimani (KEN)            26 Jan  Fayetteville AR USA
2000   13:37.60   Birhanu Adane (ETH)           29 Jan  Allston MA USA

1999   12:50.38   Haile Gebreselasie-3          14 Feb  Birmingham ENG
1998   12:51.48   Daniel Komen (KEN)            19 Feb  Stockholm SWE  
1997   12:59.05   Haile Gebreselasie-2          21 Feb  Stockholm SWE
1996   13:10.98   Haile Gebreselasie (ETH)      27 Jan  Sindelfingen GER
1995   13:30.15   Stephane Franke (GER)         04 Mar  Sindelfingen GER
1994   13:26.84   Mohammed Issengar (MAR)       08 Mar  Stockholm SWE
1993   13:47.18   Jonah Koech (KEN)             12 Mar  Indianapolis IN USA
1992   13:23.76   Brahim Boutaib (MAR)          04 Mar  San Sebastian ESP
1991   13:36.34   Jonah Koech (KEN)             08 Mar  Indianapolis IN USA
1990   13:39.45   Jose Luis Gonzalez (ESP)      10 Feb  San Sebastian ESP
1989   13:22.56   Said Aouita (MAR)             05 Feb  Fairfax VA USA
1988   13:42.4    John Doherty (IRL)            20 Jan  Providence RI USA
1987   13:45.77   Paul McCloy (CAN)             25 Jan  Cambridge MA USA
1986   13:32.64   Doug Padilla-3                08 Feb  East Rutherford NJ USA
1985   13:26.18   Doug Padilla-2                09 Feb  East Rutherford NJ USA
1984   13:33.83   Doug Padilla (USA)            27 Jan  New York NY USA
1983   13:13.3 a  Hans-Jorg Kunze (GER)         19 Feb  Senftenberg GER
1982   13:20.55   Doug Padilla (USA)            12 Feb  New York NY USA
1981   13:20.4    Suleiman Nyambui (TAN)        06 Feb  New York NY USA
1980   13:26.56a  Rod Dixon (NZL)               16 Feb  Houston TX USA

1979              n/a                                   
1978              n/a                                   
1977   13:42.8    Leonid Shonskiy (UKR)         09 Mar  Voroshilovgrad UKR
1976   13:20.8    Emile Puttemans-2             10 Jan  Paris FRA
1975   13:40.9    Glenn Herold (USA)            08 Feb  Louisville KY USA
1974   13:24.6    Emile Puttemans (BEL)         17 Mar  Paris FRA
1973              n/a                                   
1972              n/a                                   
1971   14:01.2    Anatoliy Vyerlan (LTU)        06 Mar  Moscow RUS
1970   13:56.6    Vyacheslav Alanov-2           27 Jan  Moscow RUS
1969   13:45.2    Vyacheslav Alanov (RUS)       09 Mar  Sverdlovsk RUS
1968              n/a                                   
1967              n/a                                   
1966   13:49.8 a  Anatoliy Makarov (RUS)        07 Mar  Leningrad RUS
1965   13:58.4    Alan Simpson (GBR)            10 Apr  Tampere FIN
1964   14:23.4    Piotr Bolotnikov (RUS)        15 Mar  Leningrad RUS

a => over-sized track
Quality Performances
       Sum <14:00<13:50<13:40<13:30<13:20<13:10<13:00<12:50
2007     80    47    28     5
2006     99    59    26     7     4     2     1       
2005     81    54    22     5       
2004     70    39    14     6     5     3     1     1     1       
2003     68    42    15     6     4     1
2002     26    20     6
2001     31    24     6     1                         
2000     27    19     7     1                         
       Sum <14:00<13:50<13:40<13:30<13:20<13:10<13:00<12:50
1999     41    24     7     4     2     2     1     1 
1998     26    14     6     2     1     1     1     1 
1997     37    15     9     6     4     1     1     1 
1996     24    17     3     2     1     1             
1995      9     6     2     1                         
1994     30    15     9     5     1                   
1993      2     1     1                               
1992     27    11     9     5     2                   
1991     18     9     7     2                         
1990     10     4     4     2                         
1989     17     8     5     2     2                   
1988      7     4     3                               
1987      6     5     1                               
1986     18     9     5     4                         
1985     59    30    17     9     3                   
1984     38    20    13     5                         
1983     55    24    17     9     4     1             
1982     25     7     7     6     5                   
1981     30    10    10     7     3                   
1980     26    11     9     5     1                   
       Sum <14:00<13:50<13:40<13:30<13:20<13:10<13:00<12:50
1979      0                                                        
1978      0                                                        
1977      2     1     1                                    
1976      7     2     2     2     1                   
1975      4     2     2                               
1974     13     4     4     4     1                   
1973      0                                                        
1972      0                                                        
1971      0                                               
1970      1     1                                     
1969      2     1     1                               
1968      0                                                        
1967      0                                                        
1966      5     4     1                               
1965      2     2                                     

Women

Leaders
2007   14:27.42   Tirunesh Dibaba-3             27 Jan  Boston MA USA
2006   14:35.46   Tirunesh Dibaba-2             28 Jan  Boston MA USA
2005   14:32.93   Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)         29 Jan  Roxbury MA USA
2004   14:39.29   Birhane Adere-2               31 Jan  Stuttgart GER
2003   14:48.21   Birhane Adere (ETH)           05 Feb  Dortmund GER
2002   15:45.72   Kristen Chisum (USA)          09 Feb  Boston MA USA
2001   14:49.36   Getenesh Wami (ETH)           11 Feb  Dortmund GER
2000   15:10.63   Olga Yegorova (RUS)           30 Jan  Dortmund GER

1999   14:47.35   Gabriela Szabo-2              13 Feb  Dortmund GER
1998   15:07.39   Gabriela Szabo (ROM)          08 Feb  Ghent BEL
1997   15:37.02   Kathy Butler (CAN)            08 Feb  Indianapolis IN USA
1996   15:06.49   Sara Wedlund (SWE)            25 Feb  Stockholm SWE
1995   15:41.12   Jennifer Rhines (USA)         10 Mar  Indianapolis IN USA
1994   16:11.96   Courtney Babcock (CAN)        12 Feb  East Lansing MI USA
1993   15:49.52   Tracy Dahl (USA)              12 Mar  Indianapolis IN USA
1992   15:03.17   Liz McColgan (SCO)            22 Feb  Birmingham ENG
1991   15:13.72   Uta Pippig (GER)              10 Feb  Stuttgart GER
1990   15:22.64   Lynn Jennings (USA)           07 Jan  Hanover NH USA
1989   15:45.52a  Anke Schãning (GER)           28 Jan  Senftenberg GER
1988   15:25.02   Brenda Webb-2                 30 Jan  Gainesville FL USA
1987   15:52.44   Brenda Webb (USA)             08 Feb  n/a USA
1986   15:19.84   Lesley Ann Lehane-2           25 Jan  Boston MA USA
1985   15:43.9    Lesley Ann Lehane (USA)       19 Jan  Boston MA USA
1984   16:04.43   Judi St Hilaire (USA)         07 Jan  Hanover NH USA
1983   15:50.34   Joan Samuelson (USA)          08 Jan  Hanover NH USA
1982   16:22.6    Melanie Weaver (USA)          05 Feb  Louisville KY USA
1981   15:34.5    Margaret Groos (USA)          20 Feb  Blacksburg VA USA
1980   16:28.6    Eileen Hornberger (USA)       07 Mar  Columbia SC USA

Quality Performances
       Sum <16:20<16:00<15:40<15:20<15:00<14:40
2007     88    51    21    10     3     2     1
2006     69    46    15     4     2     1     1
2005     60    34    15     4     3     3     1
2004     80    38    19     9     8     5     1 
2003     48    30    11     4     2     1
2002     20    18     2
2001     29    13     6     5     3     2 
2000     37    23     9     3     2       
       Sum <16:20<16:00<15:40<15:20<15:00<14:40
1999     33    20     5     3     3     2 
1998     18    11     4     2     1       
1997     13     6     5     2             
1996     35    19    11     3     2       
1995      7     5     2                   
1994      1     1                         
1993      6     3     3                   
1992     10     5     2     2     1       
1991     28    14     9     3     2       
1990     29    18     9     2             
1989     18    12     6                   
1988      9     6     2     1               
1987      5     4     1                    
1986     11     6     2     2     1       
1985     11     6     5                   
1984      1     1                         
1983      4     3     1                   
1982      0     2                               
1981      3     1     1     1             

Last Updated on 30 Dec 2007

Contributor: Marty Post