Yearly Rankings- 5000 meters Outdoor Track
Men
Leaders 2011 12:53.11 Mohamed Farah (ENG) 22 Jul Monte Carlo MON 2010 12:51.21 Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 14 May Doha QAT 2009 12:52.32 Kenenisa Bekele-6 28 Aug Zurich SUI 2008 12:50.18 Kenenisa Bekele-5 29 Aug Zurich SUI 2007 12:49.53 Kenenisa Bekele-4 28 Jul Zaragoza ESP 2006 12:48.09 Kenenisa Bekele-3 25 Aug Brussels BEL 2005 12:40.18 Kenenisa Bekele-2 01 Jul Paris FRA 2004 12:37.35 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 31 May Hengelo NED 2003 12:48.81 Stephen Cherono (KEN) 12 Jun Ostrava CZE 2002 12:55.85 Salah Hissou (MAR) 12 Jul Rome ITA 2001 12:56.72 Richard Limo (KEN) 17 Aug Zurich SUI 2000 12:49.28 Brahim Lahlafi (MAR) 25 Aug Brussels BEL 1999 12:49.64 Haile Gebreselasie-4 11 Aug Zurich SUI 1998 12:39.36 Haile Gebreselasie-3 13 Jun Helsinki FIN 1997 12:39.74 Daniel Komen-2 22 Aug Brussels BEL 1996 12:45.09 Daniel Komen (KEN) 14 Aug Zurich SUI 1995 12:44.39 Haile Gebreselasie-2 16 Aug Zurich SUI 1994 12:56.96 Haile Gebreselasie (ETH) 04 Jun Hengelo NED 1993 13:02.75 Ismael Kirui (KEN) 16 Aug Stuttgart GER 1992 13:00.93 Moses Kiptanui (KEN) 28 Aug Brussels BEL 1991 13:01.82 Yobes Ondieki-2 07 Aug Zurich SUI 1990 13:05.59 Salvatore Antibo (ITA) 18 Jul Bologna ITA 1989 13:04.24 Yobes Ondieki (KEN) 01 Jul Oslo NOR 1988 13:11.70 John Ngugi (KEN) 01 Oct Seoul KOR 1987 12:58.39 Said Aouita-4 22 Jul Rome ITA 1986 13:00.86 Said Aouita-3 06 Aug La Corunna ESP 1985 13:00.40 Said Aouita-2 27 Jul Oslo NOR 1984 13:04.78 Said Aouita (MAR) 13 Jun Florence ITA 1983 13:08.54 Fernando Mamede (POR) 17 Sep Tokyo JPN 1982 13:00.41 Dave Moorcroft (ENG) 07 Jul Oslo NOR 1981 13:06.20 Henry Rono-2 13 Sep Knarvik NOR 1980 13:16.38 Miruts Yifter (ETH) 07 Jun Bratislava SVK 1979 13:12.29 Suleiman Nyambui (TAN) 18 Jun Stockholm SWE 1978 13:08.4 Henry Rono (KEN) 08 Apr Berkeley CA USA 1977 13:12.86 Dick Quax-2 05 Jul Stockholm SWE 1976 13:13.10 Dick Quax (NZL) 05 Jul Stockholm SWE 1975 13:18.6 Emile Puttemans-3 04 Jun Papendal NED 1974 13:14.4 Ben Jipcho (KEN) 29 Jan Christchurch NZL 1973 13:14.51 Emile Puttemans-2 07 Aug Stockholm SWE 1972 13:13.0 Emile Puttemans (BEL) 20 Sep Brussels BEL 1971 13:22.2 Dave Bedford (ENG) 12 Jun Edinburgh SCO 1970 13:22.8 Ian Stewart (SCO) 25 Jul Edinburgh SCO 1969 13:29.0 Dick Taylor (ENG) 13 Aug London ENG 1968 13:27.66 Ronald Clarke-3 02 Sep London ENG 1967 13:18.8 Ronald Clarke-2 05 Jul Stockholm SWE 1966 13:16.6 Ronald Clarke (AUS) 05 Jul Stockholm SWE 1965 13:24.2 Kipchoge Keino (KEN) 30 Nov Auckland NZL 1964 13:38.0 Robert Schul (USA) 05 Jun Compton CA USA 1963 13:38.6 Piotr Bolotnikov-2 23 Jun Zurich SUI 1962 13:38.4 Murray Halberg-2 17 Feb Auckland NZL 1961 13:35.2 Murray Halberg (NZL) 25 Jul Stockholm SWE 1960 13:38.1 Piotr Bolotnikov (MDA) 07 Oct Kiev UKR 1959 13:42.4 Friedrich Janke (GER) 05 Sep Berlin GER 1958 13:51.6 Gordon Pirie-2 28 Aug Goteborg SWE 1957 13:35.0 Vladimir Kuts-2 13 Oct Rome ITA 1956 13:36.8 Gordon Pirie (GBR) 19 Jun Bergen NOR 1955 13:40.6 Sandor Iharos (HUN) 23 Oct Budapest HUN 1954 13:51.2 Vladimir Kuts (UKR) 23 Oct Prague CZE 1953 13:58.8 Aleksandr Anufriyev (RUS) 06 Jun Moscow RUS 1952 14:06.4 Emil Zatopek-5 04 Oct Opava CZE 1951 14:10.8 Gaston Reiff (BEL) 13 Jun Brussels BEL 1950 14:03.0 Emil Zatopek-4 26 Aug Brussels BEL 1949 14:10.2 Emil Zatopek-3 09 May Warsaw POL 1948 14:10.0 Emil Zatopek-2 22 Jun Prague CZE 1947 14:08.2 Emil Zatopek (CZE) 25 Jun Prague CZE 1946 14:08.6 Sydney Wooderson (GBR) 23 Aug Oslo NOR 1945 14:17.2 Viljo Heino-2 11 Aug Turku FIN 1944 14:09.6 Viljo Heino (FIN) 17 Sep Goteborg SWE 1943 14:22.8 Åke Durkfeldt (SWE) 02 Jul Stockholm SWE 1942 13:58.2 Gunder Hagg (SWE) 20 Sep Goteborg SWE 1941 14:15.8 Bror Hellström-2 28 Sep Stockholm SWE 1940 14:20.6 Bror Hellström (SWE) 01 Aug Helsinki FIN 1939 14:08.8 Taisto Maki-3 16 Jun Helsinki FIN 1938 14:26.8 Taisto Maki-2 04 Sep Colombes FRA 1937 14:28.8 Taisto Maki (FIN) 07 Aug Viipuri FIN 1936 14:22.2 Gunnar Höckert (FIN) 07 Aug Berlin GER 1935 14:36.8 Lauri Lehtinen-4 10 Aug Kotka FIN 1934 14:36.8 Roger Rochard (FRA) 09 Sep Turin ITA 1933 14:41.4 Lauri Lehtinen-3 25 Jun Antwerp BEL 1932 14:16.9 Lauri Lehtinen-2 19 Jun Helsinki FIN 1931 14:31.7 Lauri Lehtinen (FIN) 01 Jul Helsinki FIN 1930 14:40.7 Paavo Nurmi-6 27 Aug Helsinki FIN 1929 14:47.2 Lauri Virtanen (FIN) 10 Jul Turku FIN 1928 14:36.2 Ville Ritola (FIN) 21 Jun Helsinki FIN 1927 14:45.3 Nils Eklöf (SWE) 06 Aug Norrköping SWE 1926 14:34.0 Paavo Nurmi-5 21 Sep Vienna AUT 1925 14:40.4 Edin Wide (SWE) 18 Jun Stockholm SWE 1924 14:28.2 Paavo Nurmi-4 19 Jun Helsinki FIN 1923 14:39.9 Paavo Nurmi-3 24 Aug Stockholm SWE 1922 14:35.3 Paavo Nurmi-2 12 Sep Stockholm SWE 1921 14:53.8 Paavo Nurmi (FIN) 22 May Göteborg SWE 1920 14:45.0 Charles Hunter (USA) 26 Jun Pasadena CA USA 1919 14:51.0 Eric Backman (SWE) 31 Aug Stockholm SWE 1918 14:57.5 John Zander-2 17 Aug Stockholm SWE 1917 14:59.6 John Zander-3 19 Aug Stockholm SWE 1916 15:16.3 John Zander (SWE) 09 Jul Stockholm SWE 1915 15:24.0 Albin Stenroos (FIN) 03 Jul Turku FIN 1914 14:57.8 Hannes Kolehmainen-2 04 Apr n/a 1913 14:58.8+ Jean Bouin-2 06 Apr Marseille FRA 1912 14:36.6 Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) 10 Jul Stockholm SWE 1911 15:11.4 Jean Bouin (FRA) 16 Nov Colombes FRA 1910 15:39.0 William Coales (GBR) 11 Sep Stockholm SWE 1909 15:10.0 Arthur Robertson-2 05 Sep Stockholm SWE 1908 15:01.2 Arthur Robertson (GBR) 13 Sep Stockholm SWE 1907 15:01.0 Johan Svanberg (SWE) 18 Aug Stockholm SWE 1906 15:33.3 Edward Dahl-2 16 Sep Stockholm SWE 1905 15:48.7 Edward Dahl (SWE) 12 Jun Stockholm SWE 1904 14:59.0 Alfred Schrubb-2 13 Jun Glasgow SCO 1903 15:03.0 Alfred Schrubb (GBR) 15 Jun Glasgow SCO 1902 16:25.6 Johannes Böge (GER) 20 Jul Berlin GER 1901 16:26.0 Angelo Rabuffetti (ITA) 17 Jul Milan ITA 1900 15:29.2 Charles Bennett (GBR) 22 Jul Paris FRA
+ -> time taken at 5040 m enroute Quality Performances
Sum <14:00<13:50<13:40<13:30<13:20<13:10<13:00<12:50<12:40
2011 2604 1048 686 426 240 128 54 22
2010 2357 966 576 353 211 144 79 28
2009 2561 979 650 431 274 137 70 20
2008 2240 863 587 369 224 133 54 10
2007 1971 807 531 317 169 105 33 8 1
2006 2100 751 527 333 219 144 90 33 3
2005 2251 861 580 371 228 130 58 22 1
2004 2619 953 706 446 274 159 66 11 3 1
2003 2313 898 624 370 221 122 53 24 1
2002 1928 764 536 305 175 98 40 10
2001 2015 769 546 325 201 108 58 8
2000 2574 988 714 421 237 122 73 17 2
Sum <14:00<13:50<13:40<13:30<13:20<13:10<13:00<12:50<12:40
1999 2014 807 568 310 170 90 47 21 1
1998 1740 669 460 283 172 88 53 13 1 1
1997 1827 675 490 314 181 99 46 16 5 1
1996 1730 649 467 296 175 80 47 15 1
1995 1488 501 391 276 182 97 35 5 1
1994 1333 495 363 243 144 70 17 1
1993 1256 453 340 231 140 71 21
1992 1562 585 459 300 151 58 9
1991 1362 551 400 258 118 33 2
1990 1126 456 328 202 108 27 5
1989 987 391 301 183 85 24 3
1988 1099 437 326 206 109 21
1987 1126 464 344 210 92 14 1 1
1986 1118 420 327 230 111 29 1
1985 1026 420 313 194 74 22 3
1984 1004 440 308 161 68 23 4
1983 942 387 290 189 63 11 2
1982 809 283 242 180 72 28 5
1981 677 262 197 143 60 14 1
1980 728 279 223 146 69 11
Sum <14:00<13:50<13:40<13:30<13:20<13:10<13:00<12:50<12:40
1979 760 288 224 169 67 12
1978 879 322 263 200 82 11 1
1977 849 321 264 178 73 13
1976 594 243 175 111 56 9
1975 530 212 185 105 27 1
1974 612 254 206 108 41 3
1973 395 183 128 59 21 4
1972 377 170 116 66 20 5
1971 370 169 137 57 7
1970 249 144 82 16 7
1969 232 135 75 21 1
1968 236 136 69 26 5
1967 160 94 48 16 1 1
1966 242 140 76 19 6 1
1965 213 114 64 25 10
1964 132 97 32 3
1963 63 49 13 1
1962 41 35 5 1
1961 33 28 3 2
1960 54 47 6 1
Sum <14:00<13:50<13:40<13:30<13:20<13:10<13:00<12:50<12:40
1959 40 33 7
1958 18 18
1957 22 17 3 2
1956 22 14 5 3
1955 12 10 2
1954 6 6
1953 1 1
1952 0
1951 0
1950 0
1949 0
1948 0
1947 0
1946 0
1945 0
1944 0
1943 0
1942 1 1
Women
Leaders 2011 14:20.87 Vivian Cheruiyot-2 29 Jul Stockholm SWE 2010 14:27.41 Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 16 Jul Paris FRA 2009 14:33.65 Tirunesh Dibaba-2 25 Jul London ENG 2008 14:11.15 Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 06 Jun Oslo NOR 2007 14:16.63 Meseret Defar-3 15 Jun Oslo NOR 2006 14:24.53 Meseret Defar-2 03 Jun New York NY USA 2005 14:28.98 Meseret Defar (ETH) 26 Aug Brussels BEL 2004 14:24.68 Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) 11 Jun Bergen NOR 2003 14:29.32 Birhane Adere (ETH) 27 Jun Oslo NOR 2002 14:31.42 Paula Radcliffe (ENG) 28 Jul Manchester ENG 2001 14:29.32 Olga Yegorova (RUS) 31 Aug Berlin GER 2000 14:30.88 Getenesh Wami (ETH) 05 Aug Heusden BEL 1999 14:40.59 Gabriela Szabo-2 07 Sep Berlin GER 1998 14:31.48 Gabriela Szabo (ROM) 01 Sep Berlin GER 1997 14:28.09 Ji-ang Bo (CHN) 23 Oct Shanghai CHN 1996 14:41.07 Fernanda Ribeiro-2 05 Jul Oslo NOR 1995 14:36.45 Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) 22 Jul Hechtel BEL 1994 15:05.94 Elena Romanova-2 12 Jul Stockholm SWE 1993 14:45.92 Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) 27 Aug Berlin GER 1992 14:44.15 Elana Meyer-2 06 Mar Bellville RSA 1991 14:49.35 Elana Meyer (RSA) 08 Apr Cape Town RSA 1990 15:02.23 Elena Romanova (RUS) 24 Jul Seattle WA USA 1989 14:59.01 Katrin Wessel (GER) 03 Jul Stockholm SWE 1988 15:03.29 Liz McColgan-2 26 Aug Berlin GER 1987 15:01.08 Liz McColgan (SCO) 05 Aug Oslo NOR 1986 14:37.33 Ingrid Kristiansen-2 05 Aug Stockholm SWE 1985 14:48.07 Zola Pieterse-2 26 Aug London ENG 1984 14:58.89 Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 28 Jun Oslo NOR 1983 15:10.65 Zola Pieterse (RSA) 17 Oct Port Elizabeth RSA 1982 15:08.26 Mary Slaney (USA) 05 Jun Eugene OR USA 1981 15:14.51 Paula Fudge (ENG) 13 Sep Knarvik NOR 1980 15:30.6 Jan Merrill (USA) 22 Mar Palo Alto CA USA 1979 15:33.8 Jan Merrill-2 19 May Durham NC USA 1978 15:35.52 Kathy Mills (USA) 26 May Knoxville TN USA 1977 15:37.0 Jan Merrill (USA) 06 Jul Ingelheim GER 1976 16:04.2 Nina Holmen (FIN) 30 May Pietarsaari GIN 1975 1974 16:38.0 Julie Brown (USA) 17 Jun Santa Monica CA USA 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 15:53.6 Paola Cacchi (ITA) 02 Sep Milan ITA
Quality Performances
Sum <16:20<16:00<15:40<15:20<15:00<14:40<14:20
2011 2193 1145 579 261 131 56 21
2010 1831 940 489 207 111 62 22
2009 1661 818 502 214 85 32 10
2008 1819 777 544 284 149 49 14 2
2007 1781 785 545 282 122 38 8 1
2006 1762 755 523 275 141 57 11
2005 1831 765 529 310 147 57 13
2004 2127 879 676 344 165 55 8
2003 1852 772 586 297 139 55 3
2002 1477 633 479 241 94 27 3
2001 1637 717 514 272 106 24 4
2000 1986 866 635 319 120 44 2
Sum <16:20<16:00<15:40<15:20<15:00<14:40<14:20
1999 1521 705 501 216 72 27
1998 1192 563 380 181 50 15 3
1997 1391 602 435 227 88 32 7
1996 1344 535 410 240 119 40
1995 1033 401 310 200 93 28 1
1994 342 165 109 51 17
1993 160 66 44 30 15 5
1992 224 98 66 39 17 4
1991 135 58 36 24 13 4
1990 220 104 66 37 13
1989 178 84 52 31 10 1
1988 208 94 68 33 13
1987 236 115 86 32 3
1986 304 134 103 51 13 2 1
1985 327 161 91 51 20 4
1984 140 78 38 19 4 1
1983 155 93 43 16 3
1982 149 65 48 28 8
1981 57 33 17 6 1
1980 39 27 10 2
Sum <16:20<16:00<15:40<15:20<15:00<14:40
1979 21 12 7 2
1978 10 6 3 1
1977 16 10 5 1
1976 4 4
1975 0
1974 0
1973 0
1972 0
1971 0
1970 0
1969 3 2 1
Last Updated on 30 Dec 2011
Note: Pre-1950 men's list leaders are based largely on "A World History of Long Distance Running" by Roberto L Quercetani, available from the IAAF or from Track and Field News.
Contributor: Michael Rabinovich