Men's 5000 metres European record progression
The following table shows the European record progression in the men's 5000 metres running event, as ratified by the EAA.[1][2]
Hand timing
Time | Athlete | Nationality | Venue | Date |
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14:36.6 | Hannes Kolehmainen | Finland | Stockholm, Sweden | July 10, 1912 |
14:35.4 (a) | Paavo Nurmi | Finland | Stockholm, Sweden | September 12, 1922 |
14:28.2 | Paavo Nurmi | Finland | Helsinki, Finland | June 19, 1924 |
14:17.0 (b) | Lauri Lehtinen | Finland | Helsinki, Finland | June 19, 1932 |
14:08.8 | Taisto Mäki | Finland | Helsinki, Finland | June 16, 1939 |
13:58.2 (c) | Gunder Hägg | Sweden | Gothenburg, Sweden | September 20, 1942 |
13:57.2 | Emil Zátopek | Czechoslovakia | Paris, France | May 30, 1954 |
13:56.6 | Vladimir Kuts | Soviet Union | Bern, Switzerland | August 29, 1954 |
13:51.6 | Christopher Chataway | United Kingdom | London, England | October 13, 1954 |
13:51.2 | Vladimir Kuts | Soviet Union | Prague, Czechoslovakia | October 23, 1954 |
13:50.8 | Sándor Iharos | Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | September 10, 1955 |
13:46.8 | Vladimir Kuts | Soviet Union | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | September 18, 1955 |
13:40.6 | Sándor Iharos | Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | October 23, 1955 |
13:36.8 | Gordon Pirie | United Kingdom | Bergen, Norway | June 19, 1956 |
13:35.0 | Vladimir Kuts | Soviet Union | Rome, Italy | October 13, 1957 |
13:34.4 | Michel Jazy | France | Lorient, France | June 6, 1965 |
13:29.0 | Michel Jazy | France | Paris, France | June 11, 1965 |
13:27.6 | Michel Jazy | France | Helsinki, Finland | June 30, 1965 |
13:24.8 | Harald Norpoth | West Germany | Cologne, West Germany | September 7, 1966 |
13:22.8 | Ian Stewart | United Kingdom | Edinburgh, Scotland | July 25, 1970 |
13:22.2 | David Bedford | United Kingdom | Edinburgh, Scotland | June 12, 1971 |
13:17.2 (d) | David Bedford | United Kingdom | London, England | July 14, 1972 |
13:16.4 (e) | Lasse Virén | Finland | Helsinki, Finland | September 14, 1972 |
13:13.0 | Emiel Puttemans | Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | September 20, 1972 |
(a) Timed at 14:35.3 but rounded for record ratification
(b) Timed at 14:16.9 but rounded for record ratification
(c) Timed at 13:58.1 but rounded for record ratification
(d) Timed at 13:17.21 but rounded for record ratification
(e) Timed at 13:16.3 but rounded for record ratification
Automatic timing
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Pending ratification |
Time | Athlete | Nationality | Venue | Date |
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13:10.40 | Hansjörg Kunze | East Germany | Rieti, Italy | September 9, 1981 |
13:00.41 | David Moorcroft | United Kingdom | Oslo, Norway | July 7, 1982 |
12:54.70 | Dieter Baumann | Germany | Zürich, Switzerland | August 13, 1997 |
12:49.71 | Mohammed Mourhit | Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | August 26, 2000 |
12:48.45 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | Florence, Italy | June 10, 2021 |
12:45.01 | Mohamed Katir | Spain | Fontvieille, Monaco | July 21, 2023 |
References
- ^ Athletix Archived 2013-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ European Athletics Archived 2010-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
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