5000 metre (yaklaşık 3,1 mil veya 16.404 ft) olarak koşulan bir atletizm yarış türüdür. Dünya Şampiyonası ve Olimpiyat Oyunları'nda Atletizm dalında açık ya da kapalı salonlarda koşulur. Taktikler de önemli bir rol oynadığı için ve birçok kombinasyon kulanıldığından her zaman cazip bir branş olmuştur.

Erkekler en iyi dereceler (açık hava)

1. 1960 13:38.1 Pyotr Bolotnikov (URS) Kiev
2. 1961 13:38.2 Murray Halberg (NZL) Stockholm
3. 1962 13:38.4 Murray Halberg (NZL) Auckland
4. 1963 13:38.6 Pyotr Bolotnikov (URS) Zürich
5. 1964 13:38.0 Bob Schul (USA) Compton
6. 1965 13:24.2 Kipchoge Keino (KEN) Auckland
7. 1966 13:16.6 Ron Clarke (AUS) Stockholm
8. 1967 13:18.8 Ron Clarke (AUS) Stockholm
9. 1968 13:27.66 Ron Clarke (AUS) London
10. 1969 13:29.0 Dick Taylor (GBR) London
11. 1970 13:22.8 Ian Stewart (GBR) Edinburgh
12. 1971 13:22.2 Dave Bedford (GBR) Edinburgh
13. 1972 13:13.0 Emiel Puttemans (BEL) Brussels
14. 1973 13:14.51 Emiel Puttemans (BEL) Stockholm
15. 1974 13:14.4 Ben Jipcho (KEN) Christchurch
16. 1975 13:18.6 Emiel Puttemans (BEL) Papendal
17. 1976 13:13.10 Dick Quax (NZL) Stockholm
18. 1977 13:12.86 Dick Quax (NZL) Stockholm
19. 1978 13:08.4 Henry Rono (KEN) Berkeley
20. 1979 13:12.29 Suleiman Nyambui (TAN) Stockholm
21. 1980 13:16.38 Miruts Yifter (ETH) Bratislava
22. 1981 13:06.20 Henry Rono (KEN) Knarvik
23. 1982 13:00.41 David Moorcroft (GBR) Oslo
24. 1983 13:08.54 Fernando Mamede (POR) Tokyo
25. 1984 13:04.78 Saïd Aouita (MAR) Florence
26. 1985 13:00.40 Saïd Aouita (MAR) Oslo
27. 1986 13:00.86 Saïd Aouita (MAR) La Coruña
28. 1987 12:58.39 Saïd Aouita (MAR) Rome
29. 1988 13:11.70 John Ngugi (KEN) Seoul
30. 1989 13:04.24 Yobes Ondieki (KEN) Oslo
31. 1990 13:05.59 Salvatore Antibo (ITA) Bologna
32. 1991 13:01.82 Yobes Ondieki (KEN) Zürich
33. 1992 13:00.93 Moses Kiptanui (KEN) Brussels
34. 1993 13:02.75 Ismael Kirui (KEN) Stuttgart
35. 1994 12:56.96 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Hengelo
36. 1995 12:44.39 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Zürich
37. 1996 12:45.09 Daniel Komen (KEN) Zürich
38. 1997 12:39.74 Daniel Komen (KEN) Brussels
39. 1998 12:39.36 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Helsinki
40. 1999 12:49.64 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Zürich
41. 2000 12:49.28 Brahim Lahlafi (MAR) Brussels
42. 2001 12:56.72 Richard Limo (KEN) Zürich
43. 2002 12:55.85 Salah Hissou (MAR) Rome
44. 2003 12:48.81 Stephen Cherono (KEN) Ostrava
45. 2004 12:37.35 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Hengelo
46. 2005 12:40.18 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Paris
47. 2006 12:48.09 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Brussels
48. 2007 12:49.53 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Zaragoza
49. 2008 12:50.18 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Zürich
50. 2009 12:52.32 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Zürich
51. 2010 12:51.21 Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) Doha

Kadınlar en iyi dereceler (açık hava)

1. 1976 16:04.2 Nina Holmén (FIN) Pietarsaari
2. 1977 15:37.0 Jan Merrill (USA) Ingelheim
3. 1978 15:35.52 Kathy Mills (USA) Knoxville
4. 1979 15:33.8 Jan Merrill (USA) Durham
5. 1980 15:30.6 Jan Merrill (USA) Palo Alto
6. 1981 15:14.51 Paula Fudge (GBR) Knarvik
7. 1982 15:08.26 Mary Slaney (USA) Eugene
8. 1983 15:01.65 Zola Budd (RSA) Port Elizabeth
9. 1984 14:58.89 Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) Oslo
10. 1985 14:48.07 Zola Budd (GBR) London
11. 1986 14:37.33 Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) Stockholm
12. 1987 15:01.08 Liz McColgan (GBR) Oslo
13. 1988 15:03.29 Liz McColgan (GBR) Berlin
14. 1989 14:59.01 Kathrin Weßel (GDR) Stockholm
15. 1990 15:02.23 Yelena Romanova (URS) Seattle
16. 1991 14:49.35 Elana Meyer (RSA) Cape Town
17. 1992 14:44.15 Elana Meyer (RSA) Bellville
18. 1993 14:45.92 Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) Berlin
19. 1994 15:05.94 Yelena Romanova (RUS) Stockholm
20. 1995 14:36.45 Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) Hechtel
21. 1996 14:41.07 Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) Oslo
22. 1997 14:28.09 Jiang Bo (CHN) Shanghai
23. 1998 14:31.48 Gabriela Szabo (ROM) Berlin
24. 1999 14:40.59 Gabriela Szabo (ROM) Berlin
25. 2000 14:30.88 Getenesh Wami (ETH) Heusden
26. 2001 14:29.32 Olga Yegorova (RUS) Berlin
27. 2002 14:31.42 Paula Radcliffe (GBR) Manchester
28. 2003 14:29.32 Berhane Adere (ETH) Oslo
29. 2004 14:24.68 Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) Bergen
30. 2005 14:28.98 Meseret Defar (ETH) Brussels
31. 2006 14:24.53 Meseret Defar (ETH) New York City
32. 2007 14:16.63 Meseret Defar (ETH) Oslo
33. 2008 14:11.15 Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) Oslo
34. 2009 14:33.65 Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) London
35. 14:24.37i Meseret Defar (ETH) Stockholm
36. 2010 14:27.41 Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) Saint-Denis
37. 14:24.79i Meseret Defar (ETH) Stockholm

Tüm zamanların en iyi 25 derecesi

1. 12:37.35 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Hengelo 2004
2. 12:39.36 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Helsinki 1998
3. 12:39.74 Daniel Komen (KEN) Brussels 1997
4. 12:46.53 Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) Rome 2004
5. 12:47.04 Sileshi Sihine (ETH) Rome 2004
6. 12:48.66 Isaac Songok (KEN) Zürich 2006
7. 12:48.81 Stephen Cherono (KEN) Ostrava 2003
8. 12:49.28 Brahim Lahlafi (MAR) Brussels 2000
9. 12:49.71 Mohammed Mourhit (BEL) Brussels 2000
10. 12:49.87 Paul Tergat (KEN) Zürich 1997
11. 12:50.24 Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) Ostrava 2003
12. 12:50.25 Abderrahim Goumri (MAR) Brussels 2005
13. 12:50.55 Moses Ndiema Masai (KEN) Berlin 2008
14. 12:50.72 Moses Ndiema Kipsiro (UGA) Brussels 2007
15. 12:50.80 Salah Hissou (MAR) Rome 1996
16. 12:50.86 Ali Saïdi-Sief (ALG) Rome 2000
17. 12:51.00 Joseph Ebuya (KEN) Brussels 2007
18. 12:51.45 Vincent Kiprop Chepkok (KEN) Doha 2010
19. 12:51.95 Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa (KEN) Brussels 2007
20. 12:52.33 Sammy Kipketer (KEN) Oslo 2003
21. 12:52.40 Edwin Cheruiyot Soi (KEN) Paris 2006
22. 12:52.45 Tariku Bekele (ETH) Berlin 2008
23. 12:52.80 Gebregziabher Gebremariam (ETH) Rome 2005
24. 12:52.99 Abraham Chebii (KEN) Oslo 2003
25. 12:53.11 Mo Farah (GBR) Fontvieille 2011

Kadınlar

1. 14:11.15 Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) Oslo 2008
2. 14:12.88 Meseret Defar (ETH) Stockholm 2008
3. 14:20.87 Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) Stockholm 2011
4. 14:23.75 Liliya Shobukhova (RUS) Kazan 2008
5. 14:24.68 Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) Bergen 2004
6. 14:28.09 Jiang Bo (CHN) Shanghai 1997
7. 14:28.39 Sentayehu Ejigu (ETH) Paris 2010
8. 14:29.11 Paula Radcliffe (GBR) Bydgoszcz 2004
9. 14:29.32 Olga Yegorova (RUS) Berlin 2001
10. 14:29.32 Berhane Adere (ETH) Oslo 2003
11. 14:29.82 Dong Yanmei (CHN) Shanghai 1997
12. 14:30.42 Sally Kipyego (KEN) Zürich 2011
13. 14:30.88 Gete Wami (ETH) Heusden-Zolder 2000
14. 14:31.14 Linet Chepkwemoi Masai (KEN) Shanghai 2010
15. 14:31.20 Gelete Burka (ETH) Ostrava 2007
16. 14:31.48 Gabriela Szabo (ROM) Berlin 1998
17. 14:31.91 Meselech Melkamu (ETH) Shanghai 2010
18. 14:31.91 Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet (KEN) Shanghai 2010
19. 14:32.08 Zahra Ouaziz (MAR) Berlin 1998
20. 14:32.33 Liu Shixiang (CHN) Shanghai 1997
21. 14:32.74 Ejegayehu Dibaba (ETH) Bergen 2004
22. 14:33.04 Werknesh Kidane (ETH) Oslo 2003
23. 14:33.13 Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (RUS) Kazan 2008
24. 14:33.49 Lucy Wangui (KEN) Oslo 2008
25. 14:33.84 Edith Masai (KEN) Oslo 2006