5000 metres at the World Athletics Championships

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5000 metres
at the World Athletics Championships
Women competing in the 2013 final
Overview
GenderMen and women
Years heldMen: 1983 – 2023
Women: 1995 – 2023
Championship record
Men12:52.79 Eliud Kipchoge (2003)
Women14:26.72 Hellen Obiri (2019)
Reigning champion
Men Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR)
Women Faith Kipyegon (KEN)

The

marathon being the other two such events on the programme. It is the second most prestigious title in the discipline after the 5000 metres at the Olympics
. The competition format typically has a two-race heats stage that leads directly to a final between fifteen athletes.

The

Yunxia Qu with a time of 8:28.71 minutes.[1]

The women's 3000 m was among the first ever IAAF World Championship events as it was one of two designated events at the 1980 World Championships in Athletics (alongside women's 400 metres hurdles), which was held after the International Olympic Committee refused to add the women's event to the Olympic programme that year.[3]

Tatyana Dorovskikh
was also a double champion in the women's 3000 m, and the only woman to win multiple medals over that distance.

China
produced a medal sweep in 1993. Eamonn Coghlan and Jakob Ingebrigtsen are the only non-African-born men to win the 5000 m.

Age

Distinction Male Female
Athlete Age Date Athlete Age Date
Youngest champion  Ismael Kirui (KEN) 18 years, 177 days 16 Aug 1993  Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 17 years, 333 days 30 Aug 2003
Youngest medalist  Ismael Kirui (KEN) 18 years, 177 days 16 Aug 1993  Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 17 years, 333 days 30 Aug 2003
Youngest finalist  Selemon Barega (ETH) 17 years, 204 days 12 Aug 2017  Sally Barsosio (KEN) 17 years, 144 days 12 Aug 1995
Youngest participant  Abdullah Al-Qwabani (YEM) 16 years, 177 days 26 Aug 2015  Wisam El-Bekheet (PLE) 14 years, 281 days 9 Aug 2001
Oldest champion  Bernard Lagat (USA) 32 years, 264 days 2 Sep 2007  Hellen Obiri (KEN) 29 years, 296 days 5 Oct 2019
Oldest medalist  Bernard Lagat (USA) 36 years, 266 days 4 Sep 2011  Edith Masai (KEN) 36 years, 148 days 30 Aug 2003
Oldest finalist  Bernard Lagat (USA) 38 years, 247 days 16 Aug 2013  Teresa Récio (ESP) 38 years, 35 days 11 Aug 2001
Oldest participant  Bernard Lagat (USA) 38 years, 247 days 16 Aug 2013  Nora Rocha (MEX) 39 years, 254 days 29 Aug 2007

Doping

The World Championship 5000 metres was unaffected by doping until the 2001, when men's silver medallist

biological passport irregularities.[6][7]

Among those failing tests outside the competition was 1983 men's bronze medallist Martti Vainio, who admitted to using testosterone supplements and failed a test for steroids in 1984.[8] Marta Domínguez, the women's runner-up in 2001 and 2003, was banned later in her career for abnormalities in her biological passport readings.[9] Additionally, 2023 silver medalist Mohamed Katir was suspended in February 2024 for whereabouts failures.[10][11][12]

In the women's 3000 m, no athletes were banned during World Championships competition but 1983 medallist Tatyana Kazankina ended her career in 1984 by refusing a drug test,[13] while the 1987 and 1991 world champion for the distance Tetyana Dorovskikh also ended her career with a drugs ban in 1993.[14] The 1983 women's champion Mary Decker was another banned for doping later in her career.[15]

Medalists

Men

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
details 		 Eamonn Coghlan (IRL)  Werner Schildhauer (GDR)  Martti Vainio (FIN)
1987 Rome
details 		 Saïd Aouita (MAR)  Domingos Castro (POR)  Jack Buckner (GBR)
1991 Tokyo
details 		 Yobes Ondieki (KEN)  Fita Bayisa (ETH)  Brahim Boutayeb (MAR)
1993 Stuttgart
details 		 Ismael Kirui (KEN)  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)  Fita Bayisa (ETH)
1995 Gothenburg
details 		 Ismael Kirui (KEN)  Khalid Boulami (MAR)  Shem Kororia (KEN)
1997 Athens
details 		 Daniel Komen (KEN)  Khalid Boulami (MAR)  Tom Nyariki (KEN)
1999 Seville
details 		 Salah Hissou (MAR)  Benjamin Limo (KEN)  Mohammed Mourhit (BEL)
2001 Edmonton
details 		 Richard Limo (KEN)  Million Wolde (ETH)  John Kibowen (KEN)
2003 Saint-Denis
details 		 Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
2005 Helsinki
details 		 Benjamin Limo (KEN)  Sileshi Sihine (ETH)  Craig Mottram (AUS)
2007 Osaka
details 		 Bernard Lagat (USA)  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)  Moses Kipsiro (UGA)
2009 Berlin
details 		 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)  Bernard Lagat (USA)  James Kwalia (QAT)
2011 Daegu
details 		 Mo Farah (GBR)  Bernard Lagat (USA)  Dejen Gebremeskel (ETH)
2013 Moscow
details 		 Mo Farah (GBR)  Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH)  Isiah Koech (KEN)
2015 Beijing
details 		 Mo Farah (GBR)  Caleb Ndiku (KEN)  Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH)
2017 London
details 		 Muktar Edris (ETH)  Mo Farah (GBR)  Paul Chelimo (USA)
2019 Doha
details 		 Muktar Edris (ETH)  Selemon Barega (ETH)  Mohammed Ahmed (CAN)
2022 Eugene
details 		 Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR)  Jacob Krop  (KEN)  Oscar Chelimo (UGA)
2023 Budapest
details 		 Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR)  Mohamed Katir (ESP)  Jacob Krop  (KEN)

Multiple medalists

Rank Athlete Nation Period Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Mo Farah  Great Britain (GBR) 2011–2015 3 1 0 4
2 Ismael Kirui  Kenya (KEN) 1993–1995 2 0 0 2
Muktar Edris  Ethiopia (ETH) 2017–2019 2 0 0 2
Jakob Ingebrigtsen  Norway (NOR) 2022-2023 2 0 0 2
5 Bernard Lagat  United States (USA) 2007–2011 1 2 0 3
6 Benjamin Limo  Kenya (KEN) 2003–2009 1 1 0 2
7 Kenenisa Bekele  Ethiopia (ETH) 1999–2005 1 0 1 2
8 Khalid Boulami  Morocco (MAR) 1995–1997 0 2 0 2
9 Fita Bayisa  Ethiopia (ETH) 1991–1993 0 1 1 2
Hagos Gebrhiwet  Ethiopia (ETH) 2013-2015 0 1 1 2
Jacob Krop  Kenya (KEN) 2022-2023 0 1 1 2

Medalists by country

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Kenya (KEN) 7 4 5 16
2  Ethiopia (ETH) 3 6 4 13
3  Great Britain (GBR) 3 1 1 5
4  Morocco (MAR) 2 3 1 6
5  Norway (NOR) 2 0 0 2
6  United States (USA) 1 2 1 4
7  Ireland (IRL) 1 0 0 1
8  East Germany (GDR) 0 1 0 1
 Portugal (POR) 0 1 0 1
 Spain (ESP) 0 1 0 1
11  Uganda (UGA) 0 0 2 2
12  Australia (AUS) 0 0 1 1
 Belgium (BEL) 0 0 1 1
 Finland (FIN) 0 0 1 1
 Qatar (QAT) 0 0 1 1

Women's 5000 metres

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1995 Gothenburg
details 		 Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL)  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)  Zahra Ouaziz (MAR)
1997 Athens
details 		 Gabriela Szabo (ROU)  Roberta Brunet (ITA)  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)
1999 Seville
details 		 Gabriela Szabo (ROU)  Zahra Ouaziz (MAR)  Ayelech Worku (ETH)
2001 Edmonton
details 		 Olga Yegorova (RUS)  
Marta Dominguez
 (ESP) 		 Ayelech Worku (ETH)
2003 Saint-Denis
details 		 Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)  
Marta Dominguez
 (ESP) 		 Edith Masai (KEN)
2005 Helsinki
details 		 Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)  Meseret Defar (ETH)  Ejegayehu Dibaba (ETH)
2007 Osaka
details 		 Meseret Defar (ETH)  Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)  Priscah Jepleting Cherono (KEN)
2009 Berlin
details 		 Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)  
Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet
 (KEN) 		 Meseret Defar (ETH)
2011 Daegu
details 		 Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)  
Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet
 (KEN) 		 Meseret Defar (ETH)
2013 Moscow
details 		 Meseret Defar (ETH)  Mercy Cherono (KEN)  Almaz Ayana (ETH)
2015 Beijing
details 		 Almaz Ayana (ETH)  Senbere Teferi (ETH)  Genzebe Dibaba (ETH)
2017 London
details 		 Hellen Obiri (KEN)  Almaz Ayana (ETH)  Sifan Hassan (NED)
2019 Doha
details 		 Hellen Obiri (KEN)  Margaret Kipkemboi (KEN)  Konstanze Klosterhalfen (GER)
2022 Eugene
details 		 Gudaf Tsegay (ETH)  Beatrice Chebet (KEN)  Dawit Seyaum (ETH)
2023 Budapest
details 		 Faith Kipyegon (KEN)  Sifan Hassan (NED)  Beatrice Chebet (KEN)

Multiple medalists

Rank Athlete Nation Period Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Meseret Defar  Ethiopia (ETH) 2005–2013 2 1 2 5
2 Vivian Cheruiyot  Kenya (KEN) 2007–2011 2 1 0 3
3 Hellen Obiri  Kenya (KEN) 2017-2019 2 0 0 2
Gabriela Szabo  Romania (ROU) 1997–1999 2 0 0 2
Tirunesh Dibaba  Ethiopia (ETH) 2003–2005 2 0 0 2
6 Almaz Ayana  Ethiopia (ETH) 2013–2017 1 1 1 3
7 Marta Domínguez  Spain (ESP) 2001–2003 0 2 0 2
Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet
  Kenya (KEN) 2001–2003 0 2 0 2
9 Sifan Hassan  Netherlands (NED) 2017-2023 0 1 1 2
Beatrice Chebet  Kenya (KEN) 2022-2023 0 1 1 2
Fernanda Ribeiro  Portugal (POR) 1995–1997 0 1 1 2
Zahra Ouaziz  Morocco (MAR) 1995–1999 0 1 1 2
13 Ayelech Worku  Ethiopia (ETH) 1999–2001 0 0 2 2

Medalists by country

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Ethiopia (ETH) 6 3 8 17
2  Kenya (KEN) 5 6 3 14
3  Romania (ROU) 2 0 0 2
4  Ireland (IRL) 1 0 0 1
 Russia (RUS) 1 0 0 1
6  Spain (ESP) 0 2 0 2
7  Morocco (MAR) 0 1 1 2
 Netherlands (NED) 0 1 1 2
 Portugal (POR) 0 1 1 2
10  Italy (ITA) 0 1 0 1
11  Germany (GER) 0 0 1 1

Women's 3000 metres

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
details
  Birgit Friedmann (FRG)  Karoline Nemetz (SWE)  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
1983 Helsinki
details 		 Mary Decker (USA)  Brigitte Kraus (FRG)  Tatyana Kovalenko-Kazankina (URS)
1987 Rome
details 		 Tetyana Samolenko (URS)  Maricica Puică (ROU)  Ulrike Bruns (GDR)
1991 Tokyo
details 		 Tetyana Dorovskikh (URS)  Yelena Romanova (URS)  Susan Sirma (KEN)
1993 Stuttgart
details 		 Qu Yunxia (CHN)  Zhang Linli (CHN)  Zhang Lirong (CHN)

Multiple medalists

Rank Athlete Nation Period Gold Silver Bronze Total
1
Tatyana Dorovskikh
  Soviet Union (URS) 1987–1991 2 0 0 2

Medalists by country

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Soviet Union (URS) 2 1 1 4
2  China (CHN) 1 1 1 3
3  West Germany (FRG) 1 1 0 2
4  United States (USA) 1 0 0 1
5  Romania (ROU) 0 1 0 1
 Sweden (SWE) 0 1 0 1
7  East Germany (GDR) 0 0 1 1
 Kenya (KEN) 0 0 1 1
 Norway (NOR) 0 0 1 1

Finishing times

Top ten fastest world championships times (5000 metres)

Championship record progression

Men

Men's 5000 metres World Championships record progression[18]
Time Athlete Nation Year Round Date
13:43.36 Markus Ryffel   Switzerland (SUI) 1983 First round 10 August
13:32.34 Markus Ryffel   Switzerland (SUI) 1983 Semi-final 12 August
13:31.40
Dmitriy Dmitriyev
  Soviet Union (URS) 1983 Semi-final 12 August
13:28.53
Eamon Coghlan
  Ireland (IRL) 1983 Final 14 August
13:22.68 John Ngugi  Kenya (KEN) 1987 Heats 4 September
13:14.45 Yobes Ondieki  Kenya (KEN) 1991 Final 1 September
13:02.75 Ismael Kirui  Kenya (KEN) 1993 Final 16 August
12:58.12 Salah Hissou  Morocco (MAR) 1999 Final 28 August
12:52.79 Eliud Kipchoge  Kenya (KEN) 2003 Final 31 August

Women 5000 metres

Women's 5000 metres World Championships record progression[19]
Time Athlete Nation Year Round Date
15:36.39 Elena Fidatov  Romania (ROU) 1995 Heats 10 August
15:13.88 Sonia O'Sullivan  Ireland (IRL) 1995 Heats 10 August
14:46.47 Sonia O'Sullivan  Ireland (IRL) 1995 Final 10 August
14:41.82 Gabriela Szabo  Romania (ROU) 1999 Final 27 August
14:38.59 Tirunesh Dibaba  Ethiopia (ETH) 2005 Final 13 August
14:26.83 Almaz Ayana  Ethiopia (ETH) 2015 Final 30 August
14:26.72 Hellen Obiri  Kenya (KEN)
2019
 Final 5 October

Women 3000 metres

Women's 3000 metres World Championships record progression[20]
Time Athlete Nation Year Round Date
9:04.7 Aurora Cunha  Portugal (POR)
1980
 Heats 14 August
9:04.7 Birgit Friedmann  West Germany (FRG)
1980
 Heats 14 August
8:48.05 Birgit Friedmann  West Germany (FRG)
1980
 Heats 14 August
8:46.65 Svetlana Ulmasova  Soviet Union (URS) 1983 Heats 8 August
8:44.72 Tatyana Kazankina  Soviet Union (URS) 1983 Heats 8 August
8:34.62 Mary Decker  United States (USA) 1983 Final 8 August
8:28.71 Qu Yunxia  China (CHN) 1993 Final 16 August

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