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 [ edit ] Time Athlete Nationality Venue Date 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Automatic timing [ edit ] Ratified Not ratified Ratified but later rescinded Pending ratification
Time Athlete Nationality Venue Date 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 [ edit ]
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