The 5000 meters is a middle-distance track event that tests an athlete’s endurance, speed, and strategic pacing. As one of the most widely contested distances in outdoor track and field, it demands not only physical prowess but also mental focus to maintain a consistent and efficient pace over 12.5 laps. This article examines the national records for the 5000 meters, providing detailed tables that list the top performances in various countries. By analyzing these records, we gain insight into the elite level of competition in this event, highlighting the athletes who have set the bar in both men’s and women’s categories. The following sections will outline the records, compare times across nations, and explore the factors that contribute to outstanding performances in this event.
Men
| Country Code | Time | Athlete | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ww | 12:37.35 | Kenenisa Bekele | 31 May 2004 | Hengelo NED |
| AFG | 15:52.68 | Aman Haidari | 06 Aug 2010 | Ravnanger NOR |
| ALB | 14:12.6 | Isuf Curri | 31 May 1990 | Elbasan ALB |
| ALG | 12:50.86 | Ali Saidi-Sief | 30 Jun 2000 | Rome ITA |
| AND | 14:10.06 | Antoni Bernado | 14 Jul 2005 | Mataro ESP |
| ANG | 13:40.12 | Aurelio Miti | 11 Aug 1995 | Goteborg SWE |
| ANT | 16:56.42 | Janil Williams | 11 Aug 2000 | Victoria BC CAN |
| ARG | 13:19.64 | Antonio Silio | 17 Jul 1991 | Rome ITA |
| ARM | 13:53.0 | Artashes Mikoyan | 30 May 1976 | Munich GER |
| ARU | 14:18.31 | Kim Reynierse | 08 May 1986 | Leiden NED |
| AUS | 12:55.76 | Craig Mottram | 30 Jul 2004 | London ENG |
| AUT | 13:15.31 | Dietmar Millonig | 18 Aug 1982 | Zurich SUI |
| AZE | 13:09.17 | Hayle Ibrahimov | 28 Aug 2014 | Zurich SUI |
| BAH | 14:00.54 | O’Neill Williams | 14 May 2011 | Nassau BAH |
| BDI | 13:03.29 | Venuste Niyongabo | 03 Jun 1996 | Saint Denis FRA |
| BEL | 12:49.71 | Mohammed Mourhit | 25 Aug 2000 | Brussels BEL |
| BER | 14:23.35 | Lamont Marshall | 24 Mar 2017 | Raleigh NC USA |
| BIH | 14:00.2 | Bilko Kacar | 13 Apr 1980 | Nova Gorica BIH |
| BLR | 13:17.66 | Aleksandr Fedotkin | 10 Jul 1979 | Budapest HUN |
| BOL | 14:00.03 | Vidal Basco | 26 May 2017 | Lima PER |
| BOT | 13:43.57 | Sesebo Matlapeng | 26 Jun 2016 | Durban RSA |
| BRA | 13:19.43 | Marilson Gomes | 08 Jun 2006 | Kassel GER |
| BRN | 13:02.89 | Leonard Mucheru | 13 Jul 2007 | Rome ITA |
| BUL | 13:13.15 | Evgeni Ignatov | 31 Aug 1986 | Stuttgart GER |
| BUR | 14:51.8 | Charles Neboua | 15 Apr 1995 | Abidjan CIV |
| CAM | 14:24.71 | Ham Bunting | 07 Dec 2007 | Nakhon Ratchasima THA |
| CAN | 13:01.74 | Mohammed Ahmed | 28 May 2016 | Eugene OR USA |
| CAY | 14:08.09 | Jon Rankin | 11 Mar 2011 | Los Angeles CA USA |
| CHA | 14:13.35 | Ahmat Daoud Abdou | 01 Jun 2012 | Carqueforou FRA |
| CHI | 13:23.68 | Mauricio Diaz | 14 Jul 2001 | Huesden BEL |
| CHN | 13:25.14 | Feng-yuan Xia | 23 Oct 1997 | Shanghai CHN |
| COD | 13:49.69 | Patrick n’Tambwe | 12 Jul 2001 | Sotteville FRA |
| COL | 13:29.67 | Domingo Tibaduiza | 16 Aug 1978 | Zurich SUI |
| COM | 14:02.2 | Mohamed Ahmed | 07 Jun 1995 | Marignane FRA |
| CPV | 13:55.78 | Leâo Carvalho | 28 Jun 2008 | Lisbon POR |
| CRC | 13:44.99 | Eric Quiros | 27 May 2000 | Victoria CAN |
| CRO | 13:36.10 | Romeo Zivko | 18 Jul 1990 | Bologna ITA |
| CUB | 13:44.8 | Luis Medina | 21 Jun 1977 | Prague CZE |
| CYP | 13:34.29 | Philippos Philippou | 27 Aug 1983 | Riccione ITA |
| CZE | 13:24.99 | Jiri Sykora | 01 Aug 1980 | Moscow RUS |
| DEN | 13:25.39 | Dennis Jensen | 05 Aug 2000 | Heusden BEL |
| DJI | 13:13.45 | Jamal Abdi Dirieh | 22 Jul 2017 | Heusden BEL |
| DMA | 13:50.0 | Stephen Agar | 04 Jun 1994 | Dedham MA USA |
| ECU | 13:23.72 | Byron Piedra | 21 Jul 2012 | Ninove BEL |
| EGY | 13:58.92 | Salim Mohammed Salim | 15 Mar 2017 | Cairo EGY |
| ENG | 12:53.11 | Mohammed Farah | 22 Jul 2011 | Monaco MON |
| ERI | 12:59.27 | Zerisenay Tadesse | 14 Jul 2006 | Rome ITA |
| ESP | 12:57.25 | Alemayehu Bezabeh | 04 Jun 2010 | Oslo NOR |
| EST | 13:17.2 | Enn Sellik | 28 Jun 1976 | Podolsk RUS |
| ETH | 12:37.35 | Kenenisa Bekele | 31 May 2004 | Hengelo NED |
| FAR | 14:48.01 | Albert-Marni Joensen | 09 Jun 1994 | Aarhus DEN |
| FIN | 13:16.4 | Lasse Viren | 14 Sep 1972 | Helsinki FIN |
| FRA | 13:01.64 | Ismail Sghyr | 29 Jun 2001 | Rome ITA |
| GAM | 14:16.42 | Nfamara Njie | 01 Jun 2017 | Ponzano Veneto ITA |
| GBR | 12:53.11 | Mohammed Farah (ENG) | 22 Jul 2011 | Monaco MON |
| GBS | 15:45.45 | Mussa Djau | 19 Jun 2013 | Beja POR |
| GEO | 13:30.88 | Oleg Strizhakov | 23 Jun 1984 | Kiev UKR |
| GER | 12:54.70 | Dieter Baumann | 13 Aug 1997 | Zurich SUI |
| GHA | 14:02.22 | Sampson Laari | 15 Apr 2016 | Norwalk CA USA |
| GRE | 13:28.59 | Panayiotis Papoulias | 11 Jun 1995 | Turku FIN |
| GRL | 14:12.52 | Kim Godtfredsen | 20 Jun 1998 | Tonsberg NOR |
| GRN | 14:58.23 | Maurice Williams | 20 Apr 1981 | Nassau BAH |
| GUA | 13:55.90 | Mario Pacay | 23 Jul 2016 | Bydgoszcz POL |
| GUM | 14:55.14 | Derek Mandell | 07 Jul 2012 | Fukuroi JPN |
| GUY | 14:28.42 | Cleveland Forde | 11 Jul 2015 | Toronto CAN |
| HAI | 14:20.6 | Dieudonne Lamothe | 18 Jun 1978 | Sofia BUL |
| HKG | 13:53.94 | Siu-Keung Lo | 06 Jun 1999 | Mito JPN |
| HON | 14:58.12 | Erick Rodriguez | 21 Apr 2018 | Xalapa MEX |
| HUN | 13:12.71 | Laszlo Toth | 14 Aug 1980 | Zurich SUI |
| INA | 13:33.56 | Eduardus Nabunome | 18 Oct 1993 | Manila PHI |
| IND | 13:29.70 | Bahadur Singh Dhoni | 16 Sep 1992 | Barcelona ESP |
| IRI | 13:49.89 | Reza Ghasemi | 26 May 2001 | Watford ENG |
| IRL | 13:03.53 | Alistair Cragg | 30 May 2007 | Hengelo NED |
| IRQ | 14:03.70 | Adnan Taess Akkar | 23 Sep 2014 | Incheon KOR |
| ISL | 14:16.13 | Kari Steinn Karlsson | 28 Jul 2010 | Barcelona ESP |
| ISR | 13:30.02 | Amos Korir | 02 Jul 1998 | Rome ITA |
| ISV | 15:18.55 | William Mills | 09 Apr 2015 | Charlotte NC USA |
| ITA | 12:55.42 | Salvatore Antibo | 18 Jul 1990 | Bologna ITA |
| IVB | 14:33.56 | Clayton Caesar | 27 Jul 1999 | San Jose CRC |
| JAM | 13:41.08 | Kemoy Campbell | 16 Jul 2016 | Heusden BEL |
| JOR | 13:56.0 | Huseen Abdullah | 12 Jul 1982 | Amman JOR |
| JPN | 13:13.20 | Masakazu Fujiwara | 09 May 2007 | Mito JPN |
| KAZ | 13:36.91 | Sergey Smirnov | 15 Aug 1992 | Zurich SUI |
| KEN | 12:41.73 | Daniel Komen | 22 Aug 1997 | Brussels BEL |
| KGZ | 13:34.2 | Vadim Mochalov | 13 May 1976 | Sochi, RUS |
| KIR | 16:42.7 | Teinakewe Tamuera | 06 Feb 1998 | Adelaide, AUS |
| KOR | 13:42.98 | Seung-Ho Baek | 17 Jul 2010 | Abashiri, JPN |
| KOS | 14:18.0 | Ismet Rushti | 08 Apr 1982 | Vukovar, CRO |
| KSA | 12:58.58 | Moukhled Al-Outaibi | 23 Jul 2005 | Heusden, BEL |
| KUW | 14:20.03 | Omar Awadh Al-Rashidi | 11 Mar 2009 | Kuwait, KUW |
| LAT | 13:34.2 | Juris Grustins | 19 Jul 1971 | Moscow, RUS |
| LBA | 13:34.99 | Ali El Zaidi Mabrouk | 05 Aug 2000 | Heusden, BEL |
| LBR | 15:28.5 | Faraj Annis | 14 May 2017 | Conakry, GUI |
| LES | 13:21.68 | Namakoe Nkhasi | 26 Jun 2016 | Durban, RSA |
| LTU | 13:17.9 | Aleksandras Antipovas | 08 Jun 1979 | Sochi, RUS |
| LUX | 13:38.51 | Justin Gloden | 03 Jun 1983 | Louvain, BEL |
| MAR | 12:49.28 | Brahim Lahlafi | 25 Aug 2000 | Brussels, BEL |
| MAS | 14:06.84 | Munusamy Ramachandran | 05 Aug 1994 | Troisdorf, GER |
| MDA | 13:58.16 | Alexei Scutaru | 14 Jun 1998 | Belgrade, SER |
| MDV | 15:36.52 | Hussain Riyaz | 24 Dec 1993 | Dhaka, BAN |
| MEX | 13:07.79 | Arturo Barrios | 14 Jul 1989 | London, ENG |
| MGL | 14:18.53 | Ser-Od Bat-Ochir | 09 Jul 2011 | Kobe, JPN |
| MKD | 14:06.52 | Stevce Georgijevski | 07 Aug 1982 | Maribor, SLO |
| MLI | 14:23.2 | Youssouf Diallo | 20 Jul 1997 | Cotonou, BEN |
| MLT | 14:34.50 | Frederick Baldacchino | 24 Jul 1994 | Syracuse, ITA |
| MNE | 14:29.43 | Osman Erovic | 10 May 1987 | Novo Gorica, SLO |
| MOZ | 14:26.6 | Pedro Mulomo | 31 Mar 1980 | Maputo, MOZ |
| MRI | 13:47.39 | Jean-Benoit Guyto | 08 Jun 1997 | Marseilles, FRA |
| MSH | 17:01.59 | Elisha Woodall | 24 Jun 2014 | Avarua, COK |
| MTN | 14:14.13 | Mohamed Beirouk | 31 May 2014 | Oordegem, BEL |
| NAM | 13:46.91 | Lucketz Swartbooi | 12 Mar 1994 | Fullerton, CA, USA |
| NCL | 14:15.12 | Alain Lazare | 15 Dec 1987 | Noumea, NCL |
| NED | 13:13.06 | Kamiel Maase | 06 Sep 2002 | Berlin, GER |
| NEP | 14:01.19 | Rajendra Bahadur Bhandari | 25 Aug 2006 | Colombo, SRI |
| NOR | 13:06.39 | Marius Bakken | 02 Jul 2004 | Rome, ITA |
| NZL | 13:10.19 | Adrian Blincoe | 20 Jul 2008 | Heusden, BEL |
| OMN | 14:18.96 | Qais Sulaiman Al Mahrooqi | 25 Jun 2011 | Casablanca, MAR |
| PAK | 14:08.4 | Muhammad Younis | 22 Jul 1977 | Troisdorf, GER |
| PAR | 14:23.83 | Derlis-Ramon Ayala | 14 May 2017 | Resistencia, ARG |
| PER | 13:23.20 | David Torrance | 17 Aug 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
| PHI | 13:58.43 | Eduardo Buenavista | 10 Oct 2002 | Pusan, KOR |
| PLE | 13:33.41 | Mohammed Baket | 19 Jul 1997 | Hechtel, BEL |
| POL | 13:17.69 | Bronislaw Malinowski | 05 Jul 1976 | Stockholm, SWE |
| POR | 13:02.86 | Antonio Pinto | 12 Aug 1998 | Zurich, SUI |
| PRK | 13:53.9 | Ok-Hyon Ryu | 13 May 1987 | Pyongyang, PRK |
| PUR | 13:31.69 | Joe Rosa | 13 Jun 2014 | Eugene, OR, USA |
| QAT | 12:51.98 | Saif Saaeed Shaheen | 14 Jul 2006 | Rome, ITA |
| REU | 13:28.7 | Jean-Louis Prianon | 16 Jul 1986 | Saint Maur, FRA |
| ROM | 13:15.0 | Ilie Floroiu | 23 Jul 1978 | Bucharest, ROM |
| RSA | 13:04.88 | Elroy Gelant | 22 May 2016 | Hengelo, NED |
| RUS | 13:11.99 | Valeriy Abramov | 09 Sep 1981 | Rieti, ITA |
| RWA | 13:11.29 | Mathias Ntawulikuri | 09 Jun 1992 | Rome, ITA |
| SCO | 13:08.61 | Andrew Butchart | 20 Aug 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
| SEN | 14:29.7 | Moussa Bâ | 04 Apr 1991 | Dakar, SEN |
| SER | 13:31.2 | Danijel Korica | 30 Jun 1971 | Helsinki, FIN |
| SIN | 14:51.09 | Ying-ren Mok (SIN) | 28 May 2011 | Kanagawa, JPN |
| SLE | 14:20.9 | Hilton Gooding | 22 Mar 1985 | Freetown, SLE |
| SLO | 13:32.8 | Peter Svet | 12 Jun 1974 | Berlin, GER |
| SMR | 14:43.5 | Gianluigi Macina | 04 Jul 1996 | Bologna, ITA |
| SOM | 13:32.39 | Mohamed-Ali Mohammed | 01 Aug 2015 | Ninove, BEL |
| SRI | 14:10.2 | Lucien Rosa | 05 Sep 1970 | Colombo, SRI |
| SSU | 13:54.69 | David Kulang | 26 Jun 2016 | Durban, RSA |
| STP | 15:12.0 | B Hedges doEspirito Santo | 24 Feb 2001 | Sao Tome, STP |
| STV | 14:31.5 | Pamenos Ballantyne | 14 Jun 1998 | London, ENG |
| SUD | 13:27.09 | Mohamed Yagoub | 23 Jun 2001 | Solihull, ENG |
| SUI | 13:07.54 | Markus Ryffel | 11 Aug 1984 | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| SUR | 14:50.22 | Johnny Morgenthaler | 10 Jul 2010 | Heusden, BEL |
| SVK | 13:19.40 | Robert Stefko | 01 Jun 1995 | St Denis, FRA |
| SWE | 13:17.59 | Anders Gärderud | 05 Jul 1976 | Stockholm, SWE |
| SWZ | 13:43.52 | Sipho Dlamini | 23 Apr 1994 | Durban, RSA |
| TAN | 13:03.62 | John Yuda | 12 Jul 2002 | Rome, ITA |
| THA | 14:10.56 | Srisung Boonthung | 19 Aug 2005 | Izmir, TUR |
| TJK | 14:07.44 | Sergey Davidov | 20 Jun 1983 | Moscow, RUS |
| TKM | 13:55.45 | Marly Sopyev | 06 Jul 1995 | St Petersburg, RUS |
| TKS | 17:47.0 | Garnet Jolly | 22 Feb 1985 | Cockburn Town, TKS |
| TPE | 13:54.42 | Wen-chien Wu | 10 Oct 2002 | Pusan, KOR |
| TRI | 14:12.01 | Ronnie Holassie | 20 Jun 1999 | Port-of-Spain, TRI |
| TUN | 13:13.94 | Fethi Baccouche | 04 Jul 1987 | Oslo, NOR |
| TUR | 13:00.31 | Ali Kaya (Stanley Kiprotich) | 04 Jun 2015 | Rome, ITA |
| UAE | 13:49.74 | Mohamed Ahmed Amer | 04 Dec 1993 | Manila, PHI |
| UGA | 12:50.72 | Moses Kipsiro | 14 Sep 2007 | Brussels, BEL |
| UKR | 13:10.78 | Sergey Lebed | 06 Sep 2002 | Berlin, GER |
| URU | 13:47.6 | Nestor Garcia | 10 May 1999 | Montevideo, URU |
| USA | 12:53.60 | Bernard Lagat | 22 Jul 2011 | Monaco, MON |
| UZB | 13:41.0 | Ashur Normuradov | 19 Aug 1975 | Podolsk, RUS |
| VAN | 15:08.1 | Tawai Kieruan | 25 Jul 1997 | Port Vila, VAN |
| VEN | 13:22.30 | Fred Gonzalez | 03 Jul 2004 | San Sebastian, ESP |
| VIE | 14:04.82 | Van-Lai Nguyen | 09 Jun 2015 | Singapore, SIN |
| WAL | 13:09.80 | Iam Hamer | 06 Jun 1992 | Rome, ITA |
| YEM | 14:36.13 | Nabil Mohamed Al-Garbi | 16 Oct 2010 | Aleppo, SYR |
| ZAM | 13:25.25 | Obed Mutanya | 18 Aug 2001 | San Sebastian, ESP |
| ZIM | 13:14.50 | Phillimon Hanneck | 08 Jun 1994 | Rome, ITA |
Women
| Country Code | Time | Athlete Name | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ww | 14:11.15 | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | 06 Jun 2008 | Oslo, NOR |
| AHO | 21:50.07 | Jacqueline Hol | 09 Jun 2007 | Willemstad, AHO |
| ALB | 15:46.89 | Luiza Gega | 11 Jun 2014 | Tirana, ALB |
| ALG | 15:07.49 | Souad Ait-Salem | 08 Jul 2006 | Saint Denis, FRA |
| AND | 17:19.43 | Silvia Felipo | 29 Jun 2002 | Igualada, ESP |
| ANG | 16:21.83 | Rosa Saul | 05 Jul 2003 | Barakaldo, ESP |
| ARG | 15:43.36 | Rosa Liliana Godoy | 02 Jun 2011 | Buenos Aires, ARG |
| AUS | 14:47.60 | Benita Johnson | 06 Sep 2002 | Berlin, GER |
| AUT | 15:10.54 | Susanne Pumper | 22 Jul 2001 | London, ENG |
| AZE | 15:29.47 | Layes Abdullayeva | 17 Jul 2011 | Ostrava, CZE |
| BAH | 18:05.25 | Hughnique Rolle | 28 Apr 2012 | Bethlehem, PA, USA |
| BAN | 21:17.60 | Sumi Aktar | 09 Feb 2016 | Guwahati, IND |
| BEL | 15:10.24 | Almensch Belete | 07 Aug 2012 | London, ENG |
| BDI | 15:41.94 | Cavaline Nahimana | 23 Jun 2017 | Carquefou, FRA |
| BER | 16:40.31 | Ashley Estwanik | 15 Jun 2012 | Hamilton, BER |
| BIH | 15:53.45 | Mirsada Buric | 14 Apr 1995 | Walnut, CA, USA |
| BLR | 14:47.75 | Volha Kravtsova | 13 Aug 2005 | Helsinki, FIN |
| BOL | 16:14.00 | Niusha Mansilla | 29 Apr 2000 | Santiago, CHI |
| BOT | 16:24.10 | Onneille Dintwe | 06 Feb 2009 | Durban, RSA |
| BRA | 15:18.85 | Simone Alves da Silva | 20 May 2011 | São Paulo, BRA |
| BRN | 14:51.68 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | 29 May 2005 | Hengelo, NED |
| BRU | 23:51.32 | Safria Fahanina Yayan | 22 Jun 2008 | Bandar Seri Begawan, BRU |
| BUL | 14:56.95 | Daniela Yordanova | 25 Sep 2000 | Sydney, AUS |
| BUR | 17:43.7 | Sanatou Tinde | 11 Jul 2015 | Ouagadougou, BUR |
| CAM | 20:42.99 | Mey-Jou Heng | 04 Jun 2015 | Wuhan, CHN |
| CAN | 14:54.88 | Courtney Babcock | 30 Aug 2003 | Paris, FRA |
| CGO | 18:12.0 | Ida Kihindou | 22 Oct 2005 | Brazzaville, CGO |
| CHA | 17:32.71 | Bibiro Ali Taher | 23 Jun 2016 | Durban, RSA |
| CHI | 15:51.45 | Erika Olivera | 20 May 2000 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
| CHN | 14:28.09 | Jiang Bo | 23 Oct 1997 | Shanghai, CHN |
| CMR | 16:23.4 | Thérèse Ngono Etoundi | 16 Mar 2008 | Yaoundé, CMR |
| COD | 17:07.87 | Francine Nzilampa | 23 May 2009 | Edwardsville, IL, USA |
| COK | 20:07.0 | Sereima Liku | 31 May 2008 | Suva, FIJ |
| COL | 15:26.18 | Muriel Coneo Paredes | 10 Aug 2017 | London, ENG |
| COM | 21:30.12 | Msa Frahati Ali | 11 Aug 2011 | Victoria, SEY |
| CPV | 17:05.00 | Sonia-Maria Lopes | 01 Jun 2002 | Guastalla, ITA |
| CRC | 17:19.02 | Shirley Cespedes | 02 Sep 1995 | Marietta, GA, USA |
| CRO | 15:59.48 | Lisa Stublic | 02 Mar 2013 | Pula, CRO |
| CUB | 15:34.94 | Yesenia Centeno | 07 Jun 2003 | Seville, ESP |
| CYP | 16:13.25 | Andri Avraam | 14 Aug 1988 | Hengelo, NED |
| CZE | 15:31.15 | Kristiina Mäki | 23 Jun 2016 | Sligo, IRL |
| DEN | 15:22.95 | Gitte Karlshøj | 27 Aug 1993 | Berlin, GER |
| DOM | 16:22.28 | Maria Mancebo | 11 Apr 2014 | Ponce, PUR |
| ECU | 15:49.33 | Maria-Balvina Pastuña | 14 Jun 2015 | Lima, PER |
| ENG | 14:29.11 | Paula Radcliffe | 20 Jun 2004 | Bydgoszcz, POL |
| ERI | 15:16.25 | Simret Sultan | 19 Aug 2008 | Beijing, CHN |
| ESA | 16:14.79 | Rosa del Toro | 29 Mar 2013 | Palo Alto, CA, USA |
| ESP | 14:44.95 | Julia Vaquero | 05 Jul 1996 | Oslo, NOR |
| EST | 15:30.84 | Ille Kukk | 01 Aug 1985 | Leningrad, RUS |
| ETH | 14:11.15 | Tirunesh Dibaba | 06 Jun 2008 | Oslo, NOR |
| FAR | 17:30.22 | Valborg Heinesen | 03 Aug 2014 | Odense, DEN |
| FIJ | 18:22.6 | Salome Tabuatalei | 27 May 1995 | Suva, FIJ |
| FIN | 14:56.22 | Annemari Sandell | 08 Jul 1996 | Stockholm, SWE |
| FRA | 14:43.90 | Margaret Maury | 03 Sep 2004 | Brussels, BEL |
| FSM | 21:43.74 | Augustin Qumilinda | 03 Jun 2016 | Kolonia, FSM |
| GBR | 14:29.11 | Paula Radcliffe | 20 Jun 2004 | Bydgoszcz, POL |
| GER | 14:42.03 | Irina Mikitenko | 07 Sep 1999 | Berlin, GER |
| GHA | 16:31.8 | Millicent Boadi | 30 Jul 1999 | Kumasi, GHA |
| GIB | 18:03.98 | Kim Baglietto | 03 Jul 2015 | Saint Clement, JER |
| GRE | 15:04.03 | Maria Protopappa | 25 Aug 2006 | Brussels, BEL |
| GRL | 18:29.46 | Liza Tuperna Itzchaky | 12 Aug 2014 | Copenhagen, DEN |
| GUA | 17:03.41 | Elsa Elizabeth Monterosso | 05 Dec 2002 | San Salvador, ESA |
| GUE | 16:31.05 | Sarah Mercier | 02 Aug 2014 | Glasgow, SCO |
| HAI | 22:34.28 | Mathilde Saint-Hilaire | 21 Jun 2008 | San Salvador, ESA |
| HKG | 15:45.87 | Maggie (Man-yee) Chan | 03 May 2002 | Palo Alto, CA, USA |
| HUN | 15:02.00 | Katalin Szentgyörgy | 02 Jun 2002 | Hengelo, NED |
| INA | 15:54.32 | Triyaningsih | 08 Dec 2007 | Nakhon Ratchasema, THA |
| IND | 15:15.89 | Preeja Sreedharan | 26 Nov 2010 | Guangzhou, CHN |
| IOM | 16:27.40 | Sarah Astin | 22 Jun 2014 | Bedford, ENG |
| IRI | 17:25.26 | Parisa Arab | 04 Oct 2017 | Tehran, IRI |
| IRL | 14:41.02 | Sonia O’Sullivan | 25 Sep 2000 | Sydney, AUS |
| IRQ | 16:39.3 | Maisaa Hussein | 06 May 1994 | Baghdad, IRQ |
| ISL | 15:55.91 | Martha Ernstsdottir | 30 Jul 1994 | Hechtel, BEL |
| ISR | 16:08.83 | Maor Tiyouri | 17 Apr 2015 | Walnut, CA, USA |
| ITA | 14:44.50 | Roberta Brunet | 16 Aug 1996 | Koln, GER |
| JAM | 15:07.91 | Yvonne Graham | 01 Sep 1995 | Berlin, GER |
| JPN | 14:53.22 | Kayoko Fukushi | 08 Jul 2005 | Rome, ITA |
| KAZ | 15:16.83 | Natalya Sorokivaskaya | 05 Sep 1988 | Moscow, RUS |
| KEN | 14:18.37 | Hellen Obiri Onsando | 08 Jun 2017 | Rome, ITA |
| KGZ | 15:00.42 | Darya Maslova | 18 May 2017 | Baku, AZE |
| KIR | 21:09.36 | Ruti Ioneba | 22 Sep 2009 | Nikao, COK |
| KOR | 15:34.17 | Do-Yeon Kim | 13 Jul 2017 | Abashiri, JPN |
| KOS | 18:41.95 | Luljeta Zhegrova-Shala | 07 Jun 2016 | Elbasan, ALB |
| LAO | 17:45.55 | Lodkeo Inthakoummane | 19 Dec 2013 | Yangoon, MYR |
| LAT | 14:47.71 | Jelena Prokopcuka | 01 Aug 2000 | Stockholm, SWE |
| LBR | 18:35.02 | Eunice Jones | 16 Mar 2012 | Winston-Salem, NC, USA |
| LIB | 16:53.89 | Nadia Dagher | 24 May 2016 | Berlin, GER |
| LIE | 18:12.35 | Nicole Klinger | 25 Jul 2014 | Friedrichshafen, GER |
| LTU | 15:28.66 | Inga Juodeskiene | 05 Aug 2000 | Heusden, BEL |
| LUX | 15:42.38 | Daniele Kaber | 05 Sep 1986 | Brussels, BEL |
| MAC | 18:28.6 | Hoi Long | 04 Oct 2015 | Taipei, TPE |
| MAD | 16:20.30 | Clarisse Rasoarizay | 13 Aug 1998 | St Paul, REU |
| MAR | 14:32.08 | Zhara Ouaziz | 01 Sep 1998 | Berlin, GER |
| MAS | 16:18.12 | Yuan-yu Fang | 13 Oct 1997 | Jakarta, INA |
| MAW | 15:36.22 | Catherine Chikwakwa | 13 Jul 2004 | Grosseto, ITA |
| MDA | 15:02.12 | Svetlana Guskova | 21 Jun 1986 | Tallinn, EST |
| MDV | 20:45.7 | Mariyam Inaya Farooq | 09 Jun 2010 | Fuvahmulah, ??? |
| MEX | 15:04.32 | Adriana Fernandez | 17 May 2003 | Gresham, OR, USA |
| MGL | 16:11.10 | Munkhzaya Bayartsogt | 02 Oct 2014 | Incheon, KOR |
| MKD | 18:36.46 | Katerina Dimeska | 01 Jul 2000 | Kavala, GRE |
| MLI | 18:18.40 | Sitan Bouaré | 16 May 2010 | Niamey, NIG |
| MLT | 16:43.8 | Carol Galea | 08 Apr 1995 | Marsa, LBA |
| MNE | 16:25.91 | Sladjana Perunovic | 19 Jun 2011 | Reykjavik, ISL |
| MRI | 17:05.1 | Josiane Boulle | 10 Apr 1989 | Reduit, MRI |
| MSH | 21:32.75 | Haley Nemra | 05 Aug 2010 | Koror, PLW |
| MYA | 16:06.01 | Phyu-War Thet | 17 Dec 2013 | Yangoon, MYR |
| NAM | 15:44.53 | Helalia Johannes | 02 Jun 2013 | Gaborone, BOT |
| NCA | 18:01.70 | Aldy Villalobos | 30 Aug 2009 | Managua, NCA |
| NED | 14:41.24 | Sifan Hassan | 26 May 2017 | Eugene, OR, USA |
| NEP | 16:49.98 | Kancha Maya Koju | 26 Nov 2010 | Guangzhou, CHN |
| NGR | 15:47.70 | Aminat Olowora | 23 Jun 2016 | Portland, OR, USA |
| NIR | 16:18.71 | Sharon Hatch | 15 Jun 2002 | Manchester, ENG |
| NOR | 14:37.33 | Ingrid Kristiansen | 05 Aug 1986 | Stockholm, SWE |
| NZL | 14:45.93 | Kimberley Smith | 11 Jul 2008 | Rome, ITA |
| PAK | 19:03.10 | Myra-Nur Lakdawala | 25 Feb 2017 | San Francisco, CA, USA |
| PAN | 16:24.75 | Rolanda Bell | 24 Apr 2014 | Philadelphia, PA, USA |
| PAR | 16:13.28 | Carmen-Patricia Martinez | 03 Aug 2014 | Sao Paulo, BRA |
| PER | 15:30.63 | Ines Melchor | 28 Nov 2013 | Trujillo, PER |
| PHI | 16:40.81 | Mercedita Manipol | 10 Dec 2003 | Hanoi, VIE |
| PLE | 16:18.34 | Mayada Al Sayad | 29 Apr 2017 | Berlin, GER |
| PLW | 18:21.79 | Christina Wicker | 04 Apr 2015 | Cambridge, MA, USA |
| POL | 15:04.88 | Lidia Chojecka | 06 Sep 2002 | Berlin, GER |
| POR | 14:36.45 | Fernanda Ribeiro | 22 Jul 1995 | Hechtel, BEL |
| PRK | 15:37.5 | Bong-Sil Ham | 30 Apr 2002 | Pyongyang, PRK |
| PUR | 15:46.65 | Beverly Ramos | 04 Apr 2014 | Palo Alto, CA, USA |
| REU | 15:27.04 | Chantal Dallenbach | 02 Jun 1997 | St Denis, FRA |
| ROM | 14:31.48 | Gabriela Szabo | 01 Sep 1998 | Berlin, GER |
| RSA | 14:44.05 | Elana Meyer | 22 Jul 1995 | Hechtel, BEL |
| RUS | 14:23.75 | Liliya Shobukhova | 19 Jul 2008 | Kazan, RUS |
| RWA | 15:34.91 | Salome Nyirarukundo | 02 Jun 2017 | Nijmegen, NED |
| SCO | 14:48.49 | Eilish McColgan | 01 Sep 2017 | Brussels, BEL |
| SEN | 17:49.85 | Raissa Djihounouck | 03 Jul 2010 | Dakar, SEN |
| SER | 15:11.25 | Olivera Jevtic | 22 Sep 2000 | Sydney, AUS |
| SEY | 18:17.7 | Phylis Labonne | 14 Apr 2007 | Victoria, SEY |
| SIN | 17:35.3 | Yvonne Danson | 02 Mar 1997 | Singapore, SIN |
| SLO | 15:15.40 | Helena Javornik | 07 Aug 1999 | Hechtel, BEL |
| SOL | 18:01.62 | Sharon Firisua | 16 Aug 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
| SRI | 16:21.18 | Sujeewa Nilmini Jayasena | 25 Jul 2003 | Colombo, SRI |
| SSU | 18:27.53 | Falcia Oyo | 23 Jun 2016 | Durban, RSA |
| STP | 17:25.99 | Celma Bonfim daGraça | 19 Aug 2008 | Beijing, CHN |
| SUD | 16:00.06 | Hind Musa | 22 Jun 2002 | Solihull, ENG |
| SUI | 14:59.28 | Anita Weyermann | 05 Jun 1996 | Rome, ITA |
| SUR | 19:01.53 | Ilsida Toemere | 22 Jul 2011 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
| SVK | 15:43.67 | Alena Mocairova | 21 Jun 1988 | Grudziadz, POL |
| SWE | 14:49.95 | Meraf Bahta | 22 May 2016 | Rabat, MAR |
| TAN | 14:43.87 | Zakia Mrisho | 13 Aug 2005 | Helsinki, FIN |
| THA | 17:42.01 | Sunisa Pechpongprai | 13 Dec 1997 | Srisaket, THA |
| TJK | 17:47.55 | Mehrangez Nazarova | 25 Jun 2017 | Almaty, KAZ |
| TPE | 16:25.21 | Yu-fang Hsu | 27 Oct 2009 | Taichung, TPE |
| TRI | 16:19.17 | Tonya Nero | 15 Apr 2011 | Wichita, KS, USA |
| TUN | 15:59.98 | Soulef Bouguerra | 13 Jul 2003 | Rades, TUN |
| TUR | 14:24.68 | Elvan Abeylegesse | 11 Jun 2004 | Bergen, NOR |
| UAE | 15:00.45 | Alia Saeed Mohammed | 18 May 2017 | Baku, AZE |
| UGA | 15:05.30 | Dorcus Inzikuru | 31 Jul 2004 | Heusden, BEL |
| UKR | 14:59.26 | Natalia Berkut | 12 Jun 2004 | Moscow, RUS |
| URU | 16:46.65 | Elena Guerra | 18 Apr 2004 | Montevideo, URU |
| USA | 14:38.92 | Shannon Rowbury | 09 Sep 2016 | Brussels, BEL |
| UZB | 15:05.50 | Svetlana Ulmasova | 08 Jul 1986 | Moscow, RUS |
| VAN | 20:26.9 | Serah Kausir | 11 Aug 2003 | Lenakel, VAN |
| VEN | 16:13.80 | Joselyn-Daniely Brea | 24 Jul 2016 | Gijon, ESP |
| VIE | 16:12.73 | Nu Truc Van Doan | 10 Dec 2003 | Hanoi, VIE |
| WAL | 15:13.22 | Angela Tooby | 05 Aug 1987 | Oslo, NOR |
| YEM | 20:55.25 | Fatma Al-Orafi | 26 Oct 2007 | Amman, JOR |
| ZAM | 15:47.58 | Mirian Kaumba | 01 May 2005 | Palo Alto, CA, USA |
| ZIM | 15:40.43 | Samukeliso Moya | 08 Mar 2000 | Adelaide, AUS |
Last Updated on 05 Nov 2017
Contributors: Winfred Kramer, Meric Talofar, Mick McGeogh, György Csiki, Marty Post, Ivan Popovic, Peter Matthews, Grzegorz Gladzikowski, Hans Dahlen, Steffen Stübe