Women · World record
5 km Road
The current record and its documented progression: 7 ratified records from 2019 to 2024, with 3 not ratified, 1 otherwise annotated shown in place, plus 17 earlier marks recorded before the IAAF began ratifying records.
13:54
Beatrice ChebetKENBarcelona · 31 Dec 2024
1 year standing19 s improvementAll-time top 25 →
Record progression
Each step is a documented record; hollow marks were rescinded, not ratified or are pending
Documented records
7 ratified · 3 not ratified · 1 annotated · most recent first · Wikipedia (EN) revision 1372025960, imported 2 Sep 2026
| Mark | Athlete | Nation | Venue | Date | Stood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:54 | Beatrice Chebet | KEN | Barcelona | 31 Dec 2024 | 1 yr |
| 14:13 | Agnes Jebet Ngetich | KEN | Valencia | 14 Jan 2024 | 352 d |
| 14:13 | Beatrice Chebet | KEN | Barcelona | 31 Dec 2023 | 14 d |
| 14:25 | Agnes Ngetich Not ratifiedNgetich's women's-only record was not certified after World Athletics determined the course was 25 meters too short. | KEN | Brașov | 10 Sep 2023 | |
| 14:19 | Ejgayehu Taye | ETH | Barcelona | 31 Dec 2021 | 2 yrs |
| 14:29 | Senbere Teferi | ETH | Herzogenaurach | 12 Sep 2021 | 110 d |
| 14:39 | Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal Not ratifieduncertified course | NOR | Sør-Odal | 1 May 2021 | |
| 14:41 | Beth Potter Not ratifiedNot ratified by World Athletics due to lack of international judges. Not ratified by World Athletics due to lack of doping control. | GBR | Barroford | 3 Apr 2021 | |
| 14:43 | Beatrice Chepkoech | KEN | Monaco | 14 Feb 2021 | 210 d |
| 14:44 | Sifan Hassan | NED | Monaco | 17 Feb 2019 | 1 yr |
| 14:48 | Caroline Kipkurui AnnotatedIncomplete information | KEN | Prague | 8 Sep 2018 |
Rows link to a profile only where the athlete appears on a published list. Struck marks were rescinded or never ratified, and A marks a performance at altitude; both come from the source article's own key and markers, and eras are kept as it lists them. Nothing is inferred.
Before official ratification
17 entries · not ratified · marks from before the IAAF (now World Athletics) began ratifying records, or never ratified, shown for context only