Men · Distance · All-Time
5000 Metres
12:35.36
Best mark
World record
12:45.82
Top 25 cutoff
25 rows
12:41.86
Median
Of the 25 performances
6
Countries
ETH 14 · UGA 4 · 4 others
Performance distribution
25 performances from 12:35.36 to 12:45.82 · median 12:41.86
Top 25 cutoff through history
How fast an athlete needed to be to make the list each year
Season lists are not yet published for this event. This chart fills in as they are imported from a permitted source.
World all-time top 25
All performances · updated 1 Sep 2026 · Wikipedia (English) revision of 19 Jul 2026 · methodology
25 rows
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Cheptegei WR | UGA | 12:35.36 | 14 Aug 2020 | Monaco | 23 |
| 2 | Hagos Gebrhiwet | ETH | 12:36.73 | 30 May 2024 | Oslo | 30 |
| 3 | Kenenisa Bekele | ETH | 12:37.35 | 31 May 2004 | Hengelo | 21 |
| 4 | Yomif Kejelcha | ETH | 12:38.95 | 30 May 2024 | Oslo | 26 |
| 5 | Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | 12:39.36 | 13 Jun 1998 | Helsinki | 25 |
| 6 | Daniel Komen | KEN | 12:39.74 | 22 Aug 1997 | Brussels | 21 |
| 7 | Kenenisa Bekele | ETH | 12:40.18 | 1 Jul 2005 | Saint-Denis | 23 |
| 8 | Berihu Aregawi | ETH | 12:40.45 | 30 Jun 2023 | Lausanne | 22 |
| 9 | Jacob Kiplimo | UGA | 12:40.96 | 30 May 2024 | Oslo | 23 |
| 10 | Joshua Cheptegei | UGA | 12:41.61 | 30 Jun 2023 | Lausanne | 26 |
| 11 | Yomif Kejelcha | ETH | 12:41.73 | 15 Jun 2023 | Oslo | 25 |
| 11 | Jacob Kiplimo | UGA | 12:41.73 | 15 Jun 2023 | Oslo | 22 |
| 13 | Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | 12:41.86 | 13 Aug 1997 | Zürich | 24 |
| 14 | Hagos Gebrhiwet | ETH | 12:42.18 | 21 Jul 2023 | Monaco | 29 |
| 15 | Berihu Aregawi | ETH | 12:42.58 | 21 Jul 2023 | Monaco | 22 |
| 16 | Telahun Haile Bekele | ETH | 12:42.70 | 21 Jul 2023 | Monaco | 24 |
| 17 | Selemon Barega | ETH | 12:43.02 | 31 Aug 2018 | Brussels | 18 |
| 18 | Andreas Almgren | SWE | 12:44.27 | 15 Jun 2025 | Stockholm | 30 |
| 19 | Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | 12:44.39 | 16 Aug 1995 | Zürich | 22 |
| 20 | Daniel Komen | KEN | 12:44.90 | 13 Aug 1997 | Zürich | 21 |
| 21 | Mohamed Katir | ESP | 12:45.01 | 21 Jul 2023 | Monaco | 25 |
| 22 | Daniel Komen | KEN | 12:45.09 | 14 Aug 1996 | Zürich | 20 |
| 23 | Nico Young | USA | 12:45.27 | 12 Jun 2025 | Oslo | 22 |
| 24 | Jacob Krop | KEN | 12:45.71 | 2 Sep 2022 | Brussels | 21 |
| 25 | Hagos Gebrhiwet | ETH | 12:45.82 | 31 Aug 2018 | Brussels | 24 |