Men · Road Running · All-Time
5 km Road
12:49
Best mark
World record
13:06
Top 25 cutoff
27 rows: tie at the cutoff
13:00
Median
Of the 27 best-by-athlete marks
9
Countries
ETH 11 · KEN 7 · 7 others
Performance distribution
27 athletes from 12:49 to 13:06 · median 13:00
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
Best by athlete · updated 1 Sep 2026 · Wikipedia (English) revision of 20 May 2026 · methodology
27 rows · tie at the cutoff
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berihu Aregawi WR | ETH | 12:49 | 31 Dec 2021 | Barcelona | 20 |
| 2 | Yomif Kejelcha | ETH | 12:50 | 19 Mar 2023 | Lille | 25 |
| 3 | Joshua Cheptegei | UGA | 12:51 | 16 Feb 2020 | Monaco | 23 |
| 3 | Jimmy Gressier | FRA | 12:51 | 4 Apr 2026 | Lille | 28 |
| 5 | Addisu Yihune | ETH | 12:54 | 4 Apr 2026 | Lille | 23 |
| 6 | Nicholas Kimeli | KEN | 12:55 | 30 Apr 2022 | Herzogenaurach | 23 |
| 7 | Yann Schrub | FRA | 12:56 | 4 Apr 2026 | Lille | 30 |
| 8 | Santiago Catrofe | URU | 12:57 | 16 Mar 2025 | Lille | 26 |
| 9 | Hagos Gebrhiwet | ETH | 12:58 | 14 Dec 2024 | Khobar, Saudi Arabia | 30 |
| 9 | Kuma Girma | ETH | 12:58 | 14 Dec 2024 | Khobar, Saudi Arabia | 19 |
| 11 | Sammy Kipketer | KEN | 13:00 | 26 Mar 2000 | Carlsbad | 18 |
| 11 | Sammy Kipketer | KEN | 13:00 | 1 Apr 2001 | Carlsbad | 19 |
| 11 | Harbert Kibet | UGA | 13:00 | 3 May 2025 | Tokyo | 19 |
| 11 | Waberi Igueh Houssein | DJI | 13:00 | 13 December 2025 | Khobar | |
| 11 | Yismaw Dillu | ETH | 13:00 | 13 December 2025 | Khobar | |
| 15 | Mezgebu Sime | ETH | 13:01 | 14 Dec 2024 | Khobar, Saudi Arabia | |
| 15 | Mezgebu Sime | ETH | 13:01 | 13 Dec 2025 | Khobar | |
| 16 | Levy Kibet | KEN | 13:02 | 30 April 2022 | Herzogenaurach | |
| 16 | Gemechu Godana | ETH | 13:02 | 4 Apr 2026 | Lille | 20 |
| 18 | Andrew Alamisi | KEN | 13:03 | 26 Apr 2025 | Herzogenaurach | 17 |
| 19 | Reynold Cheruiyot | KEN | 13:04 | 19 Mar 2023 | Lille | |
| 19 | Biniam Mehary | ETH | 13:04 | 9 Dec 2023 | Khobar, Saudi Arabia | 16 |
| 19 | Addisu Yihune | ETH | 13:04 | 16 Mar 2025 | Lille | 21 |
| 22 | Birhanu Balew | BRN | 13:05 | 9 Dec 2023 | Khobar, Saudi Arabia | 27 |
| 22 | Andreas Almgren | SWE | 13:05 | 5 Apr 2025 | Drammen, Norway | 29 |
| 24 | Jacob Krop | KEN | 13:06 | 12 Sep 2021 | Herzogenaurach | 20 |
| 24 | Maxime Chaumeton | RSA | 13:06 | 4 April 2026 | Lille |