Women · Distance · All-Time
5000 Metres
13:58.06
Best mark
World record
14:23.05
Top 25 cutoff
25 rows
14:16.54
Median
Of the 25 best-by-athlete marks
4
Countries
ETH 16 · KEN 7 · 2 others
Performance distribution
25 athletes from 13:58.06 to 14:23.05 · median 14:16.54
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 19 Jul 2026 · methodology
25 rows
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beatrice Chebet WR | KEN | 13:58.06 | 5 Jul 2025 | Eugene | 25 |
| 2 | Gudaf Tsegay | ETH | 14:00.21 | 17 Sep 2023 | Eugene | 26 |
| 3 | Agnes Jebet Ngetich | KEN | 14:01.29 | 5 Jul 2025 | Eugene | 24 |
| 4 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 14:05.20 | 9 Jun 2023 | Paris | 29 |
| 5 | Letesenbet Gidey | ETH | 14:06.62 | 7 Oct 2020 | Valencia | 22 |
| 6 | Tirunesh Dibaba | ETH | 14:11.15 | 6 Jun 2008 | Oslo | 23 |
| 7 | Almaz Ayana | ETH | 14:12.59 | 2 Jun 2016 | Rome | 24 |
| 8 | Meseret Defar | ETH | 14:12.88 | 22 Jul 2008 | Stockholm | 24 |
| 9 | Ejgayehu Taye | ETH | 14:12.98 | 27 May 2022 | Eugene | 22 |
| 10 | Sifan Hassan | NED | 14:13.42 | 23 Jul 2023 | London | 30 |
| 11 | Senbere Teferi | ETH | 14:15.24 | 8 Jun 2021 | Hengelo | 26 |
| 12 | Genzebe Dibaba | ETH | 14:15.41 | 4 Jul 2015 | Saint-Denis | 24 |
| 13 | Medina Eisa | ETH | 14:16.54 | 23 Jul 2023 | London | 20 |
| 14 | Hellen Obiri | KEN | 14:18.37 | 8 Jun 2017 | Rome | 27 |
| 15 | Likina Amebaw | ETH | 14:18.41 | 4 Jun 2026 | Rome | 28 |
| 16 | Aleshign Baweke | ETH | 14:18.54 | 4 Jun 2026 | Rome | 20 |
| 17 | Tsigie Gebreselama | ETH | 14:18.76 | 25 May 2024 | Eugene | 23 |
| 18 | Freweyni Hailu | ETH | 14:18.94 | 4 Jun 2026 | Rome | 25 |
| 19 | Alicia Monson | USA | 14:19.45 | 23 Jul 2023 | London | 25 |
| 20 | Agnes Tirop | KEN | 14:20.68 | 21 Jul 2019 | London | 23 |
| 21 | Vivian Cheruiyot | KEN | 14:20.87 | 29 Jul 2011 | Stockholm | 27 |
| 22 | Senayet Getachew | ETH | 14:22.37 | 4 Jun 2026 | Rome | 20 |
| 23 | Hirut Meshesha | ETH | 14:22.56 | 4 Jun 2026 | Rome | 25 |
| 24 | Aynadis Mebratu | ETH | 14:22.76 | 25 May 2024 | Eugene | 19 |
| 25 | Lilian Kasait Rengeruk | KEN | 14:23.05 | 9 Jun 2023 | Paris | 26 |