Women · Road Running · All-Time
5 km Road
13:54
Best mark
World record
14:39
Top 25 cutoff
27 rows: tie at the cutoff
14:29
Median
Of the 27 best-by-athlete marks
6
Countries
ETH 12 · KEN 9 · 4 others
Performance distribution
27 athletes from 13:54 to 14:39 · median 14:29
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 | Beatrice Chebet WR | KEN | 13:54 | 31 Dec 2024 | Barcelona | 24 |
| 2 | Agnes Jebet Ngetich | KEN | 14:13 | 14 Jan 2024 | Valencia | 22 |
| 3 | Emmaculate Acholi | KEN | 14:14 | 14 Jan 2024 | Valencia | 23 |
| 4 | Marta Alemayo | ETH | 14:15 | 4 Apr 2026 | Lille | 17 |
| 5 | Ejgayehu Taye | ETH | 14:19 | 31 Dec 2021 | Barcelona | 21 |
| 5 | Caroline Nyaga | KEN | 14:19 | 3 May 2025 | Tokyo | 31 |
| 7 | Hawi Abera | ETH | 14:22 | 4 Apr 2026 | Lille | 19 |
| 8 | Medina Eisa | ETH | 14:23 | 31 Dec 2024 | Barcelona | 22 |
| 8 | Likina Amebaw | ETH | 14:23 | 31 Dec 2025 | Barcelona | 28 |
| 10 | Yenenesh Shimeket | ETH | 14:24 | 4 Apr 2026 | Lille | 19 |
| 11 | Lilian Kasait Rengeruk | KEN | 14:25 | 14 Jan 2024 | Valencia | 26 |
| 12 | Yalemzerf Yehualaw | ETH | 14:28 | 27 Feb 2022 | Castellón de la Plana | 22 |
| 12 | Joy Cheptoyek | UGA | 14:28 | 31 Dec 2023 | Barcelona | 21 |
| 14 | Senbere Teferi | ETH | 14:29 | 12 Sep 2021 | Herzogenaurach | 26 |
| 14 | Prisca Chesang | UGA | 14:29 | 31 Dec 2022 | Madrid | 19 |
| 16 | Hirut Meshesha | ETH | 14:30 | 16 Mar 2025 | Lille | 24 |
| 17 | Joyciline Jepkosgei | KEN | 14:32 | 9 Sep 2017 | Prague | 23 |
| 17 | Nadia Battocletti | ITA | 14:32 | 3 May 2025 | Tokyo | 25 |
| 19 | Mekides Abebe | ETH | 14:35 | 19 Mar 2023 | Lille | 21 |
| 19 | Catherine Reline | KEN | 14:35 | 10 Sep 2023 | Brașov | 20 |
| 21 | Belinda Chemutai | UGA | 14:36 | 31 Dec 2024 | Barcelona | 24 |
| 22 | Degitu Azimeraw | ETH | 14:38 | 31 Dec 2021 | Madrid | 22 |
| 22 | Edinah Jebitok | KEN | 14:38 | 31 Dec 2021 | Madrid | 20 |
| 22 | Edinah Jebitok | KEN | 14:38 | 17 Mar 2024 | Lille | 22 |
| 22 | Samiyah Hassan Nour | DJI | 14:38 | 4 Apr 2026 | Lille | 26 |
| 25 | Dawit Seyaum | ETH | 14:39 | 6 Nov 2021 | Lille | 25 |
| 25 | Diane van Es | NED | 14:39 | 9 Feb 2025 | Monaco | 25 |