The following table shows the European record progression in the men's 5000 metres running event, as ratified by the EAA.[1][2]
Hand timing
| Time
|
Athlete
|
Nationality
|
Venue
|
Date
|
| 14:36.6
|
Hannes Kolehmainen
|
Finland
|
Stockholm, Sweden
|
July 10, 1912
|
| 14:35.4 (a)
|
Paavo Nurmi
|
Finland
|
Stockholm, Sweden
|
September 12, 1922
|
| 14:28.2
|
Paavo Nurmi
|
Finland
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
June 19, 1924
|
| 14:17.0 (b)
|
Lauri Lehtinen
|
Finland
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
June 19, 1932
|
| 14:08.8
|
Taisto Mäki
|
Finland
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
June 16, 1939
|
| 13:58.2 (c)
|
Gunder Hägg
|
Sweden
|
Gothenburg, Sweden
|
September 20, 1942
|
| 13:57.2
|
Emil Zátopek
|
Czechoslovakia
|
Paris, France
|
May 30, 1954
|
| 13:56.6
|
Vladimir Kuts
|
Soviet Union
|
Bern, Switzerland
|
August 29, 1954
|
| 13:51.6
|
Christopher Chataway
|
United Kingdom
|
London, England
|
October 13, 1954
|
| 13:51.2
|
Vladimir Kuts
|
Soviet Union
|
Prague, Czechoslovakia
|
October 23, 1954
|
| 13:50.8
|
Sándor Iharos
|
Hungary
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
September 10, 1955
|
| 13:46.8
|
Vladimir Kuts
|
Soviet Union
|
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
|
September 18, 1955
|
| 13:40.6
|
Sándor Iharos
|
Hungary
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
October 23, 1955
|
| 13:36.8
|
Gordon Pirie
|
United Kingdom
|
Bergen, Norway
|
June 19, 1956
|
| 13:35.0
|
Vladimir Kuts
|
Soviet Union
|
Rome, Italy
|
October 13, 1957
|
| 13:34.4
|
Michel Jazy
|
France
|
Lorient, France
|
June 6, 1965
|
| 13:29.0
|
Michel Jazy
|
France
|
Paris, France
|
June 11, 1965
|
| 13:27.6
|
Michel Jazy
|
France
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
June 30, 1965
|
| 13:24.8
|
Harald Norpoth
|
West Germany
|
Cologne, West Germany
|
September 7, 1966
|
| 13:22.8
|
Ian Stewart
|
United Kingdom
|
Edinburgh, Scotland
|
July 25, 1970
|
| 13:22.2
|
David Bedford
|
United Kingdom
|
Edinburgh, Scotland
|
June 12, 1971
|
| 13:17.2 (d)
|
David Bedford
|
United Kingdom
|
London, England
|
July 14, 1972
|
| 13:16.4 (e)
|
Lasse Virén
|
Finland
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
September 14, 1972
|
| 13:13.0
|
Emiel Puttemans
|
Belgium
|
Brussels, Belgium
|
September 20, 1972
|
(a) Timed at 14:35.3 but rounded for record ratification
(b) Timed at 14:16.9 but rounded for record ratification
(c) Timed at 13:58.1 but rounded for record ratification
(d) Timed at 13:17.21 but rounded for record ratification
(e) Timed at 13:16.3 but rounded for record ratification
Automatic timing
|
Ratified
|
|
Not ratified
|
|
Ratified but later rescinded
|
|
Pending ratification
|
| Time
|
Athlete
|
Nationality
|
Venue
|
Date
|
Ref
|
| 13:10.40
|
Hansjörg Kunze
|
East Germany
|
Rieti, Italy
|
September 9, 1981
|
|
| 13:00.41
|
David Moorcroft
|
United Kingdom
|
Oslo, Norway
|
July 7, 1982
|
|
| 12:54.70
|
Dieter Baumann
|
Germany
|
Zürich, Switzerland
|
August 13, 1997
|
|
| 12:49.71
|
Mohammed Mourhit
|
Belgium
|
Brussels, Belgium
|
August 26, 2000
|
|
| 12:48.45
|
Jakob Ingebrigtsen
|
Norway
|
Florence, Italy
|
June 10, 2021
|
|
| 12:45.01
|
Mohamed Katir
|
Spain
|
Fontvieille, Monaco
|
July 21, 2023
|
[3]
|
| 12:44.27
|
Andreas Almgren
|
Sweden
|
Stockholm, Sweden
|
June 15, 2025
|
[4]
|
References
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| World | | Sprinting |
- 50 metres
- 60 metres
- 100 metres
- 200 metres
- 400 metres
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| Middle distance | |
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| Long distance | |
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| Hurdles | |
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| Relay |
- 4 × 100 metres
- 4 × 200 metres
- 4 × 400 metres
- 4 × 800 metres
- 4 × 1500 metres
- Distance medley relay
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| Walking |
- 10 km
- 20,000 metres (track)
- 20 km (road)
- 35 km
- 50 km
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| Jumping | |
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| Throwing |
- Shot put
- Discus
- Hammer
- Javelin
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| Combined events | |
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| European |
- 100 metres
- 200 metres
- 400 metres
- 800 metres
- 1500 metres
- 5000 metres
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