5km run world record

Ever wondered how quickly the best athletes in the world can run m on the track?

The official world records in the metres are held by Joshua Cheptegei with As of January , 36 world records have been ratified by World Athletics in the event. The first world record in the women's m was recognized by the IAAF in Auto times to the hundredth of a second were accepted by the IAAF for events up to and including 10,m from Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk.

5km run world record

The following table shows the progression of world bests and world records in the 5K run , as recognised by the IAAF. The 5K run is a new event, having been introduced as a world record event in Key: - pending ratification by World Athletics Incomplete information Not ratified or later rescinded by World Athletics. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. Retrieved 9 April World Athletics. Retrieved 3 March Retrieved 1 January Retrieved 10 April The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May

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The Ethiopian runner Berihu Aregawi Tekehalman, with a time of and his compatriot Ejgayehu Taye Haylex, with a time of , have broken the world records of the 5 km on the road in the 23rd edition of the Cursa dels Nassos of Barcelona that this Friday has been disputed on the new urban circuit of the city of Barcelona. The Ethiopian Berihu Aregawi Teklehaimanot, 20 years old and with a best time of , started with the second best world record of all time and just one second behind the world record of the Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei He has had an extraordinary run to beat Cheptegei's mark by two seconds. Uruguayan Hispanic Santiago Catrofe, sixth, has achieved his personal best with and absolute Catalan record, as well as Carlos Mayo from Madrid, seventh with the previous one was In the women's category, the Ethiopian Olympian Ejgayehu Taye, 21, started with a better time on the track , the fifth best world record of all time and her career, surrounded by several 'hares' has marveled to beat also the world record with , ten seconds less than his compatriots Senbere Teferi , achieved in Herzogenaurach, on 12 September.

Records keep falling in as Joshua Cheptegei obliterated the 5K world record in his first race of the season. The year-old from Uganda ran at the Monaco Run 5K on Sunday, breaking the previous record by a whopping 27 seconds. To take this many seconds off the record makes me very happy and is a great first test for me in an important season. Cheptegei attacked the pace from the gun, breaking away from the field with an opening kilometer of He held a consistent pace—, , and —for the next three kilometers and finished with a final split of

5km run world record

Uganda's Joy Cheptoyek was also inside that mark, finishing fourth in The opening kilometre was a swift and promising , well on schedule to challenge the world record. That pace continued over the second kilometre as the group went through the 2km mark in , but Wubrist left her pacing duties just m later. While Eisa began to lose ground before half way, the rhythm at the helm in the absence of the pacemaker dropped dangerously as Chebet, Rengeruk and Taye reached the 3km point in for a split, while Cheptoyek ran a couple of seconds behind the Riga medallists. Over the penultimate kilometre, Taye moved to the front to share the lead with Chebet — who won world cross country gold in Bathurst and world m bronze in Budapest prior to her world 5km title in Riga — as they both took turns in their attempt to hit record pace.

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And if you've ever run a flat-out 5K before, you'll know how painful an ordeal it can be. Joshua Cheptegei UGA. He only held that record for eight days before Kuts remerged with a time of Fernanda Ribeiro POR. From then until , Finland dominated the distance — but it took 10 years for compatriot Paavo Nurmi later heralded the 'Flying Finn' to dethrone Kolehmainen. Read Edit View history. Beatrice Chepkoech KEN. As of January , 36 world records have been ratified by World Athletics in the event. Chris Chataway GBR. But while amateur 5K targets typically range from sub minutes to sub minutes , the elites can cover the distance considerably quicker Letesenbet Gidey ETH. Senbere Teferi ETH. Dong Yanmei CHN. Retrieved August 15, Julie Shea USA.

Running alone from the start, the year-old Ugandan smashed through the event's minute barrier, clipping a massive 27 seconds from the previous record of set by Kenya's Rhonex Kipruto en route to his 10km world record in Valencia on 12 January.

The first world record in the women's m was recognized by the IAAF in That's 4 minutes 7. Knarvik , Norway [1]. Bergen , Norway [1]. Haile Gebrselassie ETH. The men's event held earlier was won by Lobalu in ahead of Kipruto and Spain's Abdessamad Oukhelfen The lead pack whittled down over the next few laps before the race became a duel between Sawe and Crippa. Download as PDF Printable version. Rose Cheruiyot KEN. To put that into perspective, that's running an average of 4 minutes Muir and Kerr named in squad for World Indoors. Sammy Kipketer KEN. He has had an extraordinary run to beat Cheptegei's mark by two seconds. Paavo Nurmi FIN.