World Record women Performance Athlete DOB Nat Place Date 14:16.63
Meseret Defar 19 11 1983 ETH Oslo 15 06 2007
Men (most ridicules time eva)Performance Athlete DOB Nat Place Date 12:37.35Kenenisa Bekele 13 06 1982 ETH Hengelo 31 05 2004
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Larry Smithee at 21:03 at the USA Alta Peruvian Lodge Downhill, UT on 09/19/98.
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1:00.08 Donato Sabia, ITA, 26May84
12:37.35 by Kenenisa Bekele.
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Steve prefontaine
The world record in the 5000 meters for athletes aged 19 and under is held by Selemon Barega of Ethiopia with a time of 12:43.02, set in 2018.
The women's 5000 meter run has been an Olympic event since the 1996 Games in Atlanta. The Olympic record is held by Gabriela Szabo of Romania at 14:40.79 set at the 2000 Games in Sydney.
5000
AnswerKenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia holds the world record in the 5000 meters (3.1 miles), 12:37.35. The IAAF no longer keeps track of events measured in English units with the exception of the mile run.
kenenisa Bekele
Bill Misner (age 67) ran 2-miles 16:29 above 5000' elevation at Cascade Lake Idaho 2007, twice as slow as 20 year runner Steve Prefontaine's World Record 8:15.
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5000 ft = 1524 metres.
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The answer depends on what a "4 mile meter" is!
13:43 is the fastest I have found so far, by Sammy Wanjiru. I actually looked that up earlier today after reading runner's world. 13:49 was fastest this past season.