Yearly Ranking Leaders- 5000 meters Indoor Track
Men (quality performances)
2016 13:35.86a Edward Cheserek (KEN) 12 Feb Seattle WA USA
2015 13:27.53 Arne Gabius (GER) 29 Jan Düsseldorf GER
2014 13:01.26 Galen Rupp (USA) 17 Jan Boston MA USA
2013 13:07:00 Lopez Lomong (USA) 01 Mar New York NY USA
2012 12:58.67 Thomas Pkemoi Longosiwa (KEN) 10 Feb Dusseldorf GER
2011 12:53.29 Isaiah Kiplagat (KEN) 11 Feb Dusseldorf GER
2010 13:02.95 Paul Kipsiele (KEN) 03 Feb Dusseldorf GER
2009 13:07.83 Abraham Cherkos (ETH) 26 Feb Prague CZE
2008 13:32.01 Alistair Craig (IRL) 15 Feb Fayetteville AR USA
2007 13:30.74a Chris Solinsky (USA) 10 Feb Seattle WA USA
2006 13:06.72 Sileshi Sihene (ETH) 02 Feb Stockholm SWE
2005 13:36.48a Matthew Tegenkamp (USA) 12 Feb Seattle WA USA
2004 12:49.60 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 20 Feb Birmingham ENG
2003 13:11.39 Alberto Garcia (ESP) 09 Feb Ghent BEL
2002 13:44.86 Brent Hauser (USA) 25 Jan Boston MA USA
2001 13:35.21 David Kimani (KEN) 26 Jan Fayetteville AR USA
2000 13:37.60 Birhanu Adane (ETH) 29 Jan Allston MA USA
1999 12:50.38 Haile Gebreselasie-3 14 Feb Birmingham ENG
1998 12:51.48 Daniel Komen (KEN) 19 Feb Stockholm SWE
1997 12:59.05 Haile Gebreselasie-2 21 Feb Stockholm SWE
1996 13:10.98 Haile Gebreselasie (ETH) 27 Jan Sindelfingen GER
1995 13:30.15 Stephane Franke (GER) 04 Mar Sindelfingen GER
1994 13:26.84 Mohammed Issengar (MAR) 08 Mar Stockholm SWE
1993 13:47.18 Jonah Koech (KEN) 12 Mar Indianapolis IN USA
1992 13:23.76 Brahim Boutaib (MAR) 04 Mar San Sebastian ESP
1991 13:36.34 Jonah Koech (KEN) 08 Mar Indianapolis IN USA
1990 13:39.45 Jose Luis Gonzalez (ESP) 10 Feb San Sebastian ESP
1989 13:22.56 Said Aouita (MAR) 05 Feb Fairfax VA USA
1988 13:42.4 John Doherty (IRL) 20 Jan Providence RI USA
1987 13:45.77 Paul McCloy (CAN) 25 Jan Cambridge MA USA
1986 13:32.64 Doug Padilla-3 08 Feb East Rutherford NJ USA
1985 13:26.18 Doug Padilla-2 09 Feb East Rutherford NJ USA
1984 13:33.83 Doug Padilla (USA) 27 Jan New York NY USA
1983 13:13.3 a Hans-Jorg Kunze (GER) 19 Feb Senftenberg GER
1982 13:20.55 Doug Padilla (USA) 12 Feb New York NY USA
1981 13:20.4 Suleiman Nyambui (TAN) 06 Feb New York NY USA
1980 13:26.56a Rod Dixon (NZL) 16 Feb Houston TX USA
1979
1978
1977 13:42.8 Leonid Shonskiy (UKR) 09 Mar Voroshilovgrad UKR
1976 13:20.8 Emile Puttemans-2 10 Jan Paris FRA
1975 13:40.9 Glenn Herold (USA) 08 Feb Louisville KY USA
1974 13:24.6 Emile Puttemans (BEL) 17 Mar Paris FRA
1973
1972
1971 14:01.2 Anatoliy Vyerlan (LTU) 06 Mar Moscow RUS
1970 13:56.6 Vyacheslav Alanov-2 27 Jan Moscow RUS
1969 13:45.2 Vyacheslav Alanov (RUS) 09 Mar Sverdlovsk RUS
1968 n/a
1967 n/a
1966 13:49.8 a Anatoliy Makarov (RUS) 07 Mar Leningrad RUS
1965 13:58.4 Alan Simpson (GBR) 10 Apr Tampere FIN
1964 14:23.4 Piotr Bolotnikov (RUS) 15 Mar Leningrad RUS
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Women (quality performances)
2016 14:57.18 Betsy Saina (KEN) 20 Feb New York NY USA 2015 14:18.86 Genzebe Dibaba Kenini (ETH) 19 Feb Stockholm SWE 2014 15:13.86 Molly Huddle (USA) 02 Mar Boston Ma USA 2013 15:21.66a Betsy Saina (KEN) 09 Feb Ames IA USA 2012 15:15.41a Sally Kipyego Chepkosgei (KEN) 10 Feb Seattle WA USA 2011 15:25.15 Megan Wright (CAN) 11 Feb Allston MA USA 2010 14:24.79 Meseret Defar-2 10 Feb Stockholm SWE 2009 14:24.37 Meseret Defar (ETH) 18 Feb Stockholm SWE 2008 15:31.91 Sally Kipyego (KEN) 14 Mar Fayetteville AR USA 2007 14:27.42 Tirunesh Dibaba-3 27 Jan Boston MA USA 2006 14:35.46 Tirunesh Dibaba-2 28 Jan Boston MA USA 2005 14:32.93 Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 29 Jan Roxbury MA USA 2004 14:39.29 Birhane Adere-2 31 Jan Stuttgart GER 2003 14:48.21 Birhane Adere (ETH) 05 Feb Dortmund GER 2002 15:45.72 Kristen Chisum (USA) 09 Feb Boston MA USA 2001 14:49.36 Getenesh Wami (ETH) 11 Feb Dortmund GER 2000 15:10.63 Olga Yegorova (RUS) 30 Jan Dortmund GER 1999 14:47.35 Gabriela Szabo-2 13 Feb Dortmund GER 1998 15:07.39 Gabriela Szabo (ROM) 08 Feb Ghent BEL 1997 15:37.02 Kathy Butler (CAN) 08 Feb Indianapolis IN USA 1996 15:06.49 Sara Wedlund (SWE) 25 Feb Stockholm SWE 1995 15:41.12 Jennifer Rhines (USA) 10 Mar Indianapolis IN USA 1994 16:11.96 Courtney Babcock (CAN) 12 Feb East Lansing MI USA 1993 15:49.52 Tracy Dahl (USA) 12 Mar Indianapolis IN USA 1992 15:03.17 Liz McColgan (SCO) 22 Feb Birmingham ENG 1991 15:13.72 Uta Pippig (GER) 10 Feb Stuttgart GER 1990 15:22.64 Lynn Jennings (USA) 07 Jan Hanover NH USA 1989 15:45.52a Anke Schãning (GER) 28 Jan Senftenberg GER 1988 15:25.02 Brenda Webb-2 30 Jan Gainesville FL USA 1987 15:52.44 Brenda Webb (USA) 08 Feb n/a USA 1986 15:19.84 Lesley Ann Lehane-2 25 Jan Boston MA USA 1985 15:43.9 Lesley Ann Lehane (USA) 19 Jan Boston MA USA 1984 16:04.43 Judi St Hilaire (USA) 07 Jan Hanover NH USA 1983 15:50.34 Joan Samuelson (USA) 08 Jan Hanover NH USA 1982 16:22.6 Melanie Weaver (USA) 05 Feb Louisville KY USA 1981 15:34.5 Margaret Groos (USA) 20 Feb Blacksburg VA USA 1980 16:28.6 Eileen Hornberger (USA) 07 Mar Columbia SC USA
Last Updated on 03 Sep 2016
Contributor: Marty Post