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Women, 5000 m All records considered statistically valid, but some of them, were unratified for various reasons. •   - Record was ratified           *   - Record was repeated          •   - Then World Record     15.37.0 Janice Merrill USA Mainz Jul 11, 1977 •   15.35.52 Kathy Mills USA Knoxville May 26, 1978 •   15.33.8 Janice Merrill USA Durham May 19, 1979 •   15.30.6 Janice Merrill USA Stanford Mar 22, 1980 • • 15.08.26 Mary Decker-Tabb USA Eugene Jun 05, 1982 • • 15.06.53 Mary Slaney USA Eugene Jun 01, 1985   • 15.00.00 Patti-Sue Plumer USA Stockholm Jul 03, 1989   • 14.56.07 Annette Peters USA Berlin Aug 27, 1993   • 14.56.04 Amy Rudolph USA Stockholm Jul 08, 1996   • 14.52.49 Regina Jacobs USA Brunswick Jul 04, 1998   • 14.45.35 Regina Jacobs USA Sacramento Jul 17, 2000   • 14.44.80 Shalane Flanagan USA Walnut, CA Apr 13, 2007   • 14.44.76 Molly Huddle USA Bruxelles Aug 27, 2010   • 14.42.64 Molly Huddle USA Monaco Jul 18, 2014   • 14.38.92 Shannon Rowbury USA Brussels Sep 09, 2016   • 14.34.45 Shelby Houlihan USA Heusden-Zolder Jul 21, 2018   • 14.23.92 Shelby Houlihan USA Portland, OR Jul 10, 2020   • 14.19.45 Alicia Monson USA London Jul 23, 2023