Main > Women, 5000 m > World Championships Records Progression
All records considered statistically valid, but some of them, were unratified for various reasons.
•   - Record was ratified           *   - Record was repeated
 
• 15.36.39 Elena Fidatov ROU Göteborg Aug 10, 1995
• 15.13.88 Sonia O'Sullivan IRL Göteborg Aug 10, 1995
• 14.46.47 Sonia O'Sullivan IRL Göteborg Aug 12, 1995
• 14.41.82 Gabriela Szabo ROU Seville Aug 27, 1999
• 14.38.59 Tirunesh Dibaba ETH Helsinki Aug 13, 2005
• 14.26.83 Almaz Ayana ETH Beijing Aug 30, 2015
• 14.26.72 Hellen Onsando Obiri KEN Doha Oct 05, 2019