Men's 5000 metres European record progression


The following table shows the European record progression in the men's 5000 metres running event, as ratified by the EAA.

Hand timing

TimeAthleteNationalityVenueDate
14:36.6Hannes KolehmainenStockholm, SwedenJuly 10, 1912
14:35.4 Paavo NurmiStockholm, SwedenSeptember 12, 1922
14:28.2Paavo NurmiHelsinki, FinlandJune 19, 1924
14:17.0 Lauri LehtinenHelsinki, FinlandJune 19, 1932
14:08.8Taisto MäkiHelsinki, FinlandJune 16, 1939
13:58.2 Gunder HäggGothenburg, SwedenSeptember 20, 1942
13:57.2Emil ZátopekParis, FranceMay 30, 1954
13:56.6Vladimir KutsSoviet Union|1936GBR

Automatic timing

Ratified
Not ratified
Ratified but later rescinded
Pending ratification

TimeAthleteNationalityVenueDateRef
13:10.40Hansjörg KunzeRieti, ItalySeptember 9, 1981
13:00.41David MoorcroftOslo, NorwayJuly 7, 1982
12:54.70Dieter BaumannZürich, SwitzerlandAugust 13, 1997
12:49.71Mohammed MourhitBrussels, BelgiumAugust 26, 2000
12:48.45Jakob IngebrigtsenFlorence, ItalyJune 10, 2021
12:45.01Mohamed KatirFontvieille, MonacoJuly 21, 2023
12:44.27Andreas AlmgrenStockholm, SwedenJune 15, 2025