The official world records in the 5000 metres are held by Kenenisa Bekele with
12:37.35 minutes for men and Tirunesh Dibaba with
14:11.15 minutes for women. Both are from Bekoji, Ethiopia. The first world record in the men's 5000 m was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in 1912.
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