Record No.
MRB-2026-005955
Men's 5000m World Record (2004)
Sports
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Record Holder
Kenenisa Bekele
Ethiopia
Category
Sports
Country
Ethiopia
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ET )
Achievement Date
31 May 2004
Verification Status
Reference
Record Description
Ethiopian distance runner Kenenisa Bekele clocked 12:37.35 for the 5000 metres in Hengelo, Netherlands, setting a world record that stood for 16 years. It was eventually broken by Ugandan runner Joshua Cheptegei in 2020.
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