5000 metres world record progression
IAAF world records
Zola Budd (RSA) ran 15:01.83 in 1984, but this time was not ratified as a world record.

5000 metres world record progression

Section Title: IAAF world records
Table Section Text: Zola Budd (RSA) ran 15:01.83 in 1984, but this time was not ratified as a world record.

Time	Athlete	Date	Location

15:14.51	Paula Fudge (GBR)	1981-09-13	Knarvik, Norway

15:13.22	Anne Audain (NZL)	1982-03-17	Auckland, New Zealand

15:08.26	Mary Decker-Slaney (USA)	1982-07-05	Eugene, Oregon, United States

14:58.89	Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)	1984-06-28	Oslo, Norway

14:48.07	Zola Budd (GBR)	1985-08-26	London, United Kingdom

14:37.33	Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)	1986-08-05	Stockholm, Sweden

14:36.45	Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)	1995-07-22	Hechtel, Belgium

14:31.27	Dong Yanmei (CHN)	1997-10-21	Shanghai, China

14:28.09	Jiang Bo (CHN)	1997-10-23	Shanghai, China

14:24.68	Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR)	2004-06-11	Bergen, Norway

14:24.53	Meseret Defar (ETH)	2006-06-03	New York, United States

14:16.63	Meseret Defar (ETH)	2007-06-15	Oslo, Norway

14:11.15	Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)	2008-06-06	Oslo, Norway

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