List of world records in masters athletics
5000 metres

List of world records in masters athletics

Section Title: 5000 metres
Table Section Text: None

Age group	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Birthdate	Age	Date	Place	Meet	Ref	Video

W 35 (progression)	14:33.84	Edith Masai	Kenya	4 April 1967	39	2 June 2006	Oslo Norway	Bislett Games

W 40 (progression)	15:04.87	Joanne Pavey	United Kingdom	20 September 1973	40	5 June 2014	Rome Italy	Golden Gala

W 45 (progression)	15:55.71	Nicole Leveque	France	27 January 1951	45	1 June 1996	Angers France

W 50 (progression)

16:19.51	Monica Joyce	United States	16 July 1958	50	17 April 2009	Walnut United States	Mt. SAC Relays	[28]

16:51.17	Gitte Karlshøj	Denmark	14 May 1959	50	23 June 2009	Aarhus Denmark

W 55 (progression)	17:29.28	Silke Schmidt	Germany	7 August 1959	55	27 June 2015	Eindhoven Netherlands

W 60 (progression)	18:48.62	Lidia Zentner	Germany	27 March 1953	60	27 August 2013	Flein Germany

W 65 (progression)	20:08.17	Kathryn Martin	United States	30 September 1951	65	28 October 2016	Perth Australia	World Masters Athletics Championships

W 70 (progression)	20:56.13	Angela Copson	United Kingdom	20 April 1947	70	25 June 2017	Birmingham United Kingdom	British Masters Athletics Championships

W 75

23:30.93	Lavinia Petrie	Australia	13 September 1943	75	28 April 2019	Melbourne Australia	Australian Masters Athletics Championships

23:31.28	Elfriede Hodapp	Germany	15 June 1935	75	9 August 2010	Rastatt Germany

23:54.22	Doris Dalgaard	Denmark	10 November 1930	75	2 September 2006	Ronne Denmark

24:03.90	Yoko Nakano	Japan	1 December 1935	77	6 October 2013	Kyoto Japan

W 80	25:40.14	Yoko Nakano	Japan	1 December 1935	81	12 September 2018	Malaga Spain	World Masters Athletics Championships

W 85

32:29.94	Melitta Czerwenka-Nagel	Germany	30 April 1930	85	8 July 2016	Leinefelde Germany

32:36.20	Lenore Montgomery	Canada	28 May 1930	85	26 August 2015	Burnaby Canada

W 90

54:46.35	Margaret Hagerty	United States	25 March 1923	90	26 September 2013	Cary United States

Sentence(s)

At age 50, Monica Joyce beat the W50 World Record in the 5,000 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays, running 16:19.51.

final_sentence: At age 50, Monica Joyce beat the W50 World Record in the 5,000 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays, running 16:19.51.