2009 world championships in athletics - men 's 5000 metres 

Statements about this table:
hengelo , netherlands , be 12:37.35
kenenisa bekele ( eth ) set a world record in hengelo , netherlands on the 31st of may 2004
saif saaeed shaheen ( qat ) hold the asian record with a time of 12:51.98
world record
kenenisa bekele ( eth )
12:37.35
hengelo , netherlands
31 may 2004
championship record
eliud kipchoge ( ken )
12:52.79
paris , france
31 august 2003
world leading
kenenisa bekele ( eth )
12:56.23
rome , italy
10 july 2009
african record
kenenisa bekele ( eth )
12:37.35
hengelo , netherlands
31 may 2004
asian record
saif saaeed shaheen ( qat )
12:51.98
rome , italy
14 july 2006
world record
kenenisa bekele ( eth )
12:37.35
hengelo , netherlands
31 may 2004
north american record
bob kennedy ( usa )
12:58.21
zürich , switzerland
14 august 1996
south american record
marílson gomes dos santos ( bra )
13:19.43
kassel , germany
8 june 2006
european record
mohammed mourhit ( bel )
12:49.71
brussels , belgium
25 august 2000