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Wow! Have you heard about the fastest 5k in history? It’s absolutely incredible - and it happened just recently. You won’t believe how quickly this runner finished the race - it was a real record-breaker! With a time of 13 minutes and 22 seconds, this athlete smashed the previous record by an impressive margin. It was truly an amazing feat, and one that will go down in history for sure. Whoa!
What Is The Fastest 5K In History? [Solved]
Joshua Cheptegei holds the world record for men’s 5000 metres at 12:35.36, while Letesenbet Gidey holds the women’s record at 14:06.62. Way back in 1912, World Athletics (formerly IAAF) first recognized a world record in this event for men. Wow!
Hicham El Guerrouj: The Moroccan runner holds the world record for the fastest 5k time, clocking in at 12 minutes and 53.63 seconds in 1998.
Kenenisa Bekele: The Ethiopian runner holds the second-fastest 5k time, clocking in at 12 minutes and 37.35 seconds in 2004.
Daniel Komen: The Kenyan runner holds the third-fastest 5k time, clocking in at 12 minutes and 39.74 seconds in 1997.
Haile Gebrselassie: The Ethiopian runner holds the fourth-fastest 5k time, clocking in at 12 minutes and 41 seconds in 1998
Paul Tergat: The Kenyan runner holds the fifth-fastest 5k time, clocking in at 12 minutes and 44 seconds also set back in 1998
Well, that’s a record that’s hard to beat! The fastest 5k in history was run by Eliud Kipchoge in 2019 with an incredible time of 12 minutes and 35 seconds. That’s lightning fast! It was an amazing feat of athleticism and endurance, and it’ll be tough for anyone to top it.
