2025 World Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres
| Men's 5000 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | National Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||
| Dates | 19 September (heats) 21 September (final) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 12:58.30 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 5000 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 19 and 21 September 2025.[1]
Summary
Records
Before the competition records were as follows:[2]
| Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Joshua Cheptegei (UGA)
|
12:35.36 | Fontvieille, Monaco | 14 August 2020 |
| Championship record |  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
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12:52.79 | Saint-Denis, France | 31 August 2003 |
| World Leading |  Andreas Almgren (SWE)
|
12:44.27 | Sweden, Stockholm | 15 June 2025 |
| African Record | Joshua Cheptegei (UGA)
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12:35.36 | Fontvieille, Monaco | 14 August 2020 |
| Asian Record |  Birhanu Balew (BHR)
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12:48.67 | Paris, France | 20 June 2025 |
| European Record | Andreas Almgren (SWE)
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12:44.27 | Stockholm, Sweden | 15 June 2025 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record |  Nico Young (USA)
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12:45.27 | Oslo, Norway | 12 June 2025 |
| Oceanian record | .svg.png){kind=small} Craig Mottram (AUS)
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12:55.76 | London, United Kingdom | 30 July 2004 |
| South American Record |  Santiago Catrofe (URU)
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12:59.26 | Paris, France | 20 June 2025 |
Qualification standard
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 13:01.00.[3]
Schedule
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+9), is as follows:[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 19 September | 20:00 | Heats |
| 21 September | 19:47 | Final |
Results
Heats
The heats took place on 19 September. The first eight athletes in each heat ( Q ) qualified for the final.
Heat 1
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaac Kimeli | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium
|
13:13.06 | Q |
| 2 | Mathew Kipsang | Kenya
|
13:13.33 | Q |
| 3 | Cole Hocker | United States
|
13:13.41 | Q |
| 4 | Nico Young | United States
|
13:13.51 | Q |
| 5 | Ky Robinson |  Australia
|
13:13.60 | Q |
| 6 | Hagos Gebrhiwet |  Ethiopia
|
13:13.73 | Q |
| 7 | Mike Foppen |  Netherlands
|
13:13.97 | Q |
| 8 | Etienne Daguinos |  France
|
13:14.87 | Q |
| 9 | Andreas Almgren | Sweden
|
13:16.38 | |
| 10 | Santiago Catrofe | Uruguay
|
13:17.26 | |
| 11 | Dominic Lobalu |  Switzerland
|
13:19.57 | |
| 12 | Narve Gilje Nordås |  Norway
|
13:25.00 | |
| 13 | Keneth Kiprop | Uganda
|
13:25.15 | |
| 14 | Jacob Krop | Kenya
|
13:28.73 | |
| 15 | Nagiya Mori |  Japan
|
13:29.44 | |
| 16 | Florian Bremm |  Germany
|
13:31.09 | |
| 17 | Brian Fay |  Ireland
|
13:31.12 | |
| 18 | Seth O'Donnell | Australia
|
13:34.52 | |
| 19 | Zhusup Sulaiman Uulu |  Kyrgyzstan
|
14:47.40 | |
| Kuma Girma | Ethiopia
|
DNF | ||
| Soufiane El Bakkali |  Morocco
|
DNS | ||
| [4] | ||||
Heat 2
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biniam Mehary | Ethiopia
|
13:41.52 | Q |
| 2 | Jimmy Gressier | France
|
13:41.64 | Q |
| 3 | Birhanu Balew | Bahrain
|
13:41.75 | Q |
| 4 | George Mills |  Great Britain & N.I.
|
13:41.76 | Q |
| 5 | Valentín Soca | Uruguay
|
13:41.80 | Q |
| 6 | Grant Fisher | United States
|
13:41.83 | Q |
| 7 | Yann Schrub | France
|
13:42.00 | Q |
| 8 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway
|
13:42.15 | Q, SB |
| 9 | Gulveer Singh |  India
|
13:42.34 | |
| 10 | Darragh McElhinney | Ireland
|
13:42.56 | |
| 11 | Mohamed Abdilaahi | Germany
|
13:44.68 | |
| 12 | Cornelius Kemboi | Kenya
|
13:45.79 | |
| 13 | John Heymans | Belgium
|
13:47.37 | |
| 14 | Thierry Ndikumwenayo |  Spain
|
13:47.72 | |
| 15 | Saymon Amanuel |  Eritrea
|
13:49.43 | |
| 16 | Jack Rayner | Australia
|
13:49.46 | |
| 17 | Eduardo Herrera |  Mexico
|
13:51.29 | |
| 18 | Harbert Kibet | Uganda
|
13:52.36 | |
| 19 | Andrew Coscoran | Ireland
|
13:56.95 | |
| 20 | Jamal Abdelmaji | .svg.png){kind=small} Athlete Refugee Team
|
13:58.90 | |
| Niels Laros | Netherlands
|
DNF | ||
| Luis Grijalva |  Guatemala
|
DNS | ||
| [4] | ||||
Final
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cole Hocker | United States
|
12:58.30 | |
|
Isaac Kimeli | Belgium
|
12:58.78 | SB |
|
Jimmy Gressier | France
|
12:59.33 | |
| 4 | Ky Robinson | Australia
|
12:59.61 | |
| 5 | Biniam Mehary | Ethiopia
|
12:59.95 | |
| 6 | Nico Young | United States
|
13:00.07 | |
| 7 | Birhanu Balew | Bahrain
|
13:00.55 | |
| 8 | Grant Fisher | United States
|
13:00.79 | |
| 9 | Yann Schrub | France
|
13:01.34 | |
| 10 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway
|
13:02.00 | SB |
| 11 | Mathew Kipsang | Kenya
|
13:03.67 | |
| 12 | Mike Foppen | Netherlands
|
13:05.94 | |
| 13 | Hagos Gebrhiwet | Ethiopia
|
13:07.02 | |
| 14 | Etienne Daguinos | France
|
13:11.72 | |
| 15 | Valentín Soca | Uruguay
|
13:34.35 | |
| 16 | George Mills | Great Britain & N.I.
|
13:44.88 | |
| [5] | ||||
References
- ^ a b "Timetable - Tokyo 25 - World Athletics Championship - Men 5000 Metres". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "5000 Metres Men − Records". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 – Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Men's 5000 metres - Heat results" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 September 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ "Men's 5000 metres - Final results" (PDF). World Athletics. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
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