2025 World Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres

Men's 5000 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships
Venue	National Stadium
Location	Tokyo, Japan
Dates	19 September (heats) 21 September (final)
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The men's 5000 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships will be held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 19 and 21 September 2025. ^[1]

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)	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)	12:35.36	Fontvieille, Monaco	14 August 2020
Asian Record	Birhanu Balew  (BHR)	12:48.67	Paris, France	20 June 2025
European Record	Andreas Almgren  (SWE)	12:44.27	Stockholm, Sweden	15 June 2025
North, Central American and Caribbean record	Nico Young  (USA)	12:45.27	Oslo, Norway	12 June 2025
Oceanian record	Craig Mottram  (AUS)	12:55.76	London, United Kingdom	30 July 2004
South American Record	Santiago Catrofe  (URU)	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

References

1. "Timetable - Tokyo 25 - World Athletics Championship - Men 5000 Metres". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
2. "5000 Metres Men − Records". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
3. "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.