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Canada national best marks
Best marks by Canada athletes in each event, compiled from the all-time lists we import. Derived national bests — not official national records (see note below).
117
Stored marks
116
Distinct marks shown
Men's 5000m
Derived 14 Sep 2026
| # | Athlete | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammed Ahmed | 12:47.20 | 10 Jul 2020 | — | 29 |
| 2 | Mohammed Ahmed | 12:50.12 | 10 Jun 2021 | — | 30 |
| 3 | Justyn Knight | 12:51.93 | 10 Jun 2021 | — | — |
| 4 | Mohammed Ahmed | 12:54.22 | 17 May 2024 | — | 33 |
| 5 | Mohammed Ahmed | 12:54.90 | 30 Aug 2024 | — | 33 |
| 6 | Mohammed Ahmed | 12:55.84 | 9 Jun 2022 | — | 31 |
| 7 | Mohammed Ahmed | 12:56.46 | 2 Jun 2023 | — | 32 |
| 8 | Mohammed Ahmed | 12:58.16 | 6 Jun 2019 | — | 28 |
| 9 | Mohammed Ahmed | 12:58.61 | 6 Aug 2021 | — | 30 |
| 10 | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:01.11 | 30 Sep 2019 | — | 28 |
| 11 | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:01.58 | 21 Jul 2023 | — | 32 |
| 12 | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:01.74 | 28 May 2016 | — | 25 |
| 13 | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:03.08 | 31 Aug 2018 | — | 27 |
| 14 | Justyn Knight | 13:03.21 | 9 Aug 2025 | — | — |
| 15 | Justyn Knight | 13:04.38 | 6 Aug 2021 | — | — |
| 16 | Thomas Fafard | 13:05.07 | 25 May 2024 | — | — |
| 17 | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:05.94 | 20 Aug 2016 | — | 25 |
| 18 | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:07.85 | 28 May 2022 | — | 31 |
| 19 | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:08.16 | 27 May 2017 | — | 26 |
| 20 | Justyn Knight | 13:09.76 | 6 Jun 2019 | — | — |
| 21 | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:10.00 | 11 Sep 2015 | — | 24 |
| 22 | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:10.03 | 13 Jun 2026 | — | 35 |
| 23 | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:10.26 | 24 Aug 2017 | — | 26 |
| 24 | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:10.46 | 24 Jul 2022 | — | 31 |
| 25 | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:10.99 | 27 Jun 2024 | — | 33 |
| 26 | Kieran Lumb | 13:12.54 | 19 Jul 2025 | — | — |
| 27 | Luc Bruchet | 13:12.56 | 12 Jun 2021 | — | — |
| 28 | Charles Philibert-Thiboutot | 13:12.76 | 6 May 2022 | — | — |
| 29 | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:12.92 | 27 Aug 2023 | — | 32 |
| 30 | Jeffrey Schiebler | 13:13.96 | 1 Sep 1998 | — | — |
| 31 | Ben Flanagan | 13:13.97 | 6 May 2023 | — | — |
| 32 | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:14.88 | 10 Jun 2018 | — | 27 |
| 33 | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:15.17 | 21 Jul 2022 | — | 31 |
| 34 | Cameron Levins | 13:15.19 | 1 Jun 2013 | — | — |
| 35 | Cameron Levins | 13:15.38 | 11 Jul 2014 | — | — |
| 36 | Charles Philibert-Thiboutot | 13:15.74 | 6 May 2023 | — | — |
| 37 | Jeffrey Schiebler | 13:16.77 | 28 Aug 1998 | — | — |
| 38 | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:16.82 | 21 Jul 2018 | — | 27 |
| 39 | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:17.38 | 23 May 2026 | — | 35 |
| 40 | Justyn Knight | 13:17.51 | 5 May 2017 | — | — |
| 41 | Cameron Levins | 13:18.29 | 8 Aug 2012 | — | — |
| 42 | Cameron Levins | 13:18.47 | 20 Apr 2012 | — | — |
| 43 | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:18.49 | 14 May 2021 | — | 30 |
| 44 | Jean-Simon Desgagnés | 13:18.67 | 1 May 2026 | — | — |
| 45 | Justyn Knight | 13:18.74 | 3 May 2018 | — | — |
| 45= | Thomas Fafard | 13:18.74 | 17 Jun 2025 | — | — |
| 47 | Thomas Fafard | 13:18.82 | 27 Jun 2024 | — | — |
| 48 | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:18.88 | 27 Jul 2014 | — | 23 |
| 49 | Justyn Knight | 13:18.90 | 12 Jul 2025 | — | — |
| 50 | Kevin Sullivan | 13:19.27 | 13 Apr 2007 | — | — |
| 51 | Justyn Knight | 13:19.45 | 23 Aug 2025 | — | — |
| 52 | Matthew Hughes | 13:19.56 | 2 May 2015 | — | — |
| 53 | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:19.58 | 26 Aug 2015 | — | 24 |
| 54 | Kieran Lumb | 13:19.68 | 3 Jun 2026 | — | — |
| 55 | Ben Flanagan | 13:20.13 | 22 Jul 2023 | — | — |
| 56 | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:20.31 | 1 Sep 2016 | — | 25 |
| 57 | Kieran Lumb | 13:20.46 | 24 May 2025 | — | — |
| 58 | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:20.67 | 29 May 2015 | — | 24 |
| 59 | Cameron Levins | 13:20.68 | 14 Jun 2015 | — | — |
| 60 | Justyn Knight | 13:20.80 | 2 May 2019 | — | — |
| 61 | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:21.00 | 17 Aug 2016 | — | 25 |
| 62 | Reid Coolsaet | 13:21.53 | 28 Jul 2007 | — | — |
| 63 | Jason Bunston | 13:22.08 | 6 Jul 1996 | — | — |
| 64 | Paul Morrison | 13:22.39 | 28 Jul 2007 | — | — |
| 65 | Charles Philibert-Thiboutot | 13:22.44 | 4 Dec 2020 | — | — |
| 66 | Jeffrey Schiebler | 13:22.55 | 10 May 1997 | — | — |
| 67 | Paul Williams | 13:22.68 | 2 Jul 1988 | — | — |
| 68 | Thomas Fafard | 13:22.93 | 19 May 2024 | — | — |
| 69 | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:22.97 | 9 Aug 2017 | — | 26 |
| 70 | Kieran Lumb | 13:23.26 | 14 Apr 2022 | — | — |
| 71 | Reid Coolsaet | 13:23.30 | 22 Jul 2005 | — | — |
| 72 | Paul Williams | 13:23.84 | 10 Jul 1988 | — | — |
| 73 | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:24.0 | 2 Aug 2024 | — | 33 |
| 74 | Luc Bruchet | 13:24.10 | 12 Jun 2016 | — | — |
| 75 | Kieran Lumb | 13:24.25 | 23 Apr 2021 | — | — |
| 76 | Ben Flanagan | 13:24.94 | 14 Jun 2022 | — | — |
| 77 | Jeffrey Schiebler | 13:25.04 | 3 May 2000 | — | — |
| 78 | Sean Kaley | 13:25.16 | 11 Aug 2000 | — | — |
| 79 | Justyn Knight | 13:25.28 | 15 Jun 2025 | — | — |
| 80 | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:25.35 | 27 Sep 2019 | — | 28 |
| 81 | Ben Flanagan | 13:25.39 | 23 Apr 2021 | — | — |
| 82 | Paul Williams | 13:25.45 | 19 Aug 1987 | — | — |
| 83 | Cameron Levins | 13:25.70 | 28 Jun 2014 | — | — |
| 84 | Kieran Lumb | 13:25.86 | 9 May 2021 | — | — |
| 85 | Cameron Levins | 13:25.90 | 21 Aug 2014 | — | — |
| 86 | Simon Bairu | 13:25.91 | 28 Jul 2007 | — | — |
| 87 | Justyn Knight | 13:25.95 | 27 Sep 2019 | — | — |
| 88 | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:26.09 | 1 Aug 2026 | — | 35 |
| 89 | Kieran Lumb | 13:26.18 | 1 Aug 2026 | — | — |
| 90 | Sean Kaley | 13:26.28 | 31 Jul 2002 | — | — |
| 91 | Justyn Knight | 13:26.36 | 23 Jun 2016 | — | — |
| 92 | Paul Morrison | 13:26.57 | 16 Apr 2004 | — | — |
| 93 | Justyn Knight | 13:26.63 | 30 Sep 2019 | — | — |
| 94 | Cameron Levins | 13:26.79 | 28 May 2016 | — | — |
| 95 | Justyn Knight | 13:27.23 | 1 May 2016 | — | — |
| 96 | Kevin Sullivan | 13:27.29 | 15 Apr 2005 | — | — |
| 97 | Paul Williams | 13:27.55 | 7 Jun 1986 | — | — |
| 98 | Kieran Lumb | 13:27.60 | 14 Apr 2023 | — | — |
| 99 | Paul McCloy | 13:27.65 | 7 Jun 1986 | — | — |
| 100 | Luc Bruchet | 13:27.94 | 3 May 2018 | — | — |
| 101 | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:28.02 | 4 May 2014 | — | 23 |
| 102 | Jeffrey Schiebler | 13:28.35 | 31 May 1997 | — | — |
| 103 | Matthew Hughes | 13:28.36 | 4 May 2014 | — | — |
| 104 | Jeffrey Schiebler | 13:28.37 | 17 Apr 2003 | — | — |
| 105 | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:28.45 | 13 Jun 2014 | — | 23 |
| 106 | Paul Williams | 13:28.51 | 31 Jul 1986 | — | — |
| 107 | Evan Burke | 13:28.84 | 1 May 2026 | — | — |
| 108 | Jeffrey Schiebler | 13:29.15 | 1 Apr 2001 | — | — |
| 109 | Paul Williams | 13:29.18 | 16 Jul 1984 | — | — |
| 110 | Carey Nelson | 13:29.20 | 4 Sep 1987 | — | — |
| 111 | Ross Proudfoot | 13:29.32 | 18 Jul 2015 | — | — |
| 112 | Ben Flanagan | 13:29.42 | 27 Jun 2024 | — | — |
| 113 | Jeffrey Schiebler | 13:29.63 | 12 Aug 2000 | — | — |
| 114 | Rory Linkletter | 13:29.67 | 6 May 2022 | — | — |
| 115 | Luc Bruchet | 13:29.79 | 1 Aug 2015 | — | — |
| 116 | John Gay | 13:29.82 | 6 Aug 2022 | — | — |
| 117 | Reid Coolsaet | 13:29.94 | 29 Jun 2007 | — | — |
Every mark in scope within the compiled depth. Equal marks share a rank ("1=" style). An athlete with marks for two nations appears under each nation represented at the time (e.g. Obikwelu under Nigeria and Portugal).
About this derivation
These lists are derived from the marks in our database — including the complete legal all-time lists imported from alltime-athletics.com — grouped by the nation the athlete was representing at each mark. They are not official national records: federations ratify national records under their own eligibility rules, and some marks here may not qualify.