Women · Road Running · All-Time
5 km Road
13:54
Best mark
World record
14:39
Top 50 cutoff
27 rows
14:29
Median
Of the 27 best-by-athlete marks
6
Countries
ETH 12 · KEN 9 · 4 others
Performance distribution
27 athletes from 13:54 to 14:39 · median 14:29
Top 50 cutoff
The mark an athlete needed to make the list
World all-time top 50
Best by athlete · updated 1 Sep 2026 · Wikipedia (English) revision of 20 May 2026 · methodology
27 rows
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beatrice Chebet WR | KEN | 13:54 | 31 Dec 2024 | Barcelona | 24 |
| 2 | Agnes Jebet Ngetich | KEN | 14:13 | 14 Jan 2024 | Valencia | 22 |
| 3 | Emmaculate Acholi | KEN | 14:14 | 14 Jan 2024 | Valencia | 23 |
| 4 | Marta Alemayo | ETH | 14:15 | 4 Apr 2026 | Lille | 17 |
| 5 | Ejgayehu Taye | ETH | 14:19 | 31 Dec 2021 | Barcelona | 21 |
| 5 | Caroline Nyaga | KEN | 14:19 | 3 May 2025 | Tokyo | 31 |
| 7 | Hawi Abera | ETH | 14:22 | 4 Apr 2026 | Lille | 19 |
| 8 | Medina Eisa | ETH | 14:23 | 31 Dec 2024 | Barcelona | 22 |
| 8 | Likina Amebaw | ETH | 14:23 | 31 Dec 2025 | Barcelona | 28 |
| 10 | Yenenesh Shimeket | ETH | 14:24 | 4 Apr 2026 | Lille | 19 |
| 11 | Lilian Kasait Rengeruk | KEN | 14:25 | 14 Jan 2024 | Valencia | 26 |
| 12 | Yalemzerf Yehualaw | ETH | 14:28 | 27 Feb 2022 | Castellón de la Plana | 22 |
| 12 | Joy Cheptoyek | UGA | 14:28 | 31 Dec 2023 | Barcelona | 21 |
| 14 | Senbere Teferi | ETH | 14:29 | 12 Sep 2021 | Herzogenaurach | 26 |
| 14 | Prisca Chesang | UGA | 14:29 | 31 Dec 2022 | Madrid | 19 |
| 16 | Hirut Meshesha | ETH | 14:30 | 16 Mar 2025 | Lille | 24 |
| 17 | Joyciline Jepkosgei | KEN | 14:32 | 9 Sep 2017 | Prague | 23 |
| 17 | Nadia Battocletti | ITA | 14:32 | 3 May 2025 | Tokyo | 25 |
| 19 | Mekides Abebe | ETH | 14:35 | 19 Mar 2023 | Lille | 21 |
| 19 | Catherine Reline | KEN | 14:35 | 10 Sep 2023 | Brașov | 20 |
| 21 | Belinda Chemutai | UGA | 14:36 | 31 Dec 2024 | Barcelona | 24 |
| 22 | Degitu Azimeraw | ETH | 14:38 | 31 Dec 2021 | Madrid | 22 |
| 22 | Edinah Jebitok | KEN | 14:38 | 31 Dec 2021 | Madrid | 20 |
| 22 | Edinah Jebitok | KEN | 14:38 | 17 Mar 2024 | Lille | 22 |
| 22 | Samiyah Hassan Nour | DJI | 14:38 | 4 Apr 2026 | Lille | 26 |
| 25 | Dawit Seyaum | ETH | 14:39 | 6 Nov 2021 | Lille | 25 |
| 25 | Diane van Es | NED | 14:39 | 9 Feb 2025 | Monaco | 25 |