The women's 5000m world record is held by Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia with a time of 14:06.62 set on June 8, 2021.
According to Track and Field, the women's world record for the 5K is 14:11.15, set in 2008 by Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia.
3.5 miles is not an official race distance for a world record. The closest is 3.1 miles or a 5k, for which the world records are: Mens: Kenenisa Bekele, 12:37.35, Ethiopia, 2004 Womens: Tirunesh Dibaba, 14:11.15, Ethiopia, 2008
The men's world record in the 5k race is held by Joshua Cheptegei from Uganda with a time of 12:35.36 set in 2020.
The current junior 5K world record is 12:58 set by Samuel Tefera of Ethiopia on June 27, 2018.
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Kenenissa Bekele holds the current record for 5K and 10K. The 10K record of 26:17:53 was set in Brussels, Belgium on August 26th 2005.
The womens 800 meter world record is 8:16.22 by Janet Evans (USA) Aug 20, 1989.
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