| men's national records 5000m as at 31.12.2000 | |||||||
| Ethiopia | Haile Gebrselassie | 12:39,36 (1.) | Helsinki | 13.06.98 | Ericsson-Grand Prix / GP II | Africa | |
| Kenya | Daniel Komen | 12:39,74 (1.) | Bruxelles | 22.08.97 | Memorial Van Damme / Golden Four | Africa | |
| Morocco | Brahim Lahlafi | 12:49,28 (1.) | Bruxelles | 25.08.00 | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | Africa | |
| Belgium | Mohammed Mourhit (1) | 12:49,71 (2.) | Bruxelles | 25.08.00 | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | Europe | |
| Algeria | Ali Saïdi-Sief | 12:50,86 (1.) | Roma | 30.06.00 | Golden Gala / Golden League | Africa | |
| Germany | Dieter Baumann | 12:54,70 (5.) | Zürich | 13.08.97 | Weltklasse Zürich / Golden Four | Europe | |
| United States of America | Bob Kennedy | 12:58,21 (5.) | Zürich | 14.08.96 | Weltklasse Zürich / Golden Four | America | |
| France | Ismaïl Sghyr (2) | 12:58,83 (7.) | Oslo | 28.07.00 | born in Morocco | Europe | |
| Mustapha Essaïd | 13:02,15 (4.) | Bruxelles | 28.08.98 | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | Europe | ||
| Portugal | Antonio Pinto | 13:02,86 (9.) | Zürich | 12.08.98 | Weltklasse Zürich / Golden League | Europe | |
| Burundi | Vénuste Niyongabo | 13:03,29 (1.) | Saint-Denis | 03.06.96 | Meeting de L'Humanité / GP II | Africa | |
| Ireland | Mark Carroll | 13:03,93 (7.) | Berlin | 01.09.98 | ISTAF / Golden League | Europe | |
| Italy | Salvatore Antibo | 13:05,59 (1.) | Bologna | 18.07.90 | Golden Gala / GP | Europe | |
| Swizerland | Markus Ryffel | 13:07,54 (2.) | Los Angeles | 11.08.84 | Olympic Games | Europe | |
| Mexico | Arturo Barrios | 13:07,79 (1.) | London, CP | 14.07.89 | Peugeot Games | America | |
| Rwanda | Mathias Ntawulikuri | 13:11,29 (7.) | Roma | 09.06.92 | Golden Gala | Africa | |
| Norway | Marius Bakken | 13:11,30 (10.) | Roma | 30.06.00 | Golden Gala / Golden League | Europe | |
| Russia | Valeriy Abramov | 13:11,99 (2.) | Rieti | 09.09.81 | International | ||
| Tanzania | Suleiman Nyambui Muyaja | 13:12,29 (1.) | Stockholm | 18.06.79 | International | Africa | |
| New Zealand | Dick Quax | 13:12,86 (1.) | Stockholm | 05.07.77 | Dagens Nyheter Galan | Ozeania | |
| Bulgaria | Evgeni Ignatov | 13:13,15 (4.) | Stuttgart | 31.08.86 | European Championships | Europe | |
| Japan | Toshinari Takaoka | 13:13,40 (4.) | Hechtel | 01.08.98 | Night of Athletics | Asia | |
| Tunisia | Féthi Baccouche | 13:13,94 (5.) | Oslo | 04.07.87 | Bislett Games / GP | Africa | |
| Netherlands | Kamiel Maase | 13:14,13 (4.) | Heusden-Zolder (BEL) | 05.08.00 | KBC Night of Athletics | Europe | |
| South Africa | Shadrack Hoff | 13:14,16 (1.) | Gateshead | 02.07.95 | Africa | ||
| France | António Martins | 13:14,47 (2.) | Monaco | 11.08.92 | Herculis | ||
| Zimbabwe | Phillimon Hanneck | 13:14,50 (2.) | Roma | 08.06.94 | Golden Gala / GP | Africa | |
| Romania | Ilie Floroiu | 13:15,0h (1.) | Bucureşti | 23.07.78 | Europe | ||
| Austria | Dietmar Millonig | 13:15,31 (6.) | Zürich | 18.08.82 | Weltklasse Zürich | Europe | |
| Finland | Lasse Virén | 13:16,3h (1.) | Helsinki | 14.09.72 | International | Europe | |
| Martti Vainio (3) | 13:16,02 (?.) | Oslo | 28.06.84 | Bislett Games | Europe | ||
| Estonia | Enn Sellik | 13:17,20 (1.) | Podolsk | 28.06.76 | for USSR | ||
| Sweden | Anders Gärderud | 13:17,59 (4.) | Stockholm | 05.07.76 | International / July Games | Europe | |
| Belarus | Aleksandr Fyedotkin | 13:17,66 (1.) | Budapest | 10.07.79 | for USSR | ||
| Poland | Bronislaw Malinowski | 13:17,69 (5.) | Stockholm | 05.07.76 | International / July Games | Europe | |
| Lithuania | Aleksandras Antipovas | 13:17,9h (2.) | Sochi | 09.06.79 | for USSR | ||
| Ukraine | Sergey Lebid | 13:18,18 (1.) | Rovereto (ITA) | 01.09.99 | Palio Città della Quercia | Europe | |
| Saudi Arabia | Alyan Sultan Al Qahtani | 13:18,69 (1.) | Hechtel | 06.07.96 | Night of Athletics | ||
| Slovakia | Róbert Stefko | 13:19,40 (8.) | Saint-Denis | 01.06.95 | L'Humanité | Europe | |
| Brazil | Marílson dos Santos | 13:19,43 (3.) | Kassel (GER) | 08.06.06 | ASKINA | America | |
| Argentina | Antonio Silio | 13:19,64 (8.) | Roma | 17.07.91 | Golden Gala | America | |
| Czech Republic | Jiří Sýkora | 13:24,99 (9.) | Moscva | 01.08.80 | Olympic Games for – Czechoslovakia | Europe | |
| China | Xia Fengyuan | 13:25,14 (1.) | Shanghai | 23.10.97 | Chinese National Games | America | |
| Denmark | Dennis Jensen | 13:25,39 (11.) | Heusden-Zolder (BEL) | 05.08.00 | KBC Night of Athletics | Europe | |
| Hungary | Lájos Mecser | 13:29,2h (1.) | Stockholm | 03.07.68 | International / DN Galan | Europe | |
| Colombia | Domingo Tibaduiza | 13:29,67 (7.) | Zürich | 16.08.78 | Weltklasse Zürich | America | |
| Botswana | Matthews Mothswarateu | 13:29,6h (1.) | Stellenbosch | 14.04.78 | Africa | ||
| India | Bahadur Prasad | 13:29,70 (2.) | Birmingahm | 27.06.92 | Asia | ||
| Ecuador | Silvio Guerra | 13:30,69 (3.) | Victoria | 03.06.92 | America | ||
| Georgia | Oleg Strizhakov | 13:30,88 (?.) | Kiev | 23.06.84 | for USSR | Asia | |
| Serbia | Danijel Korica | 13:31,2h (?.) | Helsinki | 30.06.71 | for Yugoslavia | Europe | |
| Eritrea | Bolota Asmerom | 13:32,48 (3.) | Walnut (USA) | 14.04.00 | Mt.SAC Relays Invitational | Africa | |
| Slovenia | Peter Svet | 13:32,8h (?.) | Berlin | 12.06.74 | ??? | Europe | |
| Palestine | Mohammed Baket | 13:33,41 (14.) | Hechtel-Eksel | 19.07.97 | Night of Athletics | Asia | |
| Sudan | Ahmed Musa Jouda | 13:34,13 (3.) | Nice | 16.07.85 | NIKAIA / GP | Africa | |
| Cyprus | Filippos Filippou | 13:34,24 (?.) | Riccione (ITA) | 27.08.83 | Europe | ||
| Kyrgyzstan | Vadim Mochalov | 13:34,2h (?.) | Sochi | 13.05.76 | ??? | Asia | |
| Libya | Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi | 13:34,99 (19.) | Heusden-Zolder (BEL) | 05.08.00 | KBC Night of Athletics | Asia | |
| Kazakhstan | Sergey Navolokin | 13:35,64 (?.) | Podolsk | 02.08.82 | for USSR | ??? | Asia |
| Dominica | Steve Agar | 13:35,86 (6.) | Walnut (USA) | 18.04.98 | Mt. SAC Relays Invitational | America | |
| Chile | Edmundo Warnke | 13:36,76 (10.) | Köln | 21.05.76 | America | ||
| Zambia | Gedfrey Siamusiye | 13:37,89 (8.) | Walnut (USA) | 21.04.96 | Africa | ||
| Luxembourg | Justin Gloden | 13:38,51 (6.) | Louvain | 03.06.83 | Europe | ||
| Greece | Spiridon Andriopoulos | 13:39,15 (1.) | Drama (GRE) | 09.08.87 | |||
| Turkey | Necdet Ayaz | 13:39,31 (13.) | Stockholm | 06.07.82 | |||
| Angola | Aurélio Handanga Miti | 13:40,12 (n.) | Göteborg | 11.08.95 | World Championships/h2 | (10.) | Africa |
| Uzbekistan | Ashur Normuradov | 13:41,0h (?.) | Podolsk | 19.08.75 | for USSR | ??? | Asia |
| Somalia | Abucar Adani | 13:41,24 (4.) | Burnaby | 08.06.91 | Africa | ||
| Djibouti | Ali Ismael Hassan | 13:41,78 (7.) | Viry-Chatilon (FRA) | 20.06.92 | Africa | ||
| Uganda | Godfrey Nyombi | 13:42,38 (1.) | Christchurch | 14.01.97 | Africa | ||
| Croatia | Branko Zorko | 13:43,04 (3.) | Beograd | 04.06.89 | for Yugoslavia | Europe | |
| Swaziland | Sipho Dlamini | 13:43,52 (1.) | Durban | 23.04.94 | Africa | ||
| Lesotho | Thabang Baholo | 13:43,81 (1.) | Port Elizabeth (RSA) | 02.04.90 | Africa | ||
| Venezuela | German Beltrán | 13:44,17 (3.) | Sao Leopoldo (BRA) | 23.05.98 | Brazilian Championships | America | |
| Cuba | Luis Medina | 13:44,8h (2.) | Praha | 21.06.77 | America | ||
| Costa Rica | Eric Quiros | 13:44,99 (?.) | Victoria | 27.05.99 | 27.5.00??? | America | |
| Namibia | Lucketz Swaartboi | 13:46,91 (1.) | Fullerton (USA) | 12.03.94 | Africa | ||
| Moldova | Igor Braslavskiy | 13:47,6h (?.) | Chişinău | 25.08.83 | ??? | Asia | |
| Uruguay | Néstor García | 13:47,6h (1.) | Montevideo | 10.05.99 | America | ||
| Puerto Rico | Antonio Colon | 13:48,7h (?.) | Dallas | 15.05.82 | America | ||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Patrick Tambwé | 13:49,69 (7.) | Sotteville-lès-Rouen | 12.07.01 | |||
| UAE | Mohamed Amer Al‘Nahdi | 13:49,74 (3.) | Manila | 04.12.93 | Asia | ||
| Armenia | Artashes Mikoyan | 13:53,0h (?.) | München | 30.05.76 | for USSR | Asia | |
| Iran | Hamid Sajjadi | 13:53,40 (n.) | Göteborg | 11.08.95 | World Championships/h1 | (9.) | Asia |
| PR Korea (North Korea) | Ok-Hyon Ryu | 13:53,9h (?.) | Pyongyang | 13.05.87 | Asia | ||
| Turkmenistan | Marly Sopyev | 13:55,45 (?.) | St. Petersburg | 06.07.95 | Asia | ||
| Comoros | Mohamed Ahmed | 14:02,2h (?.) | Marignane | 07.06.95 | Africa | ||
| North Macedonia | Stevce Georgijevski | 14:06,52 (?.) | Maribor | 07.08.82 | (Macedonia before Feb 2019) | Europe | |
| Malaysia | Ramachandran Murusamy | 14:06,84 (1.) | Troisdorf (GER) | 05.08.94 | Asia | ||
| Tajikistan | Sergey Davidov | 14:07,44 (?.) | Moscva | 20.06.83 | for USSR | ??? | Asia |
| Jordan | Awas Al-Hasini | 14:07,46 (?.) | Hiroshima | 16.10.94 | Asian Games | Asia | |
| Andorra | Joan Moya | 14:07,63 (?.) | Mataró | 01.07.97 | Europe | ||
| Malawi | Rodwell Kamwendo | 14:08,0h (3.) | Harare | 01.07.00 | African Southern Region Championships | Africa | |
| Pakistan | Muhammad Younis | 14:08,4h (?.) | Troisdorf (GER) | 22.07.77 | Asia | ||
| Mauritius | Mike Félicité | 14:08,90 (?.) | Saint-Maur-des-Fossés | 15.06.94 | America | ||
| Iraq | Abdul Karim Al-Sadi | 14:09,42 (?.) | Seoul | 03.10.86 | Asia | ||
| Myanmar | Gopal Thein Win | 14:11,28 (?.) | Manila | 04.12.93 | Asia | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago | Ronnie Holassie | 14:12,1h (1.) | Port of Spain | 20.06.99 | National Championships | America | |
| Greenland | Kim Godtfredsen | 14:12,52 (?.) | Tonsberg (NOR) | 20.06.98 | Europe | ||
| Albania | Isuf Curri | 14:12,6h (?.) | Elbasan | 31.05.90 | Europe | ||
| Nigeria | Timon Gunem | 14:15,50 (?.) | Lagos | 19.06.93 | Africa | ||
| Madagascar | Nicolas Razafindrakoto | 14:17,99 (?.) | Antanarivo | 11.06.94 | nothing later? | Africa | |
| Kosovo | Ismet Rushiti | 14:18,0h (?.) | Vukovar | 08.08.82 | ???? | Europe | |
| Aruba | Kimball "Kim" Reynierse | 14:18,31 (?.) | Leiden | 08.05.86 | America | ||
| Central African Republic | Christian Yago | 14:18,3h (?.) | Saint-Maur-des-Fossés | 19.06.96 | Africa | ||
| Cameroon | Adamou Aboubakar | 14:18,4h (?.) | Yaoundé | 15.07.95 | Africa | ||
| Gibraltar | John Charvetto | 14:18,4h (?.) | Praha | 31.08.78 | Europe | ||
| Barbados | Leo Garnes | 14:20,2h (?.) | Bridgetown | 05.06.92 | America | ||
| Sierra Leono | Hilton Gooding | 14:20,9h (?.) | Freetown | 22.03.85 | Africa | ||
| Niger | Inni Aboubacar | 14:21,4h (?.) | Saint-Maur-des-Fossés | 06.07.83 | Africa | ||
| Mali | Youssouf Diallo | 14:23,2h (?.) | Cotonou (BEN) | 20.07.97 | America | ||
| Mozambique | Pedro Mulomo | 14:26,6h (?.) | Maputo | 31.03.80 | Africa | ||
| Montenegro | Osman Erović | 14:29,43 (?.) | Nova Gorica (YUG) | 10.05.87 | ??? | Europe | |
| Senegal | Moussa Bâ | 14:29,7h (?.) | Dakar | 04.04.91 | Africa | ||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Pamenos Ballantyne | 14:31,5h (?.) | London | 14.06.98 | America | ||
| Republic of the Congo | Obva Elengha | 14:33,4h (?.) | Brazzaville | 31.05.91 | Africa | ||
| East Timor | Aries José Pariera | 14:35,17 (?.) | Jakarta | 22.08.97 | independent since 2002 | Asia | |
| Monaco | Emile Battaglia | 14:39,0h (?.) | Monaco | 11.08.46 | Europe | ||
| Yemen | Awadh Saleh Nasser | 14:40,19 (?.) | Lisboa | 22.07.94 | Asia | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda | William Richards | 14:41,39 (?.) | Port of Spain | 17.06.00 | America | ||
| French Polynesia | Pascal Adams | 14:41,6h (?.) | Saint-Maur-des-Fossés | 31.07.88 | Ozeania | ||
| Papua & New Guinea | John Kokinai | 14:43,4h (?.) | Rabaul (PNG) | 10.09.72 | Ozeania | ||
| San Marino | Gian Luigi Macina | 14:43,5h (?.) | Bologna | 04.07.96 | Europe | ||
| Fiji | Davendra Prakash Singh | 14:46,4h (?.) | Melbourne | 18.11.93 | Ozeania | ||
| Bangladesh | Mohamed Eliysuddin | 14:47,19 (?.) | Madras | 21.12.95 | Asia | ||
| Faroe Islands | Albert-Marni Joensen | 14:48,01 (?.) | Arhus | 09.06.94 | Europe | ||
| Netherlands Antilles | Ronald Mercelina | 14:49,6h (?.) | Panama City | 03.03.70 | America | ||
| Burkina Faso | Charles Néboua | 14:51,8h (?.) | Abidjan | 15.04.95 | Africa | ||
| Honduras | Horge Elias Ponce | 15:04,4h (?.) | Budapest | 06.09.84 | nothing later? | America | |
| Liechtenstein | Hugo Walser | 15:07,8h (?.) | Aarau (SUI) | 27.05.65 | Europe | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | José Luis Ebatela | 15:08,1h (?.) | Malabo | 07.02.98 | Africa | ||
| Vanuatu | Tawai Keiruan | 15:08,1h (?.) | Port Vila | 25.07.97 | Ozeania | ||
| British Virgin Islands | Anderson Legair | 15:22,0h (?.) | Knoxville | 12.04.97 | America | ||
| Brunei | B.J.R. Keneenthep | 15:28,9h (?.) | Bandar Seri Begawan (BRN) | 15.07.73 | Asia | ||
| Macau | Lei Hong Wa | 15:33,41 (?.) | Banciao | 31.05.92 | Asia | ||
| Solomon Islands | Matthew Hovaisuta | 15:39,7a (?.) | Suva | 30.08.79 | Ozeania | ||
| Wallis and Futuna | Angélo Pétélo | 15:49,8h (?.) | Nouméa | 07.11.87 | Ozeania | ||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Charles Morton | 15:57,9h (?.) | Charlotte Amalie | 07.04.84 | America | ||
| American Samoa | John Wasco | 16:32,4h (?.) | Utulei | 10.04.92 | America | ||
| Bhutan | Tshewang Pema | 16:40,10 (?.) | Ipoh | 12.06.04 | Asia | ||
| Cook Islands | Jubilee Reu | 16:41,7h (?.) | Avarua (COK) | 12.06.71 | Ozeania | ||
| Kiribati | Teinakewe Tamuera | 16:42,7h (?.) | Adelaide | 06.02.98 | Ozeania | ||
| Anguilla | Michael Gumbs | 16:45,79 (?.) | St. George's | 23.04.00 | America | ||
| Northern Mariana Islands | Stuart Smith | 16:55,52 (?.) | Santa Rita | 07.06.99 | Asia | ||
| Nauru | Karl Teabuge | 18:29,8h (?.) | Port Moresby | 18.08.69 | Ozeania | ||
| Qatar | Asia | ||||||
| Azerbaijan | Asia | ||||||
| Jamaica | America | ||||||
| Peru | America | ||||||
| South Korea | Asia | ||||||
| Botswana | Africa | ||||||
| Guatemala | America | ||||||
| South Sudan | Africa | ||||||
| Guernsey | |||||||
| Philippines | Asia | ||||||
| Haiti | America | ||||||
| Bolivia | America | ||||||
| Bahamas | America | ||||||
| Indonesia | Asia | ||||||
| Ghana | Africa | ||||||
| Vietnam | Asia | ||||||
| Nepal | Asia | ||||||
| Mauretania | Africa | ||||||
| Guyana | America | ||||||
| Cayman Islands | America | ||||||
| Sri Lanka | Asia | ||||||
| Thailand | Asia | ||||||
| US Virgin Islands | America | ||||||
| Gambia | Africa | ||||||
| Oman | Asia | ||||||
| Kuwait | Asia | ||||||
| Seychelles | Africa | ||||||
| Belize | America | ||||||
| Bermuda | America | ||||||
| Paraguay | America | ||||||
| Cambodia | Asia | ||||||
| Saint Lucia | |||||||
| Panama | America | ||||||
| El Salvador | America | ||||||
| Guam | America | ||||||
| Togo | Africa | ||||||
| Suriname | America | ||||||
| Hong Kong | Asia | ||||||
| Gabon | Africa | ||||||
| Liberia | Africa | ||||||
| Maldives | Asia | ||||||
| Samoa | Ozeania | ||||||
| Guinea-Bissau | Africa | ||||||
| Afghanistan | Asia | ||||||
| Tonga | Ozeania | ||||||
| Curaçao | America | ||||||
| Palau | Ozeania | ||||||
| Marshall Islands | Ozeania | ||||||
| (2) Ismaïl Sghyr was born in Morocco | |||||||
| (1) Mohammed Mourhit was born in Morocco | |||||||
| (3) Martti Vainio was tested positiv in 1984 | |||||||