Dejen Gebremeskel of Ethiopia leads Bernard Lagat of the United States and Yenew Alamirew of Ethiopia in the Men's 5000m Round 1 Heats on Day 12 of the London 2012 Olympic on 08 August 2012 (Getty Images)
Personal Best - Outdoor
Performance Wind Place Date
3000 Metres 7:51.02 New York (Icahn), NY 30 MAY 2009
5000 Metres 12:46.81 Paris Saint-Denis 06 JUL 2012
10 Kilometres 27:45 San Juan 27 FEB 2011
Personal Best - Indoor
Performance Wind Place Date
2000 Metres 5:06.22 Boston (Roxbury), MA 02 FEB 2013
3000 Metres 7:34.14 Stockholm 23 FEB 2012
5000 Metres 13:11.78 Boston (Roxbury), MA 06 FEB 2010
Progression - Outdoor
3000 Metres
Performance Wind Place Date
2009 7:51.02 New York (Icahn), NY 30 MAY
5000 Metres
Performance Wind Place Date
2012 12:46.81 Paris Saint-Denis 06 JUL
2011 12:55.89 Roma 26 MAY
2010 12:53.56 Stockholm 06 AUG
2009 13:03.13 New York City, NY 30 MAY
2008 13:08.96 Carson, CA 17 MAY
2007 13:21.05 Brasschaat 21 JUL
10 Kilometres
Performance Wind Place Date
2011 27:45 San Juan 27 FEB
Progression - Indoor
2000 Metres
Performance Wind Place Date
2013 5:06.22 Boston (Roxbury), MA 02 FEB
3000 Metres
Performance Wind Place Date
2013 7:43.32 Boston (Roxbury), MA 02 FEB
2012 7:34.14 Stockholm 23 FEB
2011 7:35.37 Boston (Roxbury), MA 05 FEB
2010 7:44.26 Doha 12 MAR
5000 Metres
Performance Wind Place Date
2010 13:11.78 Boston (Roxbury), MA 06 FEB
3000 Metres
Rank Mark Wind Place Date
IAAF World Indoor Championships 2012 5 7:42.60 Istanbul 11 MAR 2012
13th IAAF World Indoor Championships 10 7:48.69 Doha 14 MAR 2010
5000 Metres
Rank Mark Wind Place Date
The XXX Olympic Games 2 13:41.98 London (OS) 11 AUG 2012
13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 3 13:23.92 Daegu 04 SEP 2011
12th IAAF World Junior Championships 3 13:11.97 Bydgoszcz 13 JUL 2008
Junior Race
Rank Mark Wind Place Date
36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships 18 23:34 Edinburgh 30 MAR 2008