World Records ratified

The IAAF has officially ratified the following World Records:

Senior Men

5000 metres

12:37.35

Kenenisa Bekele

ETH

Hengelo, NED

31 May 2004

Previously: 

12:39.36 

Haile Gebrselassie

ETH

Helsinki, FIN

13 June 1998

Senior Women

5000 metres

14:24.68

Elvan Abeylegesse

TUR

Bergen, NOR

11 June 2004

Previously:

14:28.09

 Bo Jiang

 CHN 

Shanghai, CHN

23 Oct 1997

Pole Vault

4.87 metres

Yelena Isinbayeva

RUS

Gateshead, GBR

27 June 2004

Previously:

4.86 metres (i)

Yelena Isinbayeva

RUS

Budapest, HUN

6 Mar 2004

(Pending Ratification – Svetlana Feofanova RUS 4.88 metres, Heraklion, GRE 4 July 2004; 4.89 metres Yelena Isibayeva RUS Birmingham, GBR 25 July 2004)

Junior Women

5000 metres

14:30.88

Tirunesh Dibaba

ETH

Bergen, NOR

11 June 2004

Previously:

14:39.04

Tirunesh Dibaba

ETH

Oslo, NOR

27 June 2003

Kenesisa Bekele has been the top performer in the IAAF Rankings for two months in a row. He was the best performer in the month of May with his 5000m World record set in Hengelo. Just a week later – on June 8 - Bekele assured his “Performer of the Month” title for June as well by breaking the 10,000m World record in Ostrava. he heads the IAAF World Event Ranking, which is combined for these distances.

Abeyglesse became the Top Performer of the month in June. The 21-year-old surprised many by setting 5000m World record at the Bergen Golden League meeting with 14:24.68, the equivalent of 1477 points, but the Event Ranking for 5000 metres is headed by Tirunesh Dibaba for her consistent performances over the distance including her new World Junior record, whereas Abeyglesse is currently in sixth position.

Isinbayeva, meanwhile is just trailing her compatriot and strongest adversary Feofanova (currently) in the Women Pole Vault Event Ranking, where just 4 points separate the two at the head of the table.