Chronological Order of Runner’s first sub-13 minutes 5000m Chronological order Time Name Country Place Venue Date 1 12:58.39 Said Aouita MAR 1 G Gala Roma 22 July 1987 2 12:56.96 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 Hengelo 4 June 1994 3 12:55.30 Moses Kiptanui KEN 1 G Gala Roma 8 June 1995 4 12:56.15 Daniel Komen KEN 2 G Gala Roma 8 June 1995 5 12:57.23 Worku Bikila ETH 3 G Gala Roma 8 June 1995 6 12:50.80 Salah Hissou MAR 1 G Gala Roma 5 June 1996 7 12:53.72 Philip Mosima KEN 2 G Gala Roma 5 June 1996 8 12:59.19 Tom Nyariki KEN 4 G Gala Roma 5 June 1996 9 12:58.75 Bob Kennedy USA 2 DNG Stockholm 8 July 1996 10 12:54.72 Paul Tergat KEN 3 WK Zürich 14 Aug 1996 11 12:55.76 Khalid Boulami MAR 4 WK Zürich 14 Aug 1996 12 12:58.99 Smail Sghyr MAR 6 WK Zürich 14 Aug 1996 13 12:54.70 Dieter Baumann GER 5 WK Zürich 13 Aug 1997 14 12:56.29 Paul Koech KEN 6 WK Zürich 13 Aug 1997 15 12:57.90 Luke Kipkosgei KEN 2 WK Zürich 12 Aug 1998 16 12:58.31 Asefa Mezegebu ETH 3 WK Zürich 12 Aug 1998 17 12:59.39 Million Wolde ETH 5 WK Zürich 12 Aug 1998 18 12:58.10 Sammy Kipketer KEN 2 Bislett Games Oslo 30 June 1999 19 12:56.55 Benjamin Limo KEN 4 G Gala Roma 7 July 1999 20 12:57.79 David Chelule KEN 5 G Gala Roma 7 July 1999 21 12:58.15 Richard Limo KEN 6 G Gala Roma 7 July 1999 22 12:58.45 Mohamed Mourhit KEN 7 G Gala Roma 7 July 1999 23 12:59.09 Brahim Lahlafi MAR 4 WC Sevilla 28 Aug 1999 24 12:50.86 Ali Saidi-Sief ALG 1 G Gala Roma 30 June 2000 25 12:55.63 Mark Bett KEN 2 Bislett G Oslo 28 July 2000 26 12:59.90 Albert Chepkurui KEN 8 Bislett G Oslo 28 July 2000 27 12:59.97 John Kibowen KEN 3 Athens GP Athinai 11 June 2001 28 12:58.57 Hailu Mekonnen ETH 1 G Gala Roma 29 June 2001 29 12:58.94 Paul Bitok KEN 4 Bislett G Oslo 28 June 2002 30 12:58.98 Abraham Chebii KEN 3 WK Zürich 16 Aug 2002 31 12:48.81 Stephen Cherono KEN 1 G Spike Ostrava 12 June 2003 32 12:50.24 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 2 G Spike Ostrava 12 June 2003 33 12:52.26 Kenenisa Bekele ETH 1 Bislett Oslo 27 June 2003 34 12:52.61 Eliud Kipchoge KEN 3 Bislett Oslo 27 June 2003 35 12:54.58 James Kwalia KEN 5 Bislett Oslo 27 June 2003 36 12:58.08 Gebre Gebremariam ETH 6 WC Saint Denis 31 Aug 2003 37 12:47.04 Silesh Sihine ETH 2 G Gala Roma 2 July 2004 38 12:54.15 Dejene Berhanu ETH 3 G Gala Roma 2 July 2004 39 12:55.76 Craig Mottram AUS 2 Norwich U London 30 July 2004 40 12:59.04 Abderrahim Goumri MAR 3 Norwich U London 30 July 2004 41 12:57.01 Augustin Choge KEN 1 ISTAF Berlin 13 Sep 2004 42 12:57.05 Mulugueta Wondimu ETH 2 ISTAF Berlin 13 Sep 2004 43 12:55.58 Abebe Dinkesa Negera ETH 2 Gaz de Fra Saint Denis 1 July 2005 44 12:59.03 Tariku Bekele ETH 4 Gas de Fra Saint Denis 1 July 2005 45 12:59.19 Boniface Kiprop UGA 5 Gas de France Saint Denis 1 July 2005 46 12:59.79 Mushir Salim Jawher (Leonard Mucheru) BRN 6 Gas de Fra Saint Denis 1 July 2005 47 12:52.29 Isaac Kiprono Songok KEN 1 G Gala Roma 8 July 2005 48 12:58.58 Moukheld Al-Outaibi KSA 1 Night of Athlet Heusden 23 July 2005 49 12:59.67 Hicham Bellani MAR 2 Night of Ath Heusden 23 July 2005 50 12:55.85 Boniface Songok KEN 4 VD Bruxelles 26 Aug 2005 51 12:59.29 Bernard Lagat USA 1 ISTAF Berlin 4 Sept 2005 52 12:59.45 Edwin Cheruiyot Soi KEN 4 Bislett Oslo 2 June 2006 53 12:58.58 Mike Kipruto Kigen KEN 3 Bislett Oslo 2 June 2006 54 12:59.53 Abreham Cherkos Feleke EHT 5 Bislett Oslo 2 June 2006 55 12:54.46 Moses Mosop KEN 3 Gaz France Paris (St Denis) 8 July 2006 56 12:58.03 Joseph Ebuya KEN 6 Gaz France Paris (St Denis) 8 July 2006 57 12:59.27 Zersenay Tadese ERI 9 Golden Gala Roma 14 July 2006 58 12:59.08 Jonas Cheruiyot KEN 3 DN Galan Stockholm 25 July 2006 59 12:50.72 Moses Kipsiro UGA 3 VD Bruxelles 14 Sept 2007 60 12:51.95 Thomas Longosiwa KEN 5 VD Bruxelles 14 Sept 2007 61 12:58.49 Yusuf Kibet Biwott KEN 6 VD Bruxelles 14 Sept 2007 62 12:50.55 Moses Masai KEN 1 ISTAF Berlin 1 June 2008 63 12:59.56 Mohamed Ali Abdosh ETH 1 FBK Games Hengelo 1 June 2009 64 12:57.62 Mark Kiptoo KEN 2 G Gala Roma 10 July 2009 65 12:58.24 Leonard Patrick Komon KEN 3 G Gala Roma 10 July 2009 66 12:58.70 Lucas Kimeli Rotich KEN 4 G Gala Roma 10 July 2009 67 12:59.22 Bekana Daba ETH 5 G Gala Roma 10 July 2009 68 12:59.75 Imane Merga ETH 6 G Gala Roma 10 July 2009 69 12:56.27 Dathan Ritzenhein USA 3 WK Zürich 28 Aug 2009 70 12:58.17 VincentKiprop Chepkok KEN 4 WK Zürich 28 Aug 2009 71 12:57.43 Josphat Bett KEN 5 VD Bruxelles 4 Sept 2009 72 12:58.56 Matt Tegenkamp USA 7 VD Bruxelles 4 Sept 2009 73 12:56.66 Chris Solinsky USA 6 Bislett Oslo 4 June 2010 74 12:57.25 Alemayehu Bezabeh ESP 7 Bislett Oslo 4 June 2010 75 12:57.83 Matthew Kisorio KEN 8 Bislett Oslo 4 June 2010 .