The 5000m has been an Olympic event since 1912 for men and women from 1996, when women’s distances were standardised to be the same as for men.
Electronic times are preferred but not required, with the proviso that hand times require three watch readings. Where it is not readily evident that a historical hand timed record or electronic time is faster, both will be listed. [I believe any time given with a single decimal is hand timed but unless marked it is not explicitly expressed.] Lap scoring sheets are required to be submitted with record applications for events 3000m and above.
| Wellington | North Island Champs | South Island Champs | NZMA Champs | NZ National | Oceania Champs | World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M35 | 13:49.93 Nick Willis (2019) | 17:04.41 Iain Murray (2003) | 17:02.59 Damon Cook (2017) | 15:20.59 P Ritchie (1996) | 13:49.93 Nick Willis (2019) | 15:00.3 Gary Hand AUS (1984) | 12:53.60 Bernard Lagat USA (2011) |
| M40 | 14:43.89 Ted McLachlan (1994) | 15:15.8 Ted McLachlan (1994) | 14:49.4 J Dixon (1987) | 14:43.89 Ted McLachlan (1994) | 14:21.0 Jack Foster (1976) | 15:07.9 Paul Sumpter NZL (1990) | 13:06.78 Bernard Lagat USA (2016) |
| M45 | 15:46.03 Colin MacLachlan (1986) | 16:31.0 Ian Carter (1995) | 16:09.5 D Rowell (1989) | 15:00.5 Eddie Gray (1992) | 15:00.5 Eddie Gray (1992) | 15:55.2 Graham Tattersall NZL (1990) | 14:23.6 Lucien Rault FRA (1982) |
| M50 | 15:55.55 J Weatherley | 16:13.2 K Pearce (1986) | 16:10.0 John MacDonald (1985) | 15:26.2 Ron Robertson (1992) | 15:26.2 Ron Robertson (1992) | 16:17.0 Allan Davis NZL (1990) | 14:52.92 Sean Wade USA (2016) |
| M55 | 17:11.62 Richard Brent (2007) | 16:58.3 Trevor Ogilvie (2005) | 17:08.0 Derek Turnbull (1983) | 16:22.5 Derek Turnbull (1982) | 15:41.72 Ron Robertson (1997) | 16:06.0 Ron Robertson NZL (1998) | 15:29.7 Keith Bateman AUS (2011) |
| M60 | 17:20.14 Peter Stevens (2024) | 17:35.44 Richard Brent (2011) | 17:48.8 Derek Turnbull (1990) | 16:56.62 Alan Galbraith (2005) | 16:16.51 Ron Robertson (2001) | 17:36.34 Trevor Ogilvie NZL (2012) | 15:52.9 Stephen Moneghetti AUS (2022) |
| M65 | 18:45.0 John Eccles | 18:43.0 Ron Robertson (2006) | 19:32.9 Selwyn Opie (1990) | 16:38.8 Derek Turnbull (1992) | 16:38.8 Derek Turnbull (1992) | 18:13.1 Colin McLeod AUS (2002) | 16:38.8 Derek Turnbull NZL (1992) |
| M70 | 21:09.88 Keith Chapman (2022) | 20:09.97 Len Wigham (2001) | 20:30.3 Derek Turnbull (1998) | 19:37.11 Win Nelmes (1986) | 18:15.53 Ron Robertson (2011) | 19:24.62 Peter Sandery AUS (2012) | 18:15.53 Ron Robertson NZL (2011) |
| M75 | 22:56.72 Brian Hayes (2023) | 22:56.72 Brian Hayes(2023*) *2022 Champs held in calendar year 2023 | 22:06.0 Selwyn Opie (2000) | 22:02.34 Ron Stevens (2009) | 21:03.64 Ron Stevens (2009) | 22:45.0 Win Nelmes NZL (1990) | 19:07.02 Ed Whitlock CAN (2006) |
| M80 | 26:14.34 Roger Robinson(2022) | 27:59.6 Jim Feist (2015) | 27:47.6 Stan Gawler (2009) | 24:41.14 Eric de Lautour (2001) | 24:05.14 Eric de Lautour (2001) | 26:03.74 Michael Jackes AUS (2019) | 20:20.01 José Vicente Rioseco López ESP (2021) |
| M85 | no record | no record | no record | 26:18.47 Eric de Lautour (2007) | 26:18.47 Eric de Lautour (2007) | 26:51.3 Eric de Lautour NZL (2006) | 24:03.99 Ed Whitlock CAN (2015) |
| M90 | no record | no record | no record | no record | no record | no record | 29:28.60 David Carr AUS (2022) |
| M95 | no record | no record | no record | no record | no record | no record | 39:42.52 Antonio Nacca ITA (2019) |
| Wellington | North Island Champs | South Island Champs | NZMA Champs | NZ National | Oceania Champs | World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W35 | 16:47.63 Ngaire Drake | 18:08.08 Lee-Ann Sharp (2003) | 18:57.07 Melanie Angland (2016) | 17:41.15 Vicki Humphries (2002) | 16:03.12 M O’Connor (1993) | 17:07.7 Karen Gobby AUS (1990) | 14:33.84 Edith Masai KEN (2006) |
| W40 | 16:45.74 Nyla Caroll (2010) | 19:00.23 Wendy Cottrell‐Teahan (2011) | 18:44.56 Fiona Crombie (2023*) *2022 Champs held in calendar year 2023 | 16:48.28 Nyla Caroll (2010) | 16:29.89 Penny Peskett (2018) | 17:32.0 Dot Browne AUS (1984) | 15:04.87 Joanne Pavey GBR (2014) |
| W45 | 17:32.13 Bernie Portenski | 17:03.06 Sally Gibbs (2011) | 20:27.0 Maria Sleeman (2009) | 16:46.97 Sally Gibbs (2012) | 16:44.53 Sally Gibbs (2012) | 16:53.78 Sally Gibbs NZL (2012) | 15:55.71 Nicole Leveque FRA (1996 |
| W50 | 17:22.22 Bernie Portenski | 20:49.94 Judith Stewart (2001) | 19:06.38 Maggie Chorley (2017) | 17:24.54 Sally Gibbs (2015) | 17:24.54 Sally Gibbs (2015) | 19:19.0 Margaret Orman NZL (1992) | 16:51.17 Gitte Karlshoj DEN (2009) |
| W55 | 17:56.05 Bernie Portenski | 18:28.71 Sally Gibbs (2023*) *2022 Champs held in calendar year 2023 | 20:28.6 Julie Wilson (2013) | 17:59.90 Sally Gibbs (2020) | 17:45.52 Sally Gibbs (2018) | 18:44.52 Louisa Abram AUS (2018) | 17:29.28 Silke Schmidt GER (2015) |
| W60 | 18:51.13 Bernie Portenski (2010) | 21:10.8 Peggy Fletcher (1992) | 21:14.19 Bernadette Jago (2017) | 20:40.54 Christine Adamson (2017) | 18:51.13 Bernie Portenski (2010) | 20:56.69 Kathy Sims AUS (2012) | 17:59.16 Silke Schmidt GER (2019) |
| W65 | 21:23.94 Michele Allison (2022) | 23:32.79 Judith Stewart (2013) | 21:56.10 Loris Reed (2012) | 21:23.94 Michele Allison (2022) | 21:23.94 Michele Allison (2022) | 21:08.79 Lavinia Petrie AUS (2012) | 20:08.17 Kathryn Martin USA (2016) |
| W70 | 33:32.00 Betty Meyers (1996) | 24:59.45 Isabel Foley (2003) | 24:26.38 Myrtle Rough (2010) | 23:54.27 Judith Stewart (2019) | 23:54.27 Judith Stewart (2019) | 21:53.63 Lavinia Petrie AUS (2014) | 20:56.13 Angela Copson GBR (2017) |
| W75 | no record | 28:04.20 Dawn Cumming (2009) | 26:04.40 Myrtle Rough (2015) | 26:13.10 Barbara Patrick (2022) | 25:30.17 Myrtle Rough (2016) | 30:26.2 Shirley Brasher AUS (2002) | 22:53.55 Angela Copson GBR (2022)` |
| W80 | no record | no record | no record | no record | no record | no record | 25:40.14 Yoko Nakano JPN (2018) |
| W85 | no record | no record | 39:50.8 Edith Mercier (2008) | no record | 39:50.8 Edith Mercier (2008) | no record | 27:38.13 Yoko Nakano JPN (2021) |