World record progression 5000 m speed skating men

The world record progression 5000 m speed skating men as recognised by the International Skating Union:

Nr.NameCountryResultDateVenue 1 Oskar Fredriksen 9:19.8 2 March 1890 Stockholm 2 Einar Halvorsen 9:10.2 28 February 1892 Hamar 3 Einar Halvorsen 9:07.0 26 February 1893 Hamar 4 Jaap Eden 8:37.6 25 February 1894 Hamar 5 Nikolay Strunnikov 8:37.2 4 February 1911 Kristiania 6 Oscar Mathisen 8:36.6 17 January 1914 Davos 7 Oscar Mathisen 8:36.3 23 January 1916 Kristiania 8 Harald Strøm 8:33.7 4 February 1917 Trondhjem 9 Harald Strøm 8:27.7 20 February 1921 Kristiania 10 Harald Strøm 8:26.5 18 February 1922 Kristiania 11 Ivar Ballangrud 8:24.2 19 January 1929 Davos 12 Ivar Ballangrud 8:21.6 11 January 1930 Davos 13 Siem Heiden 8:19.2 22 January 1933 Davos 14 Max Stiepl 8:18.9 3 February 1934 Hamar 15 Ivar Ballangrud 8:17.2 18 January 1936 Oslo 16 Åke Seyffarth 8:13.7 3 February 1941 Davos 17 Kornél Pajor 8:13.5 5 February 1949 Davos 18 Hjalmar Andersen 8:07.3 13 January 1951 Trondheim 19 Nikolay Mamonov 8:03.7 23 January 1952 Medeo 20 Boris Shilkov 7:45.6 9 January 1955 Medeo 21 Knut Johannesen 7:37.8 26 January 1963 Oslo 22 Jonny Nilsson 7:34.3 23 February 1963 Karuizawa Allround WCh 1963 23 Jonny Nilsson 7:33.2 13 February 1965 Oslo 24 Fred Anton Maier 7:28.1 4 March 1965 Notodden 25 Kees Verkerk 7:26.6 26 February 1967 Inzell 26 Fred Anton Maier 7:26.2 7 January 1968 Deventer 27 Fred Anton Maier 7:22.4 15 February 1968 Grenoble OG 1968 28 Fred Anton Maier 7:16.7 9 March 1968 Inzell 29 Kees Verkerk 7:13.2 1 March 1969 Inzell Allround ECh 1969 30 Ard Schenk 7:12.0 13 March 1971 Inzell 31 Ard Schenk 7:09.8 4 March 1972 Inzell 32 Yury Kondakov 7:08.92 24 March 1975 Medeo 33 Hans van Helden 7:07.82 30 January 1976 Davos 34 Piet Kleine 7:04.86 5 March 1976 Inzell 35 Piet Kleine 7:02.38 12 March 1976 Inzell 36 Kay Arne Stenshjemmet 6:56.9 19 March 1977 Medeo 37 Aleksandr Baranov 6:54.66 18 March 1982 Medeo 38 Viktor Shasherin 6:49.15 23 March 1984 Medeo 39 Leo Visser 6:47.01 14 February 1987 Heerenveen Allround WCh 1987 40 Geir Karlstad 6:45.44 22 November 1987 Heerenveen 41 Geir Karlstad 6:43.59 4 December 1987 Calgary 42 Johann Olav Koss 6:41.73 9 February 1991 Heerenveen Allround WCh 1991 43 Johann Olav Koss 6:38.77 22 January 1993 Heerenveen ECh 1993 44 Johann Olav Koss 6:36.57 13 March 1993 Heerenveen 45 Johann Olav Koss 6:35.53 4 December 1993 Hamar 46 Johann Olav Koss 6:34.96 13 February 1994 Hamar OG 1994 47 Gianni Romme 6:30.63 7 December 1997 Heerenveen 48 Gianni Romme 6:22.20 8 February 1998 Nagano OG 1998 49 Gianni Romme 6:21.49 27 March 1998 Calgary 50 Gianni Romme 6:18.72 30 January 2000 Calgary 51 Jochem Uytdehaage 6:14.66 9 February 2002 Salt Lake City OG 2002 52 Chad Hedrick 6:09.68 13 November 2005 Calgary 53 Sven Kramer 6:08.78 19 November 2005 Salt Lake City 54 Sven Kramer 6:07.48 3 March 2007 Calgary 55 Enrico Fabris 6:07.40 10 November 2007 Salt Lake City 56 Sven Kramer 6:03.32 17 November 2007 Calgary 57 Ted-Jan Bloemen 6:01.86 10 December 2017 Salt Lake City 58 Nils van der Poel 6:01.56 3 December 2021 Salt Lake City 59 Timothy Loubineaud 6:00.23 14 November 2025 Salt Lake CityWC 1 2025 60 Sander Eitrem 5:58.52 24 January 2026 InzellWC 5 2026

References Historical world records. International Skating Union.