World Best Year Performance in Women's 5000 metres

1969: Paola Pigni (ITA)
1970–1975: nd
1976: Nina Holmén (FIN)
1977: Jan Merrill (USA)
1978: Kathy Mills (USA)
1979–1980: Jan Merrill (USA)
1981: Paula Fudge (GBR)
1982: Mary Slaney (USA)
1983: Zola Budd (RSA)
1984: Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
1985: Zola Budd (GBR)
1986: Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
1987–1988: Liz McColgan (GBR)
1989: Kathrin Weßel (GDR)
1990: Yelena Romanova (URS)
1991–1992: Elana Meyer (RSA)
1993: Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL)
1994: Yelena Romanova (RUS)
1995–1996: Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)
1997: Jiang Bo (CHN)
1998–1999: Gabriela Szabo (ROM)
2000: Gete Wami (ETH)
2001: Olga Yegorova (RUS)
2002: Paula Radcliffe (GBR)
2003: Berhane Adere (ETH)
2004: Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR)
2005–2007: Meseret Defar (ETH)
2008: Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)
2009–2010: Meseret Defar (ETH)
2011–2012: Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)
2013: Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)
2014: Genzebe Dibaba (ETH)
2015–2016: Almaz Ayana (ETH)
2017–2019: Hellen Obiri (KEN)
2020: Letesenbet Gidey (ETH)
2021: Gudaf Tsegay (ETH)
2022: Ejgayehu Taye (ETH)

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