World record progression 5000 m speed skating women
The world record progression 5000 m speed skating women as recognised by the International Skating Union:
| Name | Result | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
 Zofia Nehringowa |
11:30.5 | 15 February 1931 | Warsaw |
| Zofia Nehringowa |
10:54.8 | 10 February 1935 | Warsaw |
 Verné Lesche |
10:15.3 | 2 February 1936 | Stockholm |
 Laila Schou Nilsen |
9:28.3 | 31 January 1937 | Davos |
| Verné Lesche |
9:26.8 | 13 February 1949 | Kongsberg |
 Rimma Zhukova |
9:22.3 | 17 March 1950 | Kirov |
| Tatyana Karelina |
9:10.7 | 12 February 1951 | Medeo |
| Rimma Zhukova |
9:01.6 | 24 January 1953 | Medeo |
| Suspended as a world record event by the ISU between 1955 and 1982. | |||
 Andrea Schöne |
7:40.97 | 23 January 1983 | Heerenveen |
| Gabi Schönbrunn |
7:39.44 | 15 January 1984 | Medeo |
| Andrea Schöne |
7:34.52 | 24 March 1984 | Medeo |
| Andrea Schöne |
7:32.82 | 10 February 1985 | Sarajevo |
| Andrea Ehrig |
7:31.45 | 12 January 1986 | Geithus |
| Andrea Ehrig |
7:20.99 | 22 March 1986 | Medeo |
 Yvonne van Gennip |
7:20.36 | 20 March 1987 | Heerenveen |
| Yvonne van Gennip |
7:14.13 | 28 February 1988 | Calgary |
 Gunda Niemann |
7:13.29 | 6 December 1993 | Hamar |
| Gunda Niemann |
7:03.26 | 26 March 1994 | Calgary |
| Claudia Pechstein |
6:59.61 | 20 February 1998 | Nagano |
| Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann |
6:58.63 | 28 March 1998 | Calgary |
| Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann |
6:57.24 | 7 February 1999 | Hamar |
| Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann |
6:56.84 | 16 January 2000 | Hamar |
| Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann |
6:55.34 | 25 November 2000 | Heerenveen |
| Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann |
6:52.44 | 10 March 2001 | Salt Lake City |
| Claudia Pechstein |
6:46.91 | 23 February 2002 | Salt Lake City |
 Martina Sáblíková |
6:45.61 | 11 March 2007 | Salt Lake City |
| Martina Sáblíková |
6:42.66 | 18 February 2011 | Salt Lake City |
| Martina Sáblíková |
6:42.01 | 3 March 2019 | Calgary |
 Natalya Voronina |
6:39.02 | 15 February 2020 | Salt Lake City |
References
[edit]- Historical World Records. International Skating Union.
- "Evolution of the world record 5000 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.