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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)