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Best Germany Men's 5000 m Athletes of All Time
All-time list of the top Germany men in the 5000 m, based on official personal bests, with results, wind readings and dates.
Discover the greatest Germany men in the 5000 m. Thomas Wessinghage tops the all-time national list with 13:12.78, among 52 ranked athletes — with every mark, date and competition.
| # | Athlete | Result | Wind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Wessinghage | 13:12.78 | Aug 18, 1982 | |
| 2 | Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand | 13:13.69 | Jul 5, 1976 | |
| 3 | Karl Fleschen | 13:13.88 | Jul 5, 1977 | |
| 4 | Peter Weigt | 13:14.54 | Jul 5, 1977 | |
| 5 | Frank Zimmermann | 13:18.20 | Jul 4, 1978 | |
| 6 | Christoph Herle | 13:19.25 | Jul 27, 1985 | |
| 7 | Harald Norpoth | 13:20.49 | Jul 12, 1973 | |
| 8 | Detlef Uhlemann | 13:21.07 | Jul 28, 1976 | |
| 9 | Uwe Mönkemeyer | 13:21.14 | Aug 6, 1986 | |
| 10 | Herbert STEPHAN | 13:22.09 | Aug 13, 1987 | |
| 11 | Patriz Ilg | 13:24.4HT | May 18, 1983 | |
| 12 | Ingo Sensburg | 13:32.98 | May 21, 1976 | |
| 13 | Jürgen May | 13:33.0HT | Jul 2, 1969 | |
| 14 | Ralf SALZMANN | 13:33.00 | Jun 19, 1988 | |
| 15 | Werner GIRKE | 13:37.0HT | Jun 13, 1968 | |
| 16 | Ulrich BRÜGGER | 13:38.6HT | Jun 12, 1969 | |
| 17 | Michael Karst | 13:38.8HT | Aug 7, 1975 | |
| 18 | Rainer Schwarz | 13:39.53 | Aug 31, 1983 | |
| 19 | Kurt Stenzel | 13:39.68 | Aug 13, 1987 | |
| 20 | Peter Horak | 13:40.06 | Aug 28, 1985 | |
| 21 | Volker Welzel | 13:40.50 | Aug 6, 1986 | |
| 22 | Wolfgang FALKE | 13:41.0HT | Jun 29, 1971 | |
| 23 | Wolfgang RIESINGER | 13:41.8HT | Jun 8, 1972 | |
| 24 | Manfred LETZERICH | 13:42.2HT | Jun 29, 1971 | |
| 25 | Hans GERLACH | 13:42.6HT | Aug 16, 1967 | |
| 26 | Jens Volkmann | 13:42.79 | Jun 23, 1993 | |
| 27 | Klaus-Peter Nabein | 13:42.80 | Jun 14, 1989 | |
| 28 | Franz Engelbert | 13:43.67 | Aug 6, 1986 | |
| 29 | Lutz Philipp | 13:44.0HT | Jul 17, 1965 | |
| 30 | Michael Lederer | 13:44.8HT | Aug 14, 1976 | |
| 31 | Hubert Karl | 13:45.03 | Jun 14, 1989 | |
| 32 | Gerd Frähmcke | 13:46.2HT | Jul 4, 1974 | |
| 33 | Willi Wagner | 13:46.8HT | Jul 6, 1973 | |
| 34 | Frank BIALLUCH | 13:47.41 | Jun 1, 1988 | |
| 35 | Detlef SCHWARZ | 13:47.46 | Aug 29, 1984 | |
| 36 | Konrad Dobler | 13:48.26 | Aug 6, 1986 | |
| 37 | Kurt ÖSTREICH | 13:48.56 | Aug 31, 1983 | |
| 38 | Jens WOLLENBERG | 13:49.2HT | Jun 19, 1971 | |
| 39 | Bodo Tümmler | 13:49.6HT | Jun 11, 1968 | |
| 40 | Volkmar Betz | 13:51.0HT | Aug 21, 1977 | |
| 41 | Peter KUBICKI | 13:53.4HT | Sep 13, 1962 | |
| 42 | Paul NOTHACKER | 13:59.34 | Jun 26, 1983 | |
| 43 | Herbert SCHADE | 14:08.6HT | Jul 24, 1952 | |
| 44 | Ludwig Müller | 14:08.8HT | Aug 19, 1958 | |
| 45 | Thomas HIBBE | 14:14.14 | Aug 16, 1979 | |
| 46 | Peter BELGER | 14:19.12 | Jul 10, 1984 | |
| 47 | Axel Hardy | 14:20.26 | Aug 22, 1985 | |
| 48 | Werner Grömmisch | 14:20.8HT | Aug 24, 1975 | |
| 49 | Günther KORB | 14:25.6HT | Aug 26, 1973 | |
| 50 | Heinz LAUFER | 14:42.0HT | Aug 26, 1954 | |
| 51 | Thomas ERTL | 14:54.9HT | Jun 15, 1986 | |
| 52 | Wolfgang BLÖDOW | 15:05.7HT | Aug 19, 1977 |