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Best Germany 5000 m Athletes of All Time
All-time ranking of the top Germany athletes in the 5000 m, based on official personal bests, with results, wind readings and dates.
Discover the greatest 5000 m athletes in the history of Germany. Hansjörg Kunze tops the all-time national list with 13:10.40, among 30 ranked athletes — with every mark, date and competition.
| # | Athlete | Result | Wind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hansjörg Kunze | 13:10.40 | Sep 9, 1981 | |
| 2 | Werner Schildhauer | 13:12.54 | Aug 18, 1982 | |
| 3 | Manfred Kuschmann | 13:19.51 | Jul 5, 1977 | |
| 4 | Ralf Pönitzsch | 13:26.88 | Aug 12, 1979 | |
| 5 | Frank EISENBERG | 13:29.0HT | Jun 3, 1972 | |
| 6 | Jürgen Haase | 13:29.4HT | Jun 14, 1972 | |
| 7 | Siegfried HERRMANN | 13:30.0HT | Aug 11, 1965 | |
| 8 | Hagen Melzer | 13:30.64 | Jul 5, 1988 | |
| 9 | Bernd DIESSNER | 13:31.2HT | Jun 14, 1972 | |
| 10 | Frank Heine | 13:31.7HT | Jun 14, 1987 | |
| 11 | Wilfried Scholz | 13:32.2HT | Jun 14, 1972 | |
| 12 | Gert EISENBERG | 13:32.4HT | Jun 14, 1972 | |
| 13 | Karl-Heinz Leiteritz | 13:33.0HT | Jun 12, 1974 | |
| 14 | Frank Baumgartl | 13:33.04 | Aug 22, 1976 | |
| 15 | Andreas BÄSIG | 13:33.9HT | Jun 19, 1978 | |
| 16 | Klaus-Peter JUSTUS | 13:35.62 | Jun 14, 1978 | |
| 17 | Waldemar Cierpinski | 13:36.6HT | Jun 25, 1975 | |
| 18 | Joachim Krebs | 13:40.0HT | Jun 14, 1972 | |
| 19 | Friedrich JANKE | 13:42.4HT | Sep 5, 1959 | |
| 20 | Uwe Pflügner | 13:42.81 | Jul 22, 1989 | |
| 21 | Eckhard LESSE | 13:44.2HT | Jun 16, 1971 | |
| 22 | Heiner MEBES | 13:46.65 | Jun 27, 1985 | |
| 23 | Maik Dreissigacker | 13:49.46 | Jul 8, 1987 | |
| 24 | Gerhard HÖNICKE | 13:58.8HT | Jul 10, 1960 | |
| 25 | Volker IWANOWSKI | 14:14.83 | Aug 22, 1985 | |
| 26 | Frank Rühkieck | 14:17.1HT | Feb 5, 1983 | |
| 27 | Thomas BIERNATZKI | 14:27.8HT | Aug 19, 1977 | |
| 28 | Jens JOPPICH | 14:32.64 | Aug 24, 1989 | |
| 29 | Detlef BLUMHAGEN | 14:36.76 | Aug 4, 1985 | |
| 30 | Bernd Dießner | 14:41.03 | Oct 15, 1968 |