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
Poland Zofia Nehringowa 11:30.5 15 February 1931 Warsaw
Poland Zofia Nehringowa 10:54.8 10 February 1935 Warsaw
Finland Verné Lesche 10:15.3 2 February 1936 Stockholm
Norway Laila Schou Nilsen 9:28.3 31 January 1937 Davos
Finland Verné Lesche 9:26.8 13 February 1949 Kongsberg
Soviet Union Rimma Zhukova 9:22.3 17 March 1950 Kirov
Soviet Union Tatyana Karelina 9:10.7 12 February 1951 Medeo
Soviet Union Rimma Zhukova 9:01.6 24 January 1953 Medeo
Suspended as a world record event by the ISU between 1955 and 1982.
East Germany Andrea Schöne 7:40.97 23 January 1983 Heerenveen
East Germany Gabi Schönbrunn 7:39.44 15 January 1984 Medeo
East Germany Andrea Schöne 7:34.52 24 March 1984 Medeo
East Germany Andrea Schöne 7:32.82 10 February 1985 Sarajevo
East Germany Andrea Ehrig 7:31.45 12 January 1986 Geithus
East Germany Andrea Ehrig 7:20.99 22 March 1986 Medeo
Netherlands Yvonne van Gennip 7:20.36 20 March 1987 Heerenveen
Netherlands Yvonne van Gennip 7:14.13 28 February 1988 Calgary
Germany Gunda Niemann 7:13.29 6 December 1993 Hamar
Germany Gunda Niemann 7:03.26 26 March 1994 Calgary
Germany Claudia Pechstein 6:59.61 20 February 1998 Nagano
Germany Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann 6:58.63 28 March 1998 Calgary
Germany Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann 6:57.24 7 February 1999 Hamar
Germany Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann 6:56.84 16 January 2000 Hamar
Germany Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann 6:55.34 25 November 2000 Heerenveen
Germany Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann 6:52.44 10 March 2001 Salt Lake City
Germany Claudia Pechstein 6:46.91 23 February 2002 Salt Lake City
Czech Republic Martina Sáblíková 6:45.61 11 March 2007 Salt Lake City
Czech Republic Martina Sáblíková 6:42.66 18 February 2011 Salt Lake City
Czech Republic Martina Sáblíková 6:42.01 3 March 2019 Calgary
Russia Natalya Voronina 6:39.02 15 February 2020 Salt Lake City

References

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  • Historical World Records. International Skating Union.
  • "Evolution of the world record 5000 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.