Six runners break 12:50 in one 5k race in Paris...

Up to last Friday (6th July 2012), only 10 men had ever run faster than 12:50 in a 5,000 metre race.  The last time someone had broken it was back in July 2007.

All that changed on Friday evening when no less than six runners went sub 12:50 at the 5,000m at a Diamond League race in Paris.

The 16 Sub-12:50 5k Runners In Men's History
Red = Ran In Paris
1    12:37.35   WR          Kenenisa Bekele            Hengelo                   31 May 2004
2    12:39.36               Haile Gebrselassie    Helsinki                  13 Jun 1998
3    12:39.74   NR          Daniel Komen                      Bruxelles                 22 Aug 1997
4    12:46.53               Eliud Kipchoge                Roma                       2 Jul 2004
5    12:46.81               Dejen Gebremeskel        Saint-Denis                6 Jul 2012
6    12:47.04               Sileshi Sihine                     Roma                       2 Jul 2004
7    12:47.53   WJR         Hagos Gebrhiwet                 Saint-Denis                6 Jul 2012
8    12:48.64               Isiah Koech                   Saint-Denis                6 Jul 2012
9    12:48.66               Isaac Songok                         Zürich                   18 Aug 2006
10   12:48.77               Yenew Alamirew          Saint-Denis                6 Jul 2012
11   12:48.81               Saif Saeed Shaheen        Ostrava                   12 Jun 2003
12   12:49.04               Thomas Longosiwa               Saint-Denis                6 Jul 2012
13   12:49.28   NR          Brahim Lahlafi                     Bruxelles                 25 Aug 2000
14   12:49.50               John Kipkoech                    Saint-Denis                6 Jul 2012
15   12:49.71   AR          Mohammed Mourhit                 Bruxelles                 25 Aug 2000
16   12:49.87               Paul Tergat                     Zürich                   13 Aug 1997


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