Men's 5000m.

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Birhanu Balew (BRN): Tokyo-Bound. 5000m. 2019 World Military Games Champion (5000m); 2018 Asian Games Champion (5000m); 2019 Asian Champion (5000m). Indoor AR, NR: 7:34.58 (2020). NR (10000m): 27:07.49 (2021). PB=12:56.26, Ranked #10.

Stewart McSweyn (Australia): Tokyo-Bound. 1500m. 2020 National Champion 5000m; 2017 National Champion 10000m. AR, NR (3000m): 7:28.02 (2020). AR, NR (One Mile): 3:48.37 (2021). PB=13:05.23, SB=13:05.87, Ranked #17.

Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Norway): Tokyo-Bound. 1500m. 2017 European U20 Champion 5000m and 3000m SC; 2019 European Indoor Champion 3000m; 2021 European Indoor Champion 1500m and 3000m; 2018 European Champion 1500m and 5000m; 2019 European Team Champion 1st League 1500m; 2018 National Indoor Champion in the 1500m and 3000m; 2017 National Champion in the 5000m, 3000m SC; 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 National Champion 1500m; 2020 National Champion 800m. Indoor AR, NR (1500m): 3:31.80. AU20R (10km): 27:54. NU20R (3000m SC): 8:26.81. AR, NR (5000m): 12:48.45 (2021). NR (3000m): 7:27.05 (2020). AR, NR (2000m): 4:50.01 (2020). His PB=13:02.03, Ranked #5.

Mohamed Katir (Spain): Tokyo-Bound. 5000m. 2019 National Indoor Champion 3000m. PB=SB=13:08.52.

Henrik Ingebrigtsen (NOR): 5000m. 2016 National Indoor Champion (1500m & 3000m); 2010, 2012, 2014 National Champion (1500m); 2013 National Champion (800m); 2015, 2018, 2019 National Champion; 2013 European U23 Champion; 2014 European Team Champion 1st League (3000m); 2015, 2019 European Indoor Championships (Bronze Medalist); 2017 European Indoor Championships (3000m) Silver Medalist; 2016 European Championships (1500m) Bronze Medalist; 2014 European Championships (1500m) Silver Medalist; 2018 European Championships Silver Medalist; 2012 European Champion (1500m); 2018 World (Continental) Cup (3000m) Bronze Medalist. NR (3000m): 7:45.54 (2015). PB=13:15.38, SB=13:16.80, Ranked #21.

Abdelaati Iguider (MAR): 5000m. PB=12:59.25, SB=13:14.47
Iliass Aouani (ITA): 5000m. PB=13:55.02.
Isaac Kimeli (BEL): Tokyo-Bound. 5000m. 2014 National Champion (1500m); 2015 European U23 Championships Silver Medalist; 2019 European Team Champion 1st League (3000m); 2021 European Indoor Championships (3000m) Silver Medalist. PB=13:13.02, Ranked #18.

Justin Knight (CAN): Tokyo-Bound. 5000m. 2018 NACAC Championships Bronze Medalist. Indoor NR (1500m): 3:36.13 (2020). PB=13:09.76, Ranked #15.

Yemaneberhan Crippa (ITA): Tokyo-Bound. 5000m. 2016 National Indoor Champion (3000m); 2016 National Champion (1500m); 2015 European U20 Championships Bronze Medalist; 2017 European U23 Champion; 2018 European Cup 10000m Bronze Medalist; 2019, 2021 European Team Champion; 2018 European Championships (10000m) Bronze Medalist. Indoor NR: 13:23.99 (2017). NR (5km): 13:20 (2020). NR (10000m): 27:10.76 (2019). NR: 13:02.26 (2020). NR (3000m): 7:37.90 (2021). PB=13:02.26, SB=13:17.23, Ranked #20.

Mohammed Ahmed (CAN): Tokyo-Bound. 5000m. 2012, 2013 National Champion (10000m); 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 National Champion; 2018 Commonwealth Games (5000m & 10000m) Silver Medalist; 2015 Pan American Games Champion (10000m); 2018 World (Continental) Cup (3000m) Silver Medalist; 2019 World Championships Bronze Medalist; 2021 Olympic Games Silver Medalist. Indoor NR: 13:04.60 (2017). Indoor NR (3000m): 7:40.11 (2016). NR (10000m): 26:59.35 (2019). AR & NR: 12:47.20 (2020). NR (3000m): 7:40.49 (2017). PB=12:47.20, SB=13:18.49, Ranked #9.

Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH): 5000m. 2013 World Cross Country U20 Champion; 2015 World Championships Bronze Medalist; 2013 World Championships Silver Medalist; 2016 Olympic Games Bronze Medalist. WU20R & AU20R (3000m): 7:32.87 (2013). PB=12.45.82, Ranked #8.
Muktar Edris (ETH): 5000m. 2012 World U20 Champion; 2013 World Cross Country U20 Championships Bronze Medalist; 2015 World Cross Country Championships Bronze Medalist; 2017, 2019 World Champion. PB=12:54.83, SB=13:04.69, Ranked #7.

Telahun Haile Bekele (ETH): 5000m. 2019 National Champion. PB=12:52.98, Ranked #2.

Joshua Cheptegei (UGA): Tokyo-Bound. 5000m. 2015 African U20 Champion (10000m); 2018 Commonwealth Games Champion (5000m & 10000m); 2014 World U20 Championships (10000m); 2019 World Cross Country Champion; 2017 World Championships (10000m) Silver Medalist; 2019 World Champion (10000m); 2021 Olympic Games (10000m) Silver Medalist; 2021 Olympic Games Champion. NR (10km): 26:38 (2019). WR, NR (5km): 12:51 (2020). WR, AR, NR (10000m): 26:11.00 (2020). WR, NR, AR: 12:35.36 (2020). PB=12:35.36, Ranked #3.

Ryan Gregson (AUS): PM. 5000m. 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018 National Champion (1500m); 2015 IAAF World Relays (4x800m Relay & Distance Medley Relay) Bronze Medalist. AR (4x1500m Relay): 14:46.04 (2014). AR (4x800m Relay): 7:11.48 (2014). AU20B (10km): 29:09 (2008). PB=13:25.06, SB=13:33.46, Ranked #121.

By: Carlos G. Monzon-Guzman.