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USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions
Men's 5,000 m
2018
13:29.47
Paul Chelimo
US Army
2017
13:08.62
Paul Chelimo
US Army
2016
13:35.50
Bernard Lagat
Nike
2015
13:50.69
Ryan Hill
Nike/Bowerman TC
2014
13:31.41
Bernard Lagat
Nike
2013
14:54.16
Bernard Lagat
Nike
2012
13:22.67
Galen Rupp
Nike
2011
13:23.06
Bernard Lagat
Nike
2010
13:54.08
Bernard Lagat
Nike
2009
13:20.57
Matt Tegenkamp
OTC
2008
13:27.47
Bernard Lagat
Nike
2007
13:30.73
Bernard Lagat
Nike
2006
13:14.32
Bernard Lagat
Nike
2005
13:12.76
Tim Broe
adidas
2004
13:27.36
Tim Broe
adidas
2003
13:35.23
Tim Broe
adidas
2002
13:27.52
Alan Culpepper
adidas
2001
13:28.72
Bob Kennedy
Nike
2000
13:27.06
Adam Goucher
Fila
1999
13:25.59
Adam Goucher
Fila
1998
13:40.62
Marc Davis
Nike
1997
13:30.86
Bob Kennedy
Nike
1996
13:46.17
Bob Kennedy
Nike
1995
13:19.99
Bob Kennedy
Nike
1994
14:04.30
Matt Giusto
Ft Locker
1993
13:23.60
Matt Giusto
Ft Locker
1992
13:40.30
John Trautmann
adidas
1991
13:55.26
John Trautmann
NYAC
1990
13:41.85
Doug Padilla
Nike West
1989
13:39.75
Tim Hacker
Ath West
1988
13:42.69
Doug Padilla
Ath West
1987
13:51.45
Sydney Maree
Puma
1986
13:46.69
Doug Padilla
Ath West
1985
13:16.42
Doug Padilla
Ath West
1984
13:51.31
Sydney Maree
Reebok TC
1983
13:25.12
Doug Padilla
Ath West
1982
13:31.96
Matt Centrowitz
NYAC
1981
13:28.86
Matt Centrowitz
NYAC
1980
13:33.61
Matt Centrowitz
Oregon TC
1979
13:40.8
Matt Centrowitz
Ath.Attic
1978
13:40.2
Marty Liqouri
Ath. Attic
1977
13:41.6
Marty Liquori
Florida AA
1976
13:31.2
Dick Buerkle
NYAC
1975
13:29.0
Marty Liquori
NYAC
1974
13:33.4
Dick Buerkle
NYAC
1973
12:53.4 (3 mi.)
Steve Prefontaine
Oregon
1972
13:51.8
Mike Keough
Manhattan
1971
12:58.6 (3 mi.)
Steve Prefontaine
OreTC
1970
13:24.2 (3 mi.)
Frank Shorter
Fla. TC
1969
13:18.4 (3 mi.)
Tracy Smith
US Army
1968
13:50.4
Bob Day
US Army
1967
13:10.6 (3 mi.)
Gerry Lindgren
Wash St
1966
13:27.4 (3 mi.)
George Young
Unat-AZ
1965
13:10.4 (3 mi.)
Bob Schul
Unat
1964
13:56.2 (5,000 m)
Bob Schul
Miami,O
1963
13:40.4 (3 mi.)
Pat Clohessy
TexOC/AUS
1962
13:30.6 (3 mi.)
Murray Halberg
NZL
13:32.8 (3 mi.)
2-Max Truex
Los AngelesTC
1961
13:50.0 (3 mi.)
Laszlo Tabori
SCVYV/HUN
1960
14:26.4
Bill Dellinger
EEAA
1959
14:47.6
Bill Dellinger
USAF
1958
13:37.1 (3 mi.)
Alex Henderson
Unat/POL
1957
13:55.0 (3 mi.)
John Macy
Unat/POL
1956
14:47.4
Dick Hart
College. T&F
1955
14:45.2 (3 mi.)
Horace Ashenfelter
NYAC
1954
14:18.5 (3 mi.)
Horace Ashenfelter
NYAC
1953
14:28.2 (3 mi.)
Charles Capozzoli
NYAC
1952
15:03.3
Curt Stone
NYAC
1951
14:47.5
Fred Wilt
NYAC
1950
15:19.4
Fred Wilt
NYAC
1949
14:49.3
Fred Wilt
NYAC
1948
14:49.1
Curt Stone
Shanahan CC
1947
15:02.7
Curt Stone
Penn State
1946
15:50.7
Francis Martin
NYAC
1945
16:14.4
John Kandl
NYAC
1944
15:22.3
Jim Rafferty
NYAC
1943
14:48.5
Gundar Haegg
SWE
2-Greg Rice
Mer.Marine
1942
14:39.7
Greg Rice
NYAC
1941
14:45.2
Greg Rice
S. Bend AA
1940
14:33.4
Greg Rice
S. Bend AA
1939
14:50.9
Greg Rice
Notre Dame
1938
15:15.0
Greg Rice
Notre Dame
1937
15:04.1
Joe McCluskey
NYAC
1936
15:04.8
Don Lash
Indiana
1935
15:14.1
Joe McCluskey
NYAC
1934
15:18.6
Frank Crowley
NYAC
1933
15:27.0
John Follows
NYAC
1906-32
Not held
1905
11:28.8 (2 mi.)
Sanford Lyon
Unat
1904
10:06.2 (2 mi.)
Alex Grant
NYAC
1903
10:39.2 (2 mi.)
Alex Grant
NYAC
1897-1902
Not held
1896
16:31.6 (3 mi.)
Ernest Hjertberg
NJAC/SWE
1895
15:18.8 (3 mi.)
Charles Bean
N J AC
1880-94
Not held
1879
15:38.6 (3 mi.)
P.J. McDonald
IrishAAC
1878
17:23.0 (3 mi.)
William Duffey
HarlemAC
1877-
Not held
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