Most World Athletics Championships 5000m wins (male)
- Who
- Mo Farah
- What
- 3 total number
- Where
- China (Beijing)
- When
- 29 August 2015
The most wins of the men’s 5,000 metres at the World Athletics Championships is three, achieved by Mo Farah (UK, b. Somalia) in 2011, 2013 and 2015.
Mo Farah secured a record third 5,000 m world championship title on 29 August 2015 in Beijing, China.
He completed an unprecedented distance-running “triple-double” – winning both the 5,000 m and 10,000 m events at the London 2012 Olympics and the 2013 and 2015 world championships.