World record progression 5000 m speed skating men
The world record progression 5000 m speed skating men as recognised by the International Skating Union:
| Nr. | Name | Country | Result | Date | Venue | - |
| 1 | Oskar Fredriksen | | 9:19.8 | 2 March 1890 | Stockholm | - |
| 2 | Einar Halvorsen | | 9:10.2 | 28 February 1892 | Hamar | - |
| 3 | Einar Halvorsen | | 9:07.0 | 26 February 1893 | Hamar | - |
| 4 | Jaap Eden | | 8:37.6 | 25 February 1894 | Hamar | - |
| 5 | Nikolay Strunnikov | | 8:37.2 | 4 February 1911 | Kristiania | - |
| 6 | Oscar Mathisen | | 8:36.6 | 17 January 1914 | Davos | - |
| 7 | Oscar Mathisen | | 8:36.3 | 23 January 1916 | Kristiania | - |
| 8 | Harald Strøm | | 8:33.7 | 4 February 1917 | Trondhjem | - |
| 9 | Harald Strøm | | 8:27.7 | 20 February 1921 | Kristiania | - |
| 10 | Harald Strøm | | 8:26.5 | 18 February 1922 | Kristiania | - |
| 11 | Ivar Ballangrud | | 8:24.2 | 19 January 1929 | Davos | - |
| 12 | Ivar Ballangrud | | 8:21.6 | 11 January 1930 | Davos | - |
| 13 | Siem Heiden | | 8:19.2 | 22 January 1933 | Davos | - |
| 14 | Max Stiepl | | 8:18.9 | 3 February 1934 | Hamar | - |
| 15 | Ivar Ballangrud | | 8:17.2 | 18 January 1936 | Oslo | - |
| 16 | Åke Seyffarth | | 8:13.7 | 3 February 1941 | Davos | - |
| 17 | Kornél Pajor | | 8:13.5 | 5 February 1949 | Davos | - |
| 18 | Hjalmar Andersen | | 8:07.3 | 13 January 1951 | Trondheim | - |
| 19 | Nikolay Mamonov | | 8:03.7 | 23 January 1952 | Medeo | - |
| 20 | Boris Shilkov | | 7:45.6 | 9 January 1955 | Medeo | - |
| 21 | Knut Johannesen | | 7:37.8 | 26 January 1963 | Oslo | - |
| 22 | Jonny Nilsson | | 7:34.3 | 23 February 1963 | Karuizawa | Allround WCh 1963 |
| 23 | Jonny Nilsson | | 7:33.2 | 13 February 1965 | Oslo | - |
| 24 | Fred Anton Maier | | 7:28.1 | 4 March 1965 | Notodden | - |
| 25 | Kees Verkerk | | 7:26.6 | 26 February 1967 | Inzell | - |
| 26 | Fred Anton Maier | | 7:26.2 | 7 January 1968 | Deventer | - |
| 27 | Fred Anton Maier | | 7:22.4 | 15 February 1968 | Grenoble | OG 1968 |
| 28 | Fred Anton Maier | | 7:16.7 | 9 March 1968 | Inzell | - |
| 29 | Kees Verkerk | | 7:13.2 | 1 March 1969 | Inzell | Allround ECh 1969 |
| 30 | Ard Schenk | | 7:12.0 | 13 March 1971 | Inzell | - |
| 31 | Ard Schenk | | 7:09.8 | 4 March 1972 | Inzell | - |
| 32 | Yury Kondakov | | 7:08.92 | 24 March 1975 | Medeo | - |
| 33 | Hans van Helden | | 7:07.82 | 30 January 1976 | Davos | - |
| 34 | Piet Kleine | | 7:04.86 | 5 March 1976 | Inzell | - |
| 35 | Piet Kleine | | 7:02.38 | 12 March 1976 | Inzell | - |
| 36 | Kay Arne Stenshjemmet | | 6:56.9 | 19 March 1977 | Medeo | - |
| 37 | Aleksandr Baranov | | 6:54.66 | 18 March 1982 | Medeo | - |
| 38 | Viktor Shasherin | | 6:49.15 | 23 March 1984 | Medeo | - |
| 39 | Leo Visser | | 6:47.01 | 14 February 1987 | Heerenveen | Allround WCh 1987 |
| 40 | Geir Karlstad | | 6:45.44 | 22 November 1987 | Heerenveen | - |
| 41 | Geir Karlstad | | 6:43.59 | 4 December 1987 | Calgary | - |
| 42 | Johann Olav Koss | | 6:41.73 | 9 February 1991 | Heerenveen | Allround WCh 1991 |
| 43 | Johann Olav Koss | | 6:38.77 | 22 January 1993 | Heerenveen | ECh 1993 |
| 44 | Johann Olav Koss | | 6:36.57 | 13 March 1993 | Heerenveen | - |
| 45 | Johann Olav Koss | | 6:35.53 | 4 December 1993 | Hamar | - |
| 46 | Johann Olav Koss | | 6:34.96 | 13 February 1994 | Hamar | OG 1994 |
| 47 | Gianni Romme | | 6:30.63 | 7 December 1997 | Heerenveen | - |
| 48 | Gianni Romme | | 6:22.20 | 8 February 1998 | Nagano | OG 1998 |
| 49 | Gianni Romme | | 6:21.49 | 27 March 1998 | Calgary | - |
| 50 | Gianni Romme | | 6:18.72 | 30 January 2000 | Calgary | - |
| 51 | Jochem Uytdehaage | | 6:14.66 | 9 February 2002 | Salt Lake City | OG 2002 |
| 52 | Chad Hedrick | | 6:09.68 | 13 November 2005 | Calgary | - |
| 53 | Sven Kramer | | 6:08.78 | 19 November 2005 | Salt Lake City | - |
| 54 | Sven Kramer | | 6:07.48 | 3 March 2007 | Calgary | - |
| 55 | Enrico Fabris | | 6:07.40 | 10 November 2007 | Salt Lake City | - |
| 56 | Sven Kramer | | 6:03.32 | 17 November 2007 | Calgary | - |
| 57 | Ted-Jan Bloemen | | 6:01.86 | 10 December 2017 | Salt Lake City | - |
