Posted in another thread:
Of the last 34 global 5000m championships (Starting at the Olympic Games 1972), the only winners to have run a sub 54 second last lap are (will include sub 13 races too even if the last lap wasn't sub 54):
1987- Said Aouita 52.92 Winning Time: 13:26.44
1999 - Salah Hissou 56.19 Winning time: 12:58.13
2003 - Eliud Kipchoge 53.4 Winning time: 12:52.79
2004 - El Guerrouj 52.6 Winning times 13:14.40
2005 - Benjamin Limo 53.6 Winning times: 13:32.55
2007 - Bernard Lagat 52.1-52.0 Winning times: 13:45.87
2008 - kenenisa Bekele 53.87 winning times: 12:57.82
2009 - Keneneisa Bekele 53.71 winning times: 13:17.09
2011 - Mo Farah 52.51 winning time: 13:23.36
2012 - Mo Farah 52.94 winning time: 13:41.66
2013 - Mo Farah 53.44 winning time: 13:26.98
2015 - Mofarah 52.67 winning time: 13:50
2016 - Mo Farh 52.9 winning time: 13:03.3
2017 - Muktar Edris - 52.5 winning time: 13:32.79
2019 - Muktar Edris - 55 winning time: 12:58.85
2021 - Josh Cheptegei - 55.05 winning time: 12:58.15
2022 - Jakob - 53.93 - winning time 13:09.24
2023 - Jakob - 52.45 winning time: 13:11.3
2024 - Jakob - 53.2 winning time: 13:13.66
2025 - Hocker - 52.62 winning time: 12:58.30
That is already 20 out of 34 races either in sub 54 or sub 13. Now of these 20, the only ones to close in a sub 2:23 final K are (will still include sub 13 races):
1999 (won't include it too far back and final K was like 2:28 or something)
2003: Eliud Kipchoge - 2:24.33 winning times: 12:52.79
2008: Kenenisa Bekele - 2:25.30 winning time: 12:57.82
2013 - Mo Farah - 2:22.28 winning time 13:26.98
2015 - Mo Farah - 2:19.22 winning time 13:50
2017 - Muktar Edris - 2:21.04 winning time: 13:32.79
2019- Muktar Edris - 2:24.3 winning time: 12:58.85
2021 -Josh Cheptegei - 2:25.35 winning time: 12:58.15
2023- Jakob - 2:21.07 winning time: 13:11.30
2024 - Jakob - 2:21.1 winning time: 13:13.66
2025 - Hocker - 2:25.31 winning time: 12:58.30
Now if we narrow it down to sub 5 final 2000m (still including sub 13 races):
2003: Eliud Kipchoge - 5:07 winning time 12:52.79
2008: Kenenisa Bekele - 4:56.97 winning time 12:57.82
2013 Mo Farah - 4:59.19 winning time 13:26.98
2017 Muktar Edris - 4:59.27 winning time: 13:32.79
2019 Muktar Edris - 5:05 winning time: 12:58.85
2021 Josh Cheptegei 5:03 winning time: 12:58.15
2023 Jakob 4:56.69 Winning time 13:11.30
2024 Jakob 4:55.4 Winning time 13:13.66
2025 Hocker: 5:05.48 Winning time 12:58.30
Lastly, let's rank all of them by the fastest last 3k:
2013 Mo Farah: 7:48.87
2003 Eliud Kipchoge: 7:45.93
2017 Muktar Edris: 7:44.51
2019 Muktar Edris: 7:43.51
2021 Josh Cheptegei 7:43.15
2025 Hocker: 7:41.75
2008 Kenenisa Bekele - 7:35.53
2024 Jakob: 7:35.4
2023 Jakob: 7:34.45
So now, take a look at all of Jakobs splits, he has the fastest final 400m out of any runner in championship history other than Lagat (But his finishing time was 13:45 and we can all agree that is obscenely slow). He also has the fastest last kilometer out of any runner other than Farah (13:50) and Edris (13:32.79). He also has the fastest last 2k out of any other runner in history x2. And lastly, he has the fastest final 3k in history x2.
Jakob may possibly have the greatest 5000m kick of all time. To be able to run a 52 after a 2:21 Km, a 4:55 2k, and a 7:35 final 3k demonstrates GOAT kicking ability. Nobody else has done that before. It's equivalent to El Guerrouj running 1:46 for the final 800 in Athens. The ONLY runner in history who could have beat him in Budapest and Paris was Bekele as he arguably has the most impressive one off performance in championship 5000m history (2008). BUT, I think in a traditional final 2k burnup, Jakob will win every time.