September 14, 1972 - Lasse Viren sets new 5,000m world record

from Today in Running History · host Hillary Barrett

Today is Sunday, September 14th, 2025, and on this day in 1972, Finnish runner Lasse Viren broke the 5,000 meter world record in Helsinki with a time of 13:16.4, just 4 days after winning double Olympic gold in the 5 and 10,000 meters.

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