The charts summarize the number of athletes each country placed in the world top-100 outdoor rankings for 2003 (plus ties) and the highest-ranked of these. Since one or two placings may represent only exceptional individuals, rather than national program strength, I've listed only countries with three or more athletes in the top 100. The data base drawn upon is the world deep list from Mirko Jalava's web site <http://www.tilastopaja.com/>.
MEN'S 5,000 METERS 2003 WOMEN'S 5,000 METERS 2003 Country Top 100 Highest Country Top 100 Highest Kenya 38 4 Russia 13 14 Ethiopia 11 3 Japan 13 35 Morocco 7 2 Ethiopia 12 1 Spain 6 50 Kenya 12 9 United States 4 54 United States 11 34 Japan 4 71 Morocco 4 7 Bahrain 3 16 China 3 10 France 3 23 Spain 3 13 28 countries represented 27 countries represented 100th = 13:30.31 100th = 15:34.14
