2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres

These are the official results of the Women's 5000 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Canada.

Olga Yegorova had tested positive for EPO earlier in 2001 which drew protests from her fellow competitors after she was allowed to compete in the World Athletics Championships.[1] Although her urine sample tested positive for EPO, the French authorities failed to take an accompanying blood test and she avoided a suspension on a technicality.[2]

Medalists edit

Gold   Olga Yegorova
Russia (RUS)
Silver   Marta Domínguez
Spain (ESP)
Bronze   Ayelech Worku
Ethiopia (ETH)

Results edit

Heats edit

Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) advanced to the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Yanmei Dong   China 15:09.44 Q, SB
2 2 Joanne Pavey   Great Britain 15:10.62 Q, SB
3 2 Yelena Zadorozhnaya   Russia 15:11.63 Q
4 2 Rose Cheruiyot   Kenya 15:12.04 Q
5 2 Irina Mikitenko   Germany 15:12.63 Q
6 2 Merima Denboba   Ethiopia 15:14.76 q
7 1 Marta Domínguez   Spain 15:15.81 Q
8 1 Olga Yegorova   Russia 15:15.85 Q
9 1 Tatyana Tomashova   Russia 15:15.95 Q
10 1 Gabriela Szabo   Romania 15:16.02 Q
11 1 Edith Masai   Kenya 15:16.13 Q
12 1 Ayelech Worku   Ethiopia 15:16.18 q
13 2 Benita Willis   Australia 15:17.93 q
14 2 Teresa Recio   Spain 15:19.81 q
15 2 Fatima Yvelain   France 15:20.16 q
16 1 Kathy Butler   Great Britain 15:20.78
17 1 Elvan Abeylegesse   Turkey 15:22.89
18 2 Haruko Okamoto   Japan 15:23.93 PB
19 1 Marla Runyan   United States 15:24.30
20 2 Elva Dryer   United States 15:26.04
21 2 Beatriz Santiago   Spain 15:26.55
22 1 Breeda Dennehy-Willis   Ireland 15:26.97
23 2 Dulce Maria Rodriguez   Mexico 15:27.34
24 2 Olivera Jevtić   Yugoslavia 15:29.61
25 1 Werknesh Kidane   Ethiopia 15:29.96
26 1 Restituta Joseph   Tanzania 15:33.93
27 1 Susanne Pumper   Austria 15:41.25
28 1 Courtney Babcock   Canada 15:46.72
29 1 Amy Rudolph   United States 15:46.77
30 2 Inga Juodeskiene   Lithuania 15:48.13 SB
31 2 Gunhild Haugen   Norway 15:54.56
32 1 Hayley Yelling   Great Britain 15:59.39
33 2 Maria McCambridge   Ireland 16:04.49
34 1 Mónica Rosa   Portugal 16:04.62
35 2 ManYee Chan-Ropper   Hong Kong 16:16.06
36 1 Una English   Ireland 16:26.15
37 2 Catherine Chikwakwa   Malawi 16:36.85 NR
38 1 Nebiat Habtemariam   Eritrea 16:37.57
1 Nasria Baghdad-Azaïdj   Algeria DQ
1 Zhor El Kamch   Morocco DNF
1 Daniela Yordanova   Bulgaria DNF
2 Wisam Abu Bekheet   Palestine DNF
2 Hrisostomia Iakovou   Greece DNS

Final edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Olga Yegorova   Russia 15:03.39
  Marta Domínguez   Spain 15:06.59
  Ayelech Worku   Ethiopia 15:10.17
4 Yanmei Dong   China 15:10.73
5 Irina Mikitenko   Germany 15:13.93
6 Yelena Zadorozhnaya   Russia 15:16.15
7 Edith Masai   Kenya 15:17.67
8 Gabriela Szabo   Romania 15:19.55
9 Rose Cheruiyot   Kenya 15:23.18
10 Tatyana Tomashova   Russia 15:23.83
11 Joanne Pavey   Great Britain 15:28.41
12 Benita Willis   Australia 15:36.75
13 Merima Denboba   Ethiopia 15:41.09
14 Fatima Yvelain   France 15:53.52
15 Teresa Recio   Spain 15:57.32

References edit

  1. ^ IAAF lifts suspension of Olga Yegorova Archived 2005-09-10 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF.org. 4 September 2001.
  2. ^ Radcliffe set to take Yegorova protest to IAAF. The Guardian. 17 August 2001.