2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres

The women's 5000 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics were held at the Olympic Stadium on 19 and 22 August

Medalists edit

Gold Silver Bronze
Vivian Cheruiyot
  Kenya (KEN)
Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet
  Kenya (KEN)
Meseret Defar
  Ethiopia (ETH)

Records edit

World record   Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 14:11.15 Oslo, Norway 6 June 2008
Championship record   Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 14:38.59 Helsinki, Finland 13 August 2005
World leading   Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 14:33.65 London, Great Britain 25 July 2009
African record   Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 14:11.15 Oslo, Norway 6 June 2008
Asian record   Jiang Bo (CHN) 14:28.09 Shanghai, China 23 October 1997
North American record   Shalane Flanagan (USA) 14:44.80 Walnut, United States 13 April 2007
South American record   Carmem de Oliveira (BRA) 15:22.01 Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium 31 July 1993
European record   Liliya Shobukhova (RUS) 14:23.75 Kazan, Russia 19 July 2008
Oceanian record   Kim Smith (NZL) 14:45.93 Rome, Italy 11 July 2008

Qualification standards edit

A time B time
15:10.00 15:25.00

Schedule edit

Date Time Round
August 19, 2009 10:45 Heats
August 22, 2009 19:35 Final

Results edit

Heats edit

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Meseret Defar   Ethiopia (ETH) 15:16.46 Q
2 2 Vivian Cheruiyot   Kenya (KEN) 15:16.59 Q
3 1 Sentayehu Ejigu   Ethiopia (ETH) 15:17.64 Q
4 1 Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet   Kenya (KEN) 15:17.77 Q
5 1 Meselech Melkamu   Ethiopia (ETH) 15:18.39 Q
6 2 Iness Chepkesis Chenonge   Kenya (KEN) 15:18.40 Q
7 2 Genzebe Dibaba   Ethiopia (ETH) 15:19.66 Q
8 2 Alemitu Bekele   Turkey (TUR) 15:19.88 Q, SB
9 1 Krisztina Papp   Hungary (HUN) 15:19.90 Q, SB
10 1 Sara Moreira   Portugal (POR) 15:19.93 Q
11 2 Jennifer Rhines   United States (USA) 15:20.20 q
12 2 Silvia Weissteiner   Italy (ITA) 15:20.88 q
13 1 Yurika Nakamura   Japan (JPN) 15:21.01 q, PB
14 2 Yuriko Kobayashi   Japan (JPN) 15:23.96 q, SB
15 2 Zakia Mrisho Mohamed   Tanzania (TAN) 15:25.09 q, SB
16 1 Julie Culley   United States (USA) 15:32.33
17 1 Natalya Popkova   Russia (RUS) 15:32.62
18 2 Elizaveta Grechishnikova   Russia (RUS) 15:53.41
19 2 Judith Plá   Spain (ESP) 15:54.32
20 1 Inés Melchor   Peru (PER) 16:00.83
21 2 Pauline Niyongere   Burundi (BDI) 16:33.77 PB
22 1 Marriam Thole   Malawi (MAW) 17:12.21
1 Elvan Abeylegesse   Turkey (TUR) DNS

Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best

Final edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Vivian Cheruiyot   Kenya (KEN) 14:57.97
  Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet   Kenya (KEN) 14:58.33
  Meseret Defar   Ethiopia (ETH) 14:58.41
4 Sentayehu Ejigu   Ethiopia (ETH) 15:03.38
5 Meselech Melkamu   Ethiopia (ETH) 15:03.72
6 Iness Chepkesis Chenonge   Kenya (KEN) 15:06.06
7 Silvia Weissteiner   Italy (ITA) 15:09.74 SB
8 Genzebe Dibaba   Ethiopia (ETH) 15:11.12
9 Jennifer Rhines   United States (USA) 15:11.63
10 Sara Moreira   Portugal (POR) 15:12.22
11 Yuriko Kobayashi   Japan (JPN) 15:12.44 SB
12 Yurika Nakamura   Japan (JPN) 15:13.01 PB
13 Alemitu Bekele   Turkey (TUR) 15:18.18 SB
14 Krisztina Papp   Hungary (HUN) 15:20.36
15 Zakia Mrisho Mohamed   Tanzania (TAN) 15:31.73

Key: CR = Championship record, DNF = Did not finish, DNS = Did not start, PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best

Splits edit

Intermediate Athlete Country Mark
1000m Yurika Nakamura   Japan 3:06.02
2000m Sentayehu Ejigu   Ethiopia 6:11.04
3000m Vivian Cheruiyot   Kenya 9:15.05
4000m Vivian Cheruiyot   Kenya 12:15.79

References edit

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