The women's 5000 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics were held at the Olympic Stadium on 19 and 22 AugustWomen's 5000 Metres results
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeVivian Cheruiyot Sylvia Jebiwott KibetMeseret Defar
Records World record14:11.15Oslo, Norway6 June 2008Championship record14:38.59Helsinki, Finland13 August 2005World leading14:33.65London, Great Britain25 July 2009African record14:11.15Oslo, Norway6 June 2008Asian record14:28.09Shanghai, China23 October 1997North American record14:44.80Walnut, United States13 April 2007South American record15:22.01Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium31 July 1993European record14:23.75Kazan, Russia19 July 2008Oceanian record14:45.93Rome, Italy11 July 2008
Qualification standards A timeB time 15:10.00 15:25.00
Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 19, 2009 10:45 HeatsAugust 22, 2009 19:35 Final
Results
Heats Qualification: First 5 in each heat(Q) and the next 5 fastest(q) advance to the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 2 Meseret Defar 15:16.46 Q 2 Vivian Cheruiyot 15:16.59 Q 1 Sentayehu Ejigu 15:17.64 Q 1 Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet 15:17.77 Q 1 Meselech Melkamu 15:18.39 Q 2 Iness Chepkesis Chenonge 15:18.40 Q 2 Genzebe Dibaba 15:19.66 Q 2 Alemitu Bekele 15:19.88 Q, SB 1 Krisztina Papp 15:19.90 Q, SB 10 1 Sara Moreira 15:19.93 Q 11 2 Jennifer Rhines 15:20.20 q 12 2 Silvia Weissteiner 15:20.88 q 13 1 Yurika Nakamura 15:21.01 q, PB 14 2 Yuriko Kobayashi 15:23.96 q, SB 15 2 Zakia Mrisho Mohamed 15:25.09 q, SB 16 1 Julie Culley 15:32.33 17 1 Natalya Popkova 15:32.62 18 2 Elizaveta Grechishnikova 15:53.41 19 2 Judith Pla 15:54.32 20 1 Inés Melchor 16:00.83 21 2 Pauline Niyongere 16:33.77 PB 22 1 Marriam Thole 17:12.21 1 Elvan Abeylegesse
Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best
Final
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Vivian Cheruiyot 14:57.97 Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet 14:58.33 Meseret Defar 14:58.41 Sentayehu Ejigu 15:03.38 Meselech Melkamu 15:03.72 Iness Chepkesis Chenonge 15:06.06 Silvia Weissteiner 15:09.74 SB Genzebe Dibaba 15:11.12 Jennifer Rhines 15:11.63 10 Sara Moreira 15:12.22 11 Yuriko Kobayashi 15:12.44 SB12 Yurika Nakamura 15:13.01 PB13 Alemitu Bekele 15:18.18 SB14 Krisztina Papp 15:20.36 15 Zakia Mrisho Mohamed 15:31.73
Key: CR = Championship record, DNF = Did not finish, DNS = Did not start, PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best
Splits Intermediate Athlete Country Mark 1000m Yurika Nakamura 3:06.02 2000m Sentayehu Ejigu 6:11.04 3000m Vivian Cheruiyot 9:15.05 4000m Vivian Cheruiyot 12:15.79
References General Specific