The women's 5000 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in two rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, on 2 and 5 August 2024. This was the eighth time that the women's 5000 metres is contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 43 athletes were to qualify for the event by entry standard or ranking.
Summary 2020 Olympic champion, Sifan Hassan returned to defend her title. Gudaf Tsegay, bronze medallist in 2020, and 2022 World Champion, also returned. 2023 World Champion, and 1500 m world record holder Faith Kipyegon was also viewed as a favourite for the medals, with two-time cross-country champion Beatrice Chebet, European champion Nadia Battocletti, and African Games champion Medina Eisa also billed as strong contenders.
At the gun in the final, Kipyegon led from the front and controlled the pace. Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal later moved to the front, with Battocletti dropped in behind her. At the 300 m stage, Ejgayehu Taye moved to the front, followed by her Ethiopian teammate Tsegay. Kipyegon then moved back to the front, increasing the pace. With just under three laps to go, Tsegay moved to the front to challenge Kipyegon, with the two exchanging elbows. As the pace quickened, Hassan moved from the back of the leading pack to third. At the bell, the three Kenyans lead with Kipyegon followed closely by Chebet and Margaret Kipkemboi. In the final straight, Chebet outkicked Kipyegon to win in 14:28.56. Kipyegon took silver in 14:29.60 with Hassan securing bronze in 14:30.61.
Kipyegon was originally disqualified after the race for an earlier race incident with Tsegay. Battocletti had finished fourth and was advanced to the bronze behind Hassan. However, after a protest, Kipyegon was reinstated as the silver medallist and the original results were restored.
Background The women's 5000 metres has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1996, when the event replaced the women's 3000 metres to match the men's event. +Global records before the 2024 Summer OlympicsRecordAthlete (nation)Time (s)LocationDateWorld record14:00.21"All time Top lists – Senior – 5000 Metres women", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.Eugene, United States17 September 2023Olympic record14:26.72Rio de Janeiro, Brazil19 August 2016World leading14:18.76"Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – 5000 Metres women", World Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.Eugene, United States25 May 2024 +Area records before the 2024 Summer OlympicsArea recordAthlete (nation)Time (s)Africa 14:00.21 Asia 14:28.09Europe 14:13.42North, Central Americaand Caribbean 14:19.45Oceania 14:39.89South America 14:36.59
Qualification
For the women's 5000 metres event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024.Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024. 45 athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by running the entry standard of 14:52.00 seconds or faster or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.
Results
Round 1 Round 1 was held on 2 August, starting at 18:10 (UTC+2) in the evening."Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024. First 8 in each heat (Q) advance to the final.
Heat 1 RankAthleteNationTimeNotes 1Faith Kipyegon 14:57.56 2Sifan Hassan 14:57.65 (.641) 3Nadia Battocletti 14:57.65 (.647) 4Margaret Kipkemboi 14:57.70 5Gudaf Tsegay 14:57.84, 6Ejgayehu Taye 14:57.97 7Elise Cranny 14:58.55 8Karissa Schweizer 14:59.64 9Nozomi Tanaka 15:00.62 10Marta García 15:08.87 11Mariana Machado 15:23.26 -Belinda Chemutai 15:23.90DSQ 12Lauren Ryan 15:29.35 13Hanna Klein 15:31.85 14Lisa Rooms 15:37.55 15Agate Caune 15:38.19 16Yuma Yamamoto 15:43.67 17Alma Delia Cortés 15:45.33 18Briana Scott 15:47.30 19Ankita Dhyani 16:19.38 Joy Cheptoyek DNS
Heat 2 RankAthleteNationTimeNotes 1Beatrice Chebet 15:00.73 2Medina Eisa 15:00.82 3Rose Davies 15:00.86 4Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal 15:01.14 5Francine Niyomukunzi 15:01.42 6Whittni Morgan 15:02.14, 7Nathalie Blomqvist 15:02.75 8Joselyn Brea 15:02.89 9Isobel Batt-Doyle 15:03.64 10Maureen Koster 15:03.66 11Laura Galván 15:05.20 12Klara Lukan 15:09.61 13Esther Chebet 15:10.46 14Parul Chaudhary 15:10.68 15Samiyah Hassan Nour 15:13.63 16Federica Del Buono 15:15.54 17Sarah Madeleine 15:18.62 18Viktória Wagner-Gyürkés 15:48.24 19Wakana Kabasawa 15:50.86 20Jodie McCann 15:55.08
Final The final was held on 5 August, starting at 21:10 (UTC+2) in the evening.
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes Beatrice Chebet 14:28.56 Faith Kipyegon 14:29.60 Sifan Hassan 14:30.61 4 Nadia Battocletti 14:31.64 5 Margaret Kipkemboi 14:32.23 6 Ejgayehu Taye 14:32.98 7 Medina Eisa 14:35.43 8 Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal 14:43.21 9 Gudaf Tsegay 14:45.21 10 Karissa Schweizer 14:45.57 11 Elise Cranny 14:48.06 12 Rose Davies 14:49.67 13 Nathalie Blomqvist 14:53.10 14 Whittni Morgan 14:53.57 15 Joselyn Brea 15:17.04 16 Francine Niyomukunzi 15:22.40
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