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

Events at the
2009 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmenwomen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

Medalists
GoldSilverBronze
Vivian Cheruiyot
 Kenya (KEN) 		Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet
 Kenya (KEN)		 Meseret Defar
 Ethiopia (ETH)

Records
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
A time B time
15:10.00 15:25.00

Schedule
Date Time Round
August 19, 200910:45Heats
August 22, 200919:35Final

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12Meseret Defar Ethiopia (ETH)15:16.46Q
22Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya (KEN)15:16.59Q
31Sentayehu Ejigu Ethiopia (ETH)15:17.64Q
41Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet Kenya (KEN)15:17.77Q
51Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia (ETH)15:18.39Q
62Iness Chepkesis Chenonge Kenya (KEN)15:18.40Q
72Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia (ETH)15:19.66Q
82Alemitu Bekele Turkey (TUR)15:19.88Q, SB
91Krisztina Papp Hungary (HUN)15:19.90Q, SB
101Sara Moreira Portugal (POR)15:19.93Q
112Jennifer Rhines United States (USA)15:20.20q
122Silvia Weissteiner Italy (ITA)15:20.88q
131Yurika Nakamura Japan (JPN)15:21.01q, PB
142Yuriko Kobayashi Japan (JPN)15:23.96q, SB
152Zakia Mrisho Mohamed Tanzania (TAN)15:25.09q, SB
161Julie Culley United States (USA)15:32.33
171Natalya Popkova Russia (RUS)15:32.62
182Elizaveta Grechishnikova Russia (RUS)15:53.41
192Judith Plá Spain (ESP)15:54.32
201Inés Melchor Peru (PER)16:00.83
212Pauline Niyongere Burundi (BDI)16:33.77PB
221Marriam Thole Malawi (MAW)17:12.21
1Elvan Abeylegesse Turkey (TUR)DNS

Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best

Final
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya (KEN)14:57.97
Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet Kenya (KEN)14:58.33
Meseret Defar Ethiopia (ETH)14:58.41
4Sentayehu Ejigu Ethiopia (ETH)15:03.38
5Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia (ETH)15:03.72
6Iness Chepkesis Chenonge Kenya (KEN)15:06.06
7Silvia Weissteiner Italy (ITA)15:09.74SB
8Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia (ETH)15:11.12
9Jennifer Rhines United States (USA)15:11.63
10Sara Moreira Portugal (POR)15:12.22
11Yuriko Kobayashi Japan (JPN)15:12.44SB
12Yurika Nakamura Japan (JPN)15:13.01PB
13Alemitu Bekele Turkey (TUR)15:18.18SB
14Krisztina Papp Hungary (HUN)15:20.36
15Zakia 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
IntermediateAthleteCountryMark
1000mYurika Nakamura Japan3:06.02
2000mSentayehu Ejigu Ethiopia6:11.04
3000mVivian Cheruiyot Kenya9:15.05
4000mVivian Cheruiyot Kenya12:15.79

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