2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres

Women's 5000 metres
at the 2017 World Championships
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates 10 August (heats)
13 August (final)
Competitors 32 from 17 nations
Events at the
2017 World Championships
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase		 men women
4 × 100 m relay men women
4 × 400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
20 km walk men women
50 km walk men women
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The women's 5000 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Olympic Stadium on 10 and 13 August.

Records

Before the competition, the records were as follows:[1]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date Location
World 14:11.15 Tirunesh Dibaba  ETH 6 Jun 2008 Oslo, Norway
Championship 14:38.59 Tirunesh Dibaba  ETH 13 Aug 2005 Helsinki, Finland
World leading 14:18.37 Hellen Onsando Obiri  KEN 8 Jun 2017 Rome, Italy
African 14:11.15 Tirunesh Dibaba  ETH 6 Jun 2008 Oslo, Norway
Asian 14:28.09 Bo Jiang  CHN 23 Oct 1997 Shanghai, China
NACAC 14:38.92 Shannon Rowbury  USA 9 Sep 2016 Brussels, Belgium
South American 15:18.85 Simone da Silva  BRA 20 May 2011 São Paulo, Brazil
European 14:23.75 Liliya Shobukhova  RUS 19 Jul 2008 Kazan, Russia
Oceanian 14:45.93 Kim Smith  NZL 11 Jul 2008 Rome, Italy

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 15:22.00.[2]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:[3]

Date Time Round
10 August 18:30 Heats
13 August 19:35 Final

Results

Heats

The first round took place on 10 August in two heats as follows:[4]

Heat 1 2
Start time 18:30 18:56
Photo finish ​ ​

The first five in each heat ( Q ) and the next five fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:[5]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Hellen Obiri  Kenya (KEN) 14:56.70 Q
2 1 Almaz Ayana  Ethiopia (ETH) 14:57.06 Q, SB
3 1 Senbere Teferi  Ethiopia (ETH) 14:57.23 Q
4 1 Susan Krumins  Netherlands (NED) 14:57.33 Q
5 1 Shannon Rowbury  United States (USA) 14:57.55 Q, SB
6 1 Sheila Chepkirui  Kenya (KEN) 14:57.58 q, PB
7 2 Letesenbet Gidey  Ethiopia (ETH) 14:59.34 Q
8 1 Laura Muir  Great Britain (GBR) 14:59.34 q
9 2 Sifan Hassan  Netherlands (NED) 14:59.85 Q
10 2 Shelby Houlihan  United States (USA) 15:00.37 Q, PB
11 2 Eilish McColgan  Great Britain (GBR) 15:00.38 Q, PB
12 2 Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi  Kenya (KEN) 15:00.39 Q
13 2 Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal  Norway (NOR) 15:00.44 q, SB
14 2 Molly Huddle  United States (USA) 15:03.60 q
15 2 Kalkidan Gezahegne  Bahrain (BHN) 15:07.19 q, PB
16 1 Yasemin Can  Turkey (TUR) 15:08.20
17 1 Alina Reh  Germany (GER) 15:10.01 PB
18 2 Rina Nabeshima  Japan (JPN) 15:11.83 PB
19 2 Madeline Hills  Australia (AUS) 15:13.77
20 1 Ana Lozano  Spain (ESP) 15:14.23 PB
21 1 Bontu Rebitu  Bahrain (BHN) 15:16.70 PB
22 1 Mercyline Chelangat  Uganda (UGA) 15:16.75
23 1 Andrea Seccafien  Canada (CAN) 15:19.39
24 2 Stella Chesang  Uganda (UGA) 15:23.02
25 2 Jessica O'Connell  Canada (CAN) 15:23.16
26 1 Ayuko Suzuki  Japan (JPN) 15:24.86
27 1 Eloise Wellings  Australia (AUS) 15:25.92
28 2 Muriel Coneo  Colombia (COL) 15:26.18 NR
29 2 Heidi See  Australia (AUS) 15:38.86
30 1 Camille Buscomb  New Zealand (NZL) 15:40.41
31 2 Stephanie Twell  Great Britain (GBR) 15:41.29
32 2 Yuliya Shmatenko  Ukraine (UKR) 16:40.36
33 2 Genzebe Dibaba  Ethiopia (ETH) DNS
33 1 Sarah Lahti  Sweden (SWE) DNS

Final

The final will take place on 13 August at 19:35.[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Hellen Obiri  Kenya (KEN)
Almaz Ayana  Ethiopia (ETH)
Senbere Teferi  Ethiopia (ETH)
Susan Krumins  Netherlands (NED)
Shannon Rowbury  United States (USA)
Sheila Chepkirui  Kenya (KEN)
Letesenbet Gidey  Ethiopia (ETH)
Laura Muir  Great Britain (GBR)
Sifan Hassan  Netherlands (NED)
Shelby Houlihan  United States (USA)
Eilish McColgan  Great Britain (GBR)
Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi  Kenya (KEN)
Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal  Norway (NOR)
Molly Huddle  United States (USA)
Kalkidan Gezahegne  Bahrain (BHN)

References

  1. ↑ "5000 Metres Women − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. 1 2 "5000 Metres Women − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "5000 Metres Women − Heats − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 Aug 2017.
  5. ↑ "5000 Metres Women − Heats − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 Aug 2017.
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