2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's 5000 metres

Women's 5000 metres
at the 2019 World Championships
5000m women klosterhalfen obiri
VenueKhalifa International Stadium
Dates2 October (heats)
5 October (final)
Competitors29 from 18 nations
Winning time14:26.72
Medalists
gold medal    Kenya
silver medal    Kenya
bronze medal    Germany
Video on YouTube
Official Video

The women's 5000 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, from 2 to 5 October 2019.[1]

Records

Before the competition, the records were as follows:[2]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date Location
World 14:11.15 Tirunesh Dibaba ETH 6 Jun 2008 Oslo, Norway
Championship 14:26.83 Almaz Ayana ETH 30 Aug 2015 Beijing, China
World leading 14:20.36 Hellen Onsando Obiri KEN 21 Jul 2019 London, Great Britain
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 14:34.45 Shelby Houlihan USA 21 Jul 2018 Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
South American 15:18.85 Simone da Silva BRA 20 May 2011 São Paulo, Brazil
European 14:22.34 Sifan Hassan NED 13 Jul 2018 Rabat, Morocco
Oceanian 14:39.89 Kim Smith NZL 27 Feb 2009 New York City, USA

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
5 October Final Hellen Obiri KEN 14:26.72 CR

Schedule

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

Date Time Round
2 October 18:25 Heats
5 October 21:25 Final

Results

Heats

The first five in each heat (Q) and the next five fastest (q) qualified for the final.[4]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Hellen Obiri  Kenya 14:52.13 Q
2 1 Karissa Schweizer  United States 14:52.41 Q, PB
3 1 Hawi Feysa  Ethiopia 14:53.85 Q
4 1 Eilish McColgan  Great Britain & N.I. 14:55.79 Q
5 2 Tsehay Gemechu  Ethiopia 15:01.57 Q
6 2 Konstanze Klosterhalfen  Germany 15:01.57 Q
7 2 Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi  Kenya 15:01.58 Q
8 2 Lilian Kasait Rengeruk  Kenya 15:02.03 Q
9 1 Camille Buscomb  New Zealand 15:02.19 Q, PB
10 2 Laura Weightman  Great Britain & N.I. 15:02.24 Q
11 2 Fantu Worku  Ethiopia 15:02.74 q
12 1 Nozomi Tanaka  Japan 15:04.66 q, PB
13 1 Andrea Seccafien  Canada 15:04.67 q, PB
14 1 Dominique Scott-Efurd  South Africa 15:05.01 q
15 1 Elinor Purrier  United States 15:08.82 q
16 2 Anna Emilie Møller  Denmark 15:11.76
17 1 Sarah Chelangat  Uganda 15:19.90
18 1 Hanna Klein  Germany 15:28.65
19 2 Rachel Schneider  United States 15:30.00
20 2 Melissa Duncan  Australia 15:37.37
21 2 Rachel Cliff  Canada 15:41.27
22 2 Jessica Judd  Great Britain & N.I. 15:51.48
23 2 Valeriya Zhandarova  Georgia 15:52.11
24 2 Tomoka Kimura  Japan 15:53.08
25 1 Florencia Borelli  Argentina 15:56.49
26 1 Cavaline Nahimana  Burundi 16:25.82
1 Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal  Norway DNF
1 Maureen Koster  Netherlands
2 Tigist Gashaw  Bahrain

Final

The final was started on 5 October at 21:25.[5]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hellen Obiri  Kenya 14:26.72 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi  Kenya 14:27.49 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Konstanze Klosterhalfen  Germany 14:28.43
4 Tsehay Gemechu  Ethiopia 14:29.60 PB
5 Lilian Kasait Rengeruk  Kenya 14:36.05 PB
6 Fantu Worku  Ethiopia 14:40.47 PB
7 Laura Weightman  Great Britain & N.I. 14:44.57 PB
8 Hawi Feysa  Ethiopia 14:44.92
9 Karissa Schweizer  United States 14:45.18 PB
10 Eilish McColgan  Great Britain & N.I. 14:46.17 PB
11 Elinor Purrier  United States 14:58.17 PB
12 Camille Buscomb  New Zealand 14:58.59 PB
13 Andrea Seccafien  Canada 14:59.95 PB
14 Nozomi Tanaka  Japan 15:00.01 PB
15 Dominique Scott-Efurd  South Africa 15:24.47

References

  1. ^ "Start list" (PDF).
  2. ^ "5000 Metres Women − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Women's 5000 Metres − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Heats results" (PDF).
  5. ^ "5000 Metres Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.