2025 World Athletics Championships – Women's 5000 metres
| Women's 5000 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | National Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||
| Dates | 18 September (heats) 20 September (final) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 14:54.36 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The women's 5000 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 18 and 20 September 2025.[1]
Summary
Records
Before the competition records were as follows:[2]
| Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Beatrice Chebet (KEN)
|
13:58.06 | Eugene, United States | 5 July 2025 |
| Championship record | Hellen Obiri (KEN)
|
14:26.72 | Doha, Qatar | 5 October 2019 |
| World Leading | Beatrice Chebet (KEN)
|
13:58.06 | Eugene, United States | 5 July 2025 |
| African Record | ||||
| Asian Record |  Bo Jiang (CHN)
|
14:28.09 | Shanghai, China | 23 October 1997 |
| European Record |  Sifan Hassan (NED)
|
14:13.42 | London, United Kingdom | 23 July 2023 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record |  Alicia Monson (USA)
|
14:19.45 | ||
| Oceanian record | .svg.png){kind=small} Rose Davies (AUS)
|
14:31.45 | 19 July 2025 | |
| South American Record |  Joselyn Daniely Brea (VEN)
|
14:36.59 | Los Angeles, United States | 17 May 2024 |
Qualification standard
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 14:50.00.[3]
Schedule
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+9), is as follows:[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 18 September | 19:05 | Heats |
| 20 September | 21:29 | Final |
Results
Heats
The heats took place on 18 September. The first eight athletes in each heat ( Q ) qualify for the final.
Heat 1
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beatrice Chebet | Kenya
|
14:45.59 | Q |
| 2 | Nadia Battocletti |  Italy
|
14:46.36 | Q |
| 3 | Shelby Houlihan | United States
|
14:46.52 | Q |
| 4 | Maureen Koster | Netherlands
|
14:46.57 | Q |
| 5 | Nozomi Tanaka |  Japan
|
14:47.14 | Q |
| 6 | Fantaye Belayneh |  Ethiopia
|
14:47.46 | Q |
| 7 | Hannah Nuttall |  Great Britain & N.I.
|
14:48.09 | Q |
| 8 | Joy Cheptoyek |  Uganda
|
14:51.17 | Q |
| 9 | Birke Haylom | Ethiopia
|
14:53.49 | |
| 10 | Elise Cranny | United States
|
15:00.23 | SB |
| 11 | Elise Vanderelst | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium
|
15:00.52 | |
| 12 | Gabriela DeBues-Stafford | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada
|
15:04.30 | |
| 13 | He Wuga | China
|
15:06.01 | PB |
| 14 | Margaret Akidor | Kenya
|
15:10.91 | |
| 15 | Idaira Prieto |  Spain
|
15:11.16 | |
| 16 | Melissa Courtney-Bryant | Great Britain & N.I.
|
15:27.70 | |
| 17 | Georgia Griffith |  Australia
|
15:33.15 | |
| 18 | Yuma Yamamoto | Japan
|
15:36.29 | |
| 19 | Elena Burkard |  Germany
|
15:37.33 | |
| 20 | Farida Abaroge | .svg.png){kind=small} Athlete Refugee Team
|
16:27.35 | |
| [4] | ||||
Heat 2
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gudaf Tsegay | Ethiopia
|
14:56.46 | Q |
| 2 | Faith Kipyegon | Kenya
|
14:56.71 | Q, SB |
| 3 | Rose Davies | Australia
|
14:56.83 | Q |
| 4 | Marta García | Spain
|
14:56.96 | Q |
| 5 | Medina Eisa | Ethiopia
|
14:57.03 | Q |
| 6 | Josette Andrews | United States
|
14:57.59 | Q |
| 7 | Linden Hall | Australia
|
14:57.80 | Q |
| 8 | Agnes Jebet Ngetich | Kenya
|
14:57.90 | Q |
| 9 | Samiyah Hassan Nour |  Djibouti
|
15:00.95 | |
| 10 | Sarah Lahti |  Sweden
|
15:05.13 | |
| 11 | Lea Meyer | Germany
|
15:05.86 | |
| 12 | Federica Del Buono | Italy
|
15:08.48 | SB |
| 13 | Ririka Hironaka | Japan
|
15:10.68 | |
| 14 | Regan Yee | Canada
|
15:12.30 | |
| 15 | Diane van Es | Netherlands
|
15:12.57 | |
| 16 | Micol Majori | Italy
|
15:14.66 | |
| 17 | Jana van Lent | Belgium
|
15:14.93 | |
| 18 | Innes Fitzgerald | Great Britain & N.I.
|
15:15.83 | |
| 19 | Anisleidis Ochoa |  Cuba
|
15:31.35 | NR |
| 20 | Mariana Machado | .svg.png){kind=small} Portugal
|
15:39.61 | |
| [4] | ||||
Final
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Beatrice Chebet | Kenya
|
14:54.36 | |
|
Faith Kipyegon | Kenya
|
14:55.07 | SB |
|
Nadia Battocletti | Italy
|
14:55.42 | |
| 4 | Shelby Houlihan | United States
|
14:57.42 | |
| 5 | Gudaf Tsegay | Ethiopia
|
14:57.82 | |
| 6 | Josette Andrews | United States
|
15:00.25 | |
| 7 | Marta García | Spain
|
15:01.02 | |
| 8 | Hannah Nuttall | Great Britain & N.I.
|
15:01.25 | |
| 9 | Fantaye Belayneh | Ethiopia
|
15:02.05 | |
| 10 | Rose Davies | Australia
|
15:03.61 | |
| 11 | Linden Hall | Australia
|
15:04.03 | |
| 12 | Nozomi Tanaka | Japan
|
15:07.34 | |
| 13 | Medina Eisa | Ethiopia
|
15:07.47 | |
| 14 | Maureen Koster | Netherlands
|
15:07.58 | |
| 15 | Agnes Jebet Ngetich | Kenya
|
15:13.78 | |
| 16 | Joy Cheptoyek | Uganda
|
15:18.98 | |
| [5] | ||||
References
- ^ a b "Timetable - Tokyo 25 - World Athletics Championship - Women 5000 Metres". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "5000 Metres Women − Records". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 – Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Women's 5000 metres - Heat results" (PDF). World Athletics. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ "Women's 5000 metres - Final results" (PDF). World Athletics. 20 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
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