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

Medalists

Records

Qualification standards

Schedule

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 5 in each heat and the next 5 fastest advance to the [|final].
RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
2Meseret Defar15:16.46Q
2Vivian Cheruiyot15:16.59Q
1Sentayehu Ejigu15:17.64Q
1Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet15:17.77Q
1Meselech Melkamu15:18.39Q
2Iness Chepkesis Chenonge15:18.40Q
2Genzebe Dibaba15:19.66Q
2Alemitu Bekele15:19.88Q, SB
1Krisztina Papp15:19.90Q, SB
101Sara Moreira15:19.93Q
112Jennifer Rhines15:20.20q
122Silvia Weissteiner15:20.88q
131Yurika Nakamura15:21.01q, PB
142Yuriko Kobayashi15:23.96q, SB
152Zakia Mrisho Mohamed15:25.09q, SB
161Julie Culley15:32.33
171Natalya Popkova15:32.62
182Elizaveta Grechishnikova15:53.41
192Judith Plá15:54.32
201Inés Melchor16:00.83
212Pauline Niyongere16:33.77PB
221Marriam Thole17:12.21
1Elvan AbeylegesseDNS

Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best

Final

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Vivian Cheruiyot14:57.97
Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet14:58.33
Meseret Defar14:58.41
Sentayehu Ejigu15:03.38
Meselech Melkamu15:03.72
Iness Chepkesis Chenonge15:06.06
Silvia Weissteiner15:09.74SB
Genzebe Dibaba15:11.12
Jennifer Rhines15:11.63
10Sara Moreira15:12.22
11Yuriko Kobayashi15:12.44SB
12Yurika Nakamura15:13.01PB
13Alemitu Bekele15:18.18SB
14Krisztina Papp15:20.36
15Zakia Mrisho Mohamed15:31.73

Key: CR = Championship record, DNF = Did not finish, DNS = Did not start, PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best

Splits