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 AugustMedalists
Records
Qualification standards
Schedule
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 5 in each heat and the next 5 fastest advance to the [|final].
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 2 | Meseret Defar | | 15:16.46 | Q |
| 2 | Vivian Cheruiyot | | 15:16.59 | Q |
| 1 | Sentayehu Ejigu | | 15:17.64 | Q |
| 1 | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet | | 15:17.77 | Q |
| 1 | Meselech Melkamu | | 15:18.39 | Q |
| 2 | Iness Chepkesis Chenonge | | 15:18.40 | Q |
| 2 | Genzebe Dibaba | | 15:19.66 | Q |
| 2 | Alemitu Bekele | | 15:19.88 | Q, SB |
| 1 | Krisztina Papp | | 15:19.90 | Q, SB |
10 | 1 | Sara Moreira | | 15:19.93 | Q |
11 | 2 | Jennifer Rhines | | 15:20.20 | q |
12 | 2 | Silvia Weissteiner | | 15:20.88 | q |
13 | 1 | Yurika Nakamura | | 15:21.01 | q, PB |
14 | 2 | Yuriko Kobayashi | | 15:23.96 | q, SB |
15 | 2 | Zakia Mrisho Mohamed | | 15:25.09 | q, SB |
16 | 1 | Julie Culley | | 15:32.33 | |
17 | 1 | Natalya Popkova | | 15:32.62 | |
18 | 2 | Elizaveta Grechishnikova | | 15:53.41 | |
19 | 2 | Judith Plá | | 15:54.32 | |
20 | 1 | Inés Melchor | | 16:00.83 | |
21 | 2 | Pauline Niyongere | | 16:33.77 | PB |
22 | 1 | Marriam Thole | | 17:12.21 | |
| 1 | Elvan Abeylegesse | | | DNS |
Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal bestFinal
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| Vivian Cheruiyot | | 14:57.97 | |
| Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet | | 14:58.33 | |
| Meseret Defar | | 14:58.41 | |
| Sentayehu Ejigu | | 15:03.38 | |
| Meselech Melkamu | | 15:03.72 | |
| Iness Chepkesis Chenonge | | 15:06.06 | |
| Silvia Weissteiner | | 15:09.74 | SB |
| Genzebe Dibaba | | 15:11.12 | |
| Jennifer Rhines | | 15:11.63 | |
10 | Sara Moreira | | 15:12.22 | |
11 | Yuriko Kobayashi | | 15:12.44 | SB |
12 | Yurika Nakamura | | 15:13.01 | PB |
13 | Alemitu Bekele | | 15:18.18 | SB |
14 | Krisztina Papp | | 15:20.36 | |
15 | Zakia Mrisho Mohamed | | 15:31.73 | |
Key: CR = Championship record, DNF = Did not finish, DNS = Did not start, PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal bestSplits