These are the official results of the Women's 5000 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 33 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final held on Saturday 30 August 2003 at 18:35h.
Tirunesh Dibaba, at 17 years 333 days, is the youngest individual World Champion ever.[1]
Final edit
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
 Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)
|
14:51.72 |
|
 Marta Domínguez (ESP)
|
14:52.26 |
|
 Edith Masai (KEN)
|
14:52.30 |
| 4. |  Yelena Zadorozhnaya (RUS)
|
14:52.36 |
| 5. |  Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR)
|
14:53.56 |
| 6. | Isabella Ochichi (KEN)
|
14:54.08 |
| 7. | Gulnara Galkina (RUS)
|
14:54.38 |
| 8. |  Courtney Babcock (CAN)
|
14:54.98 |
| 9. |  Sun Yingjie (CHN)
|
14:57.01 |
| 10. | Berhane Adere (ETH)
|
14:58.07 |
| 11. |  Gabriela Szabo (ROU)
|
14:59.36 |
| 12. | Émilie Mondor (CAN)
|
15:02.36 |
| 13. |  Zahra Ouaziz (MAR)
|
15:16.73 |
| 14. | Zhor El Kamch (MAR)
|
15:29.72 |
| 15. |  Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL)
|
15:36.62 |
Heats edit
- Held on Tuesday 26 August 2003
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Edith Masai (KEN)
|
14:45.35 |
| 2. | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)
|
14:45.96 |
| 3. | Sun Yingjie (CHN)
|
14:46.73 |
| 4. | Marta Domínguez (ESP)
|
14:48.33 |
| 5. | Zahra Ouaziz (MAR)
|
14:52.66 |
| 6. | Gulnara Galkina (RUS)
|
14:58.88 |
| 7. | Émilie Mondor (CAN)
|
14:59.68 |
| 8. | Jane Wanjiku Gakunyi (KEN)
|
15:04.00 |
| 9. | Meseret Defar (ETH)
|
15:11.72 |
| 10. | Olga Yegorova (RUS)
|
15:12.41 |
| 11. |  Kayoko Fukushi (JPN)
|
15:16.53 |
| 12. |  Souad Aït Salem (ALG)
|
15:34.64 |
| 13. |  Catherine Chikwakwa (MAW)
|
15:40.10 |
| 14. |  Simret Sultan (ERI)
|
16:09.48 |
| 15. |  Inés Melchor (PER)
|
17:17.90 |
| — |  Lornah Kiplagat (NED)
|
DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR)
|
14:54.95 |
| 2. | Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL)
|
14:55.50 |
| 3. | Berhane Adere (ETH)
|
14:56.01 |
| 4. | Isabella Ochichi (KEN)
|
14:56.63 |
| 5. | Yelena Zadorozhnaya (RUS)
|
14:56.70 |
| 6. | Gabriela Szabo (ROU)
|
14:56.70 |
| 7. | Zhor El Kamch (MAR)
|
15:00.61 |
| 8. | Courtney Babcock (CAN)
|
15:01.48 |
| 9. |  Irina Mikitenko (GER)
|
15:06.97 |
| 10. |  Restituta Joseph (TAN)
|
15:10.54 |
| 11. |  Lauren Fleshman (USA)
|
15:12.71 |
| 12. | Xing Huina (CHN)
|
15:13.50 |
| 13. |  Hrisostomia Iakovou (GRE)
|
15:44.90 |
| 14. |  Susanne Pumper (AUT)
|
15:53.52 |
| 15. |  Dorcus Inzikuru (UGA)
|
16:00.99 |
| 16. |  Lilian Claber Argereta (HON)
|
20:17.90 |
| — |  Anesie Kwizera (BDI)
|
DNS |
References edit
- ^ "World Championship Statistics Handbook" (Press release). IAAF. Retrieved 2017-08-03.