The women's 5000 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 1 August.
Medalists edit
| Gold |  Elvan AbeylegesseTurkey (TUR) |
| Silver |  Sara MoreiraPortugal (POR) |
| Bronze | Jéssica Augusto Portugal (POR) |
Records edit
| Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)
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14:11.15 | Oslo, Norway | 6 June 2008 |
| European record |  Liliya Shobukhova (RUS)
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14:23.75 | Kazan, Russia | 19 July 2008 |
| Championship record |  Marta Domínguez (ESP)
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14:56.18 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 12 August 2006 |
| World Leading |  Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)
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14:27.41 | Saint-Denis, France | 16 July 2010 |
| European Leading | Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR)
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14:31.52 | Saint-Denis, France | 16 July 2010 |
| Broken records during the 2010 European Athletics Championships | ||||
| Championship record | Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR)
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14:54.44 | Barcelona, Spain | 1 August 2010 |
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2010 | 20:40 | Final |
Results edit
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DQ | Alemitu Bekele |  Turkey (TUR) |
Doping | |
 |
Elvan Abeylegesse | Turkey (TUR) |
14:54.44 | CR |
 |
Sara Moreira |  Portugal (POR) |
14:54.71 | PB |
 |
Jéssica Augusto | Portugal (POR) |
14:58.47 | |
| DQ | Mariya Konovalova |  Russia (RUS) |
Doping | |
| 4 | Elena Romagnolo |  Italy (ITA) |
15:14.40 | SB |
| DQ | Meryem Erdoğan | Turkey (TUR) |
Doping | |
| DQ | Yelizaveta Grechishnikova | Russia (RUS) |
Doping | |
| 5 | Sabine Fischer |  Switzerland (SUI) |
15:19.80 | PB |
| 6 | Anikó Kálovics |  Hungary (HUN) |
15:29.44 | SB |
| 7 | Olga Golovkina | Russia (RUS) |
15:31.11 | |
| 8 | Judith Plá |  Spain (ESP) |
15:35.01 | |
| 9 | Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal |  Norway (NOR) |
15:41.42 | |
| 10 | Krisztina Papp | Hungary (HUN) |
15:52.83 | |
| 11 | Ragnhild Kvarberg | Norway (NOR) |
15:59.80 | |
| 12 | Gema Barrachina | Spain (ESP) |
16:00.51 | |
| 13 | Roxana Bârca |  Romania (ROM) |
16:06.10 | |
| Lidia Chojecka |  Poland (POL) |
DNF | ||
| Volha Krautsova |  Belarus (BLR) |
DNF |