Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres

The Women's 5000 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics programme was held at Stadium Australia on Friday 22 September, and Sunday 25 September 2000. The top four runners in each of the initial three heats automatically qualified for the final. The next three fastest runners from across the heats also qualified. There were a total number of 50 participating athletes.[1]

Women's 5000 metres
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueANZ Stadium
Date22 September 2000 (heats)
25 September 2000 (final)
Competitors49 from 31 nations
Winning time14:40.79 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gabriela Szabo
 Romania
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sonia O'Sullivan
 Ireland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gete Wami
 Ethiopia
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Records edit

World Record 14:28.09 Jiang Bo China Shanghai, China 23 October 1997
Olympic Record 14:59.88 Junxia Wang China Atlanta, Georgia, United States 28 July 1996

Medals edit

Gold:   Silver:   Bronze:  
Gabriela Szabo,   Romania Sonia O'Sullivan,   Ireland Gete Wami,   Ethiopia

Results edit

All times shown are in seconds.

  • Q denotes qualification by place in heat.
  • q denotes qualification by overall place.
  • DNS denotes did not start.
  • DNF denotes did not finish.
  • DQ denotes disqualification.
  • NR denotes national record.
  • OR denotes Olympic record.
  • WR denotes world record.
  • PB denotes personal best.
  • SB denotes season best.

Heats edit

Heat 1 of 3
Date: Friday 22 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 1 Sonia O'Sullivan   Ireland 12 15:07.91 Q SB
2 4 Jo Pavey   Great Britain 6 15:08.82 Q PB
3 5T Gete Wami   Ethiopia 2 15:08.92 Q
4 7 Lydia Cheromei   Kenya 8 15:09.32 Q
5 9 Daniela Yordanova   Bulgaria 3 15:10.08 q NR
6 17 Benita Willis   Australia 13 15:21:37 PB
7 19 Elva Dryer   United States 9 15:23.99
8 23 Rosemary Ryan   Ireland 17 15:33.05
9 24 Nora Leticia Rocha   Mexico 5 15:38.72
10 33 Michiko Shimizu   Japan 16 15:48.20
11 36 Dulce María Rodriguez   Mexico 15 15:54.17
12 39 Yamna Belkacem   France 11 16:08.49
13 40 Helena Javornik   Slovenia 7 16:09.60
14 42 Elisa Cobañea   Argentina 14 16:16.58
15 44 Nebiat Habtemariam   Eritrea 4 16:30.41 NR
16 47 Maysa Hussain Matrood   Iraq 1 17:17.58
Restituta Joseph   Tanzania 10 DNS
Heat 2 of 3
Date: Friday 22 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 12 Rose Cheruiyot   Kenya 7 15:13.18 Q
2 13 Ayelech Worku   Ethiopia 4 15:13.26 Q
3 14 Olga Yegorova   Russia 10 15:14.34 Q
4 15 Irina Mikitenko   Germany 5 15:14.76 Q
5 16 Susanne Pumper   Austria 2 15:16.66
6 20 Roberta Brunet   Italy 16 15:27:32
7 21 Amy Rudolph   United States 12 15:28.91
8 25 Sonja Stolic   FR Yugoslavia 13 15:38.96
9 26 Megumi Tanaka   Japan 15 15:39.83
10 27 Marta Dominguez   Spain 3 15:45.07
11 30 Hrisostomia Iakovou   Greece 6 15:46.48
12 31 Samukeliso Moyo   Zimbabwe 14 15:47.76
13 37 Zhor El Kamch   Morocco 8 16:02.50
14 38 Anne Cross   Australia 1 16:07.18
15 41 Andrea Whitcombe   Great Britain 9 16:15.82
16 43 Maggie Chan Man Yee   Hong Kong 11 16:20.43
Heat 3 of 3
Date: Friday 22 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 2 Gabriela Szabo   Romania 14 15:08.36 Q
2 3 Worknesh Kidane   Ethiopia 4 15:08.62 Q
3 5T Tatyana Tomashova   Russia 15 15:08.92 Q
4 8 Jeļena Čelnova-Prokopčuka   Latvia 11 15:09.45 Q
5 10 Vivian Cheruiyot   Kenya 9 15:11.11 q PB
6 11 Olivera Jevtić   FR Yugoslavia 17 15:11:25 q NR
7 18 Yoshiko Ichikawa   Japan 10 15:23.41 SB
8 22 Beatriz Santiago   Spain 3 15:31.94
9 28 Kate Anderson-Richardson   Australia 1 15:45.34
10 29 Inga Juodeškienė   Lithuania 12 15:46.37
11 32 Anne Marie Letko   United States 6 15:47.78
12 34 Ebru Kavaklioglu   Turkey 16 15:49.15
13 35 Breda Dennehy-Willis   Ireland 8 15:49.58
14 45 Diane Nukuri   Burundi 2 16:38.30 PB
15 46 Catherine Chikwakwa   Malawi 5 16:39.82 PB
16 48 Priscilla Mamba   Swaziland 7 17:30.04 NR
17 49 Baatarkhüügiin Battsetseg   Mongolia 13 18:22.98 SB
Overall Results Semi-Finals
Semi-Finals
Overall Results
Place Athlete Nation Heat Lane Place Time Qual. Record
1 Sonia O'Sullivan   Ireland 1 12 1 15:07.91 Q SB
2 Gabriela Szabo   Romania 3 14 1 15:08.36 Q
3 Worknesh Kidane   Ethiopia 3 4 2 15:08.62 Q
4 Jo Pavey   Great Britain 1 6 2 15:08.82 Q PB
5 Tatyana Tomashova   Russia 3 15 3 15:08.92 Q
Gete Wami   Ethiopia 1 2 3 15:08.92 Q
7 Lydia Cheromei   Kenya 1 8 4 15:09.32 Q
8 Jeļena Čelnova-Prokopčuka   Latvia 3 11 4 15:09.45 Q
9 Daniela Yordanova   Bulgaria 1 3 5 15:10.08 q NR
10 Vivian Cheruiyot   Kenya 3 9 5 15:11.11 q PB
11 Olivera Jevtić   FR Yugoslavia 3 17 6 15:11.25 q NR
12 Rose Cheruiyot   Kenya 2 7 1 15:13.18 Q
13 Ayelech Worku   Ethiopia 2 4 2 15:13.26 Q
14 Olga Yegorova   Russia 2 10 3 15:14.34 Q
15 Irina Mikitenko   Germany 2 5 4 15:14.76 Q
16 Susanne Pumper   Austria 2 2 5 15:16.66
17 Benita Willis   Australia 1 13 6 15:21.37 PB
18 Yoshiko Ichikawa   Japan 3 10 7 15:23.31 SB
19 Elva Dryer   United States 1 9 7 15:23.99
20 Roberta Brunet   Italy 2 1 6 15:27.32
21 Amy Rudolph   United States 2 12 7 15:28.91
22 Beatriz Santiago   Spain 3 3 8 15:31.94
23 Rosemary Ryan   Ireland 1 17 8 15:33.05
24 Nora Leticia Rocha   Mexico 1 5 9 15:38.72
25 Sonja Stolic   FR Yugoslavia 2 13 8 15:38.96
26 Megumi Tanaka   Japan 2 15 9 15:39.83
27 Marta Dominguez   Spain 2 3 10 15:45.07
28 Kate Anderson-Richardson   Australia 3 1 9 15:45.34
29 Inga Juodeškienė   Lithuania 3 12 10 15:46.37
30 Hrisostomia Iakovou   Greece 2 6 11 15:46.48
31 Samukeliso Moyo   Zimbabwe 2 14 12 15:47.76
32 Anne Marie Letko   United States 3 6 11 15:47.78
33 Michiko Shimizu   Japan 1 16 10 15:48.20
34 Ebru Kavaklioglu   Turkey 3 16 12 15:49.15
35 Breda Dennehy-Willis   Ireland 3 8 13 15:49.58
36 Dulce María Rodriguez   Mexico 1 15 11 15:54.17
37 Zhor El Kamch   Morocco 2 8 13 16:02.50
38 Anne Cross   Australia 2 1 14 16:07.18
39 Yamna Belkacem   France 1 11 12 16:08.49
40 Helena Javornik   Slovenia 1 7 13 16:09.60
41 Andrea Whitcombe   Great Britain 2 9 15 16:15.82
42 Elisa Cobañea   Argentina 1 4 14 16:16.58
43 Maggie Chan Man Yee   Hong Kong 2 1 16 16:20.43
44 Nebiat Habtemariam   Eritrea 1 4 15 16:30.41 NR
45 Diane Nukuri   Burundi 3 2 14 16:38.30 PB
46 Catherine Chikwakwa   Malawi 3 5 15 16:39.82 PB
47 Maysa Hussein Matrood   Iraq 1 1 16 17:17.58
48 Priscilla Mamba   Swaziland 3 7 16 17:30.04 NR
49 Baatarkhuu Battsetseg   Mongolia 3 13 17 18:22.98 SB
Restituta Joseph   Tanzania 1 10 DNS

Final edit

Date: Monday 25 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Time Record
  Gabriela Szabo   Romania 10 14:40.79 OR
  Sonia O'Sullivan   Ireland 7 14:41.02 NR
  Gete Wami   Ethiopia 11 14:42.23
4 Ayelech Worku   Ethiopia 14 14:42.67
5 Irina Mikitenko   Germany 1 14:43.59 SB
6 Lydia Cheromei   Kenya 15 14:47.35 PB
7 Werknesh Kidane   Ethiopia 2 14:47.40 PB
8 Olga Yegorova   Russia 12 14:50.31
9 Jeļena Čelnova-Prokopčuka   Latvia 6 14:55.46
10 Daniela Yordanova   Bulgaria 5 14:56.95 NR
11 Rose Cheruiyot   Kenya 13 14:58.07
12 Jo Pavey   Great Britain 3 14:58.27 PB
13 Tatyana Tomashova   Russia 4 15:01.28
14 Vivian Cheruiyot   Kenya 8 15:25.67
Olivera Jevtić   FR Yugoslavia 9 DNF

References edit

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Games: Women's 5000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

External links edit