2012 European Athletics Championships – Women's 5000 metres

The women's 5000 metres at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 28 June.

Medalists edit

Source:[1]

Gold Olga Golovkina
  Russia
Silver Sara Moreira
  Portugal
Bronze Julia Bleasdale
  Great Britain

Records edit

Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships
World record   Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 14:11.15 Oslo, Norway 6 June 2008
European record   Liliya Shobukhova (RUS) 14:23.75 Kazan, Russia 19 July 2008
Championship record   Alemitu Bekele (TUR) 14:52.20 Barcelona, Spain 1 August 2010
World Leading   Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 14:35.62 Rome, Italy 31 May 2012
European Leading   Sara Moreira (POR) 15:08.33 Watford, Great Britain 9 June 2012

Schedule edit

Date Time Round
28 June 2012 17:35 Final

Results edit

Final edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Note
  Olga Golovkina   Russia 15:11.70
  Sara Moreira   Portugal 15:12.05
  Julia Bleasdale   Great Britain 15:12.77 PB
4 Roxana Bârcă   Romania 15:13.40 PB
5 Nadia Ejjafini   Italy 15:16.54 PB
6 Almensh Belete   Belgium 15:22.15 SB
7 Elena Romagnolo   Italy 15:24.38
8 Judith Plá   Spain 15:27.62 SB
9 Dudu Karakaya   Turkey 15:29.71
10 Christine Bardelle   France 15:33.49
11 Barbara Maveau   Belgium 15:33.68
12 Layes Abdullayeva   Azerbaijan 15:33.88 SB
13 Silvia Weissteiner   Italy 15:39.23
14 Helen Clitheroe   Great Britain 15:49.13 SB
15 Maren Kock   Germany 15:52.74
16 Lidia Rodríguez   Spain 16:07.73
DQ Svetlana Kireyeva   Russia 15:19.55 Doping
DQ Lyudmyla Kovalenko   Ukraine 15:12.03 Doping
Fadime Suna   Turkey DNF
Sabine Fischer   Switzerland DNF
Johanna Lehtinen   Finland DNF
Stephanie Twell   Great Britain DNS

References edit

  1. ^ Following the disqualification of Lyudmyla Kovalenko of Ukraine and Svetlana Kireyeva of Russia.