2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's 5000 metres

The women's 5000 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, from 2 to 5 October 2019.[1]

Women's 5000 metres
at the 2019 World Championships
5000m women klosterhalfen obiri
VenueKhalifa International Stadium
Dates2 October (heats)
5 October (final)
Competitors29 from 18 nations
Winning time14:26.72
Medalists
gold medal    Kenya
silver medal    Kenya
bronze medal    Germany
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Video on YouTube
Official Video

Records edit

Before the competition, the records were as follows:[2]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date Location
World 14:11.15 Tirunesh Dibaba   ETH 6 Jun 2008 Oslo, Norway
Championship 14:26.83 Almaz Ayana   ETH 30 Aug 2015 Beijing, China
World leading 14:20.36 Hellen Onsando Obiri   KEN 21 Jul 2019 London, Great Britain
African 14:11.15 Tirunesh Dibaba   ETH 6 Jun 2008 Oslo, Norway
Asian 14:28.09 Bo Jiang   CHN 23 Oct 1997 Shanghai, China
NACAC 14:34.45 Shelby Houlihan   USA 21 Jul 2018 Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
South American 15:18.85 Simone da Silva   BRA 20 May 2011 São Paulo, Brazil
European 14:22.34 Sifan Hassan   NED 13 Jul 2018 Rabat, Morocco
Oceanian 14:39.89 Kim Smith   NZL 27 Feb 2009 New York City, USA

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
5 October Final Hellen Obiri   KEN 14:26.72 CR

Schedule edit

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows:[3]

Date Time Round
2 October 18:25 Heats
5 October 21:25 Final

Results edit

Heats edit

The first five in each heat (Q) and the next five fastest (q) qualified for the final.[4]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Hellen Obiri   Kenya (KEN) 14:52.13 Q
2 1 Karissa Schweizer   United States (USA) 14:52.41 Q, PB
3 1 Hawi Feysa   Ethiopia (ETH) 14:53.85 Q
4 1 Eilish McColgan   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 14:55.79 Q
5 2 Tsehay Gemechu   Ethiopia (ETH) 15:01.57 Q
6 2 Konstanze Klosterhalfen   Germany (GER) 15:01.57 Q
7 2 Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi   Kenya (KEN) 15:01.58 Q
8 2 Lilian Kasait Rengeruk   Kenya (KEN) 15:02.03 Q
9 1 Camille Buscomb   New Zealand (NZL) 15:02.19 Q, PB
10 2 Laura Weightman   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 15:02.24 Q
11 2 Fantu Worku   Ethiopia (ETH) 15:02.74 q
12 1 Nozomi Tanaka   Japan (JPN) 15:04.66 q, PB
13 1 Andrea Seccafien   Canada (CAN) 15:04.67 q, PB
14 1 Dominique Scott-Efurd   South Africa (RSA) 15:05.01 q
15 1 Elinor Purrier   United States (USA) 15:08.82 q
16 2 Anna Emilie Møller   Denmark (DEN) 15:11.76
17 1 Sarah Chelangat   Uganda (UGA) 15:19.90
18 1 Hanna Klein   Germany (GER) 15:28.65
19 2 Rachel Schneider   United States (USA) 15:30.00
20 2 Melissa Duncan   Australia (AUS) 15:37.37
21 2 Rachel Cliff   Canada (CAN) 15:41.27
22 2 Jessica Judd   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 15:51.48
23 2 Valeriya Zhandarova   Georgia (GEO) 15:52.11
24 2 Tomoka Kimura   Japan (JPN) 15:53.08
25 1 Florencia Borelli   Argentina (ARG) 15:56.49
26 1 Cavaline Nahimana   Burundi (BDI) 16:25.82
1 Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal   Norway (NOR) DNF
1 Maureen Koster   Netherlands (NED)
2 Tigist Gashaw   Bahrain (BHR)

Final edit

The final was started on 5 October at 21:25.[5]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Hellen Obiri   Kenya (KEN) 14:26.72 CR
  Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi   Kenya (KEN) 14:27.49 PB
  Konstanze Klosterhalfen   Germany (GER) 14:28.43
4 Tsehay Gemechu   Ethiopia (ETH) 14:29.60 PB
5 Lilian Kasait Rengeruk   Kenya (KEN) 14:36.05 PB
6 Fantu Worku   Ethiopia (ETH) 14:40.47 PB
7 Laura Weightman   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 14:44.57 PB
8 Hawi Feysa   Ethiopia (ETH) 14:44.92
9 Karissa Schweizer   United States (USA) 14:45.18 PB
10 Eilish McColgan   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 14:46.17 PB
11 Elinor Purrier   United States (USA) 14:58.17 PB
12 Camille Buscomb   New Zealand (NZL) 14:58.59 PB
13 Andrea Seccafien   Canada (CAN) 14:59.95 PB
14 Nozomi Tanaka   Japan (JPN) 15:00.01 PB
15 Dominique Scott-Efurd   South Africa (RSA) 15:24.47

References edit

  1. ^ "Start list" (PDF).
  2. ^ "5000 Metres Women − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Women's 5000 Metres − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Heats results" (PDF).
  5. ^ "5000 Metres Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.