Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games – Women's 5000 metres

The Women's 5000 metres at the 2011 All-Africa Games took place on 11 September at the Beijing National Stadium.[1][2]

Medalists edit

Gold   Sule Utura (ETH)
Silver   Emebet Anteneh Mengistu (ETH)
Bronze   Pauline Korikwiang (KEN)

Records edit

Prior to this competition, the existing World, African record and World leading were as follows:

World record   Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 14:11.15 Oslo, Norway 6 June 2008
World leading   Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 14:20.87 Stockholm, Sweden 29 July 2011
African record   Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 14:11.15 Oslo, Norway 6 June 2008

Results edit

Final edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Sule Utura   Ethiopia 15:38.70
  Emebet Anteneh Mengistu   Ethiopia 15:40.13
  Pauline Korikwiang   Kenya 15:40.93
4 Hyvin Jepkemoi   Kenya 15:42.64
5 Esther Ndiema   Kenya 15:43.48
6 Gotytom Gebreslase   Ethiopia 15:49.90
7 Angeline Nyiransabimana   Rwanda 16:24.04
8 Mekdes Weldu   Eritrea 16:42.69
9 Thandiwe Nyathy   Zimbabwe 17:13.00

References edit