2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres
The women's 5000 metres at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Nagai Stadium on 29 August and 1 September.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Meseret Defar Ethiopia
|
Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya
|
Priscah Jepleting Cherono Kenya
|
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| August 29, 2007 | 20:05 | Heats |
| September 1, 2007 | 20:30 | Final |
Results
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | WR | World record | AR | Area record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats
Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) advance to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Elvan Abeylegesse |  Turkey |
15:06.26 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 1 | Vivian Cheruiyot | Kenya |
15:06.54 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet |
Kenya |
15:06.54 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Gelete Burka | Ethiopia |
15:07.21 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Shalane Flanagan |  United States |
15:07.47 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia |
15:10.13 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Meselech Melkamu | Ethiopia |
15:10.32 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Priscah Jepleting Cherono | Kenya |
15:11.22 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Joanne Pavey |
 United Kingdom |
15:11.83 | Q, SB |
| 10 | 2 | Jennifer Rhines | United States |
15:14.30 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Silvia Weissteiner |  Italy |
15:15.74 | q |
| 12 | 2 | Mariya Konovalova |  Russia |
15:16.49 | q |
| 13 | 1 | Volha Krautsova |  Belarus |
15:17.64 | q, SB |
| 14 | 1 | Kayoko Fukushi |  Japan |
15:19.67 | q |
| 15 | 2 | Jessica Augusto |
 Portugal |
15:21.23 | q |
| 16 | 1 | Simret Sultan |  Eritrea |
15:25.29 | |
| 17 | 2 | Kayo Sugihara | Japan |
15:31.44 | |
| 18 | 2 | Zakia Mrisho Mohamed |  Tanzania |
15:33.81 | |
| 19 | 2 | Mary Teresa Cullen |
 Ireland |
15:40.53 | |
| 20 | 2 | Angeline Nyiransabimana |  Rwanda |
15:53.23 | NR |
| 21 | 1 | Michelle Sikes | United States |
15:54.06 | |
| 22 | 1 | Nora Leticia Rocha |
 Mexico |
16:34.74 | |
| 23 | 1 | Lucia Chandamale |  Malawi |
16:35.75 | PB |
| 24 | 1 | Francine Niyonizigiye |  Burundi |
17:25.22 | SB |
| 25 | 2 | Gabriela Traña |  Costa Rica |
17:45.56 | SB |
| - | 2 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli |  Morocco |
DNF | |
| - | 1 | Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia |
DNS | |
| - | 1 | Yekaterina Volkova |
Russia |
DNS |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Meseret Defar | Ethiopia |
14:57.91 | |
 |
Vivian Cheruiyot | Kenya |
14:58.50 | |
 |
Priscah Jepleting Cherono | Kenya |
14:59.21 | |
| 4 | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet |
Kenya |
14:59.26 | PB |
| 5 | Elvan Abeylegesse | Turkey |
15:00.88 | SB |
| 6 | Meselech Melkamu | Ethiopia |
15:01.42 | |
| 7 | Jennifer Rhines | United States |
15:03.09 | |
| 8 | Shalane Flanagan | United States |
15:03.86 | |
| 9 | Joanne Pavey |
United Kingdom |
15:04.77 | SB |
| 10 | Gelete Burka | Ethiopia |
15:07.46 | |
| 11 | Mariya Konovalova | Russia |
15:09.71 | |
| 12 | Silvia Weissteiner | Italy |
15:11.81 | PB |
| 13 | Volha Krautsova | Belarus |
15:11.82 | SB |
| 14 | Kayoko Fukushi | Japan |
15:19.40 | |
| 15 | Jessica Augusto |
Portugal |
15:24.93 |
References
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