2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres
The Women's 5000 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 30, and September 2.
The final started with Hitomi Niiya taking a large early lead in an effort to steal the race. After several laps in the spotlight she was swallowed up by the pack, which slowly disintegrated. With a lap to go, it was three Ethiopian and four Kenyan runners to settle it. Cheruiyot led as the group stretched out, with Defar challenging into the final straight, where Cheruiyot pulled away. Kibet passed a fading Defar before the finish, for the silver. Exactly the same medals as two years before.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya (KEN) |
(KEN) | Meseret Defar Ethiopia (ETH) |
Records
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
World record | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | 14:11.15 | Oslo, Norway | 6 June 2008 |
Championship record
|
Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | 14:38.59 | Helsinki, Finland | 13 August 2005 |
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 |
Asian Record | Bo Jiang (CHN)
|
14:28.09 | China
|
23 October 1997 |
North, Central American and Caribbean record | Molly Huddle (USA) | 14:44.76 | Brussels, Belgium | 27 August 2010 |
South American record | Simone da Silva (BRA)
|
15:18.85 | São Paulo, Brazil | 20 May 2011 |
European Record | Liliya Shobukhova (RUS) | 14:23.75 | Kazan, Russia | 19 July 2008 |
Oceanian record | Kim Smith (NZL) | 14:45.93 | Rome, Italy | 11 July 2008 |
Qualification standards
A time | B time |
---|---|
15:14.00 | 15:25.00 |
Schedule
Date | Time | Round |
---|---|---|
August 30, 2011 | 10:20 | Heats |
September 2, 2011 | 20:25 | Final |
Results
KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | 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 | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia (ETH) | 15:19.46 | Q |
2 | 1 | Mercy Cherono | Kenya (KEN) | 15:20.01 | Q |
3 | 1 | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet |
Kenya (KEN) | 15:20.08 | Q |
4 | 1 | Sentayehu Ejigu | Ethiopia (ETH) | 15:20.13 | Q |
5 | 1 | Yelena Zadorozhnaya | Russia (RUS) | 15:23.90 | Q |
6 | 1 | Amy Hastings |
United States (USA) | 15:29.49 | q |
7 | 1 | Hitomi Niiya | Japan (JPN) | 15:31.09 | q |
8 | 2 | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia (ETH) | 15:33.06 | Q |
9 | 2 | Tejitu Daba |
Bahrain (BHR) | 15:33.67 | Q |
10 | 2 | Linet Masai | Kenya (KEN) | 15:33.99 | Q |
11 | 2 | Lauren Fleshman | United States (USA) | 15:34.04 | Q |
12 | 2 | Vivian Cheruiyot | Kenya (KEN) | 15:34.80 | Q |
13 | 2 | Zakia Mrisho | Tanzania (TAN) | 15:35.37 | q, SB |
14 | 2 | Yelizaveta Grechishnikova | Russia (RUS) | 15:35.64 | q |
15 | 1 | Helen Clitheroe | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
15:37.73 | q |
16 | 2 | Megumi Kinukawa | Japan (JPN) | 15:38.23 | |
17 | 2 | Alemitu Bekele Degfa | Turkey (TUR) | 15:38.25 | |
18 | 1 | Kayo Sugihara | Japan (JPN) | 15:41.78 | SB |
19 | 2 | Molly Huddle | United States (USA) | 15:42.00 | |
20 | 1 | Alia Saeed Mohammed | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 16:10.37 | |
21 | 2 | Viktoriia Poliudina | Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 16:32.68 | SB |
22 | 1 | Pauline Niyongere | Burundi (BDI) | 17:23.56 | SB |
1 | Sabine Fischer | Switzerland (SUI) | DNS |
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vivian Cheruiyot | Kenya (KEN) | 14:55.36 | ||
Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet |
Kenya (KEN) | 14:56.21 | ||
Meseret Defar | Ethiopia (ETH) | 14:56.94 | ||
4 | Sentayehu Ejigu | Ethiopia (ETH) | 14:59.99 | |
5 | Mercy Cherono | Kenya (KEN) | 15:00.23 | |
6 | Linet Masai | Kenya (KEN) | 15:01.01 | |
7 | Lauren Fleshman | United States (USA) | 15:09.25 | |
8 | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia (ETH) | 15:09.35 | |
9 | Tejitu Daba |
Bahrain (BHR) | 15:14.62 | PB |
10 | Yelena Zadorozhnaya | Russia (RUS) | 15:15.48 | |
11 | Zakia Mrisho | Tanzania (TAN) | 15:18.81 | SB |
12 | Helen Clitheroe | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
15:21.22 | |
13 | Hitomi Niiya | Japan (JPN) | 15:41.67 | |
14 | Yelizaveta Grechishnikova | Russia (RUS) | 15:45.61 | |
15 | Amy Hastings |
United States (USA) | 15:56.06 |
References
- ^ Martin, David (2011-08-22). Women's 5000m – PREVIEW Archived 2012-08-01 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-24.
- IAAF(2011-08-20). Retrieved on 2011-08-24.
External links
- 5000 metres results at IAAF website