1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 5000 metres

The women's 5000 metres event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 10 July 1997. ^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

Gold	Oksana Zheleznyak   Russia
Silver	Cristina Iloc   Romania
Bronze	Marta Domínguez   Spain

Results

Final

10 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Oksana Zheleznyak	Russia	15:45.22
	Cristina Iloc	Romania	15:46.59
	Marta Domínguez	Spain	15:49.96
4	Annemari Sandell	Finland	15:50.94
5	Jeļena Čelnova	Latvia	15:55.74
6	Stine Larsen	Norway	15:56.92
7	Galina Bogomolova	Russia	15:58.60
8	Jenny Framme	Sweden	16:10.95
9	Inna Masjunas	Latvia	16:12.87
10	Denisa Costescu	Romania	16:14.86
11	Maria Stella Di Santo	Italy	16:39.41
	Olivera Jevtić	Yugoslavia	DNF

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.

•   Finland (1)
•   Italy (1)
•   Latvia (2)
•   Norway (1)
•   Romania (2)
•   Russia (2)
•   Spain (1)
•   Sweden (1)
•   Yugoslavia (1)

References

1. European Athletics U23 Championships Ostrava 2011 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK - 1st European Athletics U23 Championships - Turku, Finland 10.7. - 13.7.1997 (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 5–16, retrieved 24 October 2014
2. Gordon, Ed, European Championships for Under 23 (Turku, Finland), athletix.org, archived from the original on 12 November 2007, retrieved 24 October 2014