1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres

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These are the official results of the Women's 5,000 metres event at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 42 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final held on Saturday 1997-08-09.

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Results

First round

7 August 1997

HeatRankNameResultNotes
11Flag of Romania.svg  Gabriela Szabo  (ROU)15:26.62 Q
12Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Paula Radcliffe  (GBR)15:27.25 Q
23Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Fernanda Ribeiro  (POR)15:27.30 Q
14Flag of Japan.svg  Harumi Hiroyama  (JPN)15:27.75 Q
15Flag of Italy.svg  Roberta Brunet  (ITA)15:29.03 Q
26Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Jianying  (CHN)15:29.28 QPB
17Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ayelech Worku  (ETH)15:29.37 Q
18Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wei Li  (CHN)15:29.62 Q
19Flag of the United States.svg  Libbie Hickman  (USA)15:30.56 qSB
210Flag of Kenya.svg  Lydia Cheromei  (KEN)15:32.00 Q
211Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Merima Denboba  (ETH)15:32.01 Q
112Flag of Norway.svg  Gunhild Hall  (NOR)15:32.13 q
213Flag of Japan.svg  Naoko Takahashi  (JPN)15:32.25 Q
214Flag of Japan.svg  Yuko Kawakami  (JPN)15:32.71 Q
115Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Kate Anderson  (AUS)15:36.16 q
116Flag of Russia.svg  Yelena Kopytova  (RUS)15:37.19PB
217Flag of Ireland.svg  Sonia O'Sullivan  (IRL)15:40.82
218Flag of Romania.svg  Stela Olteanu  (ROU)15:40.86
119Flag of Mexico.svg  Adriana Fernandez  (MEX)15:41.55
220Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Olivera Jevtić  (YUG)15:43.76
121Flag of the United States.svg  Melody Fairchild  (USA)15:47.66
222Flag of Greece.svg  Chrystosomia Iakovou  (GRE)15:51.14
123Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Marina Bastos  (POR)15:54.01
224Flag of Tanzania.svg  Restituta Joseph  (TAN)15:55.22NR
125Flag of Ireland.svg  Valerie Vaughan  (IRL)15:57.58
126Flag of Morocco.svg  Zohra Ouaziz  (MAR)15:58.84
227Flag of the United States.svg  Amy Rudolph  (USA)16:00.87
128Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Genet Gebregiorgis  (ETH)16:04.40SB
129Flag of France.svg  Laurence Duquenoy  (FRA)16:06.02
230Flag of Ireland.svg  Una English  (IRL)16:07.09
231Flag of Latvia.svg  Jelena Chelnova  (LAT)16:27.63
232Flag of Slovenia.svg  Helena Javornik  (SLO)16:28.38
133Flag of Burundi.svg  Justine Nahimana  (BDI)17:21.77
134Flag of Eritrea.svg  Nebiat Habtemariam  (ERI)18:26.50
135Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Zalia Aliou  (TOG)18:34.45NR
136Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Martha Portobanco  (NCA)19:08.44
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  Anne Hare  (NZL)DNF
2Flag of Germany.svg  Kristina da Fonseca-Wollheim  (GER)DNF
1Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  Maysa Matrood  (IRQ)DNS
1Flag of South Africa.svg  Elana Meyer  (RSA)DNS
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Carol Howe  (CAN)DNS
2Flag of Finland.svg  Annemari Sandell  (FIN)DNS

Final

9 August 1997

RankNameResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Romania.svg  Gabriela Szabo  (ROM)14:57.68
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Italy.svg  Roberta Brunet  (ITA)14:58.29SB
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Fernanda Ribeiro  (POR)14:58.85
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Paula Radcliffe  (GBR)15:01.74
5Flag of Kenya.svg  Lydia Cheromei  (KEN)15:07.88
6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Jianying  (CHN)15:10.64PB
7Flag of the United States.svg  Libbie Hickman  (USA)15:11.15PB
8Flag of Japan.svg  Harumi Hiroyama  (JPN)15:21.19
9Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wei Li  (CHN)15:24.04
10Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Merima Denboba  (ETH)15:27.76
11Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Kate Anderson  (AUS)15:27.78
12Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ayelech Worku  (ETH)15:28.07
13Flag of Japan.svg  Naoko Takahashi  (JPN)15:32.83
15Flag of Norway.svg  Gunhild Halle Haugen  (NOR)15:37.85
16Flag of Japan.svg  Yuko Kawakami  (JPN)15:45.48

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