2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 5000 metres

The women's 5000 metres event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 20 July. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Medalists

Gold	Elvan Abeylegesse   Turkey
Silver	Tatyana Petrova   Russia
Bronze	Sonia Bejarano   Spain

Results

Final

20 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Elvan Abeylegesse	Turkey	15:16.79	CR
	Tatyana Petrova	Russia	16:02.79
	Sonia Bejarano	Spain	16:17.81
4	Krisztina Papp	Hungary	16:21.76
5	Ulla Tuimala	Finland	16:25.20
6	Linda Hadjar	France	16:26.51
7	Ágnes Kroneraff	Hungary	16:46.27
8	Oksana Sklyarenko	Ukraine	17:14.85
	Volha Krautsova	Belarus	DNF
	Jéssica Augusto	Portugal	DNF
	Daniela Kuleska	North Macedonia	DNS

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 10 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.

•   Belarus (1)
•   Finland (1)
•   France (1)
•   Hungary (2)
•   Portugal (1)
•   Russia (1)
•   Spain (1)
•   Turkey (1)
•   Ukraine (1)

References

1. European Athletics U23 Championships Ostrava 2011 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK - 4th European Athletics U23 Championships - Bydgoszcz, Poland 17.-20. 7. 2003 (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 43–55, retrieved 24 October 2014
2. European Championships U23 - Bydgoszcz/POL - 17.-20.07.03 (PDF), sportfieber.pytalhost.com, archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-05, retrieved 4 November 2014
3. European Championships U'23 Bydgoszcz 2003 - Zawisza Stadion - 17 - 20 July 2003 - Result lists - As of 20/07/2003 (PDF), European Athletics Association, 20 July 2003, archived from the original on 7 December 2003, retrieved 4 November 2014