2008 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres

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Events at the 2008 African
Championships in Athletics

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Track events
100 m  men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase
men women
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
20 km walk men women
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The women's 5000 metres event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on May 1.

5000 metres long-distance track running event

The 5000 metres or 5000-meter run is a common long-distance running event in track and field. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over 12.5 laps of a standard track. The same distance in road running is called a 5K run. The 5000 m has been present on the Olympic programme since 1912 for men and since 1996 for women. Prior to 1996, women had competed in an Olympic 3000 metres race since 1984. The 5000 m has been held at each of the World Championships in Athletics in men's competition and since 1995 in women's.

The 16th African Championships in Athletics was held in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, from April 30 to May 4, 2008. The competition venue was the Addis Ababa Stadium. It is the largest Athletics event held in Ethiopia to date. It was the first time in its then 29-year history the African Championships in Athletics were held in Eastern Africa, despite the region's well-documented success in long-distance running.

Addis Ababa Stadium football stadium

Addis Ababa Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is used mostly for football matches although it also has athletics facilities. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 people.

Results

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Meselech Melkamu Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 15:49.81
Meseret Defar Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 15:50.19
Grace Momanyi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 15:50.19
Belaynesh Fikadu Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 15:50.49
Veronica Nyaruai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 15:53.55
Esther Chemtai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 16:00.39
Angeline Nyiransabimana Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 16:43.23
Thérèse Ngono Etoundi Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 17:44.38
Lucia Chandamale Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 18:50.18
10 Godelieve Nizigiyimana Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 18:55.80
11 Zintle Xiniwe Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
12 Francine Nzilampa Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo

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