| Events at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| | ||
| 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 2009 Asian Athletics Championships was held at the Guangdong Olympic Stadium on November 10.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xue Fei | 16:05.19 | |||
| Tejitu Daba | 16:05.45 | PB | ||
| Kavita Raut | 16:05.90 | |||
| 4 | Noriko Matsuoka | 16:09.53 | ||
| 5 | Viktoriia Poliudina | 16:21.58 | PB | |
| 6 | Shitaye Eshete | 16:24.91 | PB | |
| 7 | Jhuma Khatun | 17:13.10 | ||
| 8 | Battsetseg Baatarkhuu | 17:29.90 | ||
| 9 | Melinder Kaur Ragbir Singh | 17:57.70 |