2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres

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The Women's 5000 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 30, and September 2.

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Vivian Cheruiyot entered the competition as the reigning 2009 World Champion, the 2011 World Cross Country Champion, the Diamond League leader, and the fastest woman of the year (having become the fourth fastest ever with a run of 14:20.87 minutes). Ethiopians Meseret Defar and Sentayehu Ejigu had run the next quickest that season. The top twelve ranked runners prior to the championships were all either Kenyan or Ethiopian; Linet Masai, Sylvia Kibet, Mercy Cherono and Genzebe Dibaba were the other contenders from the two dominant countries. [1] Lauren Fleshman of the United States was the fastest non-African in the final. [2]

The final started with Hitomi Niiya taking a large early lead in an effort to steal the race. After several laps in the spotlight she was swallowed up by the pack, which slowly disintegrated. With a lap to go, it was three Ethiopian and four Kenyan runners to settle it. Cheruiyot led as the group stretched out, with Defar challenging into the final straight, where Cheruiyot pulled away. Kibet passed a fading Defar before the finish, for the silver. Exactly the same medals as two years before.

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Vivian Cheruiyot
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)
Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)
Meseret Defar
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

World record Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Tirunesh Dibaba  (ETH)14:11.15 Oslo, Norway 6 June 2008
Championship record Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Tirunesh Dibaba  (ETH)14:38.59 Helsinki, Finland 13 August 2005
World LeadingFlag of Kenya.svg  Vivian Cheruiyot  (KEN)14:20.87 Stockholm, Sweden 29 July 2011
African Record Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Tirunesh Dibaba  (ETH)14:11.15Oslo, Norway6 June 2008
Asian Record Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Bo Jiang  (CHN)14:28.09 Shanghai, China 23 October 1997
North, Central American and Caribbean record Flag of the United States.svg  Molly Huddle  (USA)14:44.76 Brussels, Belgium 27 August 2010
South American record Flag of Brazil.svg  Simone da Silva  (BRA)15:18.85 São Paulo, Brazil 20 May 2011
European Record Flag of Russia.svg  Liliya Shobukhova  (RUS)14:23.75 Kazan, Russia 19 July 2008
Oceanian record Flag of New Zealand.svg  Kim Smith  (NZL)14:45.93 Rome, Italy 11 July 2008

Qualification standards

A timeB time
15:14.0015:25.00

Schedule

DateTimeRound
August 30, 201110:20 Heats
September 2, 201120:25 Final

Results

KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Heats

Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) advance to the final.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Meseret Defar Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)15:19.46Q
21 Mercy Cherono Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)15:20.01Q
31 Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)15:20.08Q
41 Sentayehu Ejigu Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)15:20.13Q
51 Yelena Zadorozhnaya Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)15:23.90Q
61 Amy Hastings Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)15:29.49q
71 Hitomi Niiya Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)15:31.09q
82 Genzebe Dibaba Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)15:33.06Q
92 Tejitu Daba Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)15:33.67Q
102 Linet Masai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)15:33.99Q
112 Lauren Fleshman Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)15:34.04Q
122 Vivian Cheruiyot Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)15:34.80Q
132 Zakia Mrisho Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania  (TAN)15:35.37q, SB
142 Yelizaveta Grechishnikova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)15:35.64q
151 Helen Clitheroe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)15:37.73q
162 Megumi Kinukawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)15:38.23
172 Alemitu Bekele Degfa Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)15:38.25
181 Kayo Sugihara Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)15:41.78SB
192 Molly Huddle Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)15:42.00
201 Alia Saeed Mohammed Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates  (UAE)16:10.37
212 Viktoriia Poliudina Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan  (KGZ)16:32.68SB
221 Pauline Niyongere Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi  (BDI)17:23.56SB
1 Sabine Fischer Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)DNS

Final

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Vivian Cheruiyot Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)14:55.36
Silver medal icon.svg Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)14:56.21
Bronze medal icon.svg Meseret Defar Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)14:56.94
4 Sentayehu Ejigu Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)14:59.99
5 Mercy Cherono Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)15:00.23
6 Linet Masai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)15:01.01
7 Lauren Fleshman Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)15:09.25
8 Genzebe Dibaba Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)15:09.35
9 Tejitu Daba Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)15:14.62PB
10 Yelena Zadorozhnaya Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)15:15.48
11 Zakia Mrisho Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania  (TAN)15:18.81SB
12 Helen Clitheroe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)15:21.22
13 Hitomi Niiya Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)15:41.67
14 Yelizaveta Grechishnikova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)15:45.61
15 Amy Hastings Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)15:56.06

References

  1. Martin, David (2011-08-22). Women's 5000m – PREVIEW Archived 2012-08-01 at the Wayback Machine . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-24.
  2. 5000 metres 2011 Archived 2011-09-01 at the Wayback Machine . IAAF (2011-08-20). Retrieved on 2011-08-24.