2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres

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The women's 5000 metres at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 28 June.

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Medalists

Gold Gladys Cherono
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Silver Veronica Nyaruai
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Bronze Gotytom Gebreslase
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Tirunesh Dibaba  (ETH)14:11.15 Oslo, Norway 6 June 2008
African record Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Tirunesh Dibaba  (ETH)14:11.15Oslo, Norway6 June 2008
Championship record Flag of Morocco.svg  Asmae Leghzaoui  (MAR)15:43.46 Algiers, Algeria 2000
Broken records during the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
Championship record Flag of Kenya.svg  Gladys Cherono  (KEN)15:40.04 Porto Novo, Benin 28 June 2012

Schedule

DateTimeRound
28 June 201216:30 Final

Results

Final

RankNameNationalityTimeNote
Gold medal icon.svg Gladys Cherono Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 15:40.04CR
Silver medal icon.svg Veronica Nyaruai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 15:40.65
Bronze medal icon.svg Gotytom Gebreslase Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 15:53.34
4 Alemitu Heroya Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 15:55.36
5 Shito Wudessa Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 16:14.49
6 Viola Chemos Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 16:16.21
7 Abla Doki Atchade Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 18:02.34
8 Balkissa Abdoulaye Kirbo Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 18:17.72
Bakit Amina Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan DNF
Samrawit Mengisteab Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea DNS
Mammie Konneh Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone DNS
Jackline Sakilu Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania DNS

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