2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres

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Women's 5000 metres
at the 2015 World Championships
Almaz Ayana Beijing 2015.jpg
Winner Almaz Ayana
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates27 August (heats)
30 August (final)
Competitors26 from 14 nations
Winning time14:26.83
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Almaz Ayana  Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Silver medal icon.svg   Senbere Teferi  Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Genzebe Dibaba  Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
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The women's 5000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 27 and 30 August. [1] [2] The reigning champion from 2013 Meseret Defar was absent from the competition, having not yet returned from a career break to start a family. [3] [4]

5000 metres long-distance track running event

The 5000 metres or 5000-metre 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.

2015 World Championships in Athletics 2015 edition of the World Championships in Athletics

The fifteenth edition of the IAAF World Championships was held 22–30 August 2015 in Beijing, China. 43 nations won medals, 144 of which were awarded. Kenya topped the medal table for the first time, with 7 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze medals. The United States won 18 medals, six gold, six silver and six bronze, which was the highest tally. Host nation China, finished 11th on the medals table, while Russia finished ninth.

Beijing National Stadium stadium at Beijing, China

Beijing National Stadium, officially the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, is a stadium in Beijing. The stadium was jointly designed by architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron of Herzog & de Meuron, project architect Stefan Marbach, artist Ai Weiwei, and CADG, which was led by chief architect Li Xinggang. The stadium was designed for use throughout the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and will be used again in the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The Bird's Nest sometimes has some extra temporary large screens installed at the stands of the stadium. It was designed by the Basel-based architecture team Herzog & de Meuron.

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Summary

From the gun in the final, the two Japanese runner Misaki Onishi then Ayuko Suzuki took the pace out at a serious level, the women running the same pace as the pedestrian men's race through the first 2,000. After her 1500 metres win and world record, all eyes were clearly on Genzebe Dibaba. On the first lap Dibaba went to the back of the pack. After a lap she decided to move in behind the Japanese runners. Instantly she was marked by world leader Almaz Ayana. Three laps into the race, it was a string of African runners behind the Japanese, with a gap back to all the other non-Africans. From the pace of just under 74 seconds a lap, Ayana then upped the pace, followed immediately by Dibaba and the Kenyan team running as a group led by returning silver medalist Mercy Cherono. Laps started getting quicker, 68, 67, the field stringing out 65, 64 first only Dibaba was able to follow Ayana, then she was broken, Ayana out into an insurmountable lead with three laps to go and still accelerating. More than a hundred metres behind, Senbere Teferi was battling the last of the Kenyans, Viola Kibiwot for the bronze medal position. Ayana slowed a little over the last two laps, the pace falling back to 67 seconds but the damage was done and the race was decided. Ayana pushed home in 14:26.83 to break Genzebe's sister Tirunesh Dibaba's Championship Record. Well behind, Genzebe was content to just finish the race in silver medal position, but the battle for bronze was accelerating. Onto the home stretch, Teferi put her best move on Kibiwot and was sprinting home, but in the process she passed the slowing Dibaba. Dibaba finally noticed Teferi passing and turned into sprinting making for a close finish but Teferi had the edge and took the silver medal.

Misaki Onishi Japanese athlete

Misaki Onishi is a Japanese long-distance runner competing primarily in the 5000 metres. She represented her country at the 2013 and 2015 World Championships in Athletics reaching the final on the second occasion.

Ayuko Suzuki is a Japanese long-distance runner. She competed in the 5000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing finishing ninth. In addition, she won two medals at the 2013 Summer Universiade.

Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopian distance runner

Genzebe Dibaba Keneni is an Ethiopian middle- and long-distance runner. She won the gold medal in the 1500 m at the Beijing World Championships and a silver medal in the 1500 meters at the 2016 Olympics. Genzebe is the current world record holder for the 1500 m, the indoor 3000 m, the indoor 5000 m, and the indoor mile. Her 2000 m indoor world's best time is the absolute world record, as it is faster than the previous outdoor mark.

It was a sweep for Ethiopia but not from a tactical situation like many Kenyan team members try to run. These were three rivals who in the process of beating each other, beat the rest of the world. Behind them, the straightaway was empty, it took 15 more seconds for the next Kenyan runner to arrive.

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows: [5]

World record Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Tirunesh Dibaba  (ETH)14:11.15 Oslo, Norway6 June 2008
Championship record Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Tirunesh Dibaba  (ETH)14:38.59 Helsinki, Finland13 August 2005
World leadingFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Almaz Ayana  (ETH)14:14.32 Shanghai, China17 May 2015
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)14:28.09Shanghai, China23 October 1997
NACAC record Flag of the United States.svg  Molly Huddle  (USA)14:42.64 Fontvieille, Monaco18 July 2014
South American record Flag of Brazil.svg  Simone da Silva  (BRA)15:18.85 São Paulo, Brazil20 May 2011
European record Flag of Russia.svg  Liliya Shobukhova  (RUS)14:23.75 Kazan, Russia19 July 2008
Oceanian record Flag of New Zealand.svg  Kim Smith  (NZL)14:45.93 Rome, Italy11 July 2008
The following records were established during the competition:
Championship record Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Almaz Ayana  (ETH)14:26.83 Beijing, China30 August 2015

Qualification standards

Entry standards [6]
15:20.00

Schedule

DateTimeRound
27 August 201509:40 Heats
30 August 201519:15 Final

All times are local times (UTC+8)

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) advanced to the final. [7]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12 Almaz Ayana Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)15:09.40 Q
22 Senbere Teferi Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)15:14.57 Q
32 Viola Kibiwot Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)15:15.27 Q
41 Genzebe Dibaba Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)15:20.82 Q
51 Mercy Cherono Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)15:20.94 Q
51 Mimi Belete Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)15:20.94 Q
71 Irene Chepet Cheptai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)15:21.03 Q
81 Susan Kuijken Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)15:25.67 Q
92 Janet Kisa Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)15:26.49 Q
102 Eloise Wellings Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)15:26.67 Q, SB
112 Ayuko Suzuki Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)15:28.18 q
121 Misaki Onishi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)15:33.84 q
131 Stephanie Twell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)15:34.72 q
141 Nicole Tully Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)15:41.03 q
152 Jennifer Wenth Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)15:43.57 q
161 Madeline Heiner Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)15:47.97
171 Gulshat Fazlitdinova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)15:48.44
18 2 Betlhem Desalegn Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates  (UAE)15:48.52 DQ [8]
181 Nicole Sifuentes Flag of Canada.svg  Canada  (CAN)15:50.99
192 Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)16:02.20
202 Marielle Hall Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)16:06.60
212 Azusa Sumi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)16:13.65
222 Abbey D'Agostino Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)16:16.47
231 Olivia Mugove Chitate Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  (ZIM)16:34.70 PB
2 Yelena Korobkina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS) DNF
2 Maureen Koster Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED) DNF
1 Nikki Hamblin Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL) DNS

Final

The final was started at 19:15 [9]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Almaz Ayana Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)14:26.83 CR
Silver medal icon.svg Senbere Teferi Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)14:44.07
Bronze medal icon.svg Genzebe Dibaba Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)14:44.14
4 Viola Kibiwot Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)14:46.16
5 Mercy Cherono Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)15:01.36
6 Janet Kisa Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)15:02.68 SB
7 Irene Chepet Cheptai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)15:03.41
8 Susan Kuijken Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)15:08.00
9 Ayuko Suzuki Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)15:08.29 PB
10 Eloise Wellings Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)15:09.62 SB
11 Mimi Belete Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)15:17.01
12 Stephanie Twell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)15:26.24
13 Nicole Tully Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)15:27.42
14 Misaki Onishi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)15:29.63
15 Jennifer Wenth Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)15:35.46

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  2. ↑ Start list
  3. ↑ Eder, Larry (2014-03-06). Meseret Defar is pregnant, will miss 2014, back in 2015, by EME News. RunBlogRun. Retrieved on 2015-08-16.
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  5. ↑ "Records & Lists – 5000 meters". IAAF . Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  6. ↑ IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards (PDF), IAAF, 2014, retrieved 18 August 2015
  7. ↑ Heats results
  8. ↑ Doping
  9. ↑ Final results
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