2024 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres

Women's 5000 metres at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics
Venue	Japoma Stadium
Location	Douala, Cameroon
Dates	21 June
Competitors	7 from 4 nations
Winning time	15:30.10
Medalists
Fantaye Belayneh    Uganda   Kassie Wubrist    Ethiopia   Samia Hassan Nour    Djibouti
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The women's 5000 metres event at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics was held on 21 June in Douala, Cameroon. ^{[1] [2]}

Records

Records before the 2024 African Athletics Championships

Record	Athlete (nation)	Time (s)	Location	Date
World record [3]	Gudaf Tsegay  (ETH)	14:00.21	Eugene, United States	25 May 2024
African record [4]
Championship record	Sheila Chepkirui  (KEN)	15:05.45	Durban, South Africa	23 June 2016
World leading [5]	Tsigie Gebreselama  (ETH)	14:18.76	Eugene, United States	25 May 2024
African leading [6]

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Fantaye Belayneh	Uganda	15:30.10
	Kassie Wubrist	Ethiopia	15:30.25
	Samia Hassan Nour	Djibouti	15:42.63
4	Rebecca Mwangi	Kenya	15:46.05
5	Esther Chebet	Uganda	16:01.75
6	Mercy Chepkemoi	Kenya	17:57.53
7	Teresia Gateri	Kenya	18:02.21

See also

• Athletics at the 2023 African Games – Women's 5000 metres

References

1. Official results
2. Results at World Athletics
3. "5000 Metres women - World record times". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
4. "5000 Metres women - African record times". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
5. "5000 Metres women - 2024 World leading times". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
6. "5000 Metres women - 2024 African leading times". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.