| Women's 5000 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | National Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||
| Dates | 18 September (heats) 20 September (final) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 14:54.36 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Events at the 2025 World 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 |
| mixed | ||
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| 35 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 | |
| World Team event | ||
| World Team | ||
The women's 5000 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 18 and 20 September 2025. [1]
Before the competition records were as follows: [2]
| Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | 13:58.06 | Eugene, United States | 5 July 2025 | |
| Championship record | 14:26.72 | Doha, Qatar | 5 October 2019 | |
| World Leading | 13:58.06 | Eugene, United States | 5 July 2025 | |
| African Record | ||||
| Asian Record | 14:28.09 | Shanghai, China | 23 October 1997 | |
| European Record | 14:13.42 | London, United Kingdom | 23 July 2023 | |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | 14:19.45 | |||
| Oceanian record | 14:31.45 | 19 July 2025 | ||
| South American Record | 14:36.59 | Los Angeles, United States | 17 May 2024 |
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 14:50.00. [3]
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+9), is as follows: [1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 18 September | 19:05 | Heats |
| 20 September | 21:29 | Final |
The heats took place on 18 September. The first eight athletes in each heat ( Q ) qualify for the final.
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beatrice Chebet | 14:45.59 | Q | |
| 2 | Nadia Battocletti | 14:46.36 | Q | |
| 3 | Shelby Houlihan | 14:46.52 | Q | |
| 4 | Maureen Koster | 14:46.57 | Q | |
| 5 | Nozomi Tanaka | 14:47.14 | Q | |
| 6 | Fantaye Belayneh | 14:47.46 | Q | |
| 7 | Hannah Nuttall | 14:48.09 | Q | |
| 8 | Joy Cheptoyek | 14:51.17 | Q | |
| 9 | Birke Haylom | 14:53.49 | ||
| 10 | Elise Cranny | 15:00.23 | SB | |
| 11 | Elise Vanderelst | 15:00.52 | ||
| 12 | Gabriela DeBues-Stafford | 15:04.30 | ||
| 13 | He Wuga | 15:06.01 | PB | |
| 14 | Margaret Akidor | 15:10.91 | ||
| 15 | Idaira Prieto | 15:11.16 | ||
| 16 | Melissa Courtney-Bryant | 15:27.70 | ||
| 17 | Georgia Griffith | 15:33.15 | ||
| 18 | Yuma Yamamoto | 15:36.29 | ||
| 19 | Elena Burkard | 15:37.33 | ||
| 20 | Farida Abaroge | 16:27.35 | ||
| [4] | ||||
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gudaf Tsegay | 14:56.46 | Q | |
| 2 | Faith Kipyegon | 14:56.71 | Q, SB | |
| 3 | Rose Davies | 14:56.83 | Q | |
| 4 | Marta García | 14:56.96 | Q | |
| 5 | Medina Eisa | 14:57.03 | Q | |
| 6 | Josette Andrews | 14:57.59 | Q | |
| 7 | Linden Hall | 14:57.80 | Q | |
| 8 | Agnes Jebet Ngetich | 14:57.90 | Q | |
| 9 | Samiyah Hassan Nour | 15:00.95 | ||
| 10 | Sarah Lahti | 15:05.13 | ||
| 11 | Lea Meyer | 15:05.86 | ||
| 12 | Federica Del Buono | 15:08.48 | SB | |
| 13 | Ririka Hironaka | 15:10.68 | ||
| 14 | Regan Yee | 15:12.30 | ||
| 15 | Diane van Es | 15:12.57 | ||
| 16 | Micol Majori | 15:14.66 | ||
| 17 | Jana van Lent | 15:14.93 | ||
| 18 | Innes Fitzgerald | 15:15.83 | ||
| 19 | Anisleidis Ochoa | 15:31.35 | NR | |
| 20 | Mariana Machado | 15:39.61 | ||
| [4] | ||||
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beatrice Chebet | 14:54.36 | |||
| Faith Kipyegon | 14:55.07 | SB | ||
| Nadia Battocletti | 14:55.42 | |||
| 4 | Shelby Houlihan | 14:57.42 | ||
| 5 | Gudaf Tsegay | 14:57.82 | ||
| 6 | Josette Andrews | 15:00.25 | ||
| 7 | Marta García | 15:01.02 | ||
| 8 | Hannah Nuttall | 15:01.25 | ||
| 9 | Fantaye Belayneh | 15:02.05 | ||
| 10 | Rose Davies | 15:03.61 | ||
| 11 | Linden Hall | 15:04.03 | ||
| 12 | Nozomi Tanaka | 15:07.34 | ||
| 13 | Medina Eisa | 15:07.47 | ||
| 14 | Maureen Koster | 15:07.58 | ||
| 15 | Agnes Jebet Ngetich | 15:13.78 | ||
| 16 | Joy Cheptoyek | 15:18.98 | ||
| [5] | ||||