Women's 5000 metres at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | ANZ Stadium | |||||||||
Date | 22 September 2000 (heats) 25 September 2000 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 49 from 31 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 14:40.79 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics | ||
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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 |
Sprint hurdles | men | women |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | women |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | women |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Combined | men | women |
The Women's 5000 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics programme was held at Stadium Australia on Friday 22 September, and Sunday 25 September 2000. The top four runners in each of the initial three heats automatically qualified for the final. The next three fastest runners from across the heats also qualified. There were a total number of 50 participating athletes. [1]
The winning margin was 0.23 seconds which as of 2025 is the only time the womens’ 5,000 metres has been won by less than 0.4 seconds at the Olympics.
World Record | 14:28.09 | Jiang Bo | China | Shanghai, China | 23 October 1997 |
Olympic Record | 14:59.88 | Junxia Wang | China | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | 28 July 1996 |
Gold: ![]() | Silver: ![]() | Bronze: ![]() |
Gabriela Szabo, ![]() | Sonia O'Sullivan, ![]() | Gete Wami, ![]() |
All times shown are in seconds.
Heat 1 of 3 Date: Friday 22 September 2000 | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Time | Qual. | Record | ||
Heat | Overall | |||||||
1 | 1 | Sonia O'Sullivan | ![]() | 12 | 15:07.91 | Q | SB | |
2 | 4 | Jo Pavey | ![]() | 6 | 15:08.82 | Q | PB | |
3 | 5T | Gete Wami | ![]() | 2 | 15:08.92 | Q | ||
4 | 7 | Lydia Cheromei | ![]() | 8 | 15:09.32 | Q | ||
5 | 9 | Daniela Yordanova | ![]() | 3 | 15:10.08 | q | NR | |
6 | 17 | Benita Willis | ![]() | 13 | 15:21:37 | PB | ||
7 | 19 | Elva Dryer | ![]() | 9 | 15:23.99 | |||
8 | 23 | Rosemary Ryan | ![]() | 17 | 15:33.05 | |||
9 | 24 | Nora Leticia Rocha | ![]() | 5 | 15:38.72 | |||
10 | 33 | Michiko Shimizu | ![]() | 16 | 15:48.20 | |||
11 | 36 | Dulce María Rodriguez | ![]() | 15 | 15:54.17 | |||
12 | 39 | Yamna Belkacem | ![]() | 11 | 16:08.49 | |||
13 | 40 | Helena Javornik | ![]() | 7 | 16:09.60 | |||
14 | 42 | Elisa Cobañea | ![]() | 14 | 16:16.58 | |||
15 | 44 | Nebiat Habtemariam | ![]() | 4 | 16:30.41 | NR | ||
16 | 47 | Maysa Hussain Matrood | ![]() | 1 | 17:17.58 | |||
Restituta Joseph | ![]() | 10 | DNS |
Heat 2 of 3 Date: Friday 22 September 2000 | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Time | Qual. | Record | ||
Heat | Overall | |||||||
1 | 12 | Rose Cheruiyot | ![]() | 7 | 15:13.18 | Q | ||
2 | 13 | Ayelech Worku | ![]() | 4 | 15:13.26 | Q | ||
3 | 14 | Olga Yegorova | ![]() | 10 | 15:14.34 | Q | ||
4 | 15 | Irina Mikitenko | ![]() | 5 | 15:14.76 | Q | ||
5 | 16 | Susanne Pumper | ![]() | 2 | 15:16.66 | |||
6 | 20 | Roberta Brunet | ![]() | 16 | 15:27:32 | |||
7 | 21 | Amy Rudolph | ![]() | 12 | 15:28.91 | |||
8 | 25 | Sonja Stolic | ![]() | 13 | 15:38.96 | |||
9 | 26 | Megumi Tanaka | ![]() | 15 | 15:39.83 | |||
10 | 27 | Marta Dominguez | ![]() | 3 | 15:45.07 | |||
11 | 30 | Hrisostomia Iakovou | ![]() | 6 | 15:46.48 | |||
12 | 31 | Samukeliso Moyo | ![]() | 14 | 15:47.76 | |||
13 | 37 | Zhor El Kamch | ![]() | 8 | 16:02.50 | |||
14 | 38 | Anne Cross | ![]() | 1 | 16:07.18 | |||
15 | 41 | Andrea Whitcombe | ![]() | 9 | 16:15.82 | |||
16 | 43 | Maggie Chan Man Yee | ![]() | 11 | 16:20.43 |
Heat 3 of 3 Date: Friday 22 September 2000 | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Time | Qual. | Record | ||
Heat | Overall | |||||||
1 | 2 | Gabriela Szabo | ![]() | 14 | 15:08.36 | Q | ||
2 | 3 | Worknesh Kidane | ![]() | 4 | 15:08.62 | Q | ||
3 | 5T | Tatyana Tomashova | ![]() | 15 | 15:08.92 | Q | ||
4 | 8 | Jeļena Čelnova-Prokopčuka | ![]() | 11 | 15:09.45 | Q | ||
5 | 10 | Vivian Cheruiyot | ![]() | 9 | 15:11.11 | q | PB | |
6 | 11 | Olivera Jevtić | ![]() | 17 | 15:11:25 | q | NR | |
7 | 18 | Yoshiko Ichikawa | ![]() | 10 | 15:23.41 | SB | ||
8 | 22 | Beatriz Santiago | ![]() | 3 | 15:31.94 | |||
9 | 28 | Kate Anderson-Richardson | ![]() | 1 | 15:45.34 | |||
10 | 29 | Inga Juodeškienė | ![]() | 12 | 15:46.37 | |||
11 | 32 | Anne Marie Letko | ![]() | 6 | 15:47.78 | |||
12 | 34 | Ebru Kavaklioglu | ![]() | 16 | 15:49.15 | |||
13 | 35 | Breda Dennehy-Willis | ![]() | 8 | 15:49.58 | |||
14 | 45 | Diane Nukuri | ![]() | 2 | 16:38.30 | PB | ||
15 | 46 | Catherine Chikwakwa | ![]() | 5 | 16:39.82 | PB | ||
16 | 48 | Priscilla Mamba | ![]() | 7 | 17:30.04 | NR | ||
17 | 49 | Baatarkhüügiin Battsetseg | ![]() | 13 | 18:22.98 | SB |
Date: Monday 25 September 2000 | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Time | Record | |||
![]() | Gabriela Szabo | ![]() | 10 | 14:40.79 | OR | |||
![]() | Sonia O'Sullivan | ![]() | 7 | 14:41.02 | NR | |||
![]() | Gete Wami | ![]() | 11 | 14:42.23 | ||||
4 | Ayelech Worku | ![]() | 14 | 14:42.67 | ||||
5 | Irina Mikitenko | ![]() | 1 | 14:43.59 | SB | |||
6 | Lydia Cheromei | ![]() | 15 | 14:47.35 | PB | |||
7 | Werknesh Kidane | ![]() | 2 | 14:47.40 | PB | |||
8 | Olga Yegorova | ![]() | 12 | 14:50.31 | ||||
9 | Jeļena Čelnova-Prokopčuka | ![]() | 6 | 14:55.46 | ||||
10 | Daniela Yordanova | ![]() | 5 | 14:56.95 | NR | |||
11 | Rose Cheruiyot | ![]() | 13 | 14:58.07 | ||||
12 | Jo Pavey | ![]() | 3 | 14:58.27 | PB | |||
13 | Tatyana Tomashova | ![]() | 4 | 15:01.28 | ||||
14 | Vivian Cheruiyot | ![]() | 8 | 15:25.67 | ||||
Olivera Jevtić | ![]() | 9 | DNF |