Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 5000 metres

Women's 5000 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Carrara Stadium
Dates	14 April 2018
Competitors	19 from 12 nations
Winning time	15:13.11
Medalists
Hellen Obiri    Kenya   Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi    Kenya   Laura Weightman    England
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The women's 5000 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games , as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 14 April 2018. ^[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows: ^[2]

World record	Tirunesh Dibaba  (ETH)	14:11.15	Oslo, Norway	6 June 2008
Games record	Paula Radcliffe  (ENG)	14:31.42	Manchester, England	28 July 2002

Schedule

The schedule was as follows: ^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Saturday 14 April 2018	15:20	Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

With nineteen entrants, the event was held as a straight final. ^[2]

Final

Rank	Order	Name	Result	Notes
	2	Hellen Obiri  (KEN)	15:13.11
	11	Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi  (KEN)	15:15.28
	13	Laura Weightman  (ENG)	15:25.84
4	6	Juliet Chekwel  (UGA)	15:30.17	SB
5	7	Celia Sullohern  (AUS)	15:34.73
6	9	Eilish McColgan  (SCO)	15:34.88
7	17	Eva Cherono  (KEN)	15:36.10	PB
8	1	Eloise Wellings  (AUS)	15:39.02
9	8	Melissa Courtney  (WAL)	15:46.60
10	4	Madeline Hills  (AUS)	15:46.92
11	19	Mercyline Chelangat  (UGA)	15:50.01
12	5	Camille Buscomb  (NZL)	15:55.45
13	15	Emma Mitchell  (NIR)	16:02.80
14	12	Stephanie Twell  (SCO)	16:05.65
15	18	Failuna Abdi Matanga  (TAN)	16:07.99
16	3	Sarah Mercier  (GGY)	17:00.52
17	14	Mokulubete Makatisi  (LES)	17:35.72
18	10	Lineo Chaka  (LES)	18:35.38
19	16	Sharon Firisua  (SOL)	18:52.57

References

1. "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Women's 5000m". Gold Coast 2018. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
2. Athletics | Women's 5000m - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 172. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.