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

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Women's 5000 metres
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue Carrara Stadium
Dates14 April 2018
Competitors19 from 12 nations
Winning time15:13.11
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Hellen Obiri  Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Silver medal icon.svg   Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi  Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Bronze medal icon.svg   Laura Weightman  Flag of England.svg  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]

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Records

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

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

Schedule

The schedule was as follows: [1]

DateTimeRound
Saturday 14 April 201815:20Final

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

Results

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

Final

RankOrderNameResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg2Flag of Kenya.svg  Hellen Obiri  (KEN)15:13.11
Silver medal icon.svg11Flag of Kenya.svg  Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi  (KEN)15:15.28
Bronze medal icon.svg13Flag of England.svg  Laura Weightman  (ENG)15:25.84
46Flag of Uganda.svg  Juliet Chekwel  (UGA)15:30.17 SB
57Flag of Australia.svg  Celia Sullohern  (AUS)15:34.73
69Flag of Scotland.svg  Eilish McColgan  (SCO)15:34.88
717Flag of Kenya.svg  Eva Cherono  (KEN)15:36.10 PB
81Flag of Australia.svg  Eloise Wellings  (AUS)15:39.02
98Flag of Wales 2.svg  Melissa Courtney  (WAL)15:46.60
104Flag of Australia.svg  Madeline Hills  (AUS)15:46.92
1119Flag of Uganda.svg  Mercyline Chelangat  (UGA)15:50.01
125Flag of New Zealand.svg  Camille Buscomb  (NZL)15:55.45
1315Ulster banner.svg  Emma Mitchell  (NIR)16:02.80
1412Flag of Scotland.svg  Stephanie Twell  (SCO)16:05.65
1518Flag of Tanzania.svg  Failuna Abdi Matanga  (TAN)16:07.99
163Flag of Guernsey.svg  Sarah Mercier  (GGY)17:00.52
1714Flag of Lesotho.svg  Mokulubete Makatisi  (LES)17:35.72
1810Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lineo Chaka  (LES)18:35.38
1916Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Sharon Firisua  (SOL)18:52.57

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References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 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.
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