The Women's 5000 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 30, and September 2.
Vivian Cheruiyot entered the competition as the reigning 2009 World Champion, the 2011 World Cross Country Champion, the Diamond League leader, and the fastest woman of the year (having become the fourth fastest ever with a run of 14:20.87 minutes). Ethiopians Meseret Defar and Sentayehu Ejigu had run the next quickest that season. The top twelve ranked runners prior to the championships were all either Kenyan or Ethiopian; Linet Masai, Sylvia Kibet, Mercy Cherono and Genzebe Dibaba were the other contenders from the two dominant countries.Martin, David (2011-08-22). Women's 5000m – PREVIEW . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-24. Lauren Fleshman of the United States was the fastest non-African in the final.5000 metres 2011 . IAAF (2011-08-20). Retrieved on 2011-08-24.
The final started with Hitomi Niiya taking a large early lead in an effort to steal the race. After several laps in the spotlight she was swallowed up by the pack, which slowly disintegrated. With a lap to go, it was three Ethiopian and four Kenyan runners to settle it. Cheruiyot led as the group stretched out, with Defar challenging into the final straight, where Cheruiyot pulled away. Kibet passed a fading Defar before the finish, for the silver. Exactly the same medals as two years before.
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeVivian CheruiyotSylvia Jebiwott KibetMeseret Defar
Records Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
World record14:11.15Oslo, Norway6 June 2008Championship record14:38.59Helsinki, Finland13 August 2005World Leading14:20.87Stockholm, Sweden29 July 2011African Record14:11.15Oslo, Norway6 June 2008Asian Record14:28.09Shanghai, China23 October 1997North, Central American and Caribbean record14:44.76Brussels, Belgium27 August 2010South American record15:18.85São Paulo, Brazil20 May 2011European Record14:23.75Kazan, Russia19 July 2008Oceanian record14:45.93Rome, Italy11 July 2008
Qualification standards A timeB time 15:14.00 15:25.00
Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 30, 2011 10:20 HeatsSeptember 2, 2011 20:25 Final
Results KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best
Heats Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) advance to the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Meseret Defar 15:19.46 Q 2 1 Mercy Cherono 15:20.01 Q 3 1 Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet 15:20.08 Q 4 1 Sentayehu Ejigu 15:20.13 Q 5 1 Yelena Zadorozhnaya 15:23.90 Q 6 1 Amy Hastings 15:29.49 q 7 1 Hitomi Niiya 15:31.09 q 8 2 Genzebe Dibaba 15:33.06 Q 9 2 Tejitu Daba 15:33.67 Q 10 2 Linet Masai 15:33.99 Q 11 2 Lauren Fleshman 15:34.04 Q 12 2 Vivian Cheruiyot 15:34.80 Q 13 2 Zakia Mrisho 15:35.37 q, SB 14 2 Yelizaveta Grechishnikova 15:35.64 q 15 1 Helen Clitheroe 15:37.73 q 16 2 Megumi Kinukawa 15:38.23 17 2 Alemitu Bekele Degfa 15:38.25 18 1 Kayo Sugihara 15:41.78 SB 19 2 Molly Huddle 15:42.00 20 1 Alia Saeed Mohammed 16:10.37 21 2 Viktoriia Poliudina 16:32.68 SB 22 1 Pauline Niyongere 17:23.56 SB 1 Sabine Fischer
Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Vivian Cheruiyot 14:55.36 Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet 14:56.21 Meseret Defar 14:56.94 Sentayehu Ejigu 14:59.99 Mercy Cherono 15:00.23 Linet Masai 15:01.01 Lauren Fleshman 15:09.25 Genzebe Dibaba 15:09.35 Tejitu Daba 15:14.62 PB 10 Yelena Zadorozhnaya 15:15.48 11 Zakia Mrisho 15:18.81 SB 12 Helen Clitheroe 15:21.22 13 Hitomi Niiya 15:41.67 14 Yelizaveta Grechishnikova 15:45.61 15 Amy Hastings 15:56.06
References
External links 5000 metres results at IAAF website