2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres

Events at the
2003 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmenwomen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

These are the official results of the Women's 5000 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 33 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final held on Saturday 30 August 2003 at 18:35h.

Tirunesh Dibaba, at 17 years 333 days, is the youngest individual World Champion ever.[1]

Final

RANK FINAL TIME
 Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 14:51.72
 Marta Domínguez (ESP) 14:52.26
 Edith Masai (KEN) 14:52.30
4.  Yelena Zadorozhnaya (RUS) 14:52.36
5.  Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) 14:53.56
6.  Isabella Ochichi (KEN) 14:54.08
7.  Gulnara Galkina (RUS) 14:54.38
8.  Courtney Babcock (CAN) 14:54.98
9.  Sun Yingjie (CHN) 14:57.01
10.  Berhane Adere (ETH) 14:58.07
11.  Gabriela Szabo (ROU) 14:59.36
12.  Émilie Mondor (CAN) 15:02.36
13.  Zahra Ouaziz (MAR) 15:16.73
14.  Zhor El Kamch (MAR) 15:29.72
15.  Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) 15:36.62

Heats

  • Held on Tuesday 26 August 2003
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Edith Masai (KEN) 14:45.35
2.  Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 14:45.96
3.  Sun Yingjie (CHN) 14:46.73
4.  Marta Domínguez (ESP) 14:48.33
5.  Zahra Ouaziz (MAR) 14:52.66
6.  Gulnara Galkina (RUS) 14:58.88
7.  Émilie Mondor (CAN) 14:59.68
8.  Jane Wanjiku Gakunyi (KEN) 15:04.00
9.  Meseret Defar (ETH) 15:11.72
10.  Olga Yegorova (RUS) 15:12.41
11.  Kayoko Fukushi (JPN) 15:16.53
12.  Souad Aït Salem (ALG) 15:34.64
13.  Catherine Chikwakwa (MAW) 15:40.10
14.  Simret Sultan (ERI) 16:09.48
15.  Inés Melchor (PER) 17:17.90
—  Lornah Kiplagat (NED) DNS


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) 14:54.95
2.  Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) 14:55.50
3.  Berhane Adere (ETH) 14:56.01
4.  Isabella Ochichi (KEN) 14:56.63
5.  Yelena Zadorozhnaya (RUS) 14:56.70
6.  Gabriela Szabo (ROU) 14:56.70
7.  Zhor El Kamch (MAR) 15:00.61
8.  Courtney Babcock (CAN) 15:01.48
9.  Irina Mikitenko (GER) 15:06.97
10.  Restituta Joseph (TAN) 15:10.54
11.  Lauren Fleshman (USA) 15:12.71
12.  Xing Huina (CHN) 15:13.50
13.  Hrisostomia Iakovou (GRE) 15:44.90
14.  Susanne Pumper (AUT) 15:53.52
15.  Dorcus Inzikuru (UGA) 16:00.99
16.  Lilian Claber Argereta (HON) 20:17.90
—  Anesie Kwizera (BDI) DNS

References

  1. ^ "World Championship Statistics Handbook" (Press release). IAAF. Retrieved 2017-08-03.