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1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres
These are the official results of the Women's 5,000 metres event at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 42 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final held on Saturday 1997-08-09.
Results
First round
7 August 1997
| Heat | Rank | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Gabriela Szabo (ROU) | 15:26.62 Q | |
| 1 | 2 | Paula Radcliffe (GBR) | 15:27.25 Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) | 15:27.30 Q | |
| 1 | 4 | Harumi Hiroyama (JPN) | 15:27.75 Q | |
| 1 | 5 | Roberta Brunet (ITA) | 15:29.03 Q | |
| 2 | 6 | Liu Jianying (CHN) | 15:29.28 Q | PB |
| 1 | 7 | Ayelech Worku (ETH) | 15:29.37 Q | |
| 1 | 8 | Wei Li (CHN) | 15:29.62 Q | |
| 1 | 9 | Libbie Hickman (USA) | 15:30.56 q | SB |
| 2 | 10 | Lydia Cheromei (KEN) | 15:32.00 Q | |
| 2 | 11 | Merima Denboba (ETH) | 15:32.01 Q | |
| 1 | 12 | Gunhild Hall (NOR) | 15:32.13 q | |
| 2 | 13 | Naoko Takahashi (JPN) | 15:32.25 Q | |
| 2 | 14 | Yuko Kawakami (JPN) | 15:32.71 Q | |
| 1 | 15 | Kate Anderson (AUS) | 15:36.16 q | |
| 1 | 16 | Yelena Kopytova (RUS) | 15:37.19 | PB |
| 2 | 17 | Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) | 15:40.82 | |
| 2 | 18 | Stela Olteanu (ROU) | 15:40.86 | |
| 1 | 19 | Adriana Fernandez (MEX) | 15:41.55 | |
| 2 | 20 | Olivera Jevtić (YUG) | 15:43.76 | |
| 1 | 21 | Melody Fairchild (USA) | 15:47.66 | |
| 2 | 22 | Chrystosomia Iakovou (GRE) | 15:51.14 | |
| 1 | 23 | Marina Bastos (POR) | 15:54.01 | |
| 2 | 24 | Restituta Joseph (TAN) | 15:55.22 | NR |
| 1 | 25 | Valerie Vaughan (IRL) | 15:57.58 | |
| 1 | 26 | Zohra Ouaziz (MAR) | 15:58.84 | |
| 2 | 27 | Amy Rudolph (USA) | 16:00.87 | |
| 1 | 28 | Genet Gebregiorgis (ETH) | 16:04.40 | SB |
| 1 | 29 | Laurence Duquenoy (FRA) | 16:06.02 | |
| 2 | 30 | Una English (IRL) | 16:07.09 | |
| 2 | 31 | Jelena Chelnova (LAT) | 16:27.63 | |
| 2 | 32 | Helena Javornik (SLO) | 16:28.38 | |
| 1 | 33 | Justine Nahimana (BDI) | 17:21.77 | |
| 1 | 34 | Nebiat Habtemariam (ERI) | 18:26.50 | |
| 1 | 35 | Zalia Aliou (TOG) | 18:34.45 | NR |
| 1 | 36 | Martha Portobanco (NCA) | 19:08.44 | |
| 2 | — | Anne Hare (NZL) | DNF | |
| 2 | — | Kristina da Fonseca-Wollheim (GER) | DNF | |
| 1 | — | Maysa Matrood (IRQ) | DNS | |
| 1 | — | Elana Meyer (RSA) | DNS | |
| 2 | — | Carol Howe (CAN) | DNS | |
| 2 | — | Annemari Sandell (FIN) | DNS |
Final
9 August 1997
| Rank | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriela Szabo (ROM) | 14:57.68 | ||
| Roberta Brunet (ITA) | 14:58.29 | SB | |
| Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) | 14:58.85 | ||
| 4 | Paula Radcliffe (GBR) | 15:01.74 | |
| 5 | Lydia Cheromei (KEN) | 15:07.88 | |
| 6 | Liu Jianying (CHN) | 15:10.64 | PB |
| 7 | Libbie Hickman (USA) | 15:11.15 | PB |
| 8 | Harumi Hiroyama (JPN) | 15:21.19 | |
| 9 | Wei Li (CHN) | 15:24.04 | |
| 10 | Merima Denboba (ETH) | 15:27.76 | |
| 11 | Kate Anderson (AUS) | 15:27.78 | |
| 12 | Ayelech Worku (ETH) | 15:28.07 | |
| 13 | Naoko Takahashi (JPN) | 15:32.83 | |
| 15 | Gunhild Halle Haugen (NOR) | 15:37.85 | |
| 16 | Yuko Kawakami (JPN) | 15:45.48 |
See also
- 1992 Women's Olympic 3,000 metres (Barcelona)
- 1993 Women's World Championships 3,000 metres (Stuttgart)
- 1994 Women's European Championships 3,000 metres (Helsinki)
- 1995 Women's World Championships 5,000 metres (Gothenburg)
- 1996 Women's Olympic 5,000 metres (Atlanta)
- 1998 Women's European Championships 5,000 metres (Budapest)
- 1999 Women's World Championships 5,000 metres (Seville)
- 2000 Women's Olympic 5,000 metres (Sydney)
References
- Results