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Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres

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Women's 5000 metres
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueANZ Stadium
Date22 September 2000 (heats)
25 September 2000 (final)
Competitors49 from 31 nations
Winning time14:40.79 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gabriela Szabo
 Romania
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sonia O'Sullivan
 Ireland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gete Wami
 Ethiopia
← 1996
2004 →

The Women's 5000 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics programme was held at Stadium Australia on Friday 22 September, and Sunday 25 September 2000. The top four runners in each of the initial three heats automatically qualified for the final. The next three fastest runners from across the heats also qualified. There were a total number of 50 participating athletes.[1]

The winning margin was 0.23 seconds which as of 2023 is the only time the women's 5,000 metres has been won by less than 0.4 seconds at the Olympics.

Records

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World Record 14:28.09 Jiang Bo China Shanghai, China 23 October 1997
Olympic Record 14:59.88 Junxia Wang China Atlanta, Georgia, United States 28 July 1996

Medals

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Gold: Silver: Bronze:
Gabriela Szabo,  Romania Sonia O'Sullivan,  Ireland Gete Wami,  Ethiopia

Results

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All times shown are in seconds.

  • Q denotes qualification by place in heat.
  • q denotes qualification by overall place.
  • DNS denotes did not start.
  • DNF denotes did not finish.
  • DQ denotes disqualification.
  • NR denotes national record.
  • OR denotes Olympic record.
  • WR denotes world record.
  • PB denotes personal best.
  • SB denotes season best.

Heats

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Heat 1 of 3
Date: Friday 22 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 1 Sonia O'Sullivan  Ireland 12 15:07.91 Q SB
2 4 Jo Pavey  Great Britain 6 15:08.82 Q PB
3 5T Gete Wami  Ethiopia 2 15:08.92 Q
4 7 Lydia Cheromei  Kenya 8 15:09.32 Q
5 9 Daniela Yordanova  Bulgaria 3 15:10.08 q NR
6 17 Benita Willis  Australia 13 15:21:37 PB
7 19 Elva Dryer  United States 9 15:23.99
8 23 Rosemary Ryan  Ireland 17 15:33.05
9 24 Nora Leticia Rocha  Mexico 5 15:38.72
10 33 Michiko Shimizu  Japan 16 15:48.20
11 36 Dulce María Rodriguez  Mexico 15 15:54.17
12 39 Yamna Belkacem  France 11 16:08.49
13 40 Helena Javornik  Slovenia 7 16:09.60
14 42 Elisa Cobañea  Argentina 14 16:16.58
15 44 Nebiat Habtemariam  Eritrea 4 16:30.41 NR
16 47 Maysa Hussain Matrood  Iraq 1 17:17.58
Restituta Joseph  Tanzania 10 DNS
Heat 2 of 3
Date: Friday 22 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 12 Rose Cheruiyot  Kenya 7 15:13.18 Q
2 13 Ayelech Worku  Ethiopia 4 15:13.26 Q
3 14 Olga Yegorova  Russia 10 15:14.34 Q
4 15 Irina Mikitenko  Germany 5 15:14.76 Q
5 16 Susanne Pumper  Austria 2 15:16.66
6 20 Roberta Brunet  Italy 16 15:27:32
7 21 Amy Rudolph  United States 12 15:28.91
8 25 Sonja Stolic  FR Yugoslavia 13 15:38.96
9 26 Megumi Tanaka  Japan 15 15:39.83
10 27 Marta Dominguez  Spain 3 15:45.07
11 30 Hrisostomia Iakovou  Greece 6 15:46.48
12 31 Samukeliso Moyo  Zimbabwe 14 15:47.76
13 37 Zhor El Kamch  Morocco 8 16:02.50
14 38 Anne Cross  Australia 1 16:07.18
15 41 Andrea Whitcombe  Great Britain 9 16:15.82
16 43 Maggie Chan Man Yee  Hong Kong 11 16:20.43
Heat 3 of 3
Date: Friday 22 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 2 Gabriela Szabo  Romania 14 15:08.36 Q
2 3 Worknesh Kidane  Ethiopia 4 15:08.62 Q
3 5T Tatyana Tomashova  Russia 15 15:08.92 Q
4 8 Jeļena Čelnova-Prokopčuka  Latvia 11 15:09.45 Q
5 10 Vivian Cheruiyot  Kenya 9 15:11.11 q PB
6 11 Olivera Jevtić  FR Yugoslavia 17 15:11:25 q NR
7 18 Yoshiko Ichikawa  Japan 10 15:23.41 SB
8 22 Beatriz Santiago  Spain 3 15:31.94
9 28 Kate Anderson-Richardson  Australia 1 15:45.34
10 29 Inga Juodeškienė  Lithuania 12 15:46.37
11 32 Anne Marie Letko  United States 6 15:47.78
12 34 Ebru Kavaklioglu  Turkey 16 15:49.15
13 35 Breda Dennehy-Willis  Ireland 8 15:49.58
14 45 Diane Nukuri  Burundi 2 16:38.30 PB
15 46 Catherine Chikwakwa  Malawi 5 16:39.82 PB
16 48 Priscilla Mamba  Swaziland 7 17:30.04 NR
17 49 Baatarkhüügiin Battsetseg  Mongolia 13 18:22.98 SB
Overall Results Semi-Finals
Semi-Finals
Overall Results
Place Athlete Nation Heat Lane Place Time Qual. Record
1 Sonia O'Sullivan  Ireland 1 12 1 15:07.91 Q SB
2 Gabriela Szabo  Romania 3 14 1 15:08.36 Q
3 Worknesh Kidane  Ethiopia 3 4 2 15:08.62 Q
4 Jo Pavey  Great Britain 1 6 2 15:08.82 Q PB
5 Tatyana Tomashova  Russia 3 15 3 15:08.92 Q
Gete Wami  Ethiopia 1 2 3 15:08.92 Q
7 Lydia Cheromei  Kenya 1 8 4 15:09.32 Q
8 Jeļena Čelnova-Prokopčuka  Latvia 3 11 4 15:09.45 Q
9 Daniela Yordanova  Bulgaria 1 3 5 15:10.08 q NR
10 Vivian Cheruiyot  Kenya 3 9 5 15:11.11 q PB
11 Olivera Jevtić  FR Yugoslavia 3 17 6 15:11.25 q NR
12 Rose Cheruiyot  Kenya 2 7 1 15:13.18 Q
13 Ayelech Worku  Ethiopia 2 4 2 15:13.26 Q
14 Olga Yegorova  Russia 2 10 3 15:14.34 Q
15 Irina Mikitenko  Germany 2 5 4 15:14.76 Q
16 Susanne Pumper  Austria 2 2 5 15:16.66
17 Benita Willis  Australia 1 13 6 15:21.37 PB
18 Yoshiko Ichikawa  Japan 3 10 7 15:23.31 SB
19 Elva Dryer  United States 1 9 7 15:23.99
20 Roberta Brunet  Italy 2 1 6 15:27.32
21 Amy Rudolph  United States 2 12 7 15:28.91
22 Beatriz Santiago  Spain 3 3 8 15:31.94
23 Rosemary Ryan  Ireland 1 17 8 15:33.05
24 Nora Leticia Rocha  Mexico 1 5 9 15:38.72
25 Sonja Stolic  FR Yugoslavia 2 13 8 15:38.96
26 Megumi Tanaka  Japan 2 15 9 15:39.83
27 Marta Dominguez  Spain 2 3 10 15:45.07
28 Kate Anderson-Richardson  Australia 3 1 9 15:45.34
29 Inga Juodeškienė  Lithuania 3 12 10 15:46.37
30 Hrisostomia Iakovou  Greece 2 6 11 15:46.48
31 Samukeliso Moyo  Zimbabwe 2 14 12 15:47.76
32 Anne Marie Letko  United States 3 6 11 15:47.78
33 Michiko Shimizu  Japan 1 16 10 15:48.20
34 Ebru Kavaklioglu  Turkey 3 16 12 15:49.15
35 Breda Dennehy-Willis  Ireland 3 8 13 15:49.58
36 Dulce María Rodriguez  Mexico 1 15 11 15:54.17
37 Zhor El Kamch  Morocco 2 8 13 16:02.50
38 Anne Cross  Australia 2 1 14 16:07.18
39 Yamna Belkacem  France 1 11 12 16:08.49
40 Helena Javornik  Slovenia 1 7 13 16:09.60
41 Andrea Whitcombe  Great Britain 2 9 15 16:15.82
42 Elisa Cobañea  Argentina 1 4 14 16:16.58
43 Maggie Chan Man Yee  Hong Kong 2 1 16 16:20.43
44 Nebiat Habtemariam  Eritrea 1 4 15 16:30.41 NR
45 Diane Nukuri  Burundi 3 2 14 16:38.30 PB
46 Catherine Chikwakwa  Malawi 3 5 15 16:39.82 PB
47 Maysa Hussein Matrood  Iraq 1 1 16 17:17.58
48 Priscilla Mamba  Swaziland 3 7 16 17:30.04 NR
49 Baatarkhuu Battsetseg  Mongolia 3 13 17 18:22.98 SB
Restituta Joseph  Tanzania 1 10 DNS

Final

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Date: Monday 25 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Time Record
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gabriela Szabo  Romania 10 14:40.79 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sonia O'Sullivan  Ireland 7 14:41.02 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gete Wami  Ethiopia 11 14:42.23
4 Ayelech Worku  Ethiopia 14 14:42.67
5 Irina Mikitenko  Germany 1 14:43.59 SB
6 Lydia Cheromei  Kenya 15 14:47.35 PB
7 Werknesh Kidane  Ethiopia 2 14:47.40 PB
8 Olga Yegorova  Russia 12 14:50.31
9 Jeļena Čelnova-Prokopčuka  Latvia 6 14:55.46
10 Daniela Yordanova  Bulgaria 5 14:56.95 NR
11 Rose Cheruiyot  Kenya 13 14:58.07
12 Jo Pavey  Great Britain 3 14:58.27 PB
13 Tatyana Tomashova  Russia 4 15:01.28
14 Vivian Cheruiyot  Kenya 8 15:25.67
Olivera Jevtić  FR Yugoslavia 9 DNF

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Games: Women's 5000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
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