2008 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres

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2008 African Championships
in Athletics
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		menwomen
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
20 km walkmenwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

The women's 5000 metres event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on May 1.

Results

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Meselech Melkamu  Ethiopia 15:49.81
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Meseret Defar  Ethiopia 15:50.19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Grace Momanyi  Kenya 15:50.19
4 Belaynesh Fikadu  Ethiopia 15:50.49
5 Veronica Nyaruai  Kenya 15:53.55
6 Esther Chemtai  Kenya 16:00.39
7 Angeline Nyiransabimana  Rwanda 16:43.23
8 Thérèse Ngono Etoundi  Cameroon 17:44.38
9 Lucia Chandamale  Malawi 18:50.18
10 Godelieve Nizigiyimana  Burundi 18:55.80
Zintle Xiniwe  South Africa DNF
Francine Nzilampa  Democratic Republic of the Congo DNS

References

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