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Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games – Women's 5000 metres

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The Women's 5000 metres at the 2011 All-Africa Games took place on 11 September at the Beijing National Stadium.[1][2]

Medalists

Gold  Sule Utura (ETH)
Silver  Emebet Anteneh Mengistu (ETH)
Bronze  Pauline Korikwiang (KEN)

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing World, African record and World leading were as follows:

World record  Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 14:11.15 Oslo, Norway 6 June 2008
World leading  Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 14:20.87 Stockholm, Sweden 29 July 2011
African record  Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 14:11.15 Oslo, Norway 6 June 2008

Results

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sule Utura  Ethiopia 15:38.70
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Emebet Anteneh Mengistu  Ethiopia 15:40.13
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Pauline Korikwiang  Kenya 15:40.93
4 Hyvin Jepkemoi  Kenya 15:42.64
5 Esther Ndiema  Kenya 15:43.48
6 Goytetom Gebresilasse  Ethiopia 15:49.90
7 Angeline Myiramsabimana  Rwanda 16:24.04
8 Mekdes Weldu  Eritrea 16:42.69
9 Thandiwe Nyathy  Zimbabwe 17:13.00

References