2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres

None thumb|200px|Official Video The Women's 5000 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 30, and September 2. Vivian Cheruiyot entered the competition as the reigning 2009 World Champion, the 2011 World Cross Country Champion, the Diamond League leader, and the fastest woman of the year (having become the fourth fastest ever with a run of 14:20.87 minutes). Ethiopians Meseret Defar and Sentayehu Ejigu had run the next quickest that season. The top twelve ranked runners prior to the championships were all either Kenyan or Ethiopian; Linet Masai, Sylvia Kibet, Mercy Cherono and Genzebe Dibaba were the other contenders from the two dominant countries.Martin, David (2011-08-22). Women's 5000m – PREVIEW https://web.archive.org/web/20120801034632/http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/NewsEventPreviewsListDetail.aspx?id=61191 2012-08-01 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-24. Lauren Fleshman of the United States was the fastest non-African in the final.5000 metres 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110901213534/http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=o/age=n/season=2011/sex=W/all=n/legal=A/disc=5000/detail.html 2011-09-01 . IAAF (2011-08-20). Retrieved on 2011-08-24. The final started with Hitomi Niiya taking a large early lead in an effort to steal the race. After several laps in the spotlight she was swallowed up by the pack, which slowly disintegrated. With a lap to go, it was three Ethiopian and four Kenyan runners to settle it. Cheruiyot led as the group stretched out, with Defar challenging into the final straight, where Cheruiyot pulled away. Kibet passed a fading Defar before the finish, for the silver. Exactly the same medals as two years before. Medalists GoldSilverBronzeVivian CheruiyotKenya 2011 WorldSylvia Jebiwott KibetKenya 2011 WorldMeseret DefarEthiopia 2011 World Records Prior to the competition, the records were as follows: World recordTirunesh Dibaba ETH14:11.15Oslo, Norway6 June 2008Championship recordTirunesh Dibaba ETH14:38.59Helsinki, Finland13 August 2005World LeadingVivian Cheruiyot KEN14:20.87Stockholm, Sweden29 July 2011African RecordTirunesh Dibaba ETH14:11.15Oslo, Norway6 June 2008Asian RecordBo Jiang CHN14:28.09Shanghai, China23 October 1997North, Central American and Caribbean recordMolly Huddle USA14:44.76Brussels, Belgium27 August 2010South American recordSimone da Silva BRA15:18.85São Paulo, Brazil20 May 2011European RecordLiliya Shobukhova RUS14:23.75Kazan, Russia19 July 2008Oceanian recordKim Smith NZL14:45.93Rome, Italy11 July 2008 Qualification standards A timeB time 15:14.00 15:25.00 Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 30, 2011 10:20 HeatsSeptember 2, 2011 20:25 Final Results KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best Heats Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) advance to the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Meseret Defar Ethiopia 2011 World 15:19.46 Q 2 1 Mercy Cherono Kenya 2011 World 15:20.01 Q 3 1 Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet Kenya 2011 World 15:20.08 Q 4 1 Sentayehu Ejigu Ethiopia 2011 World 15:20.13 Q 5 1 Yelena Zadorozhnaya Russia 2011 World 15:23.90 Q 6 1 Amy Hastings United States 2011 World 15:29.49 q 7 1 Hitomi Niiya Japan 2011 World 15:31.09 q 8 2 Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia 2011 World 15:33.06 Q 9 2 Tejitu Daba Bahrain 2011 World 15:33.67 Q 10 2 Linet Masai Kenya 2011 World 15:33.99 Q 11 2 Lauren Fleshman United States 2011 World 15:34.04 Q 12 2 Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya 2011 World 15:34.80 Q 13 2 Zakia Mrisho Tanzania 2011 World 15:35.37 q, SB 14 2 Yelizaveta Grechishnikova Russia 2011 World 15:35.64 q 15 1 Helen Clitheroe Great Britain 2011 World 15:37.73 q 16 2 Megumi Kinukawa Japan 2011 World 15:38.23 17 2 Alemitu Bekele Degfa Turkey 2011 World 15:38.25 18 1 Kayo Sugihara Japan 2011 World 15:41.78 SB 19 2 Molly Huddle United States 2011 World 15:42.00 20 1 Alia Saeed Mohammed United Arab Emirates 2011 World 16:10.37 21 2 Viktoriia Poliudina Kyrgyzstan 2011 World 16:32.68 SB 22 1 Pauline Niyongere Burundi 2011 World 17:23.56 SB 99 1 Sabine Fischer Switzerland 2011 World 99:99.99 DNS Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya 2011 World 14:55.36 Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet Kenya 2011 World 14:56.21 Meseret Defar Ethiopia 2011 World 14:56.94 04 4 Sentayehu Ejigu Ethiopia 2011 World 14:59.99 05 5 Mercy Cherono Kenya 2011 World 15:00.23 06 6 Linet Masai Kenya 2011 World 15:01.01 07 7 Lauren Fleshman United States 2011 World 15:09.25 08 8 Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia 2011 World 15:09.35 09 9 Tejitu Daba Bahrain 2011 World 15:14.62 PB 10 Yelena Zadorozhnaya Russia 2011 World 15:15.48 11 Zakia Mrisho Tanzania 2011 World 15:18.81 SB 12 Helen Clitheroe Great Britain 2011 World 15:21.22 13 Hitomi Niiya Japan 2011 World 15:41.67 14 Yelizaveta Grechishnikova Russia 2011 World 15:45.61 15 Amy Hastings United States 2011 World 15:56.06 References External links 5000 metres results at IAAF website 5000 Category:5000 metres at the World Athletics Championships