2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres

None The women's 5000 metres at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 28 June. Medalists Gold Gladys Cherono Silver Veronica Nyaruai Bronze Gotytom Gebreslase Records Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in AthleticsWorld recordTirunesh Dibaba ETH14:11.15Oslo, Norway6 June 2008African recordTirunesh Dibaba ETH14:11.15Oslo, Norway6 June 2008Championship recordAsmae Leghzaoui MAR15:43.46Algiers, Algeria2000Broken records during the 2012 African Championships in AthleticsChampionship recordGladys Cherono KEN15:40.04Porto Novo, Benin28 June 2012 Schedule Date Time Round 28 June 2012 16:30 Final Results Final Rank Name Nationality Time Note Gladys Cherono 15:40.04 CR Veronica Nyaruai 15:40.65 Gotytom Gebreslase 15:53.34 04 4 Alemitu Heroya 15:55.36 05 5 Shito Wudessa 16:14.49 06 6 Viola Chemos 16:16.21 07 7 Abla Doki Atchade 18:02.34 08 8 Balkissa Abdoulaye Kirbo 18:17.72 98 Bakit Amina 99:99.98 DNF 99 Samrawit Mengisteab 99:99.99 DNS 99 Mammie Konneh 99:99.99 DNS 99 Jackline Sakilu 99:99.99 DNS References Results Category:5000 metres at the African Championships in Athletics Category:Women's events at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics