2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres

The Women's 5,000 metres event at the 2005 World Championships was held on August 10 and August 13 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.

Medalists

Gold Ethiopia Tirunesh Dibaba
Ethiopia (ETH)
Silver Ethiopia Meseret Defar
Ethiopia (ETH)
Bronze Ethiopia Ejegayehu Dibaba
Ethiopia (ETH)

Heats

Heat 1

  1. Ethiopia Tirunesh Dibaba, Ethiopia 14:50.98 Q
  2. Ethiopia Meselech Melkamu, Ethiopia 14:51.49 Q
  3. United Kingdom Joanne Pavey, Great Britain 14:53.82 Q
  4. Kenya Prisca Jepleting Ngetich, Kenya 14:54.50 Q (SB)
  5. Spain Marta Domínguez, Spain 14:56.02 q
  6. Belarus Volha Kravtsova, Belarus 14:56.16 q (NR)
  7. Tanzania Zakia Mrisho Mohamed, Tanzania 14:57.22 q (NR)
  8. China Sun Yingjie, China 14:58.34 q (SB)
  9. Japan Kayoko Fukushi, Japan 15:05.77 q
  10. United States Lauren Fleshman, United States 15:32.05
  11. Belgium Veerle Dejaeghere, Belgium 15:47.01
  12. Ukraine Maryna Dubrova, Ukraine 16:01.88
  13. Burundi Anesie Kwizera, Burundi 16:06.66 (NR)
  14. Malawi Catherine Chikwakwa, Malawi 16:11.63 (SB)
  15. Portugal Jessica Augusto, Portugal 16:23.66

Heat 2

  1. Ethiopia Meseret Defar, Ethiopia 15:13.52 Q
  2. Ethiopia Ejegayehu Dibaba, Ethiopia 15:14.33 Q
  3. China Xing Huina, China 15:14.48 Q (SB)
  4. Russia Liliya Shobukhova, Russia 15:14.63 Q
  5. Kenya Isabella Ochichi, Kenya 15:16.51 q
  6. Norway Susanne Wigene, Norway 15:18.38 q
  7. United States Shalane Flanagan, United States 15:20.59
  8. Greece Maria Protopappa, Greece 15:32.04
  9. United States Amy Rudolph, United States 15:32.73
  10. France Margaret Maury, France 15:35.65
  11. Mexico Dulce Maria Rodriguez, Mexico 15:44.65 (SB)
  12. Hungary Anikó Kálovics, Hungary 15:46.36
  13. Eritrea Simret Sultan, Eritrea 15:47.46
  14. Republic of Ireland Maria McCambridge, Ireland 16:05.44
  15. Zambia Miriam Kaumba, Zambia 16:10.70

Final

  1. Ethiopia Tirunesh Dibaba, Ethiopia 14:38.59 (CR)
  2. Ethiopia Meseret Defar, Ethiopia 14:39.54
  3. Ethiopia Ejegayehu Dibaba, Ethiopia 14:42.47
  4. Ethiopia Meselech Melkamu, Ethiopia 14:43.47
  5. China Xing Huina, China 14:43.64 (PB)
  6. Tanzania Zakia Mrisho Mohamed, Tanzania 14:43.87 (NR)
  7. Kenya Prisca Jepleting Ngetich, Kenya 14:44.00 (PB)
  8. Kenya Isabella Ochichi, Kenya 14:45.14 (PB)
  9. Russia Liliya Shobukhova, Russia 14:47.07 (PB)
  10. Belarus Volha Kravtsova, Belarus 14:47.75 (NR)
  11. China Sun Yingjie, China 14:51.19 (SB)
  12. Japan Kayoko Fukushi, Japan 14:59.92
  13. Norway Susanne Wigene, Norway 15:00.23
  14. Spain Marta Domínguez, Spain 15:02.30
  15. United Kingdom Joanne Pavey, Great Britain 15:14.37