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These are the official results of the Women's 5000 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 33 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final held on Saturday 30 August 2003 at 18:35h.
Tirunesh Dibaba, at 17 years 333 days, is the youngest individual World Champion ever.[1]
Final
[edit]| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
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 Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) |
14:51.72 |
 |
 Marta Domínguez (ESP) |
14:52.26 |
 |
 Edith Masai (KEN) |
14:52.30 |
| 4. |  Yelena Zadorozhnaya (RUS) |
14:52.36 |
| 5. |  Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) |
14:53.56 |
| 6. | Isabella Ochichi (KEN) |
14:54.08 |
| 7. | Gulnara Galkina (RUS) |
14:54.38 |
| 8. |  Courtney Babcock (CAN) |
14:54.98 |
| 9. |  Sun Yingjie (CHN) |
14:57.01 |
| 10. | Berhane Adere (ETH) |
14:58.07 |
| 11. |  Gabriela Szabo (ROU) |
14:59.36 |
| 12. | Émilie Mondor (CAN) |
15:02.36 |
| 13. |  Zahra Ouaziz (MAR) |
15:16.73 |
| 14. | Zhor El Kamch (MAR) |
15:29.72 |
| 15. |  Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) |
15:36.62 |
Heats
[edit]- Held on Tuesday 26 August 2003
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Edith Masai (KEN) |
14:45.35 |
| 2. | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) |
14:45.96 |
| 3. | Sun Yingjie (CHN) |
14:46.73 |
| 4. | Marta Domínguez (ESP) |
14:48.33 |
| 5. | Zahra Ouaziz (MAR) |
14:52.66 |
| 6. | Gulnara Galkina (RUS) |
14:58.88 |
| 7. | Émilie Mondor (CAN) |
14:59.68 |
| 8. | Jane Wanjiku Gakunyi (KEN) |
15:04.00 |
| 9. | Meseret Defar (ETH) |
15:11.72 |
| 10. | Olga Yegorova (RUS) |
15:12.41 |
| 11. |  Kayoko Fukushi (JPN) |
15:16.53 |
| 12. |  Souad Aït Salem (ALG) |
15:34.64 |
| 13. |  Catherine Chikwakwa (MAW) |
15:40.10 |
| 14. |  Simret Sultan (ERI) |
16:09.48 |
| 15. |  Inés Melchor (PER) |
17:17.90 |
| — |  Lornah Kiplagat (NED) |
DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) |
14:54.95 |
| 2. | Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) |
14:55.50 |
| 3. | Berhane Adere (ETH) |
14:56.01 |
| 4. | Isabella Ochichi (KEN) |
14:56.63 |
| 5. | Yelena Zadorozhnaya (RUS) |
14:56.70 |
| 6. | Gabriela Szabo (ROU) |
14:56.70 |
| 7. | Zhor El Kamch (MAR) |
15:00.61 |
| 8. | Courtney Babcock (CAN) |
15:01.48 |
| 9. |  Irina Mikitenko (GER) |
15:06.97 |
| 10. |  Restituta Joseph (TAN) |
15:10.54 |
| 11. |  Lauren Fleshman (USA) |
15:12.71 |
| 12. | Xing Huina (CHN) |
15:13.50 |
| 13. |  Hrisostomia Iakovou (GRE) |
15:44.90 |
| 14. |  Susanne Pumper (AUT) |
15:53.52 |
| 15. |  Dorcus Inzikuru (UGA) |
16:00.99 |
| 16. |  Lilian Claber Argereta (HON) |
20:17.90 |
| — |  Anesie Kwizera (BDI) |
DNS |
References
[edit]- ↑ "World Championship Statistics Handbook" (Press release). IAAF. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
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