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1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres

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These are the official results of the Women's 5,000 metres event at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 42 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final held on Saturday 1997-08-09.

Results

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First round

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7 August 1997

Heat Rank Name Result Notes
1 1  Gabriela Szabo (ROU) 15:26.62 Q
1 2  Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 15:27.25 Q
2 3  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) 15:27.30 Q
1 4  Harumi Hiroyama (JPN) 15:27.75 Q
1 5  Roberta Brunet (ITA) 15:29.03 Q
2 6  Liu Jianying (CHN) 15:29.28 Q PB
1 7  Ayelech Worku (ETH) 15:29.37 Q
1 8  Wei Li (CHN) 15:29.62 Q
1 9  Libbie Hickman (USA) 15:30.56 q SB
2 10  Lydia Cheromei (KEN) 15:32.00 Q
2 11  Merima Denboba (ETH) 15:32.01 Q
1 12  Gunhild Hall (NOR) 15:32.13 q
2 13  Naoko Takahashi (JPN) 15:32.25 Q
2 14  Yuko Kawakami (JPN) 15:32.71 Q
1 15  Kate Anderson (AUS) 15:36.16 q
1 16  Yelena Kopytova (RUS) 15:37.19 PB
2 17  Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) 15:40.82
2 18  Stela Olteanu (ROU) 15:40.86
1 19  Adriana Fernandez (MEX) 15:41.55
2 20  Olivera Jevtić (YUG) 15:43.76
1 21  Melody Fairchild (USA) 15:47.66
2 22  Chrystosomia Iakovou (GRE) 15:51.14
1 23  Marina Bastos (POR) 15:54.01
2 24  Restituta Joseph (TAN) 15:55.22 NR
1 25  Valerie Vaughan (IRL) 15:57.58
1 26  Zohra Ouaziz (MAR) 15:58.84
2 27  Amy Rudolph (USA) 16:00.87
1 28  Genet Gebregiorgis (ETH) 16:04.40 SB
1 29  Laurence Duquenoy (FRA) 16:06.02
2 30  Una English (IRL) 16:07.09
2 31  Jelena Chelnova (LAT) 16:27.63
2 32  Helena Javornik (SLO) 16:28.38
1 33  Justine Nahimana (BDI) 17:21.77
1 34  Nebiat Habtemariam (ERI) 18:26.50
1 35  Zalia Aliou (TOG) 18:34.45 NR
1 36  Martha Portobanco (NCA) 19:08.44
2  Anne Hare (NZL) DNF
2  Kristina da Fonseca-Wollheim (GER) DNF
1  Maysa Matrood (IRQ) DNS
1  Elana Meyer (RSA) DNS
2  Carol Howe (CAN) DNS
2  Annemari Sandell (FIN) DNS

Final

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9 August 1997

Rank Name Result Notes
 Gabriela Szabo (ROM) 14:57.68
 Roberta Brunet (ITA) 14:58.29 SB
 Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) 14:58.85
4  Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 15:01.74
5  Lydia Cheromei (KEN) 15:07.88
6  Liu Jianying (CHN) 15:10.64 PB
7  Libbie Hickman (USA) 15:11.15 PB
8  Harumi Hiroyama (JPN) 15:21.19
9  Wei Li (CHN) 15:24.04
10  Merima Denboba (ETH) 15:27.76
11  Kate Anderson (AUS) 15:27.78
12  Ayelech Worku (ETH) 15:28.07
13  Naoko Takahashi (JPN) 15:32.83
15  Gunhild Halle Haugen (NOR) 15:37.85
16  Yuko Kawakami (JPN) 15:45.48

See also

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References

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