| Women's 5000 metres at the 2013 World Championships | |||||||
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 Gold medalistMeseret Defar | |||||||
| Venue | Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||
| Dates | 14 August (heats) 17 August (final) | ||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 16 nations | ||||||
| Winning time | 14:50.19 | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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Thewomen's5000 metres at the2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at theLuzhniki Stadium on 14–17 August.[1]
WithMargaret Wangari Muriuki dropping out injured in the first round,[2] the finals had three Ethiopians (four if you countTejitu Daba) and three Americans and only two Kenyans. Also missing by design is world record holderTirunesh Dibaba who won the 10000 earlier, leavingMeseret Defar the 5000.
The final started slow with the Ethiopians watching the front (the reigning Olympic champion Defar watching her teammates from the back), lettingDominika Nowakowska thenDolores Checa jog through 75-second laps at the front. With 2000 to go, the racing began,Almaz Ayana took over the lead and the crowd disappeared. Within a lap, not surprisingly, the three Ethiopians and two Kenyans were running alone. Lap times were dropping, 71, 69, 68. In the next lapBuze Diriba fell back to the trailing American duo ofMolly Huddle andShannon Rowbury. The two Ethiopians were leading, the two Kenyans trying to keep up. Shortly after the bell,Viola Kibiwot lost touch with her teammateMercy Cherono and then there were three. Defar stayed tucked into second place waiting until the time was right. The time was 200 meters to go, that was when Defar accelerated past Ayana and into the lead. Cherono made no effort to go after Defar, she was gone sprinting to gold. Cherono waited through the turn and executed her best move to outsprint Ayana for the silver.[3] So prepared for victory, Defar and Ayana had already received their flags and were displaying them while the early leaders were still finishing.
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[4]
| World record |  Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | 14:11.15 | Oslo, Norway | 6 June 2008 |
| Championship record | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | 14:38.59 | Helsinki, Finland | 13 August 2005 |
| World Leading | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | 14:23.68 | Paris, France | 6 June 2013 |
| African Record | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | 14:11.15 | Oslo, Norway | 6 June 2008 |
| Asian Record |  Bo Jiang (CHN) | 14:28.09 | Shanghai,People's Republic of China | 23 October 1997 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record |  Molly Huddle (USA) | 14:44.76 | Brussels, Belgium | 27 August 2010 |
| South American record |  Simone da Silva (BRA) | 15:18.85 | São Paulo, Brazil | 20 May 2011 |
| European Record |  Liliya Shobukhova (RUS) | 14:23.75 | Kazan, Russia | 19 July 2008 |
| Oceanian record |  Kim Smith (NZL) | 14:45.93 | Rome, Italy | 11 July 2008 |
| A time[5] | B time |
|---|---|
| 15:18.00 | 15:24.00 |
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 14 August 2013 | 9:40 | Heats |
| 17 August 2013 | 18:55 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+4)
| KEY: | Q | Qualified | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) advanced to the final.[6]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia (ETH) | 15:22.94 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Buze Diriba | Ethiopia (ETH) | 15:23.41 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Viola Kibiwot |  Kenya (KEN) | 15:24.47 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Yelena Nagovitsyna | Russia (RUS) | 15:26.95 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Kim Conley | United States (USA) | 15:27.35 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal |  Norway (NOR) | 15:29.41 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Susan Kuijken |  Netherlands (NED) | 15:34.31 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Mercy Cherono | Kenya (KEN) | 15:34.70 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Almaz Ayana | Ethiopia (ETH) | 15:34.93 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Jackie Areson |  Australia (AUS) | 15:40.21 | q |
| 11 | 1 | Molly Huddle | United States (USA) | 15:40.91 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Dolores Checa |  Spain (ESP) | 15:43.73 | q |
| 13 | 2 | Dominika Nowakowska |  Poland (POL) | 15:45.10 | q |
| 14 | 1 | Shannon Rowbury | United States (USA) | 15:50.41 | Q |
| 15 | 1 | Tejitu Daba |  Bahrain (BHR) | 15:56.74 | Q |
| 16 | 1 | Almensh Belete |  Belgium (BEL) | 16:03.03 | |
| 17 | 1 | Sophie Duarte |  France (FRA) | 16:05.14 | |
| 18 | 1 | Betlhem Desalegn |  United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 16:13.27 | |
| 19 | 1 | Misaki Onishi |  Japan (JPN) | 16:16.52 | |
| 20 | 1 | Carolina Tabares |  Colombia (COL) | 16:22.81 | |
| 21 | 2 | Giuli Dekanadze |  Georgia (GEO) | 17:57.39 | SB |
| 1 | Margaret Wangari Muriuki | Kenya (KEN) | DNF |
The final was started at 18:55.[7]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia (ETH) | 14:50.19 | |
 | Mercy Cherono | Kenya (KEN) | 14:51.22 | |
 | Almaz Ayana | Ethiopia (ETH) | 14:51.33 | |
| 4 | Viola Kibiwot | Kenya (KEN) | 15:01.67 | |
| 5 | Buze Diriba | Ethiopia (ETH) | 15:05.38 | |
| 6 | Molly Huddle | United States (USA) | 15:05.73 | |
| 7 | Shannon Rowbury | United States (USA) | 15:06.10 | SB |
| 8 | Susan Kuijken | Netherlands (NED) | 15:14.70 | |
| 9 | Elena Nagovitsyna | Russia (RUS) | 15:24.83 | |
| 10 | Dolores Checa | Spain (ESP) | 15:30.42 | |
| 11 | Tejitu Daba | Bahrain (BHR) | 15:33.89 | |
| 12 | Kim Conley | United States (USA) | 15:36.58 | |
| 13 | Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal | Norway (NOR) | 15:48.87 | |
| 14 | Dominika Nowakowska | Poland (POL) | 15:58.26 | |
| 15 | Jackie Areson | Australia (AUS) | 16:08.32 |
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