2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres

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  Kenya
Silver	Veronica Nyaruai  Kenya
Bronze	Gotytom Gebreslase  Ethiopia

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record	Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)	14:11.15	Oslo, Norway	6 June 2008
African record	Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)	14:11.15	Oslo, Norway	6 June 2008
Championship record	Asmae Leghzaoui (MAR)	15:43.46	Algiers, Algeria	2000
Broken records during the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
Championship record	Gladys Cherono (KEN)	15:40.04	Porto Novo, Benin	28 June 2012

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
28 June 2012	16:30	Final

Results

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
	Gladys Cherono	Kenya	15:40.04	CR
	Veronica Nyaruai	Kenya	15:40.65
	Gotytom Gebreslase	Ethiopia	15:53.34
4	Alemitu Heroya	Ethiopia	15:55.36
5	Shito Wudessa	Ethiopia	16:14.49
6	Viola Chemos	Uganda	16:16.21
7	Abla Doki Atchade	Togo	18:02.34
8	Balkissa Abdoulaye Kirbo	Niger	18:17.72
	Bakit Amina	Sudan	DNF
	Samrawit Mengisteab	Eritrea	DNS
	Mammie Konneh	Sierra Leone	DNS
	Jackline Sakilu	Tanzania	DNS

References

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