Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 5000 metres

Women's 5000 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Carrara Stadium
Dates	14 April 2018
Competitors	19 from 12 nations
Winning time	15:13.11
Medalists
Hellen Obiri    Kenya   Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi    Kenya   Laura Weightman    England

The women's 5000 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 14 April 2018.^[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:^[2]

World record	Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)	14:11.15	Oslo, Norway	6 June 2008
Games record	Paula Radcliffe (ENG)	14:31.42	Manchester, England	28 July 2002

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Saturday 14 April 2018	15:20	Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

With nineteen entrants, the event was held as a straight final.^[2]

Final

Rank	Order	Name	Result	Notes
	2	Hellen Obiri (KEN)	15:13.11
	11	Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi (KEN)	15:15.28
	13	Laura Weightman (ENG)	15:25.84
4	6	Juliet Chekwel (UGA)	15:30.17	SB
5	7	Celia Sullohern (AUS)	15:34.73
6	9	Eilish McColgan (SCO)	15:34.88
7	17	Eva Cherono (KEN)	15:36.10	PB
8	1	Eloise Wellings (AUS)	15:39.02
9	8	Melissa Courtney (WAL)	15:46.60
10	4	Madeline Hills (AUS)	15:46.92
11	19	Mercyline Chelangat (UGA)	15:50.01
12	5	Camille Buscomb (NZL)	15:55.45
13	15	Emma Mitchell (NIR)	16:02.80
14	12	Stephanie Twell (SCO)	16:05.65
15	18	Failuna Abdi Matanga (TAN)	16:07.99
16	3	Sarah Mercier (GGY)	17:00.52
17	14	Mokulubete Makatisi (LES)	17:35.72
18	10	Lineo Chaka (LES)	18:35.38
19	16	Sharon Firisua (SOL)	18:52.57

References

1. "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Women's 5000m". Gold Coast 2018. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
2. Athletics | Women's 5000m - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 172. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.