Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games – Women's 5000 metres
The Women's 5000 metres at the 2011 All-Africa Games took place on 11 September at the Beijing National Stadium.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold |  Sule Utura (ETH) |
| Silver | Emebet Anteneh Mengistu (ETH) |
| Bronze |  Pauline Korikwiang (KEN) |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing World, African record and World leading were as follows:
| World record | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) |
14:11.15 | Oslo, Norway | 6 June 2008 |
| World leading | Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) |
14:20.87 | Stockholm, Sweden | 29 July 2011 |
| African record | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) |
14:11.15 | Oslo, Norway | 6 June 2008 |
Results
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sule Utura | Ethiopia | 15:38.70 | |
 | Emebet Anteneh Mengistu | Ethiopia | 15:40.13 | |
 | Pauline Korikwiang | Kenya | 15:40.93 | |
| 4 | Hyvin Jepkemoi | Kenya | 15:42.64 | |
| 5 | Esther Ndiema | Kenya | 15:43.48 | |
| 6 | Goytetom Gebresilasse | Ethiopia | 15:49.90 | |
| 7 | Angeline Nyiransabimana |  Rwanda | 16:24.04 | |
| 8 | Mekdes Weldu |  Eritrea | 16:42.69 | |
| 9 | Thandiwe Nyathy |  Zimbabwe | 17:13.00 |
References
- (in Portuguese) Local Arrangements (Venues) Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Athletics results on All Africa Games 2011 on Official website
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