Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres
| Women's 5000 metres at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Stade de France, Paris, France[1] |
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The women's 5000 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in two rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, on 2 and 5 August 2024. This will be the eighth time that the women's 5000 metres is contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 43 athletes will be able to qualify for the event by entry standard or ranking.
Background
The women's 5000 metres has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1996, when the event replaced the women's 3000 metres to match the men's event.
| Record | Athlete (Nation) | Time (s) | Location | Date |
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| World record |  Gudaf Tsegay (ETH)
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14:00.21[2] | Eugene, United States | 17 September 2023 |
| Olympic record |  Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)
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14:26.72 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 19 August 2016 |
| World leading | Tsigie Gebreselama (ETH)
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14:16.76[3] | Eugene, United States | 25 May 2024 |
| Area Record | Athlete (Nation) | Time (s) |
|---|---|---|
| Africa (records) | Gudaf Tsegay (ETH)
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14:00.21 WR |
| Asia (records) |  Bo Jiang (CHN)
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14:28.09 |
| Europe (records) |  Sifan Hassan (NED)
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14:13.42 |
| North, Central America |  Alicia Monson (USA)
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14:19.45 |
| Oceania (records) |  Kimberley Smith (AUS)
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14:39.89 |
| South America (records) |  Joselyn Brea (VEN)
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14:36.59 |
Qualification
For the women's 5000 metres event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024.[5] 45 athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by running the entry standard of 14:52.00 seconds or faster or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.[5]
Rounds
Round 1
Round 1 is scheduled to be held on 2 August, starting at 18:10 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]
Final
The final is scheduled to be held on 5 August, starting at 21:10 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "All time Top lists – Senior – 5000 Metres women", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – 5000 Metres women", World Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Records – 5000 Metres women". World Athletics. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ a b Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
| 3000 m | |
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| 5000 m |
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Note: In 1996, the 3000 m was replaced by the 5000 m. | |
