These are the official results of the Women's 5000 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Canada.
Olga Yegorova had tested positive for EPO earlier in 2001 which drew protests from her fellow competitors after she was allowed to compete in the World Athletics Championships.IAAF lifts suspension of Olga Yegorova . IAAF.org. 4 September 2001. Although her urine sample tested positive for EPO, the French authorities failed to take an accompanying blood test and she avoided a suspension on a technicality.Radcliffe set to take Yegorova protest to IAAF. The Guardian. 17 August 2001.
Medalists Gold Olga YegorovaRussia (RUS)Silver Marta DomínguezSpain (ESP)Bronze Ayelech WorkuEthiopia (ETH)
Results
Heats Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) advanced to the final.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 2 Yanmei Dong 15:09.44 Q, SB 2 Joanne Pavey 15:10.62 Q, SB 2 Yelena Zadorozhnaya 15:11.63 Q 2 Rose Cheruiyot 15:12.04 Q 2 Irina Mikitenko 15:12.63 Q 2 Merima Denboba 15:14.76 q 1 Marta Domínguez 15:15.81 Q 1 Olga Yegorova 15:15.85 Q 1 Tatyana Tomashova 15:15.95 Q 10 1 Gabriela Szabo 15:16.02 Q 11 1 Edith Masai 15:16.13 Q 12 1 Ayelech Worku 15:16.18 q 13 2 Benita Willis 15:17.93 q 14 2 Teresa Recio 15:19.81 q 15 2 Fatima Yvelain 15:20.16 q 16 1 Kathy Butler 15:20.78 17 1 Elvan Abeylegesse 15:22.89 18 2 Haruko Okamoto 15:23.93 PB 19 1 Marla Runyan 15:24.30 20 2 Elva Dryer 15:26.04 21 2 Beatriz Santiago 15:26.55 22 1 Breeda Dennehy-Willis 15:26.97 23 2 Dulce Maria Rodriguez 15:27.34 24 2 Olivera Jevtić 15:29.61 25 1 Werknesh Kidane 15:29.96 26 1 Restituta Joseph 15:33.93 27 1 Susanne Pumper 15:41.25 28 1 Courtney Babcock 15:46.72 29 1 Amy Rudolph 15:46.77 30 2 Inga Juodeskiene 15:48.13 SB 31 2 Gunhild Haugen 15:54.56 32 1 Hayley Yelling 15:59.39 33 2 Maria McCambridge 16:04.49 34 1 Mónica Rosa 16:04.62 35 2 ManYee Chan-Ropper 16:16.06 36 1 Una English 16:26.15 37 2 Catherine Chikwakwa 16:36.85 NR 38 1 Nebiat Habtemariam 16:37.57 1 Nasria Baghdad-Azaïdj 1 Zhor El Kamch 1 Daniela Yordanova 2 Wisam Abu Bekheet 2 Hrisostomia Iakovou
Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Olga Yegorova 15:03.39 Marta Domínguez 15:06.59 Ayelech Worku 15:10.17 Yanmei Dong 15:10.73 Irina Mikitenko 15:13.93 Yelena Zadorozhnaya 15:16.15 Edith Masai 15:17.67 Gabriela Szabo 15:19.55 Rose Cheruiyot 15:23.18 10 Tatyana Tomashova 15:23.83 11 Joanne Pavey 15:28.41 12 Benita Willis 15:36.75 13 Merima Denboba 15:41.09 14 Fatima Yvelain 15:53.52 15 Teresa Recio 15:57.32
References
Finals Results Heats results