| Athletics on 2008 Summer Olympics  | ||||
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| Track Disciplines | ||||
| 100 meters | men | women | ||
| 200 meters | men | women | ||
| 400 meters | men | women | ||
| 800 meters | men | women | ||
| 1,500 meters | men | women | ||
| 5000 meters | men | women | ||
| 10,000 meters | men | women | ||
| 100 meters with barriers | women | |||
| 110 meters with barriers | men | |||
| 400 meters with barriers | men | women | ||
| 3000 meters with obstacles | men | women | ||
| Relay race 4 Γ 100 meters | men | women | ||
| Relay race 4 Γ 400 meters | men | women | ||
| Highway Disciplines | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 kilometers walking | men | women | ||
| 50 kilometers walking | men | |||
| Technical disciplines | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vaulting | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin-throwing | men | women | ||
| Hammer throwing | men | women | ||
| All-around | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The women's 5000m race at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 19 and 22 at the Beijing National Stadium .
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Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia | Elvan Abelegesse Turkey | Meseret Defar Ethiopia |
Qualification of participants
The National Olympic Committee (NOC) of each country had the right to apply for participation in the competition of no more than three athletes who fulfilled the standard A (15: 09.00) in the qualification period from January 1, 2007 to July 23, 2008 . Also, the NOC could declare no more than one athlete from among those who fulfilled the standard B (15: 24.00) in the same period. Qualification standards were established by the IAAF . [one]
Records
Data shown at the start of the Olympic Games.
| World record | Meseret Defar ( Ethiopia ) | 14: 11.15 [2] | Oslo ( Norway ) | June 6, 2008 |
| Olympic record | Gabriela Szabo ( Romania ) | 14: 40.79 | Sydney ( Australia ) | September 25, 2000 |
According to the results of the competition, both records remained the same.
Competition
Round One
The first six athletes from each race, regardless of the time shown, automatically fall into the final of the competition. Also, three more participants get into the final, showing the best time among all the other athletes.
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Final
| A place | Sportsman | Result | Notes |
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| one. | Tirunesh Dibaba | 15: 41.40 | |
| 2. | Elvan Abelegesse | 15: 42.74 | |
| 3. | Meseret Defar | 15: 44,12 | |
| four. | Sylvia Kibet | 15: 44.96 | |
| five. | Vivian Cheruyot | 15: 46.32 | |
| 6. | Lilia Shobukhova | 15: 46.62 | |
| 7. | Alemitu Bekele | 15: 48.48 | |
| eight. | Mesesel Melkamu | 15: 49.03 | |
| 9. | Kara Goucher | 15: 49.39 | |
| ten. | Shalan Flanagan | 15: 50.80 | |
| eleven. | Prisca Jepletion Cherono | 15: 51.78 | |
| 12. | Gulnara Galkina-Samitova | 15: 56.97 | |
| 13. | Xue Fei | 16: 09.84 | |
| 14. | Jennifer rhines | 16: 34.63 | |
| 15. | Megan Metcalf | 17: 06.82 |
Notes
- β Qualification Standards for the 2008 Summer Olympics . IAAF . Date of treatment August 4, 2008. Archived March 17, 2012.
- β World and Olympic records on the IOC official website . IOC . Archived March 17, 2012.