1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres
The women's 5000 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 2 August.[1][2]
Medalists
[edit]| Gold | Yin Lili China
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| Silver | Faith Jemutai Kenya
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| Bronze | Merima Hashim Ethiopia
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Results
[edit]Final
[edit]2 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Yin Lili | China |
15:29.65 | |
 |
Faith Jemutai | Kenya |
15:34.48 | |
 |
Merima Hashim | Ethiopia |
15:39.57 | |
| 4 | Jessica Carlberg |  Sweden |
15:51.17 | |
| 5 | Worknesh Kidane | Ethiopia |
15:55.18 | |
| 6 | Prisca Ngetich | Kenya |
16:07.12 | |
| 7 | Charlotte Audier |  France |
16:07.72 | |
| 8 | Siphuluwazi Sibindi |  Zimbabwe |
16:18.16 | |
| 9 | Louise Kelly |  United Kingdom |
16:20.51 | |
| 10 | Sunita Rani |  India |
16:28.50 | |
| 11 | Cathérine Lallemand |  Belgium |
16:32.39 | |
| 12 | Helena Volná |  Czech Republic |
16:33.11 | |
| 13 | Yuka Hata |  Japan |
16:38.66 | |
| Song Liqing | China |
DNS | ||
| Nadia Ejjafini |  Morocco |
DQ | IAAF rule 141 |
Heats
[edit]31 July
Heat 1
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faith Jemutai | Kenya |
16:11.56 | Q |
| 2 | Song Liqing | China |
16:11.77 | Q |
| 3 | Worknesh Kidane | Ethiopia |
16:14.16 | Q |
| 4 | Siphuluwazi Sibindi | Zimbabwe |
16:21.99 | Q |
| 5 | Sunita Rani | India |
16:23.30 | q |
| 6 | Jessica Carlberg | Sweden |
16:24.83 | q |
| 7 | Tuula Laitinen |  Finland |
16:30.38 | |
| 8 | Yelena Tolstygina |  Belarus |
16:41.88 | |
| 9 | Yelena Samokhvalova |  Russia |
16:45.72 | |
| 10 | Rosaria Console |  Italy |
16:51.21 | |
| Rachel Nthulane |  South Africa |
DNF | ||
| Nadia Ejjafini | Morocco |
DQ | IAAF rule 141 Q |
Heat 2
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yin Lili | China |
16:04.47 | Q |
| 2 | Helena Volná | Czech Republic |
16:09.10 | Q |
| 3 | Cathérine Lallemand | Belgium |
16:09.24 | Q |
| 4 | Merima Hashim | Ethiopia |
16:09.61 | Q |
| 5 | Charlotte Audier | France |
16:11.64 | Q |
| 6 | Prisca Ngetich | Kenya |
16:14.70 | q |
| 7 | Louise Kelly | United Kingdom |
16:15.36 | q |
| 8 | Yuka Hata | Japan |
16:18.54 | q |
| 9 | Sharlyn Maughan |  United States |
16:55.68 | |
| 10 | Nicole Chapple |  Australia |
16:57.02 | |
| 11 | Luvsanikhundeg Otgonbayar |  Mongolia |
19:24.41 | |
| Azwindini Lukhwareni | South Africa |
DNF | ||
| Mirjana Glišovic |  Yugoslavia |
DNF |
Participation
[edit]According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.
Australia (1)
Belarus (1)
Belgium (1)
China (2)
Czech Republic (1)
Ethiopia (2)
Finland (1)
France (1)
India (1)
Italy (1)
Japan (1)
Kenya (2)
Mongolia (1)
Morocco (1)
Russia (1)
South Africa (2)
Sweden (1)
United Kingdom (1)
United States (1)
Yugoslavia (1)
Zimbabwe (1)
References
[edit]- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 December 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015