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

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Gold Yin Lili
  China
Silver Faith Jemutai
  Kenya
Bronze Merima Hashim
  Ethiopia

Results

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Final

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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

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31 July

Heat 1

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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

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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

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According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015