2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres

2006 African Championships
in Athletics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
20 km walkmenwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

The women's 5000 metres event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 10.

Results

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Meseret Defar Ethiopia 15:56.00
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia 15:56.04
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet  Kenya 15:57.14
4 Isabella Ochichi  Kenya 15:57.86
5 Younés Belkaifa  Morocco 15:58.50
6 Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia 16:01.09
7 Millicent Boadi  Ghana 16:47.14
8 Francine Niyonizigiye  Burundi 16:47.14
9 Pascalina Bombo  Tanzania 17:05.16
10 Lucia Chandamale  Malawi 17:42.06
11 Sandrine Kengue  Gabon 18:17.05

References

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