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[]
| 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[]
Final[]
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 |  Sweden |
15:51.17 | ||
| 5 | Worknesh Kidane | Ethiopia |
15:55.18 | |
| 6 | Prisca Ngetich | Kenya |
16:07.12 | |
| 7 |  France |
16:07.72 | ||
| 8 |  Zimbabwe |
16:18.16 | ||
| 9 |  United Kingdom |
16:20.51 | ||
| 10 | Sunita Rani |  India |
16:28.50 | |
| 11 |  Belgium |
16:32.39 | ||
| 12 |  Czech Republic |
16:33.11 | ||
| 13 |  Japan |
16:38.66 | ||
| China |
DNS | |||
| Nadia Ejjafini |  Morocco |
DQ | IAAF rule 141 |
Heats[]
31 July
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faith Jemutai | Kenya |
16:11.56 | Q |
| 2 | China |
16:11.77 | Q | |
| 3 | Worknesh Kidane | Ethiopia |
16:14.16 | Q |
| 4 | Zimbabwe |
16:21.99 | Q | |
| 5 | Sunita Rani | India |
16:23.30 | q |
| 6 | Sweden |
16:24.83 | q | |
| 7 |  Finland |
16:30.38 | ||
| 8 |  Belarus |
16:41.88 | ||
| 9 |  Russia |
16:45.72 | ||
| 10 | Rosaria Console |  Italy |
16:51.21 | |
 South Africa |
DNF | |||
| Nadia Ejjafini | Morocco |
DQ | IAAF rule 141 Q |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yin Lili | China |
16:04.47 | Q |
| 2 | Czech Republic |
16:09.10 | Q | |
| 3 | Belgium |
16:09.24 | Q | |
| 4 | Merima Hashim | Ethiopia |
16:09.61 | Q |
| 5 | France |
16:11.64 | Q | |
| 6 | Prisca Ngetich | Kenya |
16:14.70 | q |
| 7 | United Kingdom |
16:15.36 | q | |
| 8 | Japan |
16:18.54 | q | |
| 9 |  United States |
16:55.68 | ||
| 10 |  Australia |
16:57.02 | ||
| 11 |  Mongolia |
19:24.41 | ||
| South Africa |
DNF | |||
 FR Yugoslavia |
DNF |
Participation[]
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)
FR Yugoslavia (1)
Zimbabwe (1)
References[]
- ^ 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
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