Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres
Women's 5000 metres at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |
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Venue | Stade de France, Paris, France[1] |
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The women's 5000 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in two rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, on 2 and 5 August 2024. This will be the eighth time that the women's 5000 metres is contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 43 athletes will be able to qualify for the event by entry standard or ranking.
Background[edit]
The women's 5000 metres has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1996, when the event replaced the women's 3000 metres to match the men's event.
Record | Athlete (Nation) | Time (s) | Location | Date |
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World record | 14:00.21[2] | Eugene, United States | 17 September 2023 | |
Olympic record | 14:26.72 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 19 August 2016 | |
World leading | 14:16.76[3] | Eugene, United States | 25 May 2024 |
Area Record | Athlete (Nation) | Time (s) |
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Africa (records) | 14:00.21 WR | |
Asia (records) | 14:28.09 | |
Europe (records) | 14:13.42 | |
North, Central America | 14:19.45 | |
Oceania (records) | 14:39.89 | |
South America (records) | 14:36.59 |
Qualification[edit]
For the women's 5000 metres event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024.[5] 45 athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by running the entry standard of 14:52.00 seconds or faster or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.[5]
Rounds[edit]
Round 1[edit]
Round 1 is scheduled to be held on 2 August, starting at 18:10 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]
Final[edit]
The final is scheduled to be held on 5 August, starting at 21:10 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "All time Top lists – Senior – 5000 Metres women", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – 5000 Metres women", World Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Records – 5000 Metres women". World Athletics. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ a b Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.