2014 European Athletics Championships – Women's 5000 metres explained

Event:	Women's 5000 metres
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

The women's 5000 metres at the 2014 European Athletics Championships took place at the Letzigrund on 16 August.

Medalists

Gold	Meraf Bahta
Silver	Sifan Hassan
Bronze	Susan Kuijken

Records

Standing records prior to the 2014 European Athletics Championships
World record		14:11.15	Oslo, Norway	6 June 2008
European record		14:23.75	Kazan, Russia	19 July 2008
Championship record		14:52.20	Barcelona, Spain	1 August 2010
World Leading		14:28.88	Fontvieille, Monaco	18 July 2014
European Leading		14:59.23	Palo Alto, United States	4 May 2014

Results

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
			15:31.39
			15:31.79
			15:32.82
			15:35.59
			15:38.13
			15:38.41
			15:38.76	PB
			15:42.98
			15:47.61
10			15:48.58
11			15:52.78
12			15:57.13
13			16:04.60
14			16:24.58
			DNF
			15:32.89
			15:44.73

References

• Final Results