Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's 5000 metres explained

The women's 5000 metres event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on 28 July.

The winning margin was 22.34 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time the women's 5,000 metres was won by more than five seconds at these games.

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			14:31.42	GR
			14:53.76
			15:06.06	PB
			15:18.01	PB
			15:19.91
			15:26.55
			15:33.07	SB
			15:42.83
			15:43.92	PB
10			15:44.87	PB
11			15:47.10
12			15:48.42
13			15:56.71	NR
14			16:29.63
15			16:43.49

References

• Official results
• Results at BBC