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

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

Women's 5000 metres
at the Commonwealth Games

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

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Paula Radcliffe   England 14:31.42 GR
  Edith Masai   Kenya 14:53.76
  Iness Chepkesis Chenonge   Kenya 15:06.06 PB
4 Dorcus Inzikuru   Uganda 15:18.01 PB
5 Joanne Pavey   England 15:19.91
6 Benita Johnson   Australia 15:26.55
7 Restituta Joseph   Tanzania 15:33.07 SB
8 Courtney Babcock   Canada 15:42.83
9 Anna Thompson   Australia 15:43.92 PB
10 Catherine Berry   England 15:44.87 PB
11 Haley McGregor   Australia 15:47.10
12 Hawa Hussein   Tanzania 15:48.42
13 Catherine Chikwakwa   Malawi 15:56.71 NR
14 Gillian Palmer   Scotland 16:29.63
15 Catherine Dugdale   Wales 16:43.49
Christiana Augustine   Nigeria DNF

References

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