2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 5000 metres

The women's 5000 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys is a stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Originally built in 1927 for the 1929 International Exposition in the city , it was renovated in 1989 to be the main stadium for the 1992 Summer Olympics...

on 1 August.

Medalists

Gold	Alemitu Bekele Turkey Turkey at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics Turkey was represented by 20 athletes, among them 12 women, at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held between July 27 and August 1 in Barcelona, Spain.... (TUR)
Silver	Elvan Abeylegesse Elvan Abeylegesse Elvan Abeylegesse is an Ethiopian-born Turkish middle and long distance track and field athlete, running in the disciplines of 1500 m, 3000 m and 5000 m, but also 10000 m, 2 miles and cross country... Turkey Turkey at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics Turkey was represented by 20 athletes, among them 12 women, at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held between July 27 and August 1 in Barcelona, Spain.... (TUR)
Bronze	Sara Moreira Sara Moreira Sara Moreira is a Portuguese female long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase and 5000 metres. She reached finals at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and 2009. She represented Portugal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics... Portugal Portugal at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics Portugal was represented by 42 athletes at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Barcelona, Spain, from 27 July to 1 August 2010.- Participants :-Results:- References :*... (POR)

Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships
World record	14:11.15	Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King... , Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...	6 June 2008
European record	14:23.75	Kazan Kazan Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the... , Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...	19 July 2008
Championship record	14:56.18	Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	12 August 2006
World Leading	14:27.41	Saint-Denis Saint-Denis Saint-Denis is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Saint-Denis is a sous-préfecture of the Seine-Saint-Denis département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Saint-Denis.... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	16 July 2010
European Leading	14:31.52	Saint-Denis, France	16 July 2010

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
1 August 2010	20:40	Final

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Time	Notes
	13	Alemitu Bekele Alemitu Bekele Degfa Alemitu Bekele is an Ethiopian-born Turkish long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres.She was born in Shoa, Ethiopia. In the 5000 metres she finished seventh at the 2008 Olympic Games...	14:52.20	CR
	4	Elvan Abeylegesse Elvan Abeylegesse Elvan Abeylegesse is an Ethiopian-born Turkish middle and long distance track and field athlete, running in the disciplines of 1500 m, 3000 m and 5000 m, but also 10000 m, 2 miles and cross country...	14:54.44
	15	Sara Moreira Sara Moreira Sara Moreira is a Portuguese female long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase and 5000 metres. She reached finals at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and 2009. She represented Portugal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics...	14:54.71	PB
	10	Jéssica Augusto Jessica Augusto Jéssica Augusto is a Portuguese runner who competes in cross country, road running and in middle-distance and long-distance track events....	14:58.47
	1	Mariya Konovalova Mariya Konovalova Mariya Ivanovna Konovalova is a Russian long-distance runner. She has represented Russia in both track running and cross country running and was the silver medallist at the 2006 European Cross Country Championships...	15:08.84
	17	Elena Romagnolo Elena Romagnolo Elena Romagnolo is an Italian long-distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	15:14.40	SB
	5	Meryem Erdoğan Meryem Erdoğan Meryem Erdoğan is an Ethiopian-born Turkish female long-distance runner.-Personal life:...	15:14.92	PB
	6	Yelizaveta Grechishnikova Yelizaveta Grechishnikova Yelizaveta Andrianovna Grechishnikova is a Russian long-distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	15:16.19
	19	Sabine Fischer Sabine Fischer Sabine Fischer is a Swiss long-distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	15:19.80	PB
10	3	Anikó Kálovics Anikó Kálovics Anikó Kálovics is a Hungarian runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres and the marathon. She is a three-time Olympian and has won both the Venice Marathon and Italian Marathon.-Career:...	15:29.44	SB
11	8	Olga Golovkina	15:31.11
12	18	Judith Plá	15:35.01
13	11	Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal	15:41.42
14	14	Krisztina Papp Krisztina Papp Krisztina Papp is a Hungarian long distance runner. She is the national indoor record holder over 5000 m.Papp began her international career as a junior with appearances at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics and the 2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships...	15:52.83
15	12	Ragnhild Kvarberg	15:59.80
16	2	Gema Barrachina	16:00.51
17	9	Roxana Bârca Roxana Bârcă Roxana Bârcă is a Romanian long-distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	16:06.10

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Lidia Chojecka

Lidia Chojecka is a Polish middle distance runner, who mostly competes in the 1500 metres and sometimes 3000 metres....

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Volha Krautsova

Volha Krautsova is a Belarusian long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 4:05.76 min *3000 metres - 9:02.9 min *5000 metres - 14:47.75 min...

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