2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres
# 2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres

The Women's 5,000 metres event at the 2005 World Championships was held on August 10 and August 13 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.

## Medalists

| Gold | Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia (ETH) |
| - | - |
| Silver | Meseret Defar Ethiopia (ETH) |
| Bronze | Ejegayehu Dibaba Ethiopia (ETH) |

## Heats

### Heat 1

* Tirunesh Dibaba, Ethiopia 14:50.98 Q
* Meselech Melkamu, Ethiopia 14:51.49 Q
* Joanne Pavey, Great Britain 14:53.82 Q
* Prisca Jepleting Ngetich, Kenya 14:54.50 Q (SB)
* Marta Domínguez, Spain 14:56.02 q
* Volha Kravtsova, Belarus 14:56.16 q (NR)
* Zakia Mrisho Mohamed, Tanzania 14:57.22 q (NR)
* Sun Yingjie, China 14:58.34 q (SB)
* Kayoko Fukushi, Japan 15:05.77 q
* Lauren Fleshman, United States 15:32.05
* Veerle Dejaeghere, Belgium 15:47.01
* Maryna Dubrova, Ukraine 16:01.88
* Anesie Kwizera, Burundi 16:06.66 (NR)
* Catherine Chikwakwa, Malawi 16:11.63 (SB)
* Jessica Augusto, Portugal 16:23.66

### Heat 2

* Meseret Defar, Ethiopia 15:13.52 Q
* Ejegayehu Dibaba, Ethiopia 15:14.33 Q
* Xing Huina, China 15:14.48 Q (SB)
* Liliya Shobukhova, Russia 15:14.63 Q
* Isabella Ochichi, Kenya 15:16.51 q
* Susanne Wigene, Norway 15:18.38 q
* Shalane Flanagan, United States 15:20.59
* Maria Protopappa, Greece 15:32.04
* Amy Rudolph, United States 15:32.73
* Margaret Maury, France 15:35.65
* Dulce Maria Rodriguez, Mexico 15:44.65 (SB)
* Anikó Kálovics, Hungary 15:46.36
* Simret Sultan, Eritrea 15:47.46
* Maria McCambridge, Ireland 16:05.44
* Miriam Kaumba, Zambia 16:10.70

## Final

* Tirunesh Dibaba, Ethiopia 14:38.59 (CR)
* Meseret Defar, Ethiopia 14:39.54
* Ejegayehu Dibaba, Ethiopia 14:42.47
* Meselech Melkamu, Ethiopia 14:43.47
* Xing Huina, China 14:43.64 (PB)
* Zakia Mrisho Mohamed, Tanzania 14:43.87 (NR)
* Prisca Jepleting Ngetich, Kenya 14:44.00 (PB)
* Isabella Ochichi, Kenya 14:45.14 (PB)
* Liliya Shobukhova, Russia 14:47.07 (PB)
* Volha Kravtsova, Belarus 14:47.75 (NR)
* Sun Yingjie, China 14:51.19 (SB)
* Kayoko Fukushi, Japan 14:59.92
* Susanne Wigene, Norway 15:00.23
* Marta Domínguez, Spain 15:02.30
* Joanne Pavey, Great Britain 15:14.37
