2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres
# 2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres

These are the official results of the Women's 5000 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 33 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final held on Saturday 30 August 2003 at 18:35h.

Tirunesh Dibaba, at 17 years 333 days, is the youngest individual World Champion ever.

## Final

| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
| - | - | - |
| | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | 14:51.72 |
| | Marta Domínguez (ESP) | 14:52.26 |
| | Edith Masai (KEN) | 14:52.30 |
| 4. | Yelena Zadorozhnaya (RUS) | 14:52.36 |
| 5. | Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) | 14:53.56 |
| 6. | Isabella Ochichi (KEN) | 14:54.08 |
| 7. | Gulnara Galkina (RUS) | 14:54.38 |
| 8. | Courtney Babcock (CAN) | 14:54.98 |
| 9. | Sun Yingjie (CHN) | 14:57.01 |
| 10. | Berhane Adere (ETH) | 14:58.07 |
| 11. | Gabriela Szabo (ROU) | 14:59.36 |
| 12. | Émilie Mondor (CAN) | 15:02.36 |
| 13. | Zahra Ouaziz (MAR) | 15:16.73 |
| 14. | Zhor El Kamch (MAR) | 15:29.72 |
| 15. | Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) | 15:36.62 |

## Heats

* Held on Tuesday 26 August 2003

| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | Edith Masai (KEN) | 14:45.35 |
| 2. | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | 14:45.96 |
| 3. | Sun Yingjie (CHN) | 14:46.73 |
| 4. | Marta Domínguez (ESP) | 14:48.33 |
| 5. | Zahra Ouaziz (MAR) | 14:52.66 |
| 6. | Gulnara Galkina (RUS) | 14:58.88 |
| 7. | Émilie Mondor (CAN) | 14:59.68 |
| 8. | Jane Wanjiku Gakunyi (KEN) | 15:04.00 |
| 9. | Meseret Defar (ETH) | 15:11.72 |
| 10. | Olga Yegorova (RUS) | 15:12.41 |
| 11. | Kayoko Fukushi (JPN) | 15:16.53 |
| 12. | Souad Aït Salem (ALG) | 15:34.64 |
| 13. | Catherine Chikwakwa (MAW) | 15:40.10 |
| 14. | Simret Sultan (ERI) | 16:09.48 |
| 15. | Inés Melchor (PER) | 17:17.90 |
| — | Lornah Kiplagat (NED) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) | 14:54.95 |
| 2. | Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) | 14:55.50 |
| 3. | Berhane Adere (ETH) | 14:56.01 |
| 4. | Isabella Ochichi (KEN) | 14:56.63 |
| 5. | Yelena Zadorozhnaya (RUS) | 14:56.70 |
| 6. | Gabriela Szabo (ROU) | 14:56.70 |
| 7. | Zhor El Kamch (MAR) | 15:00.61 |
| 8. | Courtney Babcock (CAN) | 15:01.48 |
| 9. | Irina Mikitenko (GER) | 15:06.97 |
| 10. | Restituta Joseph (TAN) | 15:10.54 |
| 11. | Lauren Fleshman (USA) | 15:12.71 |
| 12. | Xing Huina (CHN) | 15:13.50 |
| 13. | Hrisostomia Iakovou (GRE) | 15:44.90 |
| 14. | Susanne Pumper (AUT) | 15:53.52 |
| 15. | Dorcus Inzikuru (UGA) | 16:00.99 |
| 16. | Lilian Claber Argereta (HON) | 20:17.90 |
| — | Anesie Kwizera (BDI) | DNS |
