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The women's 5000 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 30 July and 2 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. [1] Approximately 45 athletes competed; the exact number was dependent on how many nations use universality places to enter athletes in addition to the 42 qualifying through time or ranking (1 universality place was used in 2016).
The top U.S. runner in the 5,000-meter at the 2024 Olympic games was a Mizzou Hall of Famer. Former Missouri track and field and cross country star Karissa Schweizer placed 10th in the 5,000-meter ...
Konstanze "Koko" Klosterhalfen (born 18 February 1997) [2] is a German middle-and long-distance runner.She is the 2019 World Championship bronze medallist and 2022 European champion in the 5000 metres, becoming the first German medalist of the event at the World Athletics Championships and the first German winner of the event at the European Athletics Championships.
Molly Huddle (born August 31, 1984) is an American long-distance runner who competes in track and cross country running events. She held the American record in the 5000 meters set in 2014 in Monaco (14:42.64), which has since been lowered by Shannon Rowbury, Shelby Houlihan and Alicia Monson.
Gudaf Tsegay Desta (Amharic: ጉዳፉ ፀጋይ ደስታ; born 23 June 1997) [2] is an Ethiopian middle-and long-distance runner. [3] She is the current women’s world record holder for 5,000 m (14:00.21), set at the 2023 final Diamond League event, the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon. Eugene is also where she won the World Athletics ...
Tsegay drifted out to increase Chebet's running distance, Hassan looking for somewhere to run, darted to the rail and accelerated taking the lead with a little over 200m to go. Tsegay and Chebet would not let her go, three abreast across the track in the final turn, at one point Tsegay slapping Chebet's elbow out of her way, with Seyaum and ...
Runners Abbey D'Agostino of the United States and Nikki Hamblin of New Zealand both took hard falls on the track in Rio, but helped each other finish
Marla Lee Runyan (married name Lonergan; [1] born January 4, 1969) is an American track and field athlete, road runner and marathon runner who is legally blind. She is a three-time national champion in the women's 5000 metres. She is also an athlete that competed in both the Paralympics and the Olympics, both reaching the finals.