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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).
For the women's 5000 metres event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. [ 9 ] 45 athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by running the entry standard of 14:52.00 seconds or faster or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.
The men's 5000 m has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1912. The 3000 metres was the first women's Olympic long-distance track event, making its initial appearance at the 1984 Olympics, and this distance was extended to match the men's event from 1996 onwards. It is the most prestigious 5000 m race at elite level.
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 ...
The women's 5000m competition consisted of heats (Round 1) and a final. The fastest competitors from each race in the heats qualified for the final along with the fastest overall competitors not already qualified that were required to fill the (normally) sixteen spaces in the final.
MONTIGNY-LE-BRETONNEUX, France (AP) — Olympic road race champion Kristen Faulkner will go for her second gold medal of the Paris Games with U.S. teammates Chloe Dygert, Jennifer Valente and ...
Aug 7, 2024; Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France; Lily Williams of Team United States celebrates winning the gold medal in women’s team pursuit during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at ...
Isabelle Weidemann (born July 18, 1995) is a Canadian speed skater. [1] [2] She is a multiple Olympic medallist, winning gold in the team pursuit, silver in the 5,000 metre, and bronze in the 3,000 metre at the 2022 Winter Olympics.