2012 London Olympic GamesJul 22, 2012 by FloTrack Staff
Women's 5,000 Updates - 2012 London Olympic Games
Women's 5,000 Updates - 2012 London Olympic Games
Women's 5k Live Updates:
1k - The first k was not terribly quick for this stacked field. Pavey of Great Britain led the group into the beginning with a time of 3:07 to start. Dibaba and Cheriuyiut are behind her. Everyone looks like they are cruising at the moment.
The pack is sticking together, no one has really made a huge move. The pace has stayed pretty slow. 3k mark is coming up and it's looking like it will come down to a really hard kick. Pavey has taken the lead again with the Americans in the mix and running together. Bleasedale of Great Britain has moved up as well along with the Kenyans.
With 4 laps to go, Dibaba, the 10k Champion took the lead and the Kenyans and Ethiopians follow her to the lead group. With two laps to go Dibaba and her Ethiopian teammate Defar have picked up the pace to 68 second quarters.
1 lap to go!! It's an East African race with the three fastest women of all time up front!! The final homestretch was one of the most exciting 5k finishes ever as Defar, Dibaba, and Cheriuyot battled for the medal positions. Dibaba, the reigning Olympic Champion just didn't have the kick today as her Ethiopian teammate Defar, the former Olympic Champion came back and blew past her for the gold medal in 15:04.25 to end a very tactical final. Cheriuyot of Kenya also had a strong kick as she passed Dibaba as well and won the silver. Dibaba came through the line with the bronze after leading the final third of the race.
Tirunesh Dibaba - reigning Olympic Champion
Huddle Shows No Fear, Leads Field Until the End
Culley Runs PR and Autos For next round
Round 1 Start Lists:
last updated: July 21st at 6:05pm CT
Women's 5000 Quick Hits
2012 London Olympic Games
5,000 Meter Schedule:
Day 5, Aug 7th - Round 1 (4:55pm CT) - qualifying procedure TBA
Day 8, Aug 10th - Finals (2:05pm CT)
5,000 Meter Records:
World Record - 14:11.15 - Tirunesh Dibaba 6/6/2008
Olympic Record - 14:40.79 - Gabriela Szabo (Romania) 9/25/2000
American Record - 14:44.76 - Molly Huddle 8/27/2010
The Favorites: (personal best/season best)
1. Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot, Kenya (14:20.87/14:35.62) - 2011 World Champion, fifth place finish at the 2008 Olympic Games
2. Meseret Defar, Ethiopia (14:12.88/14:35.65) - Bronze medalist at the 2011 World Championships, bronze medalist at the 2008 Olympic Games & 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist
3.Tirunesh Dibaba, 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist
The Americans:
1. Julie Culley (15:13.77/15:13.77) - Semi-finalist at 2009 World Championships
2. Molly Huddle (14:44.76/15:14.40) - Semi-finalist at 2011 World Championships
3. Kim Conley (15:19.79/15:19.79) - First Olympic Games
Past 5,000m Olympic Results: (from wiki)
1k - The first k was not terribly quick for this stacked field. Pavey of Great Britain led the group into the beginning with a time of 3:07 to start. Dibaba and Cheriuyiut are behind her. Everyone looks like they are cruising at the moment.
The pack is sticking together, no one has really made a huge move. The pace has stayed pretty slow. 3k mark is coming up and it's looking like it will come down to a really hard kick. Pavey has taken the lead again with the Americans in the mix and running together. Bleasedale of Great Britain has moved up as well along with the Kenyans.
With 4 laps to go, Dibaba, the 10k Champion took the lead and the Kenyans and Ethiopians follow her to the lead group. With two laps to go Dibaba and her Ethiopian teammate Defar have picked up the pace to 68 second quarters.
1 lap to go!! It's an East African race with the three fastest women of all time up front!! The final homestretch was one of the most exciting 5k finishes ever as Defar, Dibaba, and Cheriuyot battled for the medal positions. Dibaba, the reigning Olympic Champion just didn't have the kick today as her Ethiopian teammate Defar, the former Olympic Champion came back and blew past her for the gold medal in 15:04.25 to end a very tactical final. Cheriuyot of Kenya also had a strong kick as she passed Dibaba as well and won the silver. Dibaba came through the line with the bronze after leading the final third of the race.
Tirunesh Dibaba - reigning Olympic Champion
Huddle Shows No Fear, Leads Field Until the End
1 | 1702 | Gelete Burka | ETH | 15:01.44 Q | . |
2 | 2327 | Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot | KEN | 15:01.54 Q | . |
3 | 2336 | Sally Jepkosgei Kipyego | KEN | 15:01.87 Q | . |
4 | 1849 | Julia Bleasdale | GBR | 15:02.00 Q | (PB) |
5 | 3297 | Molly Huddle | USA | 15:02.26 Q | (SB) |
6 | 2881 | Yelena Nagovitsyna | RUS | 15:02.80 | (PB) |
7 | 1871 | Joanne Pavey | GBR | 15:02.84 | (SB) |
8 | 1258 | Shitaye Eshete | BRN | 15:05.48 | (PB) |
9 | 2159 | Elena Romagnolo | ITA | 15:06.38 | (PB) |
10 | 2257 | Hitomi Niiya | JPN | 15:10.20 | (PB) |
11 | 1142 | Almensh Belete | BEL | 15:10.24 | (SB) |
12 | 3279 | Kim Conley | USA | 15:14.48 | (PB) |
13 | 2263 | Mika Yoshikawa | JPN | 15:16.77 | (PB) |
14 | 2151 | Nadia Ejjafini | ITA | 15:24.70 | . |
15 | 1315 | Sheila Reid | CAN | 15:27.41 | . |
16 | 3017 | Zakia Mrisho | TAN | 15:39.58 | . |
17 | 1097 | Layes Abdullayeva | AZE | 15:45.69 | . |
18 | 2761 | Roxana Elisabeta Birca | ROU | 16:01.04 |
Position | Bib | Athlete | Country | Mark | . |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1706 | Tirunesh Dibaba | ETH | 14:58.48 Q | . |
2 | 1703 | Meseret Defar | ETH | 14:58.70 Q | . |
3 | 2333 | Viola Jelagat Kibiwot | KEN | 14:59.31 Q | . |
4 | 2859 | Olga Golovkina | RUS | 15:05.26 Q | (PB) |
5 | 3281 | Julie Culley | USA | 15:05.38 Q | (PB) |
6 | 1256 | Tejitu Daba | BRN | 15:05.59 | (PB) |
7 | 2164 | Silvia Weissteiner | ITA | 15:06.81 | (SB) |
8 | 2250 | Kayoko Fukushi | JPN | 15:09.31 | (SB) |
9 | 1870 | Barbara Parker | GBR | 15:12.81 | (PB) |
10 | 2100 | Fionnuala Britton | IRL | 15:12.97 | (PB) |
11 | 3168 | Lyudmyla Kovalenko | UKR | 15:18.60 | . |
12 | 1654 | Judith Plá | ESP | 15:20.39 | (PB) |
13 | 2602 | Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal | NOR | 15:24.86 | (PB) |
14 | 3089 | Dudu Karakaya | TUR | 15:28.32 | . |
15 | 1084 | Eloise Wellings | AUS | 15:35.53 | . |
16 | 2510 | Sandra López | MEX | 15:55.16 | . |
. | 2475 | Nadia Noujani | MAR | DNF | . |
. | 2729 | Sara Moreira | POR |
Round 1 Start Lists:
Heat 1
Tuesday 07 August 2012 - 10:55
Order | Bib | Athlete | Country | SB 2012 | PB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2510 | Sandra López | MEX | 15:37.00 | 15:28.71 |
2 | 2250 | Kayoko Fukushi | JPN | 15:18.46 | 14:53.22 |
3 | 2333 | Viola Jelagat Kibiwot | KEN | 14:39.53 | 14:34.86 |
4 | 2602 | Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal | NOR | 15:28.32 | 15:25.40 |
5 | 2100 | Fionnuala Britton | IRL | 15:15.69 | 15:15.69 |
6 | 2859 | Olga Golovkina | RUS | 15:11.20 | 15:11.20 |
7 | 1870 | Barbara Parker | GBR | 15:14.26 | 15:14.26 |
8 | 1256 | Tejitu Daba | BRN | 15:48.37 | 15:14.62 |
9 | 2475 | Nadia Noujani | MAR | 15:16.50 | 15:16.50 |
10 | 1703 | Meseret Defar | ETH | 14:35.65 | 14:12.88 |
11 | 1084 | Eloise Wellings | AUS | 15:20.28 | 14:54.11 |
12 | 3281 | Julie Culley | USA | 15:13.77 | 15:13.77 |
13 | 2729 | Sara Moreira | POR | 15:08.33 | 14:54.71 |
14 | 1706 | Tirunesh Dibaba | ETH | 14:50.80 | 14:11.15 |
15 | 1654 | Judith Plá | ESP | 15:27.62 | 15:20.87 |
16 | 3168 | Lyudmyla Kovalenko | UKR | 15:10.28 | 15:10.28 |
17 | 2164 | Silvia Weissteiner | ITA | 15:18.04 | 15:02.65 |
18 | 3089 | Dudu Karakaya | TUR | 15:20.00 | 15:20.00 |
Heat 2
Tuesday 07 August 2012 - 11:19
Order | Bib | Athlete | Country | SB 2012 | PB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1702 | Gelete Burka | ETH | 14:41.43 | 14:31.20 |
2 | 1849 | Julia Bleasdale | GBR | 15:10.06 | 15:10.06 |
3 | 2257 | Hitomi Niiya | JPN | 15:17.92 | 15:13.12 |
4 | 3297 | Molly Huddle | USA | 15:14.40 | 14:44.76 |
5 | 3279 | Kim Conley | USA | 15:19.79 | 15:19.79 |
6 | 2327 | Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot | KEN | 14:35.62 | 14:20.87 |
7 | 2881 | Yelena Nagovitsyna | RUS | 15:13.77 | 15:13.77 |
8 | 1871 | Joanne Pavey | GBR | 15:09.53 | 14:39.96 |
9 | 2159 | Elena Romagnolo | ITA | 15:19.78 | 15:13.19 |
10 | 2761 | Roxana Elisabeta Birca | ROU | 15:13.40 | 15:13.40 |
11 | 2151 | Nadia Ejjafini | ITA | 15:16.54 | 15:16.54 |
12 | 1258 | Shitaye Eshete | BRN | 15:14.49 | 15:14.49 |
13 | 1097 | Layes Abdullayeva | AZE | 15:33.88 | 15:29.47 |
14 | 3017 | Zakia Mrisho | TAN | 14:43.87 | |
15 | 2263 | Mika Yoshikawa | JPN | 15:33.48 | 15:28.44 |
16 | 1142 | Almensh Belete | BEL | 15:22.15 | 15:03.63 |
17 | 2336 | Sally Jepkosgei Kipyego | KEN | 14:43.11 | 14:30.42 |
18 | 1315 | Sheila Reid | CAN | 15:23.64 |
15:23.64 |
last updated: July 21st at 6:05pm CT
2012 London Olympic Games
5,000 Meter Schedule:
Day 5, Aug 7th - Round 1 (4:55pm CT) - qualifying procedure TBA
Day 8, Aug 10th - Finals (2:05pm CT)
5,000 Meter Records:
World Record - 14:11.15 - Tirunesh Dibaba 6/6/2008
Olympic Record - 14:40.79 - Gabriela Szabo (Romania) 9/25/2000
American Record - 14:44.76 - Molly Huddle 8/27/2010
The Favorites: (personal best/season best)
1. Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot, Kenya (14:20.87/14:35.62) - 2011 World Champion, fifth place finish at the 2008 Olympic Games
2. Meseret Defar, Ethiopia (14:12.88/14:35.65) - Bronze medalist at the 2011 World Championships, bronze medalist at the 2008 Olympic Games & 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist
3.Tirunesh Dibaba, 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist
The Americans:
1. Julie Culley (15:13.77/15:13.77) - Semi-finalist at 2009 World Championships
2. Molly Huddle (14:44.76/15:14.40) - Semi-finalist at 2011 World Championships
3. Kim Conley (15:19.79/15:19.79) - First Olympic Games
Past 5,000m Olympic Results: (from wiki)
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