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IAAF World Athletics Final: Women’s 5000m

Posted September 22nd, 2007 at 10:43 AM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

WAF 2007 With Meseret Defar of Ethiopia withdrawing from the race, having decided to hang up her spikes after an outstanding world-record-setting season, it was a six-woman 5000m race at the IAAF World Athletics Final in Stuttgart, Germany. Kenya’s Vivian Cheruiyot, second fastest of all time with a 14:22.51 run in Oslo this past June, was the clear favorite.

Linet Chepkwemoi Masai (KEN) led at 1000m with a time of 3:00.66, a 15:03.30 pace. Cheruiyot then took over, running through 2000m in 6:02.70 (1000m split: 3:02.04). Masai took the lead back at 3000m passed in 9:05.69 (1000m split: 3:02.99). They were now on pace for a 15:09.48.

At 4000m, passed in 12:08.75 (1000m split: 3:03.06), Masai was still in the lead. They had slowed to a 15:10.94 5000m pace.

At the bell, Cheruiyot was in the lead. Masai was in second and Priscah Jepleting Cherono (KEN) was in third. Neither had an answer for Cheruiyot, who kicked it in to win in a decent 14:56.94. Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet (KEN) went strongly through the homestretch to overtake the fading Cherono and Masai and took second place with a time of 14:57.37. Here are the final results:

1. Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 14:56.94
2. Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet (KEN) 14:57.37
3. Priscah Jepleting Cherono (KEN) 14:58.97
4. Linet Chepkwemoi Masai (KEN) 15:02.74
5. Meselech Melkamu (ETH) 15:06.20
6. Kseniya Agafonova (RUS) 15:56.35