Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games – Women's 5000 metres

The Women's 5000 metres at the 2011 All-Africa Games took place on 11 September at the Beijing National Stadium.^[1]^[2]

Medalists

Prior to this competition, the existing World, African record and World leading were as follows:

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
	Sule Utura	Ethiopia	15:38.70
	Emebet Anteneh Mengistu	Ethiopia	15:40.13
	Pauline Korikwiang	Kenya	15:40.93
4	Hyvin Jepkemoi	Kenya	15:42.64
5	Esther Ndiema	Kenya	15:43.48
6	Gotytom Gebreslase	Ethiopia	15:49.90
7	Angeline Nyiransabimana	Rwanda	16:24.04
8	Mekdes Weldu	Eritrea	16:42.69
9	Thandiwe Nyathy	Zimbabwe	17:13.00