Olympian Database
Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics |   | ||||
| Medalists - London 2012: | |||||
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Meseret Defar |  |
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Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot |  |
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Tirunesh Dibaba | |
ETH | ||
| Women's 5000 m in London 2012 | |||||
 | Video: Final - Women's 5000 m 
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Venue: Olympic Stadium | ||||
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Participants: 35 athletes participated in the event. | ||||
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Schedule: The final took place on Friday, August 10, 2012 and competitions began on Tuesday, August 7, 2012. | ||||
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OR: Gabriela Szabo |  |
ROU | 14.40,79 | 2000 |
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Format: Athletes competed in preliminary heats and final. The best athletes from each heat (Q) and a number of "lucky losers" (q) advanced to the final. The winner of the final was the Gold medal winner.
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| These facts about Women's 5000 m - Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London is based on the official olympic reports and the Olympian Database | |||||
