2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres

The Women's 5,000 metres event at the 2005 World Championships was held on August 10 and August 13 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.

Heat 1

 * 1) 🇪🇹 Tirunesh Dibaba, Ethiopia 14:50.98 Q
 * 2) 🇪🇹 Meselech Melkamu, Ethiopia 14:51.49 Q
 * 3) 🇬🇧 Joanne Pavey, Great Britain 14:53.82 Q
 * 4) 🇰🇪 Prisca Jepleting Ngetich, Kenya 14:54.50 Q (SB)
 * 5) 🇪🇸 Marta Domínguez, Spain 14:56.02 q
 * 6) 🇧🇾 Volha Kravtsova, Belarus 14:56.16 q (NR)
 * 7) 🇹🇿 Zakia Mrisho Mohamed, Tanzania 14:57.22 q (NR)
 * 8)  Sun Yingjie, China 14:58.34 q (SB)
 * 9) 🇯🇵 Kayoko Fukushi, Japan 15:05.77 q
 * 10) 🇺🇸 Lauren Fleshman, United States 15:32.05
 * 11) 🇧🇪 Veerle Dejaeghere, Belgium 15:47.01
 * 12) 🇺🇦 Maryna Dubrova, Ukraine 16:01.88
 * 13) 🇧🇮 Anesie Kwizera, Burundi 16:06.66 (NR)
 * 14) 🇲🇼 Catherine Chikwakwa, Malawi 16:11.63 (SB)
 * 15) 🇵🇹 Jessica Augusto, Portugal 16:23.66

Heat 2

 * 1) 🇪🇹 Meseret Defar, Ethiopia 15:13.52 Q
 * 2) 🇪🇹 Ejegayehu Dibaba, Ethiopia 15:14.33 Q
 * 3)  Xing Huina, China 15:14.48 Q (SB)
 * 4) 🇷🇺 Liliya Shobukhova, Russia 15:14.63 Q
 * 5) 🇰🇪 Isabella Ochichi, Kenya 15:16.51 q
 * 6) 🇳🇴 Susanne Wigene, Norway 15:18.38 q
 * 7) 🇺🇸 Shalane Flanagan, United States 15:20.59
 * 8) 🇬🇷 Maria Protopappa, Greece 15:32.04
 * 9) 🇺🇸 Amy Rudolph, United States 15:32.73
 * 10) 🇫🇷 Margaret Maury, France 15:35.65
 * 11) 🇲🇽 Dulce Maria Rodriguez, Mexico 15:44.65 (SB)
 * 12) 🇭🇺 Anikó Kálovics, Hungary 15:46.36
 * 13) 🇪🇷 Simret Sultan, Eritrea 15:47.46
 * 14) 🇮🇪 Maria McCambridge, Ireland 16:05.44
 * 15) 🇿🇲 Miriam Kaumba, Zambia 16:10.70

Final

 * 1) 🇪🇹 Tirunesh Dibaba, Ethiopia 14:38.59 (CR)
 * 2) 🇪🇹 Meseret Defar, Ethiopia 14:39.54
 * 3) 🇪🇹 Ejegayehu Dibaba, Ethiopia 14:42.47
 * 4) 🇪🇹 Meselech Melkamu, Ethiopia 14:43.47
 * 5)  Xing Huina, China 14:43.64 (PB)
 * 6) 🇹🇿 Zakia Mrisho Mohamed, Tanzania 14:43.87 (NR)
 * 7) 🇰🇪 Prisca Jepleting Ngetich, Kenya 14:44.00 (PB)
 * 8) 🇰🇪 Isabella Ochichi, Kenya 14:45.14 (PB)
 * 9) 🇷🇺 Liliya Shobukhova, Russia 14:47.07 (PB)
 * 10) 🇧🇾 Volha Kravtsova, Belarus 14:47.75 (NR)
 * 11)  Sun Yingjie, China 14:51.19 (SB)
 * 12) 🇯🇵 Kayoko Fukushi, Japan 14:59.92
 * 13) 🇳🇴 Susanne Wigene, Norway 15:00.23
 * 14) 🇪🇸 Marta Domínguez, Spain 15:02.30
 * 15) 🇬🇧 Joanne Pavey, Great Britain 15:14.37