# 2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres

These are the official results of the Women's 5000 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Canada.
Olga Yegorova had tested positive for EPO earlier in 2001 which drew protests from her fellow competitors after she was allowed to compete in the World Athletics Championships. Although her urine sample tested positive for EPO, the French authorities failed to take an accompanying blood test and she avoided a suspension on a technicality.

## Medalists

| Gold | Olga Yegorova Russia (RUS) |
| Silver | Marta Domínguez Spain (ESP) |
| Bronze | Ayelech Worku Ethiopia (ETH) |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) advanced to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Yanmei Dong | China | 15:09.44 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 2 | Joanne Pavey | Great Britain | 15:10.62 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 2 | Yelena Zadorozhnaya | Russia | 15:11.63 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Rose Cheruiyot | Kenya | 15:12.04 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Irina Mikitenko | Germany | 15:12.63 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Merima Denboba | Ethiopia | 15:14.76 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Marta Domínguez | Spain | 15:15.81 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Olga Yegorova | Russia | 15:15.85 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Tatyana Tomashova | Russia | 15:15.95 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Gabriela Szabo | Romania | 15:16.02 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Edith Masai | Kenya | 15:16.13 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Ayelech Worku | Ethiopia | 15:16.18 | q |
| 13 | 2 | Benita Willis | Australia | 15:17.93 | q |
| 14 | 2 | Teresa Recio | Spain | 15:19.81 | q |
| 15 | 2 | Fatima Yvelain | France | 15:20.16 | q |
| 16 | 1 | Kathy Butler | Great Britain | 15:20.78 | |
| 17 | 1 | Elvan Abeylegesse | Turkey | 15:22.89 | |
| 18 | 2 | Haruko Okamoto | Japan | 15:23.93 | PB |
| 19 | 1 | Marla Runyan | United States | 15:24.30 | |
| 20 | 2 | Elva Dryer | United States | 15:26.04 | |
| 21 | 2 | Beatriz Santiago | Spain | 15:26.55 | |
| 22 | 1 | Breeda Dennehy-Willis | Ireland | 15:26.97 | |
| 23 | 2 | Dulce Maria Rodriguez | Mexico | 15:27.34 | |
| 24 | 2 | Olivera Jevtić | Yugoslavia | 15:29.61 | |
| 25 | 1 | Werknesh Kidane | Ethiopia | 15:29.96 | |
| 26 | 1 | Restituta Joseph | Tanzania | 15:33.93 | |
| 27 | 1 | Susanne Pumper | Austria | 15:41.25 | |
| 28 | 1 | Courtney Babcock | Canada | 15:46.72 | |
| 29 | 1 | Amy Rudolph | United States | 15:46.77 | |
| 30 | 2 | Inga Juodeskiene | Lithuania | 15:48.13 | SB |
| 31 | 2 | Gunhild Haugen | Norway | 15:54.56 | |
| 32 | 1 | Hayley Yelling | Great Britain | 15:59.39 | |
| 33 | 2 | Maria McCambridge | Ireland | 16:04.49 | |
| 34 | 1 | Mónica Rosa | Portugal | 16:04.62 | |
| 35 | 2 | ManYee Chan-Ropper | Hong Kong | 16:16.06 | |
| 36 | 1 | Una English | Ireland | 16:26.15 | |
| 37 | 2 | Catherine Chikwakwa | Malawi | 16:36.85 | NR |
| 38 | 1 | Nebiat Habtemariam | Eritrea | 16:37.57 | |
| | 1 | Nasria Baghdad-Azaïdj | Algeria | DQ | |
| | 1 | Zhor El Kamch | Morocco | DNF | |
| | 1 | Daniela Yordanova | Bulgaria | DNF | |
| | 2 | Wisam Abu Bekheet | Palestine | DNF | |
| | 2 | Hrisostomia Iakovou | Greece | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Olga Yegorova | Russia | 15:03.39 |
| | Marta Domínguez | Spain | 15:06.59 |
| | Ayelech Worku | Ethiopia | 15:10.17 |
| 4 | Yanmei Dong | China | 15:10.73 |
| 5 | Irina Mikitenko | Germany | 15:13.93 |
| 6 | Yelena Zadorozhnaya | Russia | 15:16.15 |
| 7 | Edith Masai | Kenya | 15:17.67 |
| 8 | Gabriela Szabo | Romania | 15:19.55 |
| 9 | Rose Cheruiyot | Kenya | 15:23.18 |
| 10 | Tatyana Tomashova | Russia | 15:23.83 |
| 11 | Joanne Pavey | Great Britain | 15:28.41 |
| 12 | Benita Willis | Australia | 15:36.75 |
| 13 | Merima Denboba | Ethiopia | 15:41.09 |
| 14 | Fatima Yvelain | France | 15:53.52 |
| 15 | Teresa Recio | Spain | 15:57.32 |