Athletics at the 2015 African Games – Women's 5000 metres
| Athletics at the 2015 African Games 
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | women | ||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Half marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | women | ||
| Field events | ||||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The women's 5000 metres event at the 2015 African Games was held on 17 September.
Results
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Margaret Chelimo |  Kenya |
15:30.15 | |
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Rosemary Wanjiru | Kenya |
15:30.18 | |
 |
Alice Aprot | Kenya |
15:31.82 | SB |
| 4 | Gotytom Gebreslase |  Ethiopia |
15:42.44 | |
| 5 | Genet Yalew | Ethiopia |
15:43.77 | |
| 6 | Habetameenesh Tesfaye | Ethiopia |
15:52.10 | |
| 7 | Olivia Mugove Chitate |  Zimbabwe |
17:02.97 | |
| 8 | Rahma Mehammed |  Eritrea |
17:07.95 | |
| 9 | Clene Mambeke |  Republic of the Congo |
17:35.00 | SB |
| 10 | Nina Ines Ombanda | Republic of the Congo |
17:58.65 | |
| 11 | Mokulube Makatisi |  Lesotho |
18:19.89 | |
| Cavaline Nahimana |  Burundi |
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| Mercy Malembo |  Malawi |
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