Rome w5000 [Dibaba Stays Alive For Jackpot]

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Entry List
Women - 5000 Metres
Athlete Nat

Adere Berhane ETH
Alaoui Selsouli Mariem MAR
Ayanu Workitu ETH
Bati Gelete Burika ETH
Chenonge Ines KEN
Defar Meseret ETH
Dibaba Tirunesh ETH
Dibaba Ejegayehu ETH
Ejjafini Nadia BRN
Fukushi Kayoko JPN
Ghezielle Bouchra FRA
Kastor Deena USA
Komyagina Olga RUS
Masai Edith KEN
Ngetich Priscah Jepleting KEN
Ochichi Isabella KEN
Papp Krisztina HUN
Rhines Jennifer USA
Russell Blake USA
Sertsu Bezunesh Bekele ETH
Slattery Sara USA
Tollefson Carrie USA
Tufa Mestawet ETH
Wigene Susanne NOR

[pela2]

Top performances all-time at Golden Gala

5000m

• 14:32.57 Tirunesh Dibaba ETH 1 2005
  14:32.79 Berhane Adere ETH 2 2005
  14:32.90 Meseret Defar ETH 3 2005
  14:37.20 Edith Masai KEN 4 2005
  14:37.99 Ejagayehu Dibaba ETH 1 2004
  14:38.05 Werknesh Kidane ETH 2 2004
  14:38.07 Ejagayehu Dibaba ETH 5 2005
  14:38.97 Meselech Melkamu ETH 6 2005
  14:40.34 Meseret Defar ETH 1 2003
  14:40.71 Joanne Pavey GBR 7 2005
  

[EPelle]

Missed first 400m.

2.22,2 at 800m
2.58 at 1.000m
5.58,64 (3.00,70) at 2.000m (Defar hit 5.47 in her WR)

Long commercial break

c13.52 with 400m remaining.

T. Dibaba with 250m remaining, gets a jump on Defar. Dibaba holds off Defar with 50m to go 14.52,38 (2.45,19) (58,11).

[pela2]

Results
1 DIBABA, Tirunesh ETH 14:52.37
2 DEFAR, Meseret ETH 14:53.51
3 BURKA, Gelete ETH 14:54.15
4 ADERE, Berhane ETH SB 14:54.36
5 JEPLETING, Priscah KEN 14:54.76
6 OCHICHI, Isabella KEN SB 14:55.50
7 WIGENE, Susanne NOR 14:58.33
8 TUFA, Mestewat ETH PB 14:59.05
9 DIBABA, Ejagayou ETH 15:00.11
10 MASAI, Edith KEN 15:02.99
11 FUKUSHI, Kayoko JPN SB 15:03.17
12 RHINES, Jen USA PB 15:05.24
13 PAPP, Krisztina HUN SB 15:10.71
14 BEKELE, Bezunesh ETH 15:11.42
15 GHEZIELLE, Bouchra FRA 15:12.17
16 TOLLEFSON, Carrie USA SB 15:21.75
17 EJJAFINI, Nadia BRN 15:28.14
18 AYANU, Workitu ETH 15:59.01
CHENONGE, Ines KEN DNF
KOMIAGINA, Olga RUS DNF
SLATTERY, Sara USA DNF
ALAOUI SELSOULI, Mariem MAR DNS
KASTOR, Deena USA DNS
RUSSELL, Blake USA DNS

[Half Miler]

I'm trying to remember...has Dibaba EVER been outkicked in a 5? I think perhaps Defar has beaten her in the last year or so, but can't remember if it was by outkicking her.

The Ethiopians are so fast over the last lap it's amazing.

[Half Miler]

looks like a huge PR for Jen Rhines! 15:05!

[mump boy]

I'm trying to remember...has Dibaba EVER been outkicked in a 5? I think perhaps Defar has beaten her in the last year or so, but can't remember if it was by outkicking her.

The Ethiopians are so fast over the last lap it's amazing.

she lsot to defar at the Grand Prix final last year in slow race Defar ran 56 last lap !!!

[Walt Murphy]

looks like a huge PR for Jen Rhines! 15:05!

Joins Sara Slattery as an American "A" qualifer for next year's World Championships in Osaka