Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's 5000 metres
| Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa 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 | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| 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 at the 2003 All-Africa Games were held on October 11.
Results
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Meseret Defar |  Ethiopia |
16:42.00 | |
 |
Dorcus Inzikuru |  Uganda |
16:42.90 | |
 |
Isabella Ochichi |  Kenya |
16:43.40 | |
| 4 | Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia |
16:43.40 | |
| 5 | Sentayehu Ejigu | Ethiopia |
16:45.20 | |
| 6 | Edith Masai | Kenya |
16:52.90 | |
| 7 | Catherine Chikwakwa |  Malawi |
16:55.60 | |
| 8 | Simret Sultan |  Eritrea |
17:00.40 | |
| 9 | Anesie Kwizera |  Burundi |
17:06.00 | |
| 10 | Poppy Mlambo |  South Africa |
17:10.20 | |
| 11 | Christiana Augustine |  Nigeria |
17:28.50 | |
| 12 | Celma Bonfim da Graça |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
18:35.18 |