2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres
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| Events at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| 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 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 10.
Results
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Meseret Defar |  Ethiopia |
15:56.00 | |
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Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia |
15:56.04 | |
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Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet |  Kenya |
15:57.14 | |
| 4 | Isabella Ochichi | Kenya |
15:57.86 | |
| 5 | Younés Belkaifa |  Morocco |
15:58.50 | |
| 6 | Meselech Melkamu | Ethiopia |
16:01.09 | |
| 7 | Millicent Boadi |  Ghana |
16:47.14 | |
| 8 | Francine Niyonizigiye |  Burundi |
16:47.14 | |
| 9 | Pascalina Bombo |  Tanzania |
17:05.16 | |
| 10 | Lucia Chandamale |  Malawi |
17:42.06 | |
| 11 | Sandrine Kengue |  Gabon |
18:17.05 |
