Rankings

5000 m WomenIndoor 2009

2009 season rankings — 69 athletes

As of October 1, 2026, the 2009 5000 m Women season rankings are led by Meseret Defar (Ethiopia) with 14:24.37. 69 athletes have a mark this season.

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Rank	Athlete	Result	Date	Location
01	MD Meseret Defar	14:24.37	Feb 18, 2009	Stockholm (SWE) (i)
02	SF Shalane Flanagan	14:47.62	Feb 7, 2009	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
03	KS Kimberley Smith	14:52.49	Jul 25, 2009	New York, NY (USA) (i)
04	JS Jenny Simpson	15:01.70	Feb 14, 2009	Seattle, WA (USA) (i)
05	MC Mary Teresa Cullen	15:18.34	Feb 7, 2009	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
06	NG Natalya Gorchakova	15:39.02	Feb 15, 2009	Moskva (RUS) (i)
07	BA Barak Aysen	15:55.54	May 31, 2009	Moskva (RUS) (i)
08	LS Lindsey Scherf	15:55.67	Jan 30, 2009	Seattle, WA (USA) (i)
09	GY Galina Yegorova	16:00.66	Feb 15, 2009	Moskva (RUS) (i)
10	JJ Janet Bett Jessang	16:04.78	Feb 14, 2009	-
11	KN Kathy Newberry	16:08.49	Mar 1, 2009	Fairfax, VA (USA) (i)
12	AC Anita Campbell	16:09.26	Feb 14, 2009	-
13	MB Mattie Bridgmon	16:09.29	Feb 14, 2009	Seattle, WA (USA) (i)
14	DN Diane Nukuri	16:11.89	Feb 14, 2009	Ames, IA (USA) (i)
15	JT Jessica Tebo	16:12.65	Jan 30, 2009	Seattle, WA (USA) (i)
16	CW Catherine White	16:14.62	Jan 31, 2009	-
17	JK Jenna Kingma	16:19.69	Feb 14, 2009	-
18	DB Denise Bargiachi	16:21.14	Jan 31, 2009	-
19	RK Reilly Kiernan	16:22.98	Mar 7, 2009	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
20	NH Natalie Hall	16:23.51	Feb 27, 2009	Blacksburg, VA (USA) (i)
21	SC Sarah Cummings	16:25.72	Mar 7, 2009	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
22	AM Alissa Mckaig	16:25.89	Mar 7, 2009	Seattle, WA (USA) (i)
23	NP Natalya Pendyukhova	16:26.16	Feb 15, 2009	Moskva (RUS) (i)
24	PM Pasca Myers	16:26.82	Feb 14, 2009	Ames, IA (USA) (i)
25	AR Anália Rosa	16:27.16	Jul 26, 2009	Stockholm (SWE) (i)
26	NK Natalya Koloskova	16:30.17	Feb 15, 2009	Moskva (RUS) (i)
27	NS Natalya Starkova	16:32.93	Feb 15, 2009	Moskva (RUS) (i)
28	AK Ali Kielty	16:33.72	Feb 14, 2009	-
29	BW Bria Wetsch	16:38.64	Feb 27, 2009	Seattle, WA (USA) (i)
30	CM Carla Martinho	16:42.17	Feb 18, 2009	Stockholm (SWE) (i)
31	JV Jolanda Verstraten	16:42.66	Feb 18, 2009	Stockholm (SWE) (i)
32	MB Mary Ballinger	16:45.35	Feb 13, 2009	Houston, TX (USA) (i)
33	NH Natalie HAWS	16:45.69	Feb 14, 2009	-
34	NA Nicky Archer	16:45.75	Feb 14, 2009	-
35	GG Gabriele Grunewald	16:50.01	Mar 1, 2009	Bloomington, IN (USA) (i)
36	EA Emilie Amaro	16:53.10	Jan 31, 2009	-
37	JL Janae LARSON	16:55.02	Jan 30, 2009	-
38	CM Christina Muir	16:55.20	Feb 13, 2009	Allendale, MI (USA) (i)
39	KH Katie HANSEN	16:57.17	Feb 14, 2009	Seattle, WA (USA) (i)
40	LT Laura Thweatt	16:59.39	Feb 28, 2009	College Station, TX (USA) (i)
41	HW Heather WOOD	17:03.06	Feb 14, 2009	-
42	CO Chelsea Oswald	17:03.82	Mar 13, 2009	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
43	JW Jacqui Wentz	17:05.20	Jan 23, 2009	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
44	KH Kristen Hemphill	17:06.37	Feb 6, 2009	Lincoln, NE (USA) (i)
45	JR Jane Rudkin	17:10.92	Feb 14, 2009	-
46	JR Jane Rudkin	17:10.92	Feb 14, 2009	-
47	DM Dana MORGAN	17:14.74	Feb 14, 2009	-
48	SN Samantha Nadel	17:15.38	Mar 13, 2009	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
49	CO Cristina OLIVAS	17:16.51	Feb 14, 2009	-
50	SP Stephanie Pancoast	17:16.81	Feb 28, 2009	Cambridge, MA (USA) (i)