Morning session
| Date Time | Sex | Event | Round | Status |
|---|
| 19/08 09:00 | W | Javelin Throw | Qualification | Startlist | Results | . |
| 19/08 09:40 | W | Long Jump | Qualification | Startlist | Results | . |
| 19/08 10:00 | W | 200 Metres | Heats | Startlist | Results | . |
| 19/08 10:40 | W | Javelin Throw | Qualification | Startlist | Results | . |
Afternoon session
| Date Time | Sex | Event | Round | Status |
|---|
| 19/08 19:00 | W | 200 Metres | Quarter-Final | Startlist | Results | . |
| 19/08 19:10 | M | High Jump | Final | Startlist | Results | . |
| 19/08 19:35 | W | 5000 Metres | Heats | Startlist | Results | . |
| 19/08 20:45 | M | 110 Metres Hurdles | Quarter-Final | Startlist | Results | . |
| 19/08 21:00 | M | Discus Throw | Final | Startlist | Results | . |
| 19/08 21:25 | M | 200 Metres | Semi-Final | Startlist | Results | . |
| 19/08 21:45 | M | 400 Metres | Semi-Final | Startlist | Results | . |
| 19/08 22:10 | W | 400 Metres | Final | Startlist | Results | . |
| 19/08 22:30 | W | 100 Metres Hurdles | Final | Startlist | Results | . |
| 19/08 22:50 | M | 1500 Metres | Final | Startlist | Results | . |
5000 Metres - W Heats
Qual. rule: first 6 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest times (q) qualified.
Qual. rule: first 6 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest times (q) qualified.
Heat 1
Tuesday 19 August 2008 - 19:35
| Order | Athlete | Country | SB 2008 | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuriko Kobayashi | 15:07.37 | 15:07.37 | |
| 2 | Volha Krautsova | 15:21.85 | 14:47.75 | |
| 3 | Gulnara Samitova-Galkina | 14:33.13 | 14:33.13 | |
| 4 | Simret Sultan | 15:16.25 | 15:16.25 | |
| 5 | Meselech Melkamu | 14:38.78 | 14:33.83 | |
| 6 | Yingying Zhang | 15:23.81 | 15:06.08 | |
| 7 | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet | 15:05.09 | 14:57.37 | |
| 8 | Jennifer Rhines | 14:54.29 | 14:54.29 | |
| 9 | Silvia Weissteiner | 15:16.80 | 15:02.65 | |
| 10 | Tirunesh Dibaba | 14:11.15 | 14:11.15 | |
| 11 | Celma Bonfim da Graça | 17:25.99 | 17:25.99 | |
| 12 | Lucia Chandamale | 16:44.09 | 16:35.75 | |
| 13 | Dolores Checa | 14:55.71 | 14:55.71 | |
| 14 | Zakia Mrisho Mohamed | 14:58.36 | 14:43.87 | |
| 15 | Alemitu Bekele | 15:05.85 | 15:05.85 | |
| 16 | Jessica Augusto | 15:19.67 | 14:56.39 |
Heat 2
Tuesday 19 August 2008 - 20:05
| Order | Athlete | Country | SB 2008 | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Megan Metcalfe | 15:11.23 | 15:11.23 | |
| 2 | Elvan Abeylegesse | 14:58.79 | 14:24.68 | |
| 3 | Francine Niyonizigiye | 17:08.44 | 16:55.32 | |
| 4 | Vivian Cheruiyot | 14:57.27 | 14:22.51 | |
| 5 | Kayoko Fukushi | 15:16.27 | 14:53.22 | |
| 6 | Meseret Defar | 14:12.88 | 14:12.88 | |
| 7 | Yelena Zadorozhnaya | 14:43.89 | 14:40.47 | |
| 8 | Shalane Flanagan | 14:59.69 | 14:44.80 | |
| 9 | Liliya Shobukhova | 14:23.75 | 14:23.75 | |
| 10 | Fei Xue | 15:13.25 | 15:02.73 | |
| 11 | Joanne Pavey | 14:58.62 | 14:39.96 | |
| 12 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | 15:21.47 | 14:36.52 | |
| 13 | Krisztina Papp | 15:21.92 | 15:08.65 | |
| 14 | Kara Goucher | 14:58.10 | 14:55.02 | |
| 15 | Priscah Jepleting Cherono | 14:45.12 | 14:35.30 | |
| 16 | Yukiko Akaba | 15:13.96 | 15:11.17 |