5000 Metres women

Annecy (Park des Sports), FRANCE 28 JUL 1998 - 02 AUG 1998

First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q)

Rank	Heat	ATHLETE	COUNTRY	RESULTS
1	1	Faith Chemutai	KEN	16:11.56 Q PB
8	2	Yuka Hata	JPN	16:18.54 q PB
10	1	Rosaria Console	ITA	16:51.21
2	2	Helena Volná	CZE	16:09.10 Q NR
7	2	Louise Kelly	GBR	16:15.36 q PB
6	1	Jessica Carlberg	SWE	16:24.83 q
3	2	Catherine Lallemand	BEL	16:09.24 Q PB
9	1	Alena Samokhvalova	RUS	16:45.72
10	2	Nicole Chapple	AUS	16:57.02
	1	Takalane Nthoulane	RSA	DNF
5	2	Charlotte Audier	FRA	16:11.64 Q NR
2	1	Liqing Song	CHN	16:11.77 Q
5	1	Sunita Rani	IND	16:23.30 q
4	2	Merima Hashim	ETH	16:09.61 Q
9	2	Sharlyn Maughan	USA	16:55.68
	1	Nadia Ejjafini	MAR	DQ
1	2	Lili Yin	CHN	16:04.47 Q
3	1	Werknesh Kidane	ETH	16:14.16 Q
6	2	Priscah Jepleting Cherono	KEN	16:14.70 q
8	1	Yelena Tolstygina	BLR	16:41.88
7	1	Tuula Laitinen	FIN	16:30.38
11	2	Otgonbayar Luvsanlundeg	MGL	19:24.41
4	1	Siphulwazi Sibindi	ZIM	16:21.99 Q NR
	2	Mirjana Glisovic	SCG	DNF
	2	Azwindini Lukhwareni	RSA	DNF