Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games – Women's 5000 metres

Athletics at the 1999 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
10 km walk				women
20 km walk		men
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 1999 All-Africa Games was held at the Johannesburg Stadium.

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Ayelech Worku	Ethiopia	15:38.22
	Elana Meyer	South Africa	15:42.76
	Vivian Cheruiyot	Kenya	15:42.79
4	Werknesh Kidane	Ethiopia	15:51.37
5	Yemenashu Taye	Ethiopia	16:10.55
6	Dorcus Inzikuru	Uganda	16:26.64
7	Samukeliso Moyo	Zimbabwe	16:26.64
8	Viola Kibiwot	Kenya	16:46.73
9	Simret Sultan	Eritrea	17:01.80
10	Diane Nukuri	Burundi	17:04.75
11	Hawa Hamis Hussein	Tanzania	17:05.23
12	Siphulwazi Sibindi	Zimbabwe	17:11.35
13	Nebiat Habtemariam	Eritrea	17:28.35
14	Grace Chesang	Uganda	17:29.29
15	Agnes Chikwakwa	Malawi	18:09.96
	Carlien Cornelissen	South Africa	DNF