The women's 5000 metres was held as a straight final at the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary on 13 September 2026. It was the first time the World Ultimate Championship is held. Athletes qualified by wildcard or by their world ranking.
Background + Global records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record 13:58.06 Eugene, United States 5 July 2025 World lead 14:18.41 Rome, Italy 4 June 2026
+ Area records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date African record 13:58.06 Eugene, United States 5 July 2025 Asian record 14:28.09 Shanghai, China 23 October 1997 European record 14:13.42 London, United Kingdom 23 July 2023 North, Central American,and Caribbean record 14:19.45 Oceanian record 14:31.45 19 July 2025 South American record 14:36.59 Los Angeles, United States 17 May 2024
Qualification For the 5000 metres, twelve athletes qualified, up to three by wildcard for winners of the event at the 2024 Summer Olympic, the 2025 World Athletics Championships, or the 2026 Diamond League final and the others by their position at the World Athletics Rankings for the event on 3 September 2026.
Results Final The final was held on 13 September at 19:10 (UTC+2).
Place Athlete Nation Time Notes Likina Amebaw 14:30.36 2 Jessica Hull 14:32.39 3 Fantaye Belayneh 14:32.62 4 Freweyni Hailu 14:32.76 5 Aleshign Baweke 14:32.95 6 Rose Davies 14:35.64 7 Senayet Getachew 14:38.65 8 Maureen Koster 14:38.78 9 Hirut Meshesha 14:42.49 10 Marta García 14:43.94 11 Hannah Nuttall 15:00.04 12 Shelby Houlihan 15:18.65
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