Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres
The women's 5000 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 16–19 August at the Olympic Stadium.
Interior view of the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, where the Women's 5000m took place.
Vivian Cheruiyot celebrates as she finishes
Almaz Ayana Eba is an Ethiopian female long-distance runner. She won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres and bronze in the 5,000 metres at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Almaz is a four-time World Athletics Championships medallist earning a bronze for the 5,000m in 2013, gold at the event in 2015 as well as gold in the 10,000m and silver in the 5,000m in 2017.
Almaz at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing
At the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, Almaz won her first world title with a 5000 m victory.
Almaz celebrates her 10,000 m win at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London.
Almaz (second from the right) races in the 5000 heat at the 2017 London World Championships, where she won silver in the final and gold for the 10,000 m.