Steph Twell and Meraf Bahta go head to head at the start of the final bend of the
women's 5,000 metres final. Meref took the silver medal by less than a tenth of a second.
It was Steph's first medal for six years at a major championships following a serious injury
leading up the the 2012 Olympic Games.
2016 European Championships, Amsterdam.
Final women's 5,000 metres.
| 1. |
Yasemin Can |
Turkey |
15:18.15 |
|
| 2. |
Meraf Bahta |
Sweden |
15:20.54 |
|
| 3. |
Steph Twell |
Great Britain |
15:20.70 |
|
| 4. |
Susan Kuijken |
Netherlands |
15:23.87 |
SB |
| 5. |
Laura Whittle |
Great Britain |
15:24.18 |
|
| 6. |
Eilish McColgan |
Great Britain |
15:28.53 |
|
She won the 1500 metres at the 2008 World Junior Championships and was a three-times
winner of the European Junior Cross Country Championships (2006–2008).