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2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres

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Women's 10,000 metres
at the 2017 World Championships
Almaz Ayana and Tirunesh Dibaba shortly after the final.
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates5 August
Competitors33 from 20 nations
Winning time30:16.32
Medalists
gold medal    Ethiopia
silver medal    Ethiopia
bronze medal    Kenya
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The women's 10,000 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Stadium on 5 August.[1][2] The winning margin was a huge 46.37 seconds. As of 2024, this is the only time the women's 10,000 metres has been won by more than 30 seconds at these championships.

Summary

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2015 champion Vivian Cheruiyot from Kenya was absent, having retired from track races.[3] Three-time world champion Tirunesh Dibaba from Ethiopia ran, although she had planned initially to run the marathon instead. Almaz Ayana, also from Ethiopia and the world record holder from the 2016 Summer Olympics, ran her first race of the year.

The race began at a leisurely pace, with Ayana hovering near the front, just behind a succession of leaders. After 4000 metres in just over 13 minutes, Ayana led by 0.24 seconds. She then broke open the race with a 2:49.18 1000 metres, which was her quickest of the race, and extended her lead to 5.96 seconds at the halfway mark, with Yasemin Can from Turkey in second place. Her lead at 6000 metres grew to 16.84 seconds. Her 46:37 second margin of victory was the largest ever in a women's 10,000 metres at the World Championships.[4] Her final 5000 meters was run in 14:24.94, which only seven women had bettered in a 5000 metres race.[5]

The race for the silver medal was competitive among Dibaba, Alice Aprot Nawowuna, and Agnes Jebet Tirop. Dibaba, however, ran a fast 2:49.98 last 1000 metres, averaging 68 seconds per 400 metres, to clinch the silver.

Records

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Before the competition, the records were as follows:[6]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date Location
World 29:17.45 Almaz Ayana  ETH 12 Aug 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
World Championships 30:04.18 Berhane Adere  ETH 23 Aug 2003 Paris, France
World leading in 2017 30:40.87 Gelete Burka  ETH 10 Jun 2017 Hengelo, Netherlands
African 29:17.45 Almaz Ayana  ETH 12 Aug 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Asian 29:31.78 Junxia Wang  CHN 8 Sep 1993 Beijing, China
North, Central American and Caribbean 30:13.17 Molly Huddle  USA 12 Aug 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
South American 31:47.76 Carmem de Oliveira  BRA 21 Aug 1993 Stuttgart, Germany
European 29:56.34 Elvan Abeylegesse  TUR 15 Aug 2008 Beijing, China
Oceanian 30:35.54 Kim Smith  NZL 4 May 2008 Palo Alto, United States

The following records were set in the race:[7]

Record Time Athlete Nationality
World leading in 2017 30:16.32 Almaz Ayana  ETH
Uzbekistan 31:57.42 Sitora Hamidova  UZB
Paraguay 33:18.22 Carmen Martínez  PAR

Qualification standard

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The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 32:15.00.[8]

Results

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The final took place on 5 August. The results were as follows(photo finish):[9]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Almaz Ayana  Ethiopia (ETH) 30:16.32 WL
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tirunesh Dibaba  Ethiopia (ETH) 31:02.69 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Agnes Jebet Tirop  Kenya (KEN) 31:03.50 PB
4 Alice Aprot Nawowuna  Kenya (KEN) 31:11.86 SB
5 Susan Krumins  Netherlands (NED) 31:20.24 PB
6 Emily Infeld  United States (USA) 31:20.45 PB
7 Irene Chepet Cheptai  Kenya (KEN) 31:21.11 SB
8 Molly Huddle  United States (USA) 31:24.78
9 Emily Sisson  United States (USA) 31:26.36
10 Ayuko Suzuki  Japan (JPN) 31:27.30 SB
11 Yasemin Can  Turkey (TUR) 31:35.48
12 Shitaye Eshete  Bahrain (BHR) 31:38.66 SB
13 Mercyline Chelangat  Uganda (UGA) 31:40.48 NR
14 Dera Dida  Ethiopia (ETH) 31:51.75
15 Desi Mokonin  Bahrain (BHR) 31:55.34
16 Natasha Wodak  Canada (CAN) 31:55.47 SB
17 Darya Maslova  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) 31:57.23 SB
18 Sitora Hamidova  Uzbekistan (UZB) 31:57.42 NR
19 Mizuki Matsuda  Japan (JPN) 31:59.54
20 Rachel Cliff  Canada (CAN) 32:00.03 PB
21 Beth Potter  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 32:15.88
22 Eloise Wellings  Australia (AUS) 32:26.31 SB
23 Failuna Abdi Matanga  Tanzania (TAN) 32:29.97
24 Miyuki Uehara  Japan (JPN) 32:31.58
25 Salome Nyirarukundo  Rwanda (RWA) 32:45.95 SB
26 Madeline Hills  Australia (AUS) 32:48.57
27 Charlotte Taylor  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 32:51.33
28 Carla Salomé Rocha  Portugal (POR) 32:52.71
29 Margarita Hernández  Mexico (MEX) 33:06.53
30 Camille Buscomb  New Zealand (NZL) 33:07.53
31 Carmen Martínez  Paraguay (PAR) 33:18.22 NR
Sarah Lahti  Sweden (SWE) DNF
Jess Martin  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) DNF

Split times

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The split times of the top four finishers were as follows:[10]

Distance Almaz Ayana Tirunesh Dibaba Agnes Jebet Tirop Alice Aprot Nawowuna
Pos Split Total Pos Split Total Pos Split Total Pos Split Total
1000 m 6 3:30.38 3:30.38 20 3:31.43 3:31.43 10 3:30.64 3:30.64 4 3:30.33 3:30.33
2000 m 2 3:18.49 6:48.87 17 3:18.88 6:50.31 9 3:19.09 6:49.73 4 3:18.87 6:49.19
3000 m 2 3:10.60 9:59.47 3 3:09.37 9:59.68 10 3:10.46 10:00.19 4 3:10.59 9:59.78
4000 m 1 3:02.73 13:02.20 6 3:04.66 13:04.34 3 3:03.02 13:03.21 4 3:03.67 13:03.45
5000 m 1 2:49.18 15:51.38 6 2:56.30 16:00.64 5 2:57.03 16:00.24 3 2:55.45 15:59.79
6000 m 1 2:51.59 18:42.97 6 2:59.86 19:00.50 4 2:59.82 19:00.06 2 3:00.02 18:59.81
7000 m 1 2:52.22 21:35.19 4 3:02.10 22:02.60 3 3:02.30 22:02.36 2 3:02.35 22:02.16
8000 m 1 2:54.84 24:30.03 5 3:05.70 25:08.30 3 3:05.62 25:07.98 2 3:05.57 25:07.73
9000 m 1 2:56.80 27:26.83 4 3:04.41 28:12.71 2 3:04.20 28:12.18 3 3:04.70 28:12.43
10,000 m 1 2:49.49 30:16.32 2 2:49.98 31:02.69 3 2:51.32 31:03.50 4 2:59.43 31:11.86

References

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  1. ^ "10,000 Metres Women − Timetable". www.iaaf.org/competitions. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  2. ^ Start list
  3. ^ "Kenya's Cheruiyot retires from track to take up road running". Xinhua. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2017.[dead link]
  4. ^ Homewood, Brian (5 August 2017). "Olympic champion Ayana destroys field to win 10,000 metres". Reuters. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Almaz Ayana Laps Nearly The Entire Field To Win Gold in the Women's 10,000 in one of the Finest Displays in Women's Distance Running History". Letsrun.com. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  6. ^ "10,000 Metres Women − Records". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Records Set - Final" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  9. ^ "10,000 Metres Women − Final − Results" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  10. ^ "10,000 Metres Women − Final − Race Analysis" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 6 August 2017.