2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres

The women's 10,000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 24 August.[1]

Women's 10,000 metres
at the 2015 World Championships
Victorious Vivian Cheruiyot ahead of Gelete Burka
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates24 August
Competitors25 from 14 nations
Winning time31:41.31
Medalists
gold medal    Kenya
silver medal    Ethiopia
bronze medal    United States
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Summary

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The reigning champion from 2013 Tirunesh Dibaba was absent from the competition, having decided to take a career break to start a family.[2][3]

Coming into the bell, the lead pack, led by Molly Huddle had dwindled to eight, with Belaynesh Oljira and Susan Kuijken trying to hold on. The field adjusted for the final kick through the turn, Gelete Burka the first to pounce as soon as they reached the back stretch. Betsy Saina fell off the back but the rest stayed in close order drill. It took Vivian Cheruiyot another 50 metres to get pas Huddle then she quickly moved to Burka's shoulder, literally bumping shoulders a couple of times as they entered the turn. Cheruiyot moved past Burka who then followed Cheruiyot through the turn repositioning herself for a final kick coming off the turn. Burka made her move, with 100 meters to go Cheruiyot looked directly into Burka's eyes and the battle was on. For the next 50 meters they raced with Cheruiyot always maintaining the edge. Then it was clear Burka would not get there and the gap opened as Burka struggled. Huddle continued chasing, losing ground to the leaders. Behind her Emily Infeld was sprinting and moved past a celebrating Huddle just one meter before the finish line.[4]

The top 9 runners were from just three countries. Had this been scored by cross country rules, it would be USA 13 (1:35:13.30), Kenya 14 (1:35:17.08), Ethiopia 18 (1:35:24.51). Vivian Cheruiyot returns to top the podium after winning in 2011 and not attempting to defend the title in 2013.

Records

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Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[5]

World record   Junxia Wang (CHN) 29:31.78 Beijing, China 8 September 1993
Championship record   Berhane Adere (ETH) 30:04.18 Paris, France 23 August 2003
World leading   Gelete Burka (ETH) 30:49.68 Hengelo, Netherlands 17 June 2015
African record   Meselech Melkamu (ETH) 29:53.80 Utrecht, Netherlands 14 June 2009
Asian record   Junxia Wang (CHN) 29:31.78 Beijing, China 8 September 1993
NACAC record   Shalane Flanagan (USA) 30:22.22 Beijing, China 15 August 2008
South American record   Carmem de Oliveira (BRA) 31:47.76 Stuttgart, Germany 21 August 1993
European record   Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) 29:56.34 Beijing, China 15 August 2008
Oceanian record   Kim Smith (NZL) 30:35.54 Palo Alto, United States 4 May 2008

Qualification standards

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Entry standards[6]
32:00.00

Schedule

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Date Time Round
24 August 2015 20:35 Final

All times are local times (UTC+8)

Results

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The race was started at 20:35.[7]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Vivian Cheruiyot   Kenya (KEN) 31:41.31
  Gelete Burka   Ethiopia (ETH) 31:41.77
  Emily Infeld   United States (USA) 31:43.49
4 Molly Huddle   United States (USA) 31:43.58
5 Sally Kipyego   Kenya (KEN) 31:44.42 SB
6 Shalane Flanagan   United States (USA) 31:46.23
7 Alemitu Heroye   Ethiopia (ETH) 31:49.73
8 Betsy Saina   Kenya (KEN) 31:51.35 SB
9 Belaynesh Oljira   Ethiopia (ETH) 31:53.01
10 Susan Kuijken   Netherlands (NED) 31:54.32
11 Jip Vastenburg   Netherlands (NED) 32:03.03
12 Sara Moreira   Portugal (POR) 32:06.14
13 Kasumi Nishihara   Japan (JPN) 32:12.95
14 Brenda Flores   Mexico (MEX) 32:15.26
15 Kate Avery   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 32:16.19
16 Trihas Gebre   Spain (ESP) 32:20.87
17 Juliet Chekwel   Uganda (UGA) 32:20.95 NR
18 Lanni Marchant   Canada (CAN) 32:22.50
19 Ana Dulce Félix   Portugal (POR) 32:26.07
20 Yuka Takashima   Japan (JPN) 32:27.79
21 Almensh Belete   Belgium (BEL) 32:47.62 SB
22 Rei Ohara   Japan (JPN) 32:47.74
23 Natasha Wodak   Canada (CAN) 32:59.20
24 Nazret Weldu   Eritrea (ERI) 35:14.18 SB
Alia Saeed Mohammed   United Arab Emirates (UAE) DNF

References

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  1. ^ "Beijing 2015: Timetable". Beijing 2015. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. ^ Mulkeen, Jon (2014-11-05). Pregnant Tirunesh Dibaba to miss 2015 season. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-08-16.
  3. ^ Start list
  4. ^ "REPORT: WOMEN'S 10,000M – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015". iaaf.org. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Records & Lists – 10,000 meters". IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  6. ^ IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards (PDF), IAAF, 2014, retrieved 18 August 2015
  7. ^ Final results