Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres

The 10,000 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics programme were held at Stadium Australia on Wednesday 27 September, and Saturday 30 September 2000. The top eight runners in each of the initial two heats automatically qualified for the final. The next four fastest runners from across the heats also qualified. There were a total number of 41 participating athletes.[1]

Women's 10,000 metres
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueStadium Australia
Date27 September 2000 (heats)
30 September 2000 (final)
Competitors41 from 27 nations
Winning time30:17.49 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Derartu Tulu
 Ethiopia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gete Wami
 Ethiopia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fernanda Ribeiro
 Portugal
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Records

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World and Olympic records prior to the Games
World Record 29:31.78 Junxia Wang China Beijing, China 9 September 1993
Olympic Record 31:01.63 Fernanda Ribeiro Portugal Atlanta, United States 2 August 1996

Medalists

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Gold:   Silver:   Bronze:  
Derartu Tulu,   Ethiopia Gete Wami,   Ethiopia Fernanda Ribeiro,   Portugal

Results

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All times shown are in seconds.

  • Q denotes qualification by place in heat.
  • q denotes qualification by overall place.
  • DNS denotes did not start.
  • DNF denotes did not finish.
  • DQ denotes disqualification.
  • NR denotes national record.
  • OR denotes Olympic record.
  • WR denotes world record.
  • PB denotes personal best.
  • SB denotes season best.

Qualifying heats

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Heat 1 of 2
Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 1 Derartu Tulu   Ethiopia 11 32:06.19 Q
2 2 Tegla Loroupe   Kenya 22 32:06.41 Q
3 3 Fernanda Ribeiro   Portugal 7 32:06.43 Q
4 4 Olivera Jevtic   FR Yugoslavia 12 32:06.54 Q
5 5 Harumi Hiroyama   Japan 16 32:07.68 Q
6 6 Li Ji   China 12 32:28.96 Q
7 7 Sonia O'Sullivan   Ireland 9 32:29.93 Q
8 8 Jeļena Prokopčuka   Latvia 18 32:32.87 Q
9 18 Lyudmila Biktasheva   Russia 5 32:52.00 q
10 19 Asmae Leghzaoui   Morocco 17 32:56.63 q
11 21 Restituta Joseph   Tanzania 6 33:12.18
12 23 Anikó Kálovics   Hungary 2 33:20.40
13 25 Petra Wassiluk   Germany 19 33:23.03
14 27 Maria Teresa Recio   Spain 1 33:36.44
15 29 Clair Fearnley   Australia 20 33:47.23
16 32 Jen Rhines   United States 21 34:08.28
17 33 Natalie Harvey   Australia 4 34:12.90
18 35 Nora Leticia Rocha   Mexico 10 34:37.84
19 37 Tina Connelly   Canada 8 34:46.04
20 40 Nasria Baghdad   Algeria 15 35:31.53
Hrisostomia Iakovou   Greece 14 DNS
Marleen Renders   Belgium 3 DNS
Heat 2 of 2
Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 9 Sally Barsosio   Kenya 19 32:34.07 Q
2 10 Alice Timbilil   Kenya 21 32:34.15 Q
3 11 Berhane Adere   Ethiopia 4 32:34.62 Q
4 12 Gete Wami   Ethiopia 17 32:34.63 Q
5 13 Chiemi Takahashi   Japan 18 32:34.70 Q
6 14 Paula Radcliffe   Great Britain 6 32:34:73 Q
7 15 Elana Meyer   South Africa 14 32:35.32 Q
8 16 Yuko Kawakami   Japan 10 32:36.60 Q
9 17 Lidiya Grigoryeva   Russia 20 32:44.43 q
10 20 Libbie Hickman   United States 22 32:59.28 q
11 22 Breda Dennehy-Willis   Ireland 8 33:17.45
12 24 Ana Dias   Portugal 13 33:21.69
13 26 Silvia Sommaggio   Italy 9 33:24.13
14 28 Fatima Yvelain   France 5 33:44.48
15 30 María Abel   Spain 3 34:05.44
16 31 Galina Bogomolova   Russia 15 34:06.21
17 34 Kylie Risk   Australia 1 34:30.91
18 36 Deena Drossin   United States 16 34:40.86
19 38 Bouchra Chaabi   Morocco 11 34:49.35
20 39 Maggie Chan Man Yee   Hong Kong 7 35:21.20
Gunhild Haugen   Norway 12 DNF
Carole Montgomery   Canada 2 DNS

Overall Results Semi-Finals

Semi-Finals
Overall Results
Place Athlete Nation Heat Lane Place Time Qual. Record
1 Derartu Tulu   Ethiopia 1 11 1 32:06.19 Q
2 Tegla Loroupe   Kenya 1 22 2 32:06.41 Q
3 Fernanda Ribeiro   Portugal 1 7 3 32:06.43 Q
4 Olivera Jevtic   FR Yugoslavia 1 12 4 32:06.54 Q
5 Harumi Hiroyama   Japan 1 16 5 32:07.68 Q
6 Li Ji   China 1 13 6 32:28:96 Q
7 Sonia O'Sullivan   Ireland 1 9 7 32:29.93 Q
8 Jeļena Prokopčuka   Latvia 1 18 8 32:32.87 Q
9 Sally Barsosio   Kenya 2 19 1 32:34.07 Q
10 Alice Timbilil   Kenya 2 21 2 32:34.15 Q
11 Berhane Adere   Ethiopia 2 4 3 32:34.62 Q
12 Gete Wami   Ethiopia 2 17 4 32:34.64 Q
13 Chiemi Takahashi   Japan 2 18 5 32:34.70 Q
14 Paula Radcliffe   Great Britain 2 6 6 32:34.73 Q
15 Elana Meyer   South Africa 2 14 7 32:34.73 Q
16 Yuko Kawakami   Japan 2 10 8 32:36.60 Q
17 Lidiya Grigoryeva   Russia 2 20 9 32:44.43 q
18 Lyudmila Biktasheva   Russia 1 5 9 32:52.00 q
19 Asmae Leghzaoui   Morocco 1 17 10 32:56.63 q
20 Libbie Hickman   United States 2 22 10 32:59.28 q
21 Restituta Joseph   Tanzania 1 6 11 33:12.18
22 Breda Dennehy-Willis   Ireland 2 8 11 33:17.45
23 Anikó Kálovics   Hungary 1 2 12 33:20.40
24 Ana Dias   Portugal 2 13 12 33:21.69
25 Petra Wassiluk   Germany 1 19 13 33:23.03
26 Silvia Sommaggio   Italy 2 9 13 33:24.13
27 Maria Teresa Recio   Spain 1 1 14 33:36.44
28 Fatima Yvelain   France 2 5 14 33:44.48
29 Clair Fearnley   Australia 1 20 15 33:47.23
30 María Abel   Spain 2 13 12 34:05.44
31 Galina Bogomolova   Russia 2 15 16 34:06.21
32 Jen Rhines   United States 1 21 16 34:08.28
33 Natalie Harvey   Australia 1 4 17 34:12.90
34 Kylie Risk   Australia 2 1 17 34:30.19
35 Nora Leticia Rocha   Mexico 1 10 18 34:37.84
36 Deena Drossin   United States 2 16 18 34:40.86
37 Tina Connelly   Canada 1 8 19 34:46.04
38 Bouchra Chaabi   Morocco 2 11 19 34:49.35
39 Maggie Chan Man Yee   Hong Kong 2 7 20 35:21.20
40 Nasria Baghdad   Algeria 1 15 20 35:31.53
Gunhild Haugen   Norway 2 12 DNF
Hrisostomia Iakovou   Greece 1 14 DNS
Carole Montgomery   Canada 2 2 DNS
Marleen Renders   Belgium 1 3 DNS

Final

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Final
Date: Saturday 30 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane/Order Time Record
  Derartu Tulu   Ethiopia 14 30:17.49 OR
  Gete Wami   Ethiopia 8 30:22.48 SB
  Fernanda Ribeiro   Portugal 9 30:22.88 NR
4 Paula Radcliffe   Great Britain 11 30:26.97 NR
5 Tegla Loroupe   Kenya 20 30:37.26 SB
6 Sonia O'Sullivan   Ireland 10 30:53.37 NR
7 Li Ji   China 13 31:06.94 PB
8 Elana Meyer   South Africa 2 31:14.70 SB
9 Lidiya Grigoryeva   Russia 8 31:21.27 PB
10 Yuko Kawakami   Japan 19 31:27.44
11 Olivera Jevtic   FR Yugoslavia 6 31:29.65 NR
12 Berhane Adere   Ethiopia 18 31:40.52
13 Lyudmila Biktasheva   Russia 16 31:47.10
14 Alice Timbilil   Kenya 17 31:50.22 PB
15 Chiemi Takahashi   Japan 5 31:52.59 SB
16 Libbie Hickman   United States 7 31:56.94 SB
17 Sally Barsosio   Kenya 12 31:57.41 SB
18 Asmae Leghzaoui   Morocco 1 31:59.21 NR
19 Jeļena Prokopčuka   Latvia 4 32:17.72
20 Harumi Hiroyama   Japan 5 32:24.17

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 2000 Sydney: Women's 10,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
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