1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres

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The women's 10,000 metres event featured at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total of 49 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final being held on 30 August 1991.

Medalists

Gold	Liz McColgan Great Britain (GBR)
Silver	Zhong Huandi PR China (CHN)
Bronze	Wang Xiuting PR China (CHN)

Schedule

• All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Heats
27.08.1991 – 20:25h
Final
30.08.1991 – 19:05h

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
	Liz McColgan  (GBR)	31:14.31
	Zhong Huandi  (CHN)	31:35.08
	Wang Xiuting  (CHN)	31:35.99
4.	Kathrin Ullrich  (GER)	31:38.96
5.	Lynn Jennings  (USA)	31:54.44
6.	Uta Pippig  (GER)	31:55.68
7.	Ingrid Kristiansen  (NOR)	32:10.75
8.	Derartu Tulu  (ETH)	32:16.55
9.	Jill Hunter  (GBR)	32:24.55
10.	Luchia Yishak  (ETH)	32:27.61
11.	Conceição Ferreira  (POR)	32:29.12
12.	Delilah Asiago  (KEN)	32:33.71
13.	Tatyana Pozdnyakova  (URS)	32:35.17
14.	Wang Yongmei  (CHN)	32:40.22
15.	Rosanna Munerotto  (ITA)	32:44.43
16.	Miki Igarashi  (JPN)	32:44.62
17.	Iulia Negura-Olteanu  (ROM)	32:53.57
18.	Carole Rouillard  (CAN)	32:58.77
19.	Annette Sergent-Palluy  (FRA)	33:01.92
20.	Izumi Maki  (JPN)	33:27.84
21.	Jane Ngotho  (KEN)	33:36.91
—	Albertina Dias  (POR)	DNF
—	Yelena Romanova  (URS)	DNF
—	Päivi Tikkanen  (FIN)	DNF
—	Anne Marie Letko-Lauck  (USA)	DNF

Qualifying heats

• Held on Tuesday 1991-08-27

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Iulia Negura-Olteanu  (ROM)	31:52.58
2.	Wang Xiuting  (CHN)	31:53.13
3.	Kathrin Ullrich  (GER)	31:54.05
4.	Jill Hunter  (GBR)	31:55.55
5.	Annette Sergent-Palluy  (FRA)	31:55.97
6.	Luchia Yishak  (ETH)	31:56.42
7.	Lynn Jennings  (USA)	31:56.52
8.	Carole Rouillard  (CAN)	31:56.74
9.	Izumi Maki  (JPN)	31:57.23
10.	Conceição Ferreira  (POR)	31:59.13
11.	Tatyana Pozdnyakova  (URS)	32:00.24
12.	Wang Yongmei  (CHN)	32:00.27
13.	Delilah Asiago  (KEN)	32:04.53
14.	Rosanna Munerotto  (ITA)	32:05.75
15.	Suzana Ciric  (YUG)	32:28.09
16.	Lieve Slegers  (BEL)	32:31.55
17.	Carmem de Oliveira  (BRA)	32:36.44
18.	Claudia Dreher  (GER)	32:44.94
19.	Olga Nazarkina  (URS)	32:55.65
20.	Zita Agoston  (HUN)	33:07.19
21.	Martha Ernstsdottir  (ISL)	33:10.93
22.	Maria-Luisa Servin  (MEX)	33:13.70
23.	Jenny Lund  (AUS)	33:15.18
24.	Valerie McGovern  (IRL)	35:08.40

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Derartu Tulu  (ETH)	31:45.95
2.	Ingrid Kristiansen  (NOR)	31:50.36
3.	Liz McColgan  (GBR)	31:54.67
4.	Zhong Huandi  (CHN)	31:58.82
5.	Uta Pippig  (GER)	32:00.76
6.	Miki Igarashi  (JPN)	32:01.04
7.	Albertina Dias  (POR)	32:03.76
8.	Päivi Tikkanen  (FIN)	32:06.67
9.	Yelena Romanova  (URS)	32:06.73
10.	Jane Ngotho  (KEN)	32:09.38
11.	Anne Marie Letko-Lauck  (USA)	32:26.65
12.	Akemi Matsuno  (JPN)	32:31.18
13.	Marcianne Mukamurenzi  (RWA)	32:33.27
14.	Lisa Harvey  (CAN)	32:41.87
15.	Rosario Murcia  (FRA)	32:49.75
16.	Olga Appell  (MEX)	32:54.63
17.	Susan Hobson  (AUS)	33:21.20
18.	Odile Ohier  (FRA)	33:22.55
19.	Lesley Morton  (NZL)	33:23.17
20.	María del Carmen Díaz  (MEX)	33:46.24
21.	Anuța Cătună  (ROM)	34:12.44
22.	Griselda González  (ARG)	34:16.26
23.	Vilma Peña  (CRC)	35:06.98
—	Francie Larrieu-Smith  (USA)	DNF
—	Fernanda Marques  (POR)	DNF

See also

• 1988 Women's Olympic 10.000 metres (Seoul)
• 1990 Women's European Championships 10.000 metres (Split)
• 1992 Women's Olympic 10.000 metres (Barcelona)

References

• Results
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