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 London 2017.jpg
Almaz Ayana and Tirunesh Dibaba shortly after the final.
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates5 August
Competitors33 from 20 nations
Winning time30:16.32
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
  2015
2019  
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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]

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Summary

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

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

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.DateLocation
World 29:17.45 Almaz Ayana Flag of Ethiopia.svg  ETH 12 Aug 2016Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
World Championships 30:04.18 Berhane Adere Flag of Ethiopia.svg  ETH 23 Aug 2003Paris, France
World leading in 201730:40.87 Gelete Burka Flag of Ethiopia.svg  ETH 10 Jun 2017 Hengelo, Netherlands
African 29:17.45 Almaz Ayana Flag of Ethiopia.svg  ETH 12 Aug 2016Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Asian 29:31.78 Junxia Wang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN 8 Sep 1993Beijing, China
North, Central American and Caribbean 30:13.17 Molly Huddle Flag of the United States.svg  USA 12 Aug 2016Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
South American 31:47.76 Carmem de Oliveira Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA 21 Aug 1993Stuttgart, Germany
European 29:56.34 Elvan Abeylegesse Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR 15 Aug 2008Beijing, China
Oceanian 30:35.54 Kim Smith Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL 4 May 2008 Palo Alto, United States

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

RecordTimeAthleteNationality
World leading in 201730:16.32 Almaz Ayana Flag of Ethiopia.svg  ETH
Uzbekistan 31:57.42 Sitora Hamidova Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UZB
Paraguay 33:18.22 Carmen Martínez Flag of Paraguay.svg  PAR

Qualification standard

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

Results

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

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Almaz Ayana Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)30:16.32 WL
Silver medal icon.svg Tirunesh Dibaba Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)31:02.69 SB
Bronze medal icon.svg Agnes Jebet Tirop Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)31:03.50 PB
4 Alice Aprot Nawowuna Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)31:11.86 SB
5 Susan Krumins Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)31:20.24 PB
6 Emily Infeld Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)31:20.45 PB
7 Irene Chepet Cheptai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)31:21.11 SB
8 Molly Huddle Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)31:24.78
9 Emily Sisson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)31:26.36
10 Ayuko Suzuki Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)31:27.30 SB
11 Yasemin Can Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)31:35.48
12 Shitaye Eshete Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)31:38.66 SB
13 Mercyline Chelangat Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)31:40.48 NR
14 Dera Dida Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)31:51.75
15 Desi Mokonin Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)31:55.34
16 Natasha Wodak Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)31:55.47 SB
17 Darya Maslova Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan  (KGZ)31:57.23 SB
18 Sitora Hamidova Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan  (UZB)31:57.42 NR
19 Mizuki Matsuda Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)31:59.54
20 Rachel Cliff Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)32:00.03 PB
21 Beth Potter Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)32:15.88
22 Eloise Wellings Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)32:26.31 SB
23 Failuna Abdi Matanga Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania  (TAN)32:29.97
24 Miyuki Uehara Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)32:31.58
25 Salome Nyirarukundo Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda  (RWA)32:45.95 SB
26 Madeline Hills Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)32:48.57
27 Charlotte Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)32:51.33
28 Carla Salomé Rocha Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)32:52.71
29 Margarita Hernández Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)33:06.53
30 Camille Buscomb Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)33:07.53
31 Carmen Martínez Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay  (PAR)33:18.22 NR
Sarah Lahti Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE) DNF
Jess Martin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR) DNF

Split times

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

DistanceAlmaz AyanaTirunesh DibabaAgnes Jebet TiropAlice Aprot Nawowuna
PosSplitTotalPosSplitTotalPosSplitTotalPosSplitTotal
1000 m63:30.383:30.38203:31.433:31.43103:30.643:30.6443:30.333:30.33
2000 m23:18.496:48.87173:18.886:50.3193:19.096:49.7343:18.876:49.19
3000 m23:10.609:59.4733:09.379:59.68103:10.4610:00.1943:10.599:59.78
4000 m13:02.7313:02.2063:04.6613:04.3433:03.0213:03.2143:03.6713:03.45
5000 m12:49.1815:51.3862:56.3016:00.6452:57.0316:00.2432:55.4515:59.79
6000 m12:51.5918:42.9762:59.8619:00.5042:59.8219:00.0623:00.0218:59.81
7000 m12:52.2221:35.1943:02.1022:02.6033:02.3022:02.3623:02.3522:02.16
8000 m12:54.8424:30.0353:05.7025:08.3033:05.6225:07.9823:05.5725:07.73
9000 m12:56.8027:26.8343:04.4128:12.7123:04.2028:12.1833:04.7028:12.43
10,000 m12:49.4930:16.3222:49.9831:02.6932:51.3231:03.5042:59.4331:11.86

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