Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres

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Women's 10,000 metres
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates26 September 1988 (heats)
30 September 1988 (final)
Competitors42 from 31 nations
Winning time31:05.20 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Olga Bondarenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg Liz McColgan
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Yelena Zhupiyova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1992  

The Women's 10,000 m at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 42 competitors (eight were non-starters), with two qualifying heats (42) before the final (20) took place on Friday, September 30, 1988. It was the first time that women had competed in the 10,000 metres at the Olympics. [1]

World record holder Ingrid Kristiansen set the Olympic record in the heats. In the final, she let Olga Bondarenko and Nancy Tinari cruise through 79 second laps, marked by Liz McColgan. A turn after 5 laps, wearing her white gloves, Kristiansen exploded to a 74-second lap, followed by a 69-second lap. The field strung out, only Kathrin Ullrich tried to stay with her, even McColgan held off the fast early pace. Suddenly, at the end of the seventh lap, Kristiansen made a left turn and stepped off the track. With her gone, Ullrich led a breakaway of McColgan, Bondarenko and Yelena Zhupiyeva, 20 metres up on the pack. The gap only grew as the leaders pulled away. Ullrich was the first to drop off with McColgan holding the lead marked by the two Soviets. Over the last two kilometers McColgan kept increasing the pace trying to burn off them off, finally with three laps to go, Zhupiyeva began to crack and drop off. Bondarenko showed the strain but would not go away. With 200 metres to go, Bondarenko sprinted by McColgan. McColgan was unable to change gears and the race was over. Bondarenko had 15 metres over McColgan by the finish, another 60 metres back to Zhupiyeva.

Records

This was the standing World record (in minutes) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.

World Record30:13.74 Flag of Norway.svg Ingrid Kristiansen Oslo (NOR)July 5, 1986

The following Olympic records (in minutes) were set during this competition.

DateAthleteTimeORWR
September 26, 1988Flag of Norway.svg  Ingrid Kristiansen  (NOR)31:44.69OR
September 30, 1988Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Olga Bondarenko  (URS)31:05.21OR

Final

RANKFINALTIME
Med 1.png Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Olga Bondarenko  (URS)31:05.21(OR)
Med 2.png Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Liz McColgan  (GBR)31:08.44
Med 3.png Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yelena Zhupiyeva  (URS)31:19.82
4.Flag of East Germany.svg  Kathrin Ullrich  (GDR)31:29.27
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Francie Larrieu-Smith  (USA)31:35.52
6.Flag of the United States.svg  Lynn Jennings  (USA)31:39.93
7.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Xiuting  (CHN)31:40.23
8.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Sue Lee  (CAN)31:50.51
9.Flag of Portugal.svg  Albertina Machado  (POR)32:02.13
10.Flag of Portugal.svg  Albertina Dias  (POR)32:07.13
11.Flag of New Zealand.svg  Anne Audain  (NZL)32:10.47
12.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lyudmila Matveyeva  (URS)32:12.27
13.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Nancy Tinari  (CAN)32:14.05
14.Flag of Italy.svg  Rosanna Munerotto  (ITA)32:29.84
15.Flag of the United States.svg  Lynn Nelson  (USA)32:32.24
16.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Carole Rouillard  (CAN)32:41.43
17.Flag of Australia.svg  Carolyn Schuwalow  (AUS)32:45.07
18.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Qinghuan  (CHN)32:49.86
19.Flag of France.svg  Annette Sergent  (FRA)33:17.38
Flag of Norway.svg  Ingrid Kristiansen  (NOR)DNF

Non-qualifiers

RANKNON-QUALIFIERSTIME
21.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Marleen Renders  (BEL)32:11.49
22.Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Akemi Matsuno  (JPN)32:19.57
23.Flag of New Zealand.svg  Christine McMiken  (NZL)32:20.39
24.Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Martine Oppliger-Bouchonneau  (SUI)32:28.26
25.Flag of Spain.svg  Ana Isabel Alonso  (ESP)32:40.50
26.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Jane Shields  (GBR)32:46.07
27.Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Andri Avraam  (CYP)32:59.30
28.Flag of Morocco.svg  Elhassania Darami  (MAR)33:01.52
29.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Angela Tooby  (GBR)33:26.57
30.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xie Lihua  (CHN)33:28.13
31.Flag of Australia.svg  Jacqueline Perkins  (AUS)33:45.22
32.Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Jeong Mi-ja  (KOR)33:48.96
33.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lieve Slegers  (BEL)33:51.36
Flag of Hungary.svg  Erika Fazekas-Veréb  (HUN)DNF
Flag of Finland.svg  Päivi Tikkanen  (FIN)DNS
Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Mar Mar Min  (BIR)DNS
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Danièle Kaber  (LUX)DNS
Flag of Germany.svg  Kerstin Preßler  (FRG)DNS
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Ludmila Melicherová  (TCH)DNS
Flag of Poland.svg  Wanda Panfil  (POL)DNS
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Maryse Justin  (MRI)DNS
Flag of Finland.svg  Tuija Jousimaa  (FIN)DNS

See also

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul: Women's 10,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2017.