Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres

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Women's 10,000 metres
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates15 August
Competitors29 from 18 nations
Winning time29:54.66 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Tirunesh Dibaba Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia
Silver medal icon.svg Shalane Flanagan Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Linet Masai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
  2004
2012  

The women's 10,000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 15 August at the Beijing National Stadium. [1] The race was won by Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia, who set a new Olympic record time of 29:54.66. [2]

The qualifying standards were 31:45.00 (A standard) and 32:20.00 (B standard). [3]

The early part of the race was dominated by Lornah Kiplagat. But in the second half of the race, the contenders moved to the front, dominated by Elvan Abeylegesse, with the string of runners lined up behind her. Abeylegesse separated herself from the rest of the field, except for Tirunesh Dibaba, who marked her every step. Midway through the last lap, Dibaba pounced with a kick Abeylegesse couldn't answer. Almost a half a minute back, Shalane Flanagan was the best of the rest for bronze, with Linet Chepkwemoi Masai setting the World junior record a few steps behind her.

At the time Dibaba and Abeylegesse ran the second and third fastest of all time (the best having occurred also in Beijing, Junxia Wang's world record in 1993). A year after this race, Meselech Melkamu edged past these two for the second best of all time. [4]

On 29 March 2017, IAAF confirmed that Abeylegesse had tested positive for a banned substance at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics, and that her results from 2007 to 2009, including her Olympic silvers, had been expunged. [5]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world record, Olympic record, and world leading time were as follows:

World recordFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Junxia  (CHN)29:31.78 Beijing, China 8 September 1993
Olympic recordFlag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Derartu Tulu  (ETH)30:17.49 Sydney, Australia 30 September 2000
World LeadingFlag of the United States.svg  Shalane Flanagan  (USA)30:34.49 Palo Alto, United States4 May 2008

The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.

DateEventNameNationalityTimeORWR
15 AugustFinal Tirunesh Dibaba Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 29:54.66 OR

Both Tirunesh Dibaba and Elvan Abeylegesse completed the race in a time under the old Olympic record, recording the second and third fastest ever women's 10,000 metre times, making Dibaba the new Olympic record holder.

Results

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Tirunesh Dibaba Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 29:54.66 OR , AR
Silver medal icon.svg Shalane Flanagan Flag of the United States.svg  United States 30:22.22AR
Bronze medal icon.svg Linet Chepkwemoi Masai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 30:26.50WJR, NR
4 Mariya Konovalova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 30:35.84PB
5 Lucy Kabuu Wangui Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 30:39.96PB
6 Lornah Kiplagat Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 30:40.27SB
7 Kimberley Smith Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 30:51.00
8 Kara Goucher Flag of the United States.svg  United States 30:55.16PB
9 Kayoko Fukushi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 31:01.14SB
10 Joanne Pavey Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 31:12.30PB
11 Sabrina Mockenhaupt Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 31:14.21PB
12 Ejegayehu Dibaba Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 31:22.18
13 Hilda Kibet Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 31:29.69
14 Zhang Yingying Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 31:31.12SB
15 Yoko Shibui Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 31:31:13
16 Penninah Arusei Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 31:39.87
17 Tatyana Khmeleva-Aryasova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 31:45.57
18 Yukiko Akaba Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 32:00.37
19 Bai Xue Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 32:20.27
20 Anikó Kálovics Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 32:24.83
21 Kate Reed Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 32:26.69
22 Nathalie De Vos Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 32:33.45SB
23 Preeja Sreedharan Flag of India.svg  India 32:34.64
24 Amy Yoder Begley Flag of the United States.svg  United States 32:38.28
25 Dulce María Rodríguez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 32:58.04
26 Dong Xiaoqin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 33:03.14
27 Isabel Checa Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 33:17.88
Mestawet Tufa Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia DNF
Asmae Leghzaoui Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco DNF
Nataliya Berkut Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine DNS
DSQ Elvan Abeylegesse Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 29:56.34.Doping Violation
DSQ Inga Abitova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 30:37.33Doping Violation [6]
AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place

Splits

IntermediateAthleteCountryMark
1000m Lornah Kiplagat Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3:00.46
2000m Lornah Kiplagat Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6:00.15
3000m Lornah Kiplagat Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 9:03.83
4000m Lornah Kiplagat Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 12:06.60
5000m Lornah Kiplagat Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 15:09.98
6000m Lornah Kiplagat Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 18:12.85
7000m Elvan Abeylegesse Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 21:14.46
8000m Elvan Abeylegesse Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 24:09.40
9000m Elvan Abeylegesse Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 27:06.02

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