2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres

The women's 10,000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 24 August.[1]

Women's 10,000 metres
at the 2015 World Championships
Victorious Vivian Cheruiyot ahead of Gelete Burka
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates24 August
Competitors25 from 14 nations
Winning time31:41.31
Medalists
    Kenya
    Ethiopia
    United States

Summary

The reigning champion from 2013 Tirunesh Dibaba was absent from the competition, having decided to take a career break to start a family.[2][3]

Coming into the bell, the lead pack, led by Molly Huddle had dwindled to eight, with Belaynesh Oljira and Susan Kuijken trying to hold on. The field adjusted for the final kick through the turn, Gelete Burka the first to pounce as soon as they reached the back stretch. Betsy Saina fell off the back but the rest stayed in close order drill. It took Vivian Cheruiyot another 50 metres to get pas Huddle then she quickly moved to Burka's shoulder, literally bumping shoulders a couple of times as they entered the turn. Cheruiyot moved past Burka who then followed Cheruiyot through the turn repositioning herself for a final kick coming off the turn. Burka made her move, with 100 meters to go Cheruiyot looked directly into Burka's eyes and the battle was on. For the next 50 meters they raced with Cheruiyot always maintaining the edge. Then it was clear Burka would not get there and the gap opened as Burka struggled. Huddle continued chasing, losing ground to the leaders. Behind her Emily Infeld was sprinting and moved past a celebrating Huddle just one meter before the finish line.[4]

The top 9 runners were from just three countries. Had this been scored by cross country rules, it would be USA 13 (1:35:13.30), Kenya 14 (1:35:17.08), Ethiopia 18 (1:35:24.51). Vivian Cheruiyot returns to top the podium after winning in 2011 and not attempting to defend the title in 2013.

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[5]

World record  Junxia Wang (CHN) 29:31.78 Beijing, China 8 September 1993
Championship record  Berhane Adere (ETH) 30:04.18 Paris, France 23 August 2003
World leading  Gelete Burka (ETH) 30:49.68 Hengelo, Netherlands 17 June 2015
African record  Meselech Melkamu (ETH) 29:53.80 Utrecht, Netherlands 14 June 2009
Asian record  Junxia Wang (CHN) 29:31.78 Beijing, China 8 September 1993
NACAC record  Shalane Flanagan (USA) 30:22.22 Beijing, China 15 August 2008
South American record  Carmem de Oliveira (BRA) 31:47.76 Stuttgart, Germany 21 August 1993
European record  Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) 29:56.34 Beijing, China 15 August 2008
Oceanian record  Kim Smith (NZL) 30:35.54 Palo Alto, United States 4 May 2008

Qualification standards

Entry standards[6]
32:00.00

Schedule

Date Time Round
24 August 201520:35Final

All times are local times (UTC+8)

Results

The race was started at 20:35.[7]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya (KEN)31:41.31
Gelete Burka Ethiopia (ETH)31:41.77
Emily Infeld United States (USA)31:43.49
4Molly Huddle United States (USA)31:43.58
5Sally Kipyego Kenya (KEN)31:44.42SB
6Shalane Flanagan United States (USA)31:46.23
7Alemitu Heroye Ethiopia (ETH)31:49.73
8Betsy Saina Kenya (KEN)31:51.35SB
9Belaynesh Oljira Ethiopia (ETH)31:53.01
10Susan Kuijken Netherlands (NED)31:54.32
11Jip Vastenburg Netherlands (NED)32:03.03
12Sara Moreira Portugal (POR)32:06.14
13Kasumi Nishihara Japan (JPN)32:12.95
14Brenda Flores Mexico (MEX)32:15.26
15Kate Avery Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)32:16.19
16Trihas Gebre Spain (ESP)32:20.87
17Juliet Chekwel Uganda (UGA)32:20.95NR
18Lanni Marchant Canada (CAN)32:22.50
19Ana Dulce Félix Portugal (POR)32:26.07
20Yuka Takashima Japan (JPN)32:27.79
21Almensh Belete Belgium (BEL)32:47.62SB
22Rei Ohara Japan (JPN)32:47.74
23Natasha Wodak Canada (CAN)32:59.20
24Nazret Weldu Eritrea (ERI)35:14.18SB
Alia Saeed Mohammed United Arab Emirates (UAE)DNF

References

  1. "Beijing 2015: Timetable". Beijing 2015. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. Mulkeen, Jon (2014-11-05). Pregnant Tirunesh Dibaba to miss 2015 season. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-08-16.
  3. Start list
  4. "REPORT: WOMEN'S 10,000M – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015". iaaf.org. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  5. "Records & Lists – 10,000 meters". IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  6. IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards (PDF), IAAF, 2014, retrieved 18 August 2015
  7. Final results
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