2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres

Women's 10,000 metres
at the 2022 World Championships
The finish of the final.
VenueHayward Field
Dates16 July (final)
Competitors25 from 12 nations
Winning time30:09.94
Medalists
gold medal    Ethiopia
silver medal    Kenya
bronze medal    Kenya
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The women's 10,000 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene on 16 July 2022.[1]

Records

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Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date
World record  Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) 29:01.03 Hengelo, Netherlands 8 June 2021
Championship record  Berhane Adere (ETH) 30:04.18 Saint-Denis, France 23 August 2003
World Leading  Elise Cranny (USA) 30:14.66 San Juan Capistrano, United States 6 March 2022
African Record  Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) 29:01.03 Hengelo, Netherlands 8 June 2021
Asian Record  Wang Junxia (CHN) 29:31.78 Beijing, China 8 September 1993
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Molly Huddle (USA) 30:13.17 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 12 August 2016
South American Record  Carmen de Oliveira (BRA) 31:47.76 Stuttgart, Germany 21 August 1993
European Record  Sifan Hassan (NED) 29:06.82 Hengelo, Netherlands 6 June 2021
Oceanian record  Kimberley Smith (NZL) 30:35.54 Palo Alto, United States 4 May 2008

The following records were set at the competition:

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date
World Leading 30:09.94 Letesenbet Gidey  ETH 16 Jul 2022

Qualification standard

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The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 31:25.00.[3]

Schedule

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The event schedule, in local time (UTC−7), was as follows:

Date Time Round
16 July 12:20 Final

Results

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Letesenbet Gidey  Ethiopia (ETH) 30:09.94 WL
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hellen Obiri  Kenya (KEN) 30:10.02 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Margaret Kipkemboi  Kenya (KEN) 30:10.07 PB
4 Sifan Hassan  Netherlands (NED) 30:10.56 SB
5 Rahel Daniel  Eritrea (ERI) 30:12.15 NR
6 Ejgayehu Taye  Ethiopia (ETH) 30:12.45 PB
7 Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui  Kazakhstan (KAZ) 30:17.64 NR
8 Bosena Mulatie  Ethiopia (ETH) 30:17.77 PB
9 Karissa Schweizer  United States (USA) 30:18.05 PB
10 Eilish McColgan  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 30:34.60
11 Jessica Judd  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 30:35.93 PB
12 Ririka Hironaka  Japan (JPN) 30:39.71 PB
13 Alicia Monson  United States (USA) 30:59.85
14 Stella Chesang  Uganda (UGA) 31:01.04 NR
15 Natosha Rogers  United States (USA) 31:10.57 PB
16 Mercyline Chelangat  Uganda (UGA) 31:28.26 SB
17 Dominique Scott  South Africa (RSA) 31:40.73
18 Dolshi Tesfu  Eritrea (ERI) 31:49.29 SB
19 Rino Goshima  Japan (JPN) 32:08.68
- Sheila Chepkirui Kiprotich  Kenya (KEN) DNS

References

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  1. ^ Timetable
  2. ^ "10,000 Metres Women − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Competitions Entry Standards 2022 – IAAF World Championships – PDF title, Qualification Standards for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022" (PDF). iaaf.org. 9 July 2022.