| Host City: Stuttgart, Germany |
Format: First round (First 4 & 3 fastest to final) (Aug 14) |
| Dates: August 13 – August 22 |
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| Nations participating: 187 |
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| Athletes participating: 1689 |
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Main venue: Gottlieb Daimler Stadium
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| Overview by IAAF |
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It was clear that something special was happening in China when the IAAF received an application for a world junior 3000m record of 8:36.45 by Ma Ningning in Jinan on June 6, 1993. Shockingly, the forms showed that Ma had actually only placed fourth in a very fast race behind Wang Junxia 8:27.68, Qu Yunxia 8:29.30 and Zhang Lirong 8:35.05. Qu, Zhang, and Zhang Linli were the Chinese representatives in the Stuttgart 3000m. Wang opted for the 10,000m. The Chinese trio all qualified impressively for the final, which started slowly (2:59.06 at 1000m). Murray upped the pace slightly in the second kilometre. The three Chinese ran together just behind her. At 2300m, they took off in spectacular fashion with Qu in front. Clocking 60.72 for the section between 2400m and 2800m, they left no-one else with the chance of even a medal. Qu and the Zhangs, filed in descending order of height, continued their remarkable pace around the final lap. Qu and Zhang Linli went clear in the straight while Zhang Lirong held off O’Sullivan who had been the only other runner able make any sort of impression in the closing stages.
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| The gold went to Qu who covered the final lap in an amazing 59.22. After the race, the winner revealed that she would be giving her prize car to her father as she could not drive. She set a world record at 1500m in September 1993, but her and the Zhangs were never seen again at a global championship. This was the final World Championship 3000m for women. |
| These are the official results of the Women's 3000 metres event at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total number of 47 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats and the final held on Monday 16 August 1993. |
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3000m |
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16 August |
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Final |
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| 1 |
Qu Yunxia |
CHN |
4 Oct 72 |
8.28.71 |
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| 2 |
Zhang Linli |
CHN |
6 Mar 73 |
8.29.25 |
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| 3 |
Zhang Lirong |
CHN |
3 Mar 73 |
8.31.95 |
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| 4 |
Sonia O'Sullivan |
IRL |
28 Nov 69 |
8.33.38 |
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| 5 |
Alison Wyeth |
GBR |
26 May 64 |
8.38.42 |
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| 6 |
Yelena Romanova |
RUS |
20 Mar 63 |
8.39.69 |
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| 7 |
Paula Radcliffe |
GBR |
17 Dec 73 |
8.40.40 |
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| 8 |
Lyudmila Borisova |
RUS |
8 Mar 66 |
8.40.78 |
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| 9 |
Yvonne Murray |
GBR |
4 Oct 64 |
8.43.46 |
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| 10 |
Annette Peters |
USA |
31 May 65 |
8.45.56 |
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| 11 |
Ebru Kavaklioglu |
RUS |
14 Mar 70 |
8.50.49 |
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| 12 |
Claudia Lokar |
GER |
9 Feb 64 |
8.51.35 |
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| 13 |
Annemari Kiekara |
FIN |
2 Jan 77 |
8.53.58 |
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| 14 |
Luminita Zaituc |
ROU |
9 Oct 68 |
9.01.38 |
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| 15 |
Esther Kiplagat |
KEN |
8 Dec 66 |
9.07.05 |
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Heats |
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20 August |
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Heat 1 |
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| 1 |
Linli Zhang |
CHN |
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8.48.85 |
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| 2 |
Yvonne Murray |
GBR |
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8.51.30 |
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| 3 |
Yelena Romanova |
RUS |
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8.54.81 |
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| 4 |
Esther Kiplagat |
KEN |
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8.55.07 |
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| 5 |
Luminita Zaituc |
ROM |
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8.55.55 |
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| 6 |
Claudia Lokar |
GER |
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8.55.98 |
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| 7 |
Roberta Brunet |
ITA |
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8.57.46 |
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| 8 |
Julia Sakara |
ZIM |
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8.57.69 |
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| 9 |
Regina Cistjakova |
LIT |
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8.58.51 |
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| 10 |
Ulla Marquette |
CAN |
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9.00.68 |
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| 11 |
Elly Van Hulst |
NED |
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9.04.86 |
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| 12 |
Katy Mccandless |
USA |
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9.10.13 |
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| 13 |
Andrea Sollarova |
SVK |
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9.12.91 |
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| 14 |
Jayanthi Palaniappan |
MAS |
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9.18.42 |
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| 15 |
Martha Portobanco |
NCA |
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10.48.08 |
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| 16 |
Halima Boubacar |
NIG |
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11.26.13 |
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Heat 2 |
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| 1 |
Yunxia Qu |
CHN |
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8.49.20 |
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| 2 |
Lyudmila Borisova |
RUS |
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8.50.02 |
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| 3 |
Annette Peters |
USA |
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8.51.67 |
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| 4 |
Alison Wyeth |
GBR |
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8.51.89 |
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| 5 |
Annemari Sandell |
FIN |
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8.54.75 |
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| 6 |
Annette Sergent-Palluy |
FRA |
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8.58.15 |
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| 7 |
Elena Fidatov |
ROM |
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8.58.89 |
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| 8 |
Valentina Tauceri |
ITA |
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9.00.20 |
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| 9 |
Julia Vaquero |
ESP |
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9.05.50 |
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| 10 |
Eva Doczi |
HUN |
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9.09.51 |
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| 11 |
Daria Nauer |
SUI |
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9.11.28 |
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| 12 |
Getenesh Urge |
ETH |
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9.16.24 |
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| 13 |
Marilu Salazar |
PER |
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9.32.33 |
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| 14 |
Tevdenshigmed Enh-Od |
MGL |
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10.50.27 |
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| - |
Raj Kumari Pandey |
NEP |
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DNS |
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| - |
Zahra Ouaziz |
MAR |
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DNS |
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Heat 3 |
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| 1 |
Sonia O'Sullivan |
IRL |
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8.50.62 |
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| 2 |
Lirong Zhang |
CHN |
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8.51.75 |
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| 3 |
Paula Radcliffe |
GBR |
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8.52.62 |
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| 4 |
Yelena-Ebru Kopytova-Kavaklioglu |
RUS |
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8.57.73 |
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| 5 |
Margareta Keszeg |
ROM |
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8.59.21 |
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| 6 |
Farida Fates |
FRA |
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8.59.93 |
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| 7 |
Sheila Carrozza |
USA |
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9.01.41 |
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| 8 |
Estela Estevez |
ESP |
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9.08.04 |
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| 9 |
Nina Christiansen |
DEN |
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9.09.06 |
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| 10 |
Harumi Hiroyama |
JPN |
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9.11.77 |
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| 11 |
Leah Pells |
CAN |
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9.16.63 |
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| 12 |
Gwen Griffiths |
RSA |
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9.33.96 |
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| 13 |
Aura Morales |
GUA |
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9.49.08 |
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| 14 |
Shirley Cespedes |
CRC |
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10.15.01 |
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| 15 |
Gulsara Dadabayeva |
TJK |
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10.29.69 |
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| 16 |
Adelaide Malepa |
LES |
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11.00.68 |
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| - |
Ravilya Agletdinova-Kotovich |
BLR |
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DNF |
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| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1993 |
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| 1 |
Elly van Hulst |
 NED |
8:33.82i |
8:54.64 |
| 2 |
Roberta Brunet |
 ITA |
8:42.64 |
8:55.91 |
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Claudia Lokar |
 GER |
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| 4 |
Regina Cistiakova |
 LTU |
8:39.25 |
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Halima Boubacar |
 NIG |
11:01.0 |
11:01.0 |
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Martha Portoblanco |
 NCA |
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| 7 |
Yelena Romanova |
 RUS |
8:30.45 |
8:41.41 |
| 8 |
Julia Sakara |
 ZIM |
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| 9 |
Luminita Zaituc |
 ROU |
8:59.28 |
8:59.28 |
| 10 |
Linli Zhang |
 CHN |
8:46.86 |
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| 11 |
Yvonne Murray |
 GBR |
8:29.02 |
8:30.30 |
| 12 |
Katy Mccandless |
 USA |
8:56.00 |
8:56.00 |
| 13 |
Andrea Sollárová |
 SVK |
9:16.44 |
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| 14 |
Jayanthi Palaniappan |
 MAS |
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| 15 |
Esther Kiplagat |
 KEN |
8:43.76 |
8:43.76 |
| 16 |
Ulla Marquette |
 CAN |
9:04.72i |
9:04.72i |
| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1993 |
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| 1 |
Getenesh Urge |
 ETH |
9:48.20 |
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| 2 |
Eva Doczi |
 HUN |
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| 3 |
Annemari Sandell-Hyvärinen |
 FIN |
8:51.22 |
8:51.22 |
| 4 |
Yunxia Qu |
CHN |
8:29.30 |
8:29.30 |
| 5 |
Raj Kumari Pandey |
 NEP |
9:48.14 |
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| 6 |
Alison Wyeth |
GBR |
8:38.79 |
8:38.79 |
| 7 |
Zahra Ouaziz |
 MAR |
9:00.55 |
9:00.55 |
| 8 |
Daria Nauer |
 SUI |
8:54.53 |
8:54.53 |
| 9 |
Julia Vaquero |
 ESP |
8:55.27 |
8:55.27 |
| 10 |
Marilu Salazar |
 PER |
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| 11 |
Valentina Tauceri |
ITA |
8:53.36 |
8:53.36 |
| 12 |
Lyudmila Borisova |
RUS |
8:51.49 |
8:51.56 |
| 13 |
Annette Sergent-Palluy |
 FRA |
8:44.19 |
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| 14 |
Annette Peters |
USA |
8:43.59 |
8:43.59 |
| 15 |
Elena Fidatov |
ROU |
8:51.30 |
8:51.30 |
| 16 |
Tevdenshigmed Enh-Od |
 MGL |
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| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1993 |
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| 1 |
Gwen Griffiths-van Lingen |
 RSA |
8:52.71 |
8:52.71 |
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Nina Christiansen |
 DEN |
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| 3 |
Leah Pells |
CAN |
9:10.10 |
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| 4 |
Paula Radcliffe |
GBR |
8:44.34 |
8:44.34 |
| 5 |
Sheila Carrozza |
USA |
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| 6 |
Harumi Hiroyama-Suzuki |
 JPN |
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| 7 |
Gulsara Dadabaeva |
 TJK |
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| 8 |
Sonia O'Sullivan |
 IRL |
8:28.74 |
8:28.74 |
| 9 |
Adelaide Malepa |
 LES |
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| 10 |
Ebru Kavaklioglu |
RUS |
8:54.02 |
8:54.02 |
| 11 |
Margareta Keszeg |
ROU |
8:42.02 |
8:48.59 |
| 12 |
Shirley Cespedes |
 CRC |
9:54.01 |
9:54.01 |
| 13 |
Farida Fatés |
FRA |
8:56.65 |
8:56.65 |
| 14 |
Estela Estevez |
ESP |
8:56.81 |
8:56.81 |
| 15 |
Aura Morales |
 GUA |
10:43.3 |
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| 16 |
Lirong Zhang |
CHN |
8:48.45 |
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| 17 |
Ravilya Agletdinova-Kotovich |
 BLR |
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