Host City: Atlanta, United States |
Format: Top eight in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the final. |
Date Started: July 27, 1996 |
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Date Finished: August 2, 1996 |
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(Competitors: 35; Countries: 19; Finalists: 20) |
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Venue(s): Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
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Overview by IAAF |
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After a cautious first heat won by Wami in 32:20.92, Tulu took the other race with the fastest heat time ever of 31:35.90. Catherina McKiernan (IRL) led for the first three kilometres of the final, reached in 9:17.21. World Champion Ribeiro had taken over by 5000m, leading a pack of 10 through in 15:35.85, almost precisely the same time as in the 1992 final. Barsosio and Julia Vaquero (ESP) were the leaders at the next three kilometre points, but Ribeiro was back in front at 9000m with only Wang and the two Ethiopians in tow. With 500m to go Wang, the ’93 World Champion and world record holder, made her move, with only Ribeiro able to stay in touch. As the two entered the homestraight, Ribeiro saw a gap on the inside, through which she darted, and won by 6m. Ribeiro won plaudits for her fighting spirit and beating the seemingly invincible Wang, while the Chinese finished as the most successful distance runner – male or female – in Atlanta. |
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Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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Portugal's Fernanda Ribeiro had won the 1994 European Championship and the 1995 World Championship in this event. The world record holder was China's Wang Junxia, who had won the 5K earlier in the Games, and in 1993, had run 29:31.78 at the Chinese National Games. The mark destroyed the world record but raised many eyebrows concerning its legality and her chemical profile. However, she never tested positive in any doping control and was in Atlanta. The defending champion, Derartu Tulu, was also back. In the final, Ribeiro led at the halfway point, but a pack of 10 was together at that point. With two laps left, the medals were to be decided from among Ribeiro, Wang, Tulu, and Ethiopia's Gete Wami. Wang took the lead with 600 metres remaining, and held it until the homestretch, as Wami and Tulu could not keep with them. Ribeiro appeared in trouble with 80 metres left when she darted by Wang on the inside and pulled away to win by one second. |
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Results |
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10000 m |
Women |
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Final |
2 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
31.01.63 |
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Fernanda Ribeiro |
Portugal |
POR |
23 Jun 69 |
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2 |
31.02.58 |
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Wang Junxia |
China |
CHN |
9 Jan 73 |
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3 |
31.06.65 |
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Gete Wami |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
11 Dec 74 |
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4 |
31.10.46 |
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Derartu Tulu |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
21 Mar 72 |
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5 |
31.20.62 |
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Masako Chiba |
Japan |
JPN |
18 Jul 76 |
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6 |
31.23.22 |
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Tegla Loroupe |
Kenya |
KEN |
9 May 73 |
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7 |
31.23.23 |
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Yuko Kawakami |
Japan |
JPN |
1 Aug 75 |
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8 |
31.26.46 |
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Iulia Olteanu |
Romania |
ROU |
26 Jan 67 |
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9 |
31.27.07 |
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Julia Vaquero |
Spain |
ESP |
18 Sep 70 |
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10 |
31.53.38 |
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Sally Barsosio |
Kenya |
KEN |
21 Mar 78 |
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11 |
32.00.38 |
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Catriona McKiernan |
Ireland |
IRL |
30 Nov 69 |
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12 |
32.14.66 |
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Annemari Sandell |
Finland |
FIN |
2 Jan 77 |
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13 |
32.14.69 |
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Colleen de Reuck |
South Africa |
RSA |
13 Apr 64 |
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14 |
32.25.89 |
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Lyudmila Petrova |
Russia |
RUS |
7 Oct 68 |
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15 |
32.38.98 |
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Wang Mingxia |
China |
CHN |
6 Jun 71 |
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16 |
32.43.39 |
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Hiromi Suzuki |
Japan |
JPN |
6 Dec 68 |
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17 |
32.47.71 |
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Sue Hobson |
Australia |
AUS |
13 Mar 58 |
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18 |
32.57.35 |
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Berhane Adere |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
21 Jul 73 |
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19 |
33.15.29 |
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Yang Siju |
China |
CHN |
19 Apr 73 |
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DNS |
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Maria Guida |
Italy |
ITA |
23 Jan 66 |
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10000 m |
Women |
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Heat 1 |
27 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
32.20.92 |
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Gete Wami |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
11 Dec 74 |
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2 |
32.21.09 |
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Berhane Adere |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
21 Jul 73 |
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3 |
32.27.05 |
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Julia Vaquero |
Spain |
ESP |
18 Sep 70 |
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4 |
32.28.73 |
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Tegla Loroupe |
Kenya |
KEN |
9 May 73 |
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5 |
32.31.69 |
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Yuko Kawakami |
Japan |
JPN |
1 Aug 75 |
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6 |
32.32.10 |
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Catriona McKiernan |
Ireland |
IRL |
30 Nov 69 |
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7 |
32.36.53 |
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Wang Mingxia |
China |
CHN |
6 Jun 71 |
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8 |
32.39.19 |
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Colleen de Reuck |
South Africa |
RSA |
13 Apr 64 |
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9 |
32.48.05 |
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Kate Fonshell |
United States |
USA |
10 Oct 69 |
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10 |
32.50.64 |
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Nyla Carroll |
New Zealand |
NZL |
24 Nov 65 |
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11 |
32.59.40 |
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Silvia Sommaggio |
Italy |
ITA |
20 Nov 69 |
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12 |
33.28.34 |
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Klara Kashapova |
Russia |
RUS |
29 Jan 70 |
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13 |
33.31.67 |
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Kathrin Weßel |
Germany |
GER |
14 Aug 67 |
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14 |
33.40.76 |
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Maria Conceição Ferreira |
Portugal |
POR |
13 Mar 62 |
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15 |
34.38.49 |
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Farida Fatès |
France |
FRA |
2 Feb 62 |
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DNF |
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Ursula Spielmann-Jeitziner |
Switzerland |
SUI |
14 Mar 72 |
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DNF |
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Kylie Risk |
Australia |
AUS |
28 Nov 73 |
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10000 m |
Women |
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Heat 2 |
27 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
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31.35.90 |
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Derartu Tulu |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
21 Mar 72 |
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2 |
31.36.00 |
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Sally Barsosio |
Kenya |
KEN |
21 Mar 78 |
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3 |
31.36.32 |
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Fernanda Ribeiro |
Portugal |
POR |
23 Jun 69 |
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4 |
31.37.03 |
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Masako Chiba |
Japan |
JPN |
18 Jul 76 |
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5 |
31.40.16 |
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Iulia Olteanu |
Romania |
ROU |
26 Jan 67 |
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6 |
31.40.42 |
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Annemari Sandell |
Finland |
FIN |
2 Jan 77 |
NR NUR AJR |
7 |
31.54.89 |
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Hiromi Suzuki |
Japan |
JPN |
6 Dec 68 |
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8 |
31.55.35 |
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Maria Guida |
Italy |
ITA |
23 Jan 66 |
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9 |
31.58.84 |
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Lyudmila Petrova |
Russia |
RUS |
7 Oct 68 |
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10 |
32.10.26 |
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Wang Junxia |
China |
CHN |
9 Jan 73 |
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11 |
32.22.77 |
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Yang Siju |
China |
CHN |
19 Apr 73 |
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12 |
32.25.13 |
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Sue Hobson |
Australia |
AUS |
13 Mar 58 |
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13 |
32.33.48 |
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Joan Nesbit Mabe |
United States |
USA |
20 Jan 62 |
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14 |
32.40.01 |
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Firiya Sultanova-Zhdanova |
Russia |
RUS |
29 Apr 61 |
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15 |
33.22.35 |
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Chantal Dällenbach |
France |
FRA |
24 Oct 62 |
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16 |
33.56.95 |
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Daria Nauer |
Switzerland |
SUI |
21 May 66 |
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17 |
34.12.54 |
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Olga Appell |
United States |
USA |
2 Aug 63 |
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18 |
35.58.51 |
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Justine Nahimana |
Burundi |
BDI |
6 Aug 79 |
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