Host City: Sydney, Australia |
Format: Top eight in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the final. |
Date Started: September 27, 2000 |
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Date Finished: September 30, 2000 |
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(Competitors: 41; Countries: 32; Finalists: 20) |
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Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
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Overview by IAAF |
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For almost 20 of the 25 laps of the final, Paula Radcliffe led. She was ahead at every kilometre point except two – 8Km and 10Km, and yet came away without a medal. Radcliffe passed halfway in 15:05.70, with only her fifth kilometre slower than 3:02. At this point five were in the pack, and Loroupe was dropped only in the last kilometre. From 7800m on the lead frequently changed hands, the athletes ensuring that no-one made a break. Finally Tulu took over shortly after the bell, cruising smoothly away from Wami to regain the title she won eight years earlier by a good 30m. Her final lap was covered in a sensational 60.26. Wami just held off the ’96 champion Ribeiro for the silver medal. The top three all ran lifetime bests filling places 4-6 on the all-time list, while Radcliffe just beat her own personal best with her brave effort. |
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Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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Britain's Paula Radcliffe had finished second at the 1999 World Championships, trailing Gete Wami of Ethiopia. In that race Radcliffe had set a fast pace, trying to run the kick out of her rivals but was still outkicked. Her strategy for Sydney was more of same – she set an even faster pace, leading thru most of the first 20 laps. This strung out the field and only five runners remained in medal contention at that point. The pack was Radcliffe, Wami, 1996 champion Fernanda Ribeiro, 1992 champion Derartu Tulu, and Kenya's Tegla Loroupe, bronze medalist at the 1999 Worlds. For the last five laps, the lead changed hands frequently. At the bell, Tulu took off and won by five seconds. Radcliffe had been run out and could not get a medal, with Wami outsprinting Ribeiro for the silver. |
Records
World and Olympic records prior to the Games.
World Record |
29:31.78 |
Junxia Wang |
China |
Beijing, China |
9 September 1993 |
Olympic Record |
31:01.63 |
Fernanda Ribeiro |
Portugal |
Atlanta, USA |
2 August 1996 |
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Results |
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10000 m |
Women |
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Final |
30 September |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
30.17.49 |
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Derartu Tulu |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
21 Mar 72 |
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2 |
30.22.48 |
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Gete Wami |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
11 Dec 74 |
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3 |
30.22.88 |
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Fernanda Ribeiro |
Portugal |
POR |
23 Jun 69 |
NR |
4 |
30.26.97 |
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Paula Radcliffe |
Great Britain |
GBR |
17 Dec 73 |
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5 |
30.37.26 |
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Tegla Loroupe |
Kenya |
KEN |
9 May 73 |
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6 |
30.53.37 |
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Sonia O'Sullivan |
Ireland |
IRL |
28 Nov 69 |
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7 |
31.06.94 |
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Li Ji |
China |
CHN |
19 Sep 79 |
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8 |
31.14.70 |
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Elana Meyer |
South Africa |
RSA |
10 Oct 66 |
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9 |
31.21.27 |
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Lidiya Grigoryeva |
Russia |
RUS |
21 Jan 74 |
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10 |
31.27.44 |
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Yuko Kawakami |
Japan |
JPN |
1 Aug 75 |
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11 |
31.29.65 |
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Olivera Jevtić |
Yugoslavia |
YUG |
24 Jul 77 |
NR |
12 |
31.40.52 |
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Berhane Adere |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
21 Jul 73 |
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13 |
31.47.10 |
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Lyudmila Biktasheva |
Russia |
RUS |
25 Jul 74 |
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14 |
31.50.22 |
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Alice Timbilili |
Kenya |
KEN |
1 Feb 83 |
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15 |
31.52.59 |
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Chiemi Takahashi |
Japan |
JPN |
16 Feb 76 |
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16 |
31.56.94 |
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Libbie Hickman |
United States |
USA |
17 Feb 65 |
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17 |
31.57.41 |
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Sally Barsosio |
Kenya |
KEN |
21 Mar 78 |
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18 |
31.59.21 |
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Asmae Leghzaoui |
Morocco |
MAR |
30 Aug 76 |
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19 |
32.17.72 |
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Jeļena Prokopčuka |
Latvia |
LAT |
21 Sep 76 |
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20 |
32.24.17 |
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Harumi Hiroyama |
Japan |
JPN |
2 Sep 68 |
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10000 m |
Women |
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Heat 1 |
27 September |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
32.06.19 |
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Derartu Tulu |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
21 Mar 72 |
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2 |
32.06.41 |
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Tegla Loroupe |
Kenya |
KEN |
9 May 73 |
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3 |
32.06.43 |
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Fernanda Ribeiro |
Portugal |
POR |
23 Jun 69 |
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4 |
32.06.54 |
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Olivera Jevtić |
Yugoslavia |
YUG |
24 Jul 77 |
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5 |
32.07.68 |
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Harumi Hiroyama |
Japan |
JPN |
2 Sep 68 |
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6 |
32.28.96 |
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Li Ji |
China |
CHN |
19 Sep 79 |
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7 |
32.29.93 |
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Sonia O'Sullivan |
Ireland |
IRL |
28 Nov 69 |
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8 |
32.32.87 |
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Jeļena Prokopčuka |
Latvia |
LAT |
21 Sep 76 |
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9 |
32.52.00 |
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Lyudmila Biktasheva |
Russia |
RUS |
25 Jul 74 |
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10 |
32.56.63 |
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Asmae Leghzaoui |
Morocco |
MAR |
30 Aug 76 |
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11 |
33.12.18 |
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Restituta Joseph |
Tanzania |
TAN |
30 Jul 71 |
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12 |
33.20.40 |
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Anikó Kálovics |
Hungary |
HUN |
13 May 77 |
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13 |
33.23.03 |
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Petra Wassiluk |
Germany |
GER |
27 Oct 69 |
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14 |
33.36.44 |
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Teresa Recio |
Spain |
ESP |
7 Jul 63 |
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15 |
33.47.23 |
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Clair Fearnley |
Australia |
AUS |
7 Mar 75 |
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16 |
34.08.28 |
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Jen Rhines |
United States |
USA |
1 Jul 74 |
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17 |
34.12.90 |
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Natalie Harvey |
Australia |
AUS |
19 Jan 75 |
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18 |
34.37.84 |
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Nora Rocha |
Mexico |
MEX |
18 Dec 67 |
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19 |
34.46.04 |
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Tina Connelly |
Canada |
CAN |
16 Aug 70 |
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20 |
35.31.53 |
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Nesria Azaïdj |
Algeria |
ALG |
29 Sep 71 |
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DNS |
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Marleen Renders |
Belgium |
BEL |
24 Dec 68 |
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DNF |
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Hrisostomía Iakóvou |
Greece |
GRE |
9 Apr 71 |
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10000 m |
Women |
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Heat 2 |
27 September |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
32.34.07 |
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Sally Barsosio |
Kenya |
KEN |
21 Mar 78 |
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2 |
32.34.15 |
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Alice Timbilili |
Kenya |
KEN |
1 Feb 83 |
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3 |
32.34.62 |
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Berhane Adere |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
21 Jul 73 |
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4 |
32.34.63 |
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Gete Wami |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
11 Dec 74 |
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5 |
32.34.70 |
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Chiemi Takahashi |
Japan |
JPN |
16 Feb 76 |
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6 |
32.34.73 |
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Paula Radcliffe |
Great Britain |
GBR |
17 Dec 73 |
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7 |
32.35.32 |
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Elana Meyer |
South Africa |
RSA |
10 Oct 66 |
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8 |
32.36.60 |
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Yuko Kawakami |
Japan |
JPN |
1 Aug 75 |
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9 |
32.44.43 |
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Lidiya Grigoryeva |
Russia |
RUS |
21 Jan 74 |
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10 |
32.59.28 |
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Libbie Hickman |
United States |
USA |
17 Feb 65 |
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11 |
33.17.45 |
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Breeda Willis |
Ireland |
IRL |
2 Mar 70 |
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12 |
33.21.69 |
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Ana Dias |
Portugal |
POR |
15 Jan 74 |
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13 |
33.24.13 |
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Silvia Sommaggio |
Italy |
ITA |
20 Nov 69 |
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14 |
33.44.48 |
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Fatima Yvelain |
France |
FRA |
31 Dec 69 |
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15 |
34.05.44 |
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María Abel |
Spain |
ESP |
23 Oct 74 |
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16 |
34.06.21 |
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Galina Bogomolova |
Russia |
RUS |
15 Oct 77 |
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17 |
34.30.91 |
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Kylie Risk |
Australia |
AUS |
28 Nov 73 |
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18 |
34.40.86 |
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Deena Kastor |
United States |
USA |
14 Feb 73 |
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19 |
34.49.35 |
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Bouchra Chaabi |
Morocco |
MAR |
22 Sep 80 |
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20 |
35.21.20 |
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Chan-Ropper Man Yee |
Hong Kong |
HKG |
28 Oct 75 |
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DNS |
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Carol Montgomery |
Canada |
CAN |
24 Aug 66 |
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DNF |
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Gunhild Haugen |
Norway |
NOR |
1 Jun 72 |
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