| | Event type
10 kilometres Race Walk, Women
| Date | 29 July 1996 — 8:30 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia |
| Participants | 44 from 26 countries |
The 1995 World Champion was Russian Irina Stankina. She and her teammate, Yelena Nikolayeva, took the early lead but Stankina was disqualified at the six kilometer mark. Nikolayeva had no major titles, having finished 2nd at the 1995 World Cup, 3rd at the 1995 World Championships, and 2nd at the 1992 Olympics, but she had set three track world records and one road world best at the distance, the last coming earlier in 1996. With Stankina out, Nikolayeva was unchallenged in winning her first major gold medal.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | 1 km | 2 km | 3 km | 4 km | 5 km | 6 km | 7 km | 8 km | 9 km | Loss of Contact Warnings | Bent Knee Warnings | Total Warnings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3703 | Yelena Nikolayeva |  RUS | 41:49 | 4:36 (6) | 8:40 (2) | 12:46 (1) | 16:49 (1) | 20:54 (1) | 25:00 (1) | 29:12 (1) | 33:24 (1) | 37:40 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | Gold | ||
| 2 | 3454 | Elisabetta Perrone |  ITA | 42:12 | 4:35 (3) | 8:40 (2) | 12:46 (1) | 16:54 (3) | 21:07 (3) | 25:19 (2) | 29:34 (2) | 33:51 (2) | 38:05 (2) | 1 | 0 | 1 | Silver | ||
| 3 | 3157 | Wang Yan |  CHN | 42:19 | 4:40 (25) | 8:50 (17) | 13:02 (10) | 17:13 (7) | 21:25 (7) | 25:36 (5) | 29:48 (4) | 34:04 (4) | 38:19 (4) | 2 | 0 | 2 | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 3146 | Gu Yan | CHN | 42:34 | 4:38 (14) | 8:49 (10) | 13:02 (10) | 17:14 (11) | 21:27 (9) | 25:38 (7) | 29:53 (6) | 34:12 (6) | 38:29 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | 3446 | Rossella Giordano | ITA | 42:43 | 4:34 (1) | 8:40 (2) | 12:46 (1) | 16:56 (5) | 21:11 (4) | 25:25 (3) | 29:49 (5) | 34:04 (4) | 38:30 (6) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 6 | 3080 | Volha Kardapoltsava |  BLR | 43:02 | 4:38 (14) | 8:48 (9) | 13:02 (10) | 17:13 (7) | 21:28 (10) | 25:45 (10) | 30:04 (9) | 34:27 (8) | 38:51 (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 7 | 3625 | Katarzyna Radtke |  POL | 43:05 | 4:39 (21) | 8:50 (17) | 13:02 (10) | 17:14 (11) | 21:30 (12) | 25:47 (11) | 30:09 (10) | 34:30 (10) | 38:48 (8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | 3090 | Valiantsina Tsybulskaya | BLR | 43:21 | 4:37 (10) | 8:49 (10) | 13:01 (9) | 17:14 (11) | 21:28 (10) | 25:40 (9) | 29:59 (7) | 34:23 (7) | 38:47 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | 3409 | Mária Rosza-Urbanik |  HUN | 43:32 | 4:35 (3) | 8:49 (10) | 13:03 (15) | 17:20 (15) | 21:38 (14) | 26:01 (13) | 30:24 (12) | 34:50 (11) | 39:15 (11) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | 3683 | Yelena Gruzinova | RUS | 43:50 | 4:38 (14) | 8:49 (10) | 13:03 (15) | 17:22 (16) | 21:43 (15) | 26:08 (14) | 30:38 (14) | 35:03 (14) | 39:32 (12) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 11 | 3457 | Anna Rita Sidoti | ITA | 43:57 | 4:35 (3) | 8:40 (2) | 12:54 (7) | 17:13 (7) | 21:36 (13) | 25:59 (12) | 30:28 (13) | 35:00 (13) | 39:33 (13) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 12 | 3045 | Kerry Saxby-Junna |  AUS | 43:59 | 4:36 (6) | 8:40 (2) | 12:47 (6) | 17:00 (6) | 21:13 (6) | 25:38 (7) | 30:13 (11) | 34:55 (12) | 39:33 (13) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 13 | 3634 | Susana Feitor |  POR | 44:24 | 4:37 (10) | 8:50 (17) | 13:10 (18) | 17:38 (18) | 22:06 (18) | 26:36 (17) | 31:05 (17) | 35:32 (15) | 40:04 (15) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 14 | 3868 | Michelle Rohl |  USA | 44:29 | 4:37 (10) | 8:51 (20) | 13:16 (20) | 17:49 (20) | 22:17 (20) | 26:42 (18) | 31:10 (18) | 35:36 (16) | 40:06 (16) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 15 | 3342 | Kathrin Boyde |  GER | 44:50 | 4:42 (33) | 9:04 (29) | 13:30 (28) | 17:53 (21) | 22:18 (21) | 26:43 (19) | 31:11 (19) | 35:44 (18) | 40:18 (18) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 16 | 3267 | Sari Essayah |  FIN | 45:02 | 4:38 (14) | 8:43 (8) | 12:57 (8) | 17:15 (14) | 21:45 (16) | 26:22 (15) | 31:02 (16) | 35:51 (19) | 40:27 (19) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 17 | 3086 | Natallia Misiulia | BLR | 45:11 | 4:39 (21) | 8:52 (21) | 13:14 (19) | 17:39 (19) | 22:12 (19) | 26:48 (20) | 31:26 (20) | 36:06 (20) | 40:48 (21) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 18 | 3564 | María Graciela Mendoza |  MEX | 45:13 | 4:41 (30) | 9:04 (29) | 13:31 (30) | 18:01 (31) | 22:36 (29) | 27:06 (24) | 31:39 (22) | 36:13 (21) | 40:47 (20) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 19 | 3037 | Anne Manning | AUS | 45:27 | 4:43 (37) | 9:05 (33) | 13:31 (30) | 17:58 (28) | 22:26 (22) | 27:01 (21) | 31:36 (21) | 36:15 (22) | 40:52 (22) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 20 | 3854 | Debbi Lawrence | USA | 45:32 | 4:41 (30) | 9:04 (29) | 13:31 (30) | 18:00 (30) | 22:27 (23) | 27:02 (22) | 31:44 (24) | 36:23 (24) | 41:05 (23) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 21 | 3506 | Svetlana Tolstaya |  KAZ | 45:35 | 4:40 (25) | 8:59 (25) | 13:24 (23) | 17:54 (23) | 22:28 (25) | 27:04 (23) | 31:40 (23) | 36:18 (23) | 41:06 (25) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 22 | 3531 | Anita Liepiņa |  LAT | 45:35 | 4:42 (33) | 9:04 (29) | 13:30 (28) | 17:57 (25) | 22:30 (27) | 27:06 (24) | 31:44 (24) | 36:23 (24) | 41:05 (23) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 23 | 3421 | Deirdre Gallagher |  IRL | 45:47 | 4:44 (40) | 9:10 (37) | 13:47 (41) | 18:27 (40) | 23:08 (39) | 27:47 (37) | 32:23 (34) | 36:58 (33) | 41:32 (30) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 24 | 3556 | Annastasia Raj |  MAS | 45:47 | 4:40 (25) | 9:05 (33) | 13:34 (36) | 18:12 (36) | 22:49 (33) | 27:25 (30) | 32:07 (30) | 36:47 (28) | 41:26 (28) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 25 | 3132 | Janice McCaffrey |  CAN | 45:47 | 4:39 (21) | 8:58 (23) | 13:25 (26) | 17:57 (25) | 22:28 (25) | 27:06 (24) | 31:44 (24) | 36:29 (26) | 41:16 (26) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 26 | 3044 | Jane Saville | AUS | 45:56 | 4:44 (40) | 9:10 (37) | 13:42 (37) | 18:20 (37) | 22:56 (36) | 27:30 (32) | 32:07 (30) | 36:47 (28) | 41:24 (27) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 27 | 3408 | Anikó Szebenszky | HUN | 45:57 | 4:43 (37) | 9:05 (33) | 13:32 (34) | 18:08 (33) | 22:48 (32) | 27:29 (31) | 32:09 (32) | 36:52 (31) | 41:33 (31) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 28 | 3252 | María Vascó |  ESP | 46:09 | 4:38 (14) | 8:58 (23) | 13:24 (23) | 17:53 (21) | 22:27 (23) | 27:09 (27) | 31:56 (27) | 36:44 (27) | 41:31 (29) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 29 | 3652 | Norica Cîmpean |  ROU | 46:19 | 4:36 (6) | 8:49 (10) | 13:18 (21) | 17:58 (28) | 22:43 (31) | 27:22 (29) | 32:05 (29) | 36:49 (30) | 41:38 (32) | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 30 | 3803 | Tetiana Rahozina |  UKR | 46:25 | 4:38 (14) | 8:53 (22) | 13:20 (22) | 17:55 (24) | 22:32 (28) | 27:15 (28) | 32:03 (28) | 36:52 (31) | 41:40 (33) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 31 | 3294 | Nathalie Fortain |  FRA | 46:43 | 4:42 (33) | 9:10 (37) | 13:44 (38) | 18:20 (37) | 22:59 (38) | 27:42 (35) | 32:28 (35) | 37:17 (35) | 42:06 (34) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 32 | 3137 | Tina Poitras | CAN | 46:51 | 4:40 (25) | 8:59 (25) | 13:25 (26) | 17:57 (25) | 22:36 (29) | 27:30 (32) | 32:22 (33) | 37:16 (34) | 42:15 (35) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 33 | 3318 | Vicky Lupton |  GBR | 47:05 | 4:44 (40) | 9:11 (42) | 13:46 (40) | 18:26 (39) | 23:09 (40) | 27:51 (39) | 32:40 (37) | 37:28 (36) | 42:18 (36) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 34 | 3095 | Geovana Irusta |  BOL | 47:13 | 4:42 (33) | 9:05 (33) | 13:33 (35) | 18:08 (33) | 22:50 (34) | 27:41 (34) | 32:28 (35) | 37:29 (37) | 42:22 (37) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 35 | 3505 | Mayya Sozonova | KAZ | 47:33 | 4:40 (25) | 8:59 (25) | 13:24 (23) | 18:04 (32) | 22:56 (36) | 27:47 (37) | 32:46 (38) | 37:49 (38) | 42:46 (38) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 36 | 3297 | Valérie Lévêque-Nadaud | FRA | 47:49 | 4:41 (30) | 9:10 (37) | 13:51 (42) | 18:40 (42) | 23:32 (42) | 28:23 (41) | 33:14 (40) | 38:10 (39) | 43:04 (39) | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 37 | 3545 | Sonata Milušauskaitė |  LTU | 48:05 | 4:44 (40) | 9:10 (37) | 13:44 (38) | 18:29 (41) | 23:21 (41) | 28:15 (40) | 33:13 (39) | 38:13 (40) | 43:13 (40) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 38 | 3070 | Kada Delić |  BIH | 48:47 | 4:46 (44) | 9:29 (44) | 14:19 (44) | 19:11 (44) | 24:06 (44) | 29:06 (43) | 34:02 (42) | 39:01 (41) | 43:56 (41) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3233 | Encarna Granados | ESP | – | 4:39 (21) | 9:01 (28) | 13:31 (30) | 18:08 (33) | 22:51 (35) | 27:43 (36) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 3145 | Gao Hongmiao | CHN | – | [4:38] ([14]) | [8:49] ([10]) | [13:02] ([10]) | [17:13] ([7]) | [21:25] ([7]) | [25:37] ([6]) | [29:47] ([3]) | [34:00] ([3]) | [38:17] ([3]) | [3] | [0] | [3] | ||||
| 33350 | Beate Gummelt | GER | – | [4:34] ([1]) | [8:39] ([1]) | [12:46] ([1]) | [16:55] ([4]) | [21:12] ([5]) | [25:33] ([4]) | [29:59] ([7]) | [34:28] ([9]) | [38:58] ([10]) | [3] | [0] | [3] | ||||
| 3495 | Yuka Mitsumori |  JPN | – | [4:37] ([10]) | [8:49] ([10]) | [13:03] ([15]) | [17:22] ([16]) | [21:51] ([17]) | [26:22] ([15]) | [31:01] ([15]) | [35:36] ([16]) | [40:07] ([17]) | [3] | [0] | [3] | ||||
| 3842 | Tori Herazo | USA | – | [4:43] ([37]) | [9:17] ([43]) | [14:02] ([43]) | [18:51] ([43]) | [23:41] ([43]) | [28:27] ([42]) | [33:14] ([40]) | – (–) | – (–) | [1] | [2] | [3] | ||||
| 3715 | Irina Stankina | RUS | – | [4:36] ([6]) | [8:40] ([2]) | [12:46] ([1]) | [16:49] ([1]) | [20:54] ([1]) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | [3] | [0] | [3] |