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10,000 metres, Women

Date	27 – 30 September 2000
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Participants	41 from 25 countries

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.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	Final
1	Derartu Tulu	ETH	32:06.19 (1 h1)	30:17.49 (1)	Gold	OR
2	Gete Wami	ETH	32:34.63 (4 h2)	30:22.48 (2)	Silver
3	Fernanda Ribeiro	POR	32:06.43 (3 h1)	30:22.88 (3)	Bronze
4	Paula Radcliffe	GBR	32:34.73 (6 h2)	30:26.97 (4)
5	Tegla Loroupe	KEN	32:06.41 (2 h1)	30:37.26 (5)
6	Sonia O'Sullivan	IRL	32:29.93 (7 h1)	30:53.37 (6)
7	Li Ji	CHN	32:28.96 (6 h1)	31:06.94 (7)
8	Elana Meyer	RSA	32:35.32 (7 h2)	31:14.70 (8)
9	Lidiya Grigoryeva	RUS	32:44.43 (9 h2)	31:21.27 (9)
10	Yuko Kawakami	JPN	32:36.60 (8 h2)	31:27.44 (10)
11	Olivera Jevtić	SCG	32:06.54 (4 h1)	31:29.65 (11)
12	Berhane Adere	ETH	32:34.62 (3 h2)	31:40.52 (12)
13	Lyudmila Biktasheva	RUS	32:52.00 (9 h1)	31:47.10 (13)
14	Alice Timbilil	KEN	32:34.15 (2 h2)	31:50.22 (14)
15	Chiemi Takahashi	JPN	32:34.70 (5 h2)	31:52.59 (15)
16	Libbie Hickman	USA	32:59.28 (10 h2)	31:56.94 (16)
17	Sally Barsosio	KEN	32:34.07 (1 h2)	31:57.41 (17)
18	Asmae Leghzaoui	MAR	32:56.63 (10 h1)	31:59.21 (18)
19	Jeļena Prokopčuka	LAT	32:32.87 (8 h1)	32:17.72 (19)
20	Harumi Hiroyama	JPN	32:07.68 (5 h1)	32:24.17 (20)
11 h1 r1/2	Restituta Joseph	TAN	33:12.18 (11 h1)	–
11 h2 r1/2	Breda Dennehy-Willis	IRL	33:17.45 (11 h2)	–
12 h1 r1/2	Anikó Kálovics	HUN	33:20.40 (12 h1)	–
12 h2 r1/2	Ana Dias	POR	33:21.69 (12 h2)	–
13 h1 r1/2	Petra Wassiluk	GER	33:23.03 (13 h1)	–
13 h2 r1/2	Silvia Sommaggio	ITA	33:24.13 (13 h2)	–
14 h1 r1/2	María Teresa Recio	ESP	33:36.44 (14 h1)	–
14 h2 r1/2	Fatima Yvelain	FRA	33:44.48 (14 h2)	–
15 h1 r1/2	Clair Fearnley	AUS	33:47.23 (15 h1)	–
15 h2 r1/2	María Abel	ESP	34:05.44 (15 h2)	–
16 h1 r1/2	Jen Rhines	USA	34:08.28 (16 h1)	–
16 h2 r1/2	Galina Bogomolova	RUS	34:06.21 (16 h2)	–
17 h1 r1/2	Natalie Harvey	AUS	34:12.90 (17 h1)	–
17 h2 r1/2	Kylie Risk	AUS	34:30.91 (17 h2)	–
18 h1 r1/2	Nora Rocha	MEX	34:37.84 (18 h1)	–
18 h2 r1/2	Deena Drossin	USA	34:40.86 (18 h2)	–
19 h1 r1/2	Tina Connelly	CAN	34:46.04 (19 h1)	–
19 h2 r1/2	Bouchra Chaabi	MAR	34:49.35 (19 h2)	–
20 h1 r1/2	Nasria Baghdad	ALG	35:31.53 (20 h1)	–
20 h2 r1/2	Maggie Chan	HKG	35:21.20 (20 h2)	–
AC h2 r1/2	Gunhild Halle-Haugen	NOR	– (DNF h2)	–
DNS	Marleen Renders	BEL	– (DNS h1)	–
DNS	Chrysostomia Iakovou	GRE	– (DNS h1)	–
DNS	Carol Montgomery	CAN	– (DNS h2)	–

Round One

Date	27 September 2000
Format	Top 8 in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the final.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	Derartu Tulu	ETH	32:06.19	Q
2	Tegla Loroupe	KEN	32:06.41	Q
3	Fernanda Ribeiro	POR	32:06.43	Q
4	Olivera Jevtić	SCG	32:06.54	Q
5	Harumi Hiroyama	JPN	32:07.68	Q
6	Li Ji	CHN	32:28.96	Q
7	Sonia O'Sullivan	IRL	32:29.93	Q
8	Jeļena Prokopčuka	LAT	32:32.87	Q
9	Sally Barsosio	KEN	32:34.07	Q
10	Alice Timbilil	KEN	32:34.15	Q
11	Berhane Adere	ETH	32:34.62	Q
12	Gete Wami	ETH	32:34.63	Q
13	Chiemi Takahashi	JPN	32:34.70	Q
14	Paula Radcliffe	GBR	32:34.73	Q
15	Elana Meyer	RSA	32:35.32	Q
16	Yuko Kawakami	JPN	32:36.60	Q
17	Lidiya Grigoryeva	RUS	32:44.43	q
18	Lyudmila Biktasheva	RUS	32:52.00	q
19	Asmae Leghzaoui	MAR	32:56.63	q
20	Libbie Hickman	USA	32:59.28	q
21	Restituta Joseph	TAN	33:12.18
22	Breda Dennehy-Willis	IRL	33:17.45
23	Anikó Kálovics	HUN	33:20.40
24	Ana Dias	POR	33:21.69
25	Petra Wassiluk	GER	33:23.03
26	Silvia Sommaggio	ITA	33:24.13
27	María Teresa Recio	ESP	33:36.44
28	Fatima Yvelain	FRA	33:44.48
29	Clair Fearnley	AUS	33:47.23
30	María Abel	ESP	34:05.44
31	Galina Bogomolova	RUS	34:06.21
32	Jen Rhines	USA	34:08.28
33	Natalie Harvey	AUS	34:12.90
34	Kylie Risk	AUS	34:30.91
35	Nora Rocha	MEX	34:37.84
36	Deena Drossin	USA	34:40.86
37	Tina Connelly	CAN	34:46.04
38	Bouchra Chaabi	MAR	34:49.35
39	Maggie Chan	HKG	35:21.20
40	Nasria Baghdad	ALG	35:31.53
DNF	Gunhild Halle-Haugen	NOR	–
DNS	Marleen Renders	BEL	–
DNS	Chrysostomia Iakovou	GRE	–
DNS	Carol Montgomery	CAN	–

Heat #1

Time	12:40

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	Derartu Tulu	ETH	32:06.19	Q
2	Tegla Loroupe	KEN	32:06.41	Q
3	Fernanda Ribeiro	POR	32:06.43	Q
4	Olivera Jevtić	SCG	32:06.54	Q
5	Harumi Hiroyama	JPN	32:07.68	Q
6	Li Ji	CHN	32:28.96	Q
7	Sonia O'Sullivan	IRL	32:29.93	Q
8	Jeļena Prokopčuka	LAT	32:32.87	Q
9	Lyudmila Biktasheva	RUS	32:52.00	q
10	Asmae Leghzaoui	MAR	32:56.63	q
11	Restituta Joseph	TAN	33:12.18
12	Anikó Kálovics	HUN	33:20.40
13	Petra Wassiluk	GER	33:23.03
14	María Teresa Recio	ESP	33:36.44
15	Clair Fearnley	AUS	33:47.23
16	Jen Rhines	USA	34:08.28
17	Natalie Harvey	AUS	34:12.90
18	Nora Rocha	MEX	34:37.84
19	Tina Connelly	CAN	34:46.04
20	Nasria Baghdad	ALG	35:31.53
DNS	Marleen Renders	BEL	–
DNS	Chrysostomia Iakovou	GRE	–

Heat #2

Time	13:20

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	Sally Barsosio	KEN	32:34.07	Q
2	Alice Timbilil	KEN	32:34.15	Q
3	Berhane Adere	ETH	32:34.62	Q
4	Gete Wami	ETH	32:34.63	Q
5	Chiemi Takahashi	JPN	32:34.70	Q
6	Paula Radcliffe	GBR	32:34.73	Q
7	Elana Meyer	RSA	32:35.32	Q
8	Yuko Kawakami	JPN	32:36.60	Q
9	Lidiya Grigoryeva	RUS	32:44.43	q
10	Libbie Hickman	USA	32:59.28	q
11	Breda Dennehy-Willis	IRL	33:17.45
12	Ana Dias	POR	33:21.69
13	Silvia Sommaggio	ITA	33:24.13
14	Fatima Yvelain	FRA	33:44.48
15	María Abel	ESP	34:05.44
16	Galina Bogomolova	RUS	34:06.21
17	Kylie Risk	AUS	34:30.91
18	Deena Drossin	USA	34:40.86
19	Bouchra Chaabi	MAR	34:49.35
20	Maggie Chan	HKG	35:21.20
DNF	Gunhild Halle-Haugen	NOR	–
DNS	Carol Montgomery	CAN	–

Final Round

Date	30 September 2000 — 19:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	Derartu Tulu	ETH	30:17.49	OR
2	Gete Wami	ETH	30:22.48
3	Fernanda Ribeiro	POR	30:22.88
4	Paula Radcliffe	GBR	30:26.97
5	Tegla Loroupe	KEN	30:37.26
6	Sonia O'Sullivan	IRL	30:53.37
7	Li Ji	CHN	31:06.94
8	Elana Meyer	RSA	31:14.70
9	Lidiya Grigoryeva	RUS	31:21.27
10	Yuko Kawakami	JPN	31:27.44
11	Olivera Jevtić	SCG	31:29.65
12	Berhane Adere	ETH	31:40.52
13	Lyudmila Biktasheva	RUS	31:47.10
14	Alice Timbilil	KEN	31:50.22
15	Chiemi Takahashi	JPN	31:52.59
16	Libbie Hickman	USA	31:56.94
17	Sally Barsosio	KEN	31:57.41
18	Asmae Leghzaoui	MAR	31:59.21
19	Jeļena Prokopčuka	LAT	32:17.72
20	Harumi Hiroyama	JPN	32:24.17

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	Result
1000 m	Paula Radcliffe	3:01.66
2000 m	Paula Radcliffe	6:02.01
3000 m	Paula Radcliffe	9:01.99
4000 m	Paula Radcliffe	12:03.01
5000 m	Paula Radcliffe	15:05.70
6000 m	Paula Radcliffe	18:11.39
7000 m	Paula Radcliffe	21:17.05
8000 m	Gete Wami	24:21.27
9000 m	Paula Radcliffe	27:29.34