2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres

The women's 10,000 metres event featured at the 2001 World Championships
2001 World Championships in Athletics
The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America...

in Edmonton, Canada. There were a total number of 24 participating athletes, with the final being held on 7 August 2001.

Medalists

Gold	Derartu Tulu Derartu Tulu Derartu Tulu is an Ethiopian long distance track, road and marathon athlete.Derartu , a member of the Oromo ethnic group, grew up tending cattle in the village of Bekoji in the highlands of Arsi Province... Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2... (ETH)
Silver	Berhane Adere Berhane Adere Berhane Adere is an athlete from Ethiopia.Adere held the African record for 10,000 metres in a time of 30:04.18, set at the 2003 World Championships, where she won gold... Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2... (ETH)
Bronze	Gete Wami Gete Wami Getenesh Wami is a female Ethiopian cross country and track runner.... Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2... (ETH)

Final

Rank	Name	Result
		31:48.81
		31:48.85
		31:49.98
4.		31:50.06
5.		32:03.46
6.		32:04.94 (SB)
7.		32:06.35
8.		32:09.21
9.		32:14.56
10.		32:18.64
11.		32:18.65
12.		32:19.44
13.		32:19.94
14.		32:25.81
15.		32:30.56
16.		32:31.46 (NR Greek records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Greece maintained by Greece's national athletics federation: Association Hellenique d'Athlétisme Amateur .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not officially ratified by IAAF... )
17.		32:32.68
18.		32:33.72
19.		32:39.17
20.		33:00.37
21.		33:03.78
22.		33:11.22
23.		33:11.60
24.		35:44.52 (PB)

Medalists

Final

See also