1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres explained

The women's 10,000 metres event featured at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 34 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats on 2 August and the final being held on 5 August 1997.

Results

Heats

First 8 of each Heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the Final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	2			32:05.29	Q, SB
	2			32:05.65	Q
	2			32:05.68	Q, SB
	2			32:05.73	Q
	2			32:05.76	Q
	2			32:06.12	Q, SB
	2			32:09.56	Q
	2			32:11.63	Q
	2			32:12.25	q
10	2			32:14.08	q
11	2			32:49.40	q
12	2			33:02.37	q
13	1			33:07.09	Q
14	1			33:07.50	Q
15	1			33:08.12	Q, SB
16	1			33:08.19	Q
17	1			33:08.20	Q
18	1			33:08.26	Q
19	1			33:08.68	Q
20	1			33:09.70	Q
21	2			33:14.85
22	1			33:14.86
23	1			33:18.42
24	1			33:25.99
25	2			33:40.09
26	2			33:56.48	SB
27	1			34:06.34
28	2			35:44.93	NR
29	1			37:19.51
30	1			45:13.69
	1
	1

Final

Rank	Name	Result
		31:32.92
		31:39.15
		31:41.93
4.		31:48.95
5.		31:50.63
6.		32:00.93
7.		32:01.61
8.		32:03.81
9.		32:16.92
10.		32:23.61
11.		32:34.58
12.		32:36.91
13.		32:43.38
14.		32:51.20
15.		33:00.11
16.		33:03.14
17.		33:05.82
-		DNF
-		DNF
-		DNF

See also

• 1995 Women's World Championships 10.000 metres
• 1996 Women's Olympic 10.000 metres
• 1999 Women's World Championships 10.000 metres

References

• Results
• IAAF