2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres explained

Event:	Women's 10,000 metres
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

The women's 10,000 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 28 July.

Medalists

Gold	Elvan Abeylegesse Turkey (TUR)
Silver	Jéssica Augusto Portugal (POR)
Bronze	Hilda Kibet Netherlands (NED)

Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships
World record		29:31.78	Beijing, China	8 September 1993
European record		29:56.34	Beijing, China	15 August 2008
Championship record		30:01.09	Munich, Germany	8 August 2002
World Leading		31:04.52		27 May 2010
European Leading		31:13.58	Marseille, France	5 June 2010
Broken records during the 2010 European Athletics Championships
European Leading		31:10.23	Barcelona, Spain	28 July 2010

Results

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
			31:10.23	EL
			31:22.83	Doping
			31:25.77
			31:36.90	SB
			31:44.86	Doping
			32:06.02
			32:36.71
			32:49.05
			33:12.93
			33:31.33
			33:37.89
10			34:11.49
11			34:57.77
				Doping

References

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