10,000 metres
Women
Correct as of August 2017.

10,000 metres

Section Title: Women
Table Section Text: Correct as of August 2017.

Pos.	Time	Athlete	Date	Venue	Ref

1	29:17.45	Almaz Ayana (ETH)	12 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro

2	29:31.78	Wang Junxia (CHN)	8 September 1993	Beijing

3	29:32.53	Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)	12 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro

4	29:42.56	Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)	12 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro

5	29:53.51	Alice Aprot Nawowuna (KEN)	12 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro

6	29:53.80	Meselech Melkamu (ETH)	14 June 2009	Utrecht

7	29.59.20	Meseret Defar (ETH)	11 July 2009	Birmingham

8	30:01.09	Paula Radcliffe (GBR)	6 August 2002	Munich

9	30:04.18	Berhane Adere (ETH)	23 August 2003	Saint-Denis

10	30:07.15	Werknesh Kidane (ETH)	23 August 2003	Saint-Denis

11	30:07.20	Sun Yingjie (CHN)	23 August 2003	Saint-Denis

12	30:07.78	Betsy Saina (KEN)	12 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro

13	30:11.53	Florence Jebet Kiplagat (KEN)	14 June 2009	Utrecht

14	30:11.87	Wude Ayalew (ETH)	14 June 2009	Utrecht

15	30:12.53	Lornah Kiplagat (NED)	23 August 2003	Saint-Denis

16	30:13.17	Molly Huddle (USA)	12 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro

17	30:13.37	Zhong Huandi (CHN)	8 September 1993	Beijing

18	30:13.74	Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)	5 July 1986	Oslo

19	30:17.49	Derartu Tulu (ETH)	30 September 2000	Sydney

20	30:18.39	Ejegayehu Dibaba (ETH)	28 June 2005	Sollentuna

21	30:21.67	Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR)	15 April 2006	Antalya

22	30:22.22	Shalane Flanagan (USA)	15 August 2008	Beijing

23	30:22.48	Gete Wami (ETH)	30 September 2000	Sydney

24	30:22.88	Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)	30 September 2000	Sydney

25	30:23.07	Alla Zhilyaeva (RUS)	23 August 2003	Saint-Denis

Sentence(s)

On August 12, 2016, Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia won gold with a record time of 29:17.45 in the women's 10,000 meters in Rio.

final_sentence: On August 12, 2016, Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia won gold with a record time of 29:17.45 in the women's 10,000 meters in Rio.