History was made when, for the first time, a Kenyan woman won a global track title. The distinction fell to Barsosio, who at the 1993 Championships, when reportedly only 15, had become the youngest ever medallist when finishing third in controversial circumstances. This time she dethroned Ribeiro in 31:32.92, which was recognised as a world junior record since her 1993 mark of 31:15.38 was never ratified as no doping test was carried out. The first half of the race, run in 30hC heat, was slow, with Ribeiro the leader in 16:12.81, but Barsosio, who burst ahead three laps from the end with a 67.9 23rd lap, completed her second 5000m in 15:20.0 with an unstoppable final kilometre of 2:52.35. “Ribeiro has a strong kick and I didn’t want to wait for it,” she explained. Several leading lights met with disaster. The 1992 Olympic Champion Tulu was eliminated in the heats, her Ethiopian colleague Wami (the 1996 world cross country champion) was carried off with a pulled muscle, and Meyer – the Olympic runner-up to Tulu – fell and finished last. |
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10,000m |
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5 August |
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Event report women 10,000m final
For many years Kenya’s men have won gold medals at Olympics and World Championships, but until today, no Kenyan woman had ever won a gold medal. Sally Barsosio became the first with an impressive win over a tough field. Her time, 31:32.92, is a world Junior record for the 19 year-old. In the early laps, the crowded pack moved cautiously, passing the first kilometre in 3:25.55, the slowest of the race. Japan’s Masako Chiba took turns leading with Yang Siju of China. Olympic champion Fernanda Ribeiro moved to the fore prior to the 4km mark and stayed in the lead through halfway, in 16:12.81. Barsosio, the bronze medallist from 1993, followed close behind, with Chiba and Wami in tow. At 6km (19:24.67), Chiba led the pack of 10. On the next lap, Ribeiro took the lead again. Ethiopia’s Gete Wami, the 1996 Olympic bronze medallist, tumbled to the ground, apparently after being spiked. A lap later, the rough attrition continued, with South Africa’s Elana Meyer, the 1992 Olympic silver medallist, stepping on the heels of Yang and tripping, causing several runners to hurdle her. Ribeiro continued to lead through 8,800m, then Barsosio made a decisive move, gradually increasing her pace and stretching the pack to its breaking point. With a 67.89 lap, Barsosio put 30 metres between herself and Ribeiro, with Chiba another 10 back. She covered the next circuit in 69.46 to build a 50m lead over Ribeiro; she lapped Meyer at the bell. Looking back repeatedly over the last lap, Barsosio finished with a 70.34 circuit and collapsed after crossing the line. Ribeiro and Chiba both produced fine kicks, but were too far back to make a dent. Before the last runner finished, Barsosio had recovered and begun a joyous victory lap.
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Final |
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1 |
Sally Barsosio |
KEN |
21 Mar 78 |
31.32.92 |
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2 |
Fernanda Ribeiro |
POR |
23 Jun 69 |
31.39.15 |
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3 |
Masako Chiba |
JPN |
18 Jul 76 |
31.41.93 |
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4 |
Berhane Adere |
ETH |
21 Jul 73 |
31.48.95 |
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5 |
Ren Xiujuan |
CHN |
14 Sep 74 |
31.50.63 |
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6 |
Tegla Loroupe |
KEN |
9 May 73 |
32.00.93 |
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7 |
Yang Siju |
CHN |
19 Apr 73 |
32.01.61 |
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8 |
Colleen de Reuck |
RSA |
13 Apr 64 |
32.03.81 |
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9 |
Silvia Sommaggio |
ITA |
20 Nov 69 |
32.16.92 |
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10 |
Chiemi Takahashi |
JPN |
16 Feb 76 |
32.23.61 |
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11 |
Nora Rocha |
MEX |
18 Dec 67 |
32.34.58 |
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12 |
Julia Vaquero |
ESP |
18 Sep 70 |
32.36.91 |
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13 |
Annette Peters |
USA |
31 May 65 |
32.43.38 |
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14 |
Chantal Dällenbach |
FRA |
24 Oct 62 |
32.51.20 |
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15 |
Annemari Kiekara |
FIN |
2 Jan 77 |
33.00.11 |
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16 |
Hiromi Masuda |
JPN |
18 Jul 76 |
33.03.14 |
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17 |
Elana Meyer |
RSA |
10 Oct 66 |
33.05.82 |
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Gete Wami |
ETH |
11 Dec 74 |
DNF |
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Marleen Renders |
BEL |
24 Dec 68 |
DNF |
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Zahia Dahmani |
FRA |
2 Jun 72 |
DNF |
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Event report women 10,000m heats
Heat I: Marina Bastos of Portugal took the field through the early pedestrian laps, passing 1000m in 3:27.56. She later dropped out. Ren Xiujuan took over by 2K, and led for the next two kilometers. At 5K (16:56.09), Greece’s Chrisoula Iakovou led. Italy’s Silvia Sommaggio took over after 6K. With five laps to go, as the speed increased, 1992 Olympic champion Derartu Tulu started dropping off the pace. Eventually, Nora Rocha of Mexico led a tight pack across the line in 33:07.09. On the last circuit, Tulu was more than 30 metres behind, ending up the most notable of the non-qualifiers. Other non-qualifiers included Oliveira Yevtic of Yugoslavia, the European Under-23 champion. Heat II: The pace ran significantly faster in heat two, resulting in athletes in the latter race grabbing all of the four time qualifying positions for the final. Chantal Dallenbach of France took the early pace, hitting 1K in 3:09.32, nearly 20 seconds faster than the first heat. She continued to lead through 4K, when Yang Siju of China took over. At 5K (15:58.76), Masako Chiba of Japan took over. Colleen De Reuck of South Africa led until the final stages. The pack bunched for the final kick, with Ethiopia’s Berhane Adere crossing the line first in 32:05.29.
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Heats |
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2 August |
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Heat 1 |
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1 |
Nora Leticia Rocha |
MEX |
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33.07.09 |
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2 |
Annemari Sandell |
FIN |
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33.07.50 |
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3 |
Xiujuan Ren |
CHN |
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33.08.12 |
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Silvia Sommaggio |
ITA |
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33.08.19 |
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Tegla Loroupe |
KEN |
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33.08.20 |
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6 |
Chiemi Takahashi |
JPN |
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33.08.26 |
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Zahia Dahmani |
FRA |
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33.08.68 |
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Elana Meyer |
RSA |
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33.09.70 |
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Khrysostomia Iakovou |
GRE |
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33.14.86 |
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10 |
Olivera Jevtic |
YUG |
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33.18.42 |
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Derartu Tulu |
ETH |
21 Mar 72 |
33.25.99 |
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12 |
Gwyn Coogan |
USA |
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34.06.34 |
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13 |
Yvonne Danson |
SIN |
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37.19.51 |
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14 |
Ela Esperanza Obono |
GEQ |
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45.13.69 |
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Marina Bastos |
POR |
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DNF |
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Nyla Carroll |
NZL |
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DNF |
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Heat 2 |
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1 |
Berhane Adere |
ETH |
21 Jul 73 |
32.05.29 |
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2 |
Fernanda Ribeiro |
POR |
23 Jun 69 |
32.05.65 |
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3 |
Sally Barsosio |
KEN |
21 Mar 78 |
32.05.68 |
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4 |
Gete Wami |
ETH |
11 Dec 74 |
32.05.73 |
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5 |
Masako Chiba |
JPN |
18 Jul 76 |
32.05.76 |
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Yang Siju |
CHN |
19 Apr 73 |
32.06.12 |
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Colleen de Reuck |
RSA |
13 Apr 64 |
32.09.56 |
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8 |
Hiromi Masuda |
JPN |
18 Jul 76 |
32.11.63 |
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9 |
Julia Vaquero |
ESP |
18 Sep 70 |
32.12.25 |
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10 |
Annette Peters |
USA |
31 May 65 |
32.14.08 |
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11 |
Chantal Dallenbach |
FRA |
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32.49.40 |
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12 |
Marleen Renders |
BEL |
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33.02.37 |
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13 |
Helena Sampaio |
POR |
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33.14.85 |
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14 |
Adriana Fernandez |
MEX |
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33.40.09 |
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15 |
Kylie Risk |
AUS |
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33.56.48 |
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16 |
Maysa Matrood |
IRQ |
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35.44.93 |
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