Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres
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Women's 10,000 metres at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | 12 August | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 37 from 24 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 29:17.45 WR | ||||||||||||
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The women's 10,000 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 12 August at the Olympic Stadium.[1] The gold medal was won by Ethiopian Almaz Ayana—in only her second 10,000 m race on the track—in a world record time of 29 minutes, 17.45 seconds. London 2012 bronze medallist Vivian Cheruiyot won silver for Kenya, with reigning Olympic champion Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia taking bronze.[2]