2014 European Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres
The women's 10000 metres at the 2014 European Athletics Championships took place at the Letzigrund on 12 August.
The event was run as a straight final. In a slow run, tactical race, 40-year-old British athlete Jo Pavey won the gold medal, timing her push with 400 metres to go, becoming the oldest European athletics champion in the history of the event. French contender Clémence Calvin, who had finally animated the race with three laps remaining, and compatriot Laila Traby completed the podium.[1][2]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Joanne Pavey Great Britain
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| Silver | Clémence Calvin France
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| Bronze | Laila Traby France
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Records[edit]
| Standing records prior to the 2014 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Wang Junxia (CHN)
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29:31.78 | Beijing, China | 8 September 1993 |
| European record |  Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR)
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29:56.34 | Beijing, China | 15 August 2008 |
| Championship record | Paula Radcliffe (GBR)
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30:01.09 | Munich, Germany | 6 August 2002 |
| World Leading |  Sally Jepkosgei Kipyego (KEN)
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30:42.26 | Palo Alto, United States | 4 May 2014 |
| European Leading | Julia Bleasdale (GBR)
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31:42.02 | Palo Alto, United States | 4 May 2014 |
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2014 | 20:10 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+2)
Results[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Jo Pavey | Great Britain |
32:22.29 | |
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Clémence Calvin | France |
32:23.58 | |
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Laila Traby | France |
32:26.03 | PB |
| 4 | Jip Vastenburg |  Netherlands |
32:27.37 | NUR |
| 5 | Sara Moreira |  Portugal |
32:30.12 | |
| 6 | Sabrina Mockenhaupt |  Germany |
32:30.49 | |
| 7 | Volha Mazuronak |  Belarus |
32:31.15 | PB |
| 8 | Fionnuala Britton |  Ireland |
32:32.45 | |
| 9 | Krisztina Papp |  Hungary |
32:32.62 | |
| 10 | Yelena Nagovitsyna |  Russia |
32:33.64 | |
| 11 | Jelena Prokopcuka |  Latvia |
32:34.03 | |
| 12 | Dulce Félix | Portugal |
32:35.90 | |
| 13 | Karolina Jarzyńska |  Poland |
32:40.98 | |
| 14 | Beth Potter | Great Britain |
32:53.17 | |
| 15 | Almensch Belete |  Belgium |
33:03.87 | |
| 16 | Carla Salomé Rocha | Portugal |
33:05.49 | |
| 17 | Lidia Rodríguez |  Spain |
33:17.39 | |
| 18 | Gema Barrachina | Spain |
33:24.65 | |
| 19 | Katarína Berešová |  Slovakia |
33:28.60 | |
| 20 | Valentina Galimova | Russia |
33:36.45 | |
| 21 | Zsófia Erdélyi | Hungary |
33:41.72 | |
| 22 | Anastasía Karakatsáni |  Greece |
33:53.00 | NUR |
| 23 | Lucie Sekanová |  Czech Republic |
33:57.29 | |
| 24 | Runa Skrove Falch |  Norway |
38:06.69 | |
| DNF | Sophie Duarte | France |
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| DNS | Dolores Checa | Spain |
References[edit]
- ^ Results of 10000m for women
- ^ "Jo Pavey, 40, wins European Championship 10,000m". BBC Sport. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
European Athletics Championships champions in women's 10,000 metres | |
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