Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's 10,000 metres
| Women's 10,000 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Alexander Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 3 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 30:48.60 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| Track / road events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m T12 | men | |
| 100 m T34 | women | |
| 100 m T38 | men | women |
| 100 m T47 | men | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 1500 m T54 | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Marathon | men | women |
| Marathon T54 | men | women |
| 10,000 m walk | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Shot put F57 | women | |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Discus throw F44/64 | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The women's 10,000 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Alexander Stadium on 3 August 2022.
Eilish McColgan won the gold medal in a new Commonwealth games record time.[1] Her mother Liz McColgan won the same event at the 1986 and 1990 Commonwealth Games.[1]
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Letesenbet Gidey (ETH)
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29:01.03 | Hengelo, Netherlands | 8 June 2021 |
| Commonwealth record |  Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)
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29:32.53 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 12 August 2016 |
| Games record |  Salina Kosgei (KEN)
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31:27.83 | Manchester, England | 30 July 2002 |
Schedule
[edit]The schedule was as follows:[2]
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Wednesday 3 August 2022 | 20:00 | Final |
All times are British Summer Time (UTC 1)
Results
[edit]Final
[edit]The medals were determined in the final.[3]
| Rank | Name | Result | Notes |
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 Eilish McColgan (SCO) |
30:48.60 | GR |
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Irene Chepet Cheptai (KEN) |
30:49.52 | SB |
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Sheila Chepkirui (KEN) |
31:09.46 | SB |
| 4 |  Stella Chesang (UGA) |
31:14.14 | |
| 5 |  Jessica Judd (ENG) |
31:18.47 | |
| 6 | Samantha Harrison (ENG) |
31:21.53 | PB |
| 7 |  Dominique Scott (RSA) |
31:25.18 | |
| 8 |  Isobel Batt-Doyle (AUS) |
32:04.52 | |
| 9 | Sara Inglis (SCO) |
32:04.74 | |
| 10 | Rachael Zena Chebet (UGA) |
32:30.95 | |
| 11 |  Celine Iranzi (RWA) |
32:48.60 | PB |
| 12 |  Neheng Khatala (LES) |
33:27.35 | PB |
| 13 | Mathakane Letsie (LES) |
36:50.62 | PB |
 Hannah Irwin (NIR) |
DNF | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Eilish McColgan's epic 10,000m triumph lights up Commonwealth Games". Guardian. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Women's 10,000m". Birmingham 2022. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ Results
Commonwealth Games champions in women's 10,000 metres | |
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