2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres

None The women's 10,000 metres event featured at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. There were a total number of 24 participating athletes, with the final being held on 7 August 2001. The winning margin was 0.04 seconds which as of June 2024 remains the narrowest winning margin in any 10,000 metres held at the World Athletics Championships or at the Olympics. Medalists GoldETH 1996 Derartu TuluEthiopia (ETH)SilverETH 1996 Berhane AdereEthiopia (ETH)BronzeETH 1996 Gete WamiEthiopia (ETH) Final RankNameResultImage:Gold medal icon.svgDerartu Tulu ETH 199631:48.81Image:Silver medal icon.svgBerhane Adere ETH 199631:48.85Image:Bronze medal icon.svgGete Wami ETH 199631:49.984.Paula Radcliffe GBR31:50.065.Mihaela Botezan ROM32:03.466.Lyudmila Petrova RUS32:04.94 (SB)7.Asmae Leghzaoui MAR32:06.358.Yamna Belkacem FRA32:09.219.Haruko Okamoto JPN32:14.5610.Lyudmila Biktasheva RUS32:18.6411.Deena Drossin USA32:18.6512.Olivera Jevtić FR Yugoslavia YUG32:19.4413.Mizuki Noguchi JPN32:19.9414.Aster Bacha ETH 199632:25.8115.Teresa Recio ESP32:30.5616.Hrisostomia Iakovou GRE32:31.46 (NR)17.Natalya Berkut UKR32:32.6818.Gunhild Haugen NOR32:33.7219.Mari Ozaki JPN32:39.1720.Tina Connelly CAN33:00.3721.Ana Dias POR33:03.7822.Jennifer Rhines USA33:11.2223.Inga Juodeškiené LTU 198833:11.6024.María Paredes ECU35:44.52 (PB) See also 2000 Olympics Women's 10,000 metres References Official results from IAAF Category:Women's events at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics Category:10,000 metres at the World Athletics Championships