byLarry Eder
Vivian Cheruiyot, 2011 World Champs, 10,000m, photo by PhotoRun.net
Oh, what a summer Vivian Cheruiyot has had so far! At the DN Galan Games on July 29, Vivian dusted the field, running 14:20 for 5,000 meters. The reigning World, African and Commonwealth Champion was not even in her best event!
Vivian Cheruiyot took sixty seconds to run the last lap and win her World Championship gold medal, running 30:48.98, her personal best. In second Sally Kipyego, the multi NCAA champion, ran hard, and took the silver in 30:50.04. In third, Linet Masai, the defending champion, who lead much of the race, ran 30:53.59 for the bronze, and Priscah Cherono took fourth for Kenya in 30:56.43 for a personal best. Meselech Melkamu, the silver medalist from Berlin, finished fifth in 30:56.55, with Shitaye Eshete of Bahrain set a national record of 31:21.57 for sixth.
Vivian Cheruiyot, the moment of victory, 2011 WC 10,000m, photo by PhotoRun.net
Such was the domination of Kenyan women today that they won all six of the World Championship medals contested so far! Former WC gold medalist Steve Cram noted that Britain’s goal for the entire champs is seven medals!
A race with so many superlatives!
Shalane Flanagan took the race pace chores early, hitting 5:04, 10:10 for 3,200 meters, before Linet Masai took over the pace, and lead through the 5,000 meter mark in 15:47.2.
Sally Kipyego took over and ran through 6,000 meters, pushing the pace and breaking the race wide open. Linet Masai then took over again, trying with all of her might to break Sally Kipyego and Vivian Cheruiyot, who was lurking, always lurking.
Meseret Defar stayed close until just after 7,000 meters. When she was dropped by the torrid pace of Masai, Defar retired from the competition, just after 8,000 meters.
Vivian Cheruiyot, Sally Kipyego, WC 10,000m, 2011/Daegu, photo by PhotoRun.net
Masai was relentless, with Kipyego, Cheruiyot and Masai at her shoulder, Masai pushed through 7,000m, 8,000m and 9,000 meters. Vivian Cheruiyot did not go to the front until just before the last lap. The bell lap, hit in 29:47, was mastered by Cheruiyot, who took just under 61 seconds (60.8) to cover, and Vivian Cheruiyot held off the tough charge by Sally Kipyego, who took the silver.
A great race to start the first night of the World Championships. Cool and windy, the conditions were still humid and the race lived up to most of it’s hype.
World Championships
Daegu (KOR) 27 August – 4 September 2011
RESULTS
10,000 Metres Women – Final
27 AUG 2011
RESULT NAME AGE VENUE DATE
World Record 29:31.78 Junxia WANG (CHN) 8 Sep 93
Championships Record 30:04.18 Berhane ADERE (ETH) Paris St. Denis 23 Aug 03
World Leading Mark 30:38.35 Sally KIPYEGO (KEN) Palo Alto, CA 1 May 11
START TIME 20:57
TEMPERATURE
25°C
HUMIDITY
68%
PLACE BIB NAME COUNTRY DATE OF BIRTH RESULT
1 573 V.J. CHERUIYOT KEN 11 SEP 83 30:48.98 PB
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1983ë…„ 9ì›” 11ì¼
2 579 Sally KIPYEGO KEN 19 DEC 85 30:50.04
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1985ë…„ 12ì›” 19ì¼
3 583 Linet Chepkwemoi MASAI KEN 5 DEC 89 30:53.59 SB
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1989ë…„ 12ì›” 5ì¼
4 571 P.J. CHERONO KEN 27 JUN 80 30:56.43 PB
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1980ë…„ 6ì›” 27ì¼
5 352 Meselech MELKAMU ETH 27 APR 85 30:56.55 SB
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1985ë…„ 4ì›” 27ì¼
6 183 Shitaye ESHETE BRN 21 MAY 90 31:21.57 NR
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1990ë…„ 5ì›” 21ì¼
7 936 Shalane FLANAGAN USA 8 JUL 81 31:25.57
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1981ë…„ 7ì›” 8ì¼
8 721 Ana Dulce FEÌLIX POR 23 OCT 82 31:37.03
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1982ë…„ 10ì›” 23ì¼
9 971 Jennifer RHINES USA 1 JUL 74 31:47.59
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1974ë…„ 7ì›” 1ì¼
10 716 Jessica AUGUSTO POR 8 NOV 81 32:06.68 SB
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1981ë…„ 11ì›” 8ì¼
11 350 Tigist KIROS ETH 8 JUN 92 32:11.37
티지스트 키로스
1992ë…„ 6ì›” 8ì¼
12 361 Christelle DAUNAY FRA 5 DEC 74 32:22.20
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1974ë…„ 12ì›” 5ì¼
13 944 Kara GOUCHER USA 9 JUL 78 32:29.58
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1978ë…„ 7ì›” 9ì¼
14 556 YOSHIMOTO Hikari JPN 14 JAN 90 32:32.22
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1990ë…„ 1ì›” 14ì¼
15 553 SUGIHARA Kayo JPN 24 FEB 83 32:53.89
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1983ë…„ 2ì›” 24ì¼
16 468 Krisztina PAPP HUN 17 DEC 82 32:56.02
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1982ë…„ 12ì›” 17ì¼
17 544 KINUKAWA Megumi JPN 7 AUG 89 34:08.37 SB
키누카와 메구미
1989ë…„ 8ì›” 7ì¼
343 Meseret DEFAR ETH 19 NOV 83 DNF
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1983ë…„ 11ì›” 19ì¼
125 Eloise WELLINGS AUS 9 NOV 82 DNS
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1982ë…„ 11ì›” 9ì¼
Timing and Measurement by SEIKO
AT-10K-W-f–1–.RS1.v1
Issued at 21:49 on Saturday, 27 August 2011
World Championships
Daegu (KOR) 27 August – 4 September 2011
27 AUG 2011
INTERMEDIATE TIMES
RESULTS
10,000 Metres Women – Final
1000m 3:13.5 Shalane Flanagan (USA)
2000m 6:23.5 Shalane Flanagan (USA)
3000m 9:32.4 Shalane Flanagan (USA)
4000m 12:42.6 Linet Masai (KEN)
5000m 15:47.5 Linet Masai (KEN)
6000m 18:50.8 Sally Kipyego (KEN)
7000m 21:55.8 Linet Masai (KEN)
8000m 24:55.2 Linet Masai (KEN)
9000m 27:58.6 Linet Masai (KEN)
