2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres

Events at the 2012 African
Championships in Athletics

Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m 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
Road events
20 km 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
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men
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The women's 10,000 metres at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 30 June.

Medalists

Gold Gladys Cherono
 Kenya
Silver Priscah Jepleting Cherono
 Kenya
Bronze Betsy Saina
 Kenya

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record  Wang Junxia (CHN) 29:31.78 Beijing, PR China 8 September 1993
African record  Meselech Melkamu (ETH) 29:53.80 Utrecht, Netherlands 14 June 2009
Championship record  Edith Masai (KEN) 31:27.96 Bambous, Mauritius 12 August 2006

Schedule

Date Time Round
30 June 2012 16:35 Final

Results

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Note
1st Gladys Cherono  Kenya 32:41.40
2nd Priscah Jepleting Cherono  Kenya 32:45.73
3rd Betsy Saina  Kenya 32:48.36
4 Merima Mohammed  Ethiopia 33:09.25
5 Mihret Derbe Demisse  Ethiopia 33:45.88
6 Claudette Mukasakindi  Rwanda 33:51.57
7 Afera Godfay  Ethiopia 34:30.23
Mammie Konneh  Sierra Leone DNS

References