Tirunesh Dibaba set an Olympic record in the women’s 10,000m at the 2008 Beijing Olympics on Friday, crossing the finish line in 29:54.66 to claim the gold medal for Ethiopia.
Dibaba edged Turkey’s Elvan Abeylegesse who finished in a time of 29:56.34 for the silver medal. Both Dibaba and Abeylegesse beat the former Olympic best of 30:17.49
American Shalane Flanagan won the bronze with a time of 30:22.22.
Track and Field - Women's 10000m Results | |||
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Tirunesh Dibaba, Ethiopia |
29:54.66, Olympic Record | |
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Elvan Abeylegesse, Turkey |
29:56.34 | |
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Shalane Flanagan, United States of America |
30:22.22 |
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