2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres

2015 champion Vivian Cheruiyot from Kenya was absent, having retired from track races.{{cite web | url=https://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-12/08/c_135891321.htm | title=Kenya's Cheruiyot retires from track to take up road running | website=Xinhua | date=8 December 2016 | accessdate=10 August 2017}}{{dead link|date=July 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Three-time world champion Tirunesh Dibaba from Ethiopia ran, although she had planned initially to run the marathon instead. Almaz Ayana, also from Ethiopia and the world record holder from the 2016 Summer Olympics, ran her first race of the year.

The race began at a leisurely pace, with Ayana hovering near the front, just behind a succession of leaders. After 4000 metres in just over 13 minutes, Ayana led by 0.24 seconds. She then broke open the race with a 2:49.18 1000 metres, which was her quickest of the race, and extended her lead to 5.96 seconds at the halfway mark, with Yasemin Can from Turkey in second place. Her lead at 6000 metres grew to 16.84 seconds. Her 46:37 second margin of victory was the largest ever in a women's 10,000 metres at the World Championships.{{cite web | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-athletics-world-w-idUSKBN1AL0PE | title=Olympic champion Ayana destroys field to win 10,000 metres | last=Homewood | first=Brian | date=5 August 2017 | accessdate=10 August 2017 | publisher=Reuters}} Her final 5000 meters was run in 14:24.94, which only seven women had bettered in a 5000 metres race.{{cite web | url=http://www.letsrun.com/news/2017/08/almaz-ayana-laps-nearly-entire-field-win-gold-womens-10000-one-finest-displays-womens-distance-running-history/ | title=Almaz Ayana Laps Nearly The Entire Field To Win Gold in the Women's 10,000 in one of the Finest Displays in Women's Distance Running History | date=5 August 2017 | accessdate=17 August 2017 | publisher=Letsrun.com}}

The race for the silver medal was competitive among Dibaba, Alice Aprot Nawowuna, and Agnes Jebet Tirop. Dibaba, however, ran a fast 2:49.98 last 1000 metres, averaging 68 seconds per 400 metres, to clinch the silver.

Before the competition, the records were as follows:{{cite web | url=http://www.iaaf.org/records/by-discipline/middle-long/10000-metres/outdoor/women | title=10,000 Metres Women − Records | website=www.iaaf.org | accessdate=31 July 2017}}

The following records were set in the race:{{cite web | title=Records Set - Final | url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5151/AT-------.RC1.pdf | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | accessdate=14 August 2017}}

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 32:15.00.{{cite web | title=Qualification System and Entry Standards | url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitioninfo/403b234e-c2f1-47f9-8d84-6b8fbd27ee3c.pdf | website=IAAF | accessdate=9 August 2017}}

The final took place on 5 August. The results were as follows([https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/photofinish/5151/W_10K_f_1.jpg photo finish]):{{cite web | title=10,000 Metres Women − Final − Results | url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5151/AT-10K-W-f----.RS6.pdf | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | accessdate=9 August 2017}}

The split times of the top four finishers were as follows:{{cite web|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5151/AT-10K-W-f--1--.RS5.pdf| title=10,000 Metres Women − Final − Race Analysis|website=IAAF | accessdate=6 August 2017}}

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