2012 European Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres
The women's 10,000 metres at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 1 July.
Medalists[]
| Gold | Ana Dulce Félix Portugal
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| Silver | Joanne Pavey Great Britain
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| Bronze | Olha Skrypak Ukraine
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Records[]
| Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Wang Junxia (CHN)
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29:31.78 | Beijing, China | 8 September 1993 |
| European record |  Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR)
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29:56.34 | Beijing, China | 15 August 2008 |
| Championship record | Paula Radcliffe (GBR)
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30:01.09 | Munich, Germany | 8 August 2002 |
| World Leading |  Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)
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30:24.39 | Eugene, United States | 1 June 2012 |
| European Leading |  Yelizaveta Grechishnikova (RUS)
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31:07.88 | Moscow, Russia | 11 June 2012 |
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2012 | 17:25 | Final |
Results[]
Final[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ana Dulce Félix | Portugal |
31:44.75 | |
 |
Joanne Pavey | Great Britain |
31:49.03 | |
 |
Olha Skrypak | Ukraine |
31:51.32 | NUR |
| 4 | Fionnuala Britton |  Ireland |
32:05.54 | |
| 5 | Sabrina Mockenhaupt |  Germany |
32:16.55 | |
| 6 | Charlotte Purdue | Great Britain |
32:28.46 | |
| 7 | Ana Dias | Portugal |
32:35.82 | |
| 8 | Elena Romagnolo |  Italy |
32:42.31 | |
| 9 | Gemma Steel | Great Britain |
32:46.32 | |
| 10 | Portugal |
33:05.92 | PB | |
| 11 |  Spain |
33:09.53 | ||
| 12 | Tetyana Holovchenko | Ukraine |
33:18.15 | |
| 13 | Spain |
34:21.24 | ||
| 14 |  Switzerland |
34:24.82 | ||
| Nadia Ejjafini | Italy |
DNF | ||
| Krisztina Papp |  Hungary |
DNF |
References[]
Categories:
- Events at the 2012 European Athletics Championships
- 10,000 metres at the European Athletics Championships
- Marathons in Finland
- 2012 in women's athletics