Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon 10 kilometre

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Women's marathon 10 kilometre
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueFort Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro
Dates15 August 2016
Competitors26 from 24 nations
Winning time1:56:32
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sharon van Rouwendaal  Netherlands
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rachele Bruni  Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Poliana Okimoto  Brazil
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The women's marathon swimming over a distance of 10 kilometres at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place on 15 August at Fort Copacabana.[1]

Summary[]

Sharon van Rouwendaal of Netherlands won the gold medal, Rachele Bruni of Italy was runner-up, and Poliana Okimoto of Brazil finished third. The original silver medalist was Aurelie Muller of France, who managed to overcome Bruni in the last second of the race. However, a video replay showed Muller forcibly holding Bruni down with her right arm while trying to touch the finishing board, thus being disqualified from the race.[2]

Qualification[]

Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The women's 10 km open water marathon at the 2016 Olympics featured a field of 26 swimmers:[3]

  • 10: the top-10 finishers in the 10 km races at the 2015 World Championships
  • 9: the top-9 finishers at the 2016 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier (June 11–12, 2016 in Setúbal, Portugal)[4]
  • 5: one representative from each FINA continent (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania). (These have been selected based on the finishes at the qualifying race in Setúbal.)
  • 1: from the host nation (Brazil) if not qualified by other means. If Brazil already contained a qualifier in the race, this spot had been allocated back into the general pool from the 2016 Olympic qualifier race.

Competition format[]

Unlike all of the other swimming events in the pool, the men's and women's marathon 10 kilometre races are held in open water. No preliminary heats are held, with only the single mass-start race being contested. This race is held using freestyle swimming, with a lack of stroke regulations.

Results[]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Time
behind		 Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sharon van Rouwendaal  Netherlands 1:56:32.1
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rachele Bruni  Italy 1:56:49.5 +17.4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Poliana Okimoto  Brazil 1:56:51.4 +19.3
4 Xin Xin  China 1:57:14.4 +42.3
5 Haley Anderson  United States 1:57:20.2 +48.1
6 Isabelle Härle  Germany 1:57:22.1 +50.0
7 Keri-Anne Payne  Great Britain 1:57:23.9 +51.8
8 Anastasiya Krapyvina  Russia 1:57:25.9 +53.8 Warning
9 Samantha Arévalo  Ecuador 1:57:27.2 +55.1
10 Ana Marcela Cunha  Brazil 1:57:29.0 +56.9
11 Kalliopi Araouzou  Greece 1:57:31.6 +59.5
12 Yumi Kida  Japan 1:57:35.2 +1:03.1 Warning
13 Éva Risztov  Hungary 1:57:42.8 +1:10.7 Warning
14 Anna Olasz  Hungary 1:57:45.5 +1:13.4
15 Chelsea Gubecka  Australia 1:58:12.7 +1:40.6
16 Špela Perše  Slovenia 1:58:59.6 +2:27.5 Warning
17 Erika Villaécija  Spain 1:59:04.8 +2:32.7 Warning
18 Michelle Weber  South Africa 1:59:05.0 +2:32.9
19 Jana Pechanová  Czech Republic 1:59:07.7 +2:35.6
20 Paola Pérez  Venezuela 1:59:07.7 +2:35.6
21 Heidi Gan  Malaysia 1:59:07.9 +2:35.8 Warning
22 Joanna Zachoszcz  Poland 1:59:20.4 +2:48.3 Warning
23 Stephanie Horner  Canada 1:59:22.1 +2:50.0 Warning
24 Vânia Neves  Portugal 2:01:39.3 +5:07.2 Warning
25 Reem Kaseem  Egypt 2:05:19.1 +8:47.0
Aurélie Muller  France DSQ[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Sharon van Rouwendaal wins open water swim; Keri-Anne Payne seventh". BBC. 15 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Rio Olympics 2016: Sharon van Rouwendaal wins open water swim; Keri-Anne Payne seventh". BBC Sport. 15 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Rio 2016 – FINA Marathon Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016. FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  4. ^ Keith, Braden (7 January 2015). "2016 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier returning to Setubal, Portugal". SwimSwam.com. Archived from the original on 2015-01-23. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
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