Athletics at the 1987 Summer Universiade – Women's 10,000 metres

The women's 10,000 metres event at the 1987 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadion Maksimir in Zagreb on 14 July 1987.^[1][2][3][4]

The winning margin was 0.33 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time the women's 10,000 metres has been won by less than half a second at these games.

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Patty Murray	USA	33:11.26
	Zhong Huandi	China	33:11.59
	Yelena Uskova	Soviet Union	33:14.71
4	Elena Murgoci	Romania	33:30.27
5	Ellen Lyons	United States	34:03.44
6	Irina Yagodina	Soviet Union	34:05.96
7	Marguerite Buist	New Zealand	34:08.27
8	Maria-Luisa Servin	Mexico	34:32.38
9	Yolanda Quimbita	Ecuador	35:20.44
10	Mara Mićanović	Yugoslavia	35:32.22
	Dimitra Papaspirou	Greece	DNF
	Astrid Schmidt	West Germany	DNS

References

1. "Final results". ARRS. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
2. "Games Results;NEWLN:World Sutdent Games, At Zagreb, Yugoslavia, July 14". United Press International. July 14, 1987. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
3. Treutlein, Gerhard (4 August 1987). "Die Universiade in Zagreb – Ausblick und Eindrücke" [The Universiade in Zagreb – outlook and impressions]. Leichtathletik (in German). 32/1987. Bartels & Wernitz: 1015–1018. ISSN 0343-5369.
4. Results at Tilastopaja