Athletics at the 2005 Summer Universiade – Women's 10,000 metres

The women's 10,000 metres event at the 2005 Summer Universiade was held on 15 August in İzmir, Turkey.

The winning margin was 45.51 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time the women's 10,000 metres has been won by more than 40 seconds at these games.

Results

Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Eri Sato  Japan 34:12.06
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zeng Guang  China 34:57.57 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mary Davies  New Zealand 35:58.20
4 Janet Bett Jessang  Uganda 36:44.14
Volha Krautsova  Belarus DNS
Jolene Byrne  Ireland DNS
Tatyana Pukhovich  Kazakhstan DNS

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