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Summer Olympics · Athletics · women’s · 1988–2024
Women’s 10,000 metres
Held at 10 Games, 1988–2024. Most golds: Ethiopia (5). Most medals: Derartu Tulu (3). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games101988–2024
Medals30
Delegations11on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Beatrice Chebet Kenya | Nadia Battocletti Italy | Sifan Hassan Netherlands |
| 2020 Tokyo | Sifan Hassan Netherlands | Kalkidan Gezahegne Bahrain | Letesenbet Gidey Ethiopia |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Almaz Ayana Ethiopia | Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya | Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia |
| 2012 London | Tirunesh Dibaba Kenene Ethiopia | Sally Jepkosgei Kipyego Kenya | Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya |
| 2008 Beijing | Tirunesh Dibaba Kenene Ethiopia | Shalane Flanagan United States | Linet Chepkwemoi Masai Kenya |
| 2004 Athens | Xing Huina China | Ejagayehu Dibaba Ethiopia | Derartu Tulu Ethiopia |
| 2000 Sydney | Derartu Tulu Ethiopia | Gete Wami Ethiopia | Fernanda Ribeiro Portugal |
| 1996 Atlanta | Fernanda Ribeiro Portugal | Wang Junxia China | Gete Wami Ethiopia |
| 1992 Barcelona | Derartu Tulu Ethiopia | Elana Meyer South Africa | Lynn Jennings United States |
| 1988 Seoul | Olga Bondarenko Soviet Union | Liz McColgan Great Britain | Yelena Zhupiyeva Soviet Union |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | Kenya | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Portugal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Bahrain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | South Africa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Derartu Tulu | 2 | 3 |
| Tirunesh Dibaba Kenene | 2 | 2 |
| Fernanda Ribeiro | 1 | 2 |
| Sifan Hassan | 1 | 2 |
| Olga Bondarenko | 1 | 1 |
| Xing Huina | 1 | 1 |
| Almaz Ayana | 1 | 1 |
| Beatrice Chebet | 1 | 1 |
| Gete Wami | 0 | 2 |
| Vivian Cheruiyot | 0 | 2 |
| Liz McColgan | 0 | 1 |
| Yelena Zhupiyeva | 0 | 1 |