2011 World Champs/Daegu: Vivian Cheruiyot Wins 10,000m, Kenyan Women go 1-4, Six medals for Kenyan women on Day 1, by Larry Eder

Vivian Cheruiyot, 2011 World Champs, 10,000m, photo by PhotoRun.net

Oh, what a summer Vivian Cheruiyot has had so far! At the DN Galan Games on July 29, Vivian dusted the field, running 14:20 for 5,000 meters. The reigning World, African and Commonwealth Champion was not even in her best event!

Vivian Cheruiyot took sixty seconds to run the last lap and win her World Championship gold medal, running 30:48.98, her personal best. In second Sally Kipyego, the multi NCAA champion, ran hard, and took the silver in 30:50.04. In third, Linet Masai, the defending champion, who lead much of the race, ran 30:53.59 for the bronze, and Priscah Cherono took fourth for Kenya in 30:56.43 for a personal best. Meselech Melkamu, the silver medalist from Berlin, finished fifth in 30:56.55, with Shitaye Eshete of Bahrain set a national record of 31:21.57 for sixth.

Vivian Cheruiyot, the moment of victory, 2011 WC 10,000m, photo by PhotoRun.net

Such was the domination of Kenyan women today that they won all six of the World Championship medals contested so far! Former WC gold medalist Steve Cram noted that Britain’s goal for the entire champs is seven medals!
 

A race with so many superlatives!

Shalane Flanagan took the race pace chores early, hitting 5:04, 10:10 for 3,200 meters, before Linet Masai took over the pace, and lead through the 5,000 meter mark in 15:47.2.

Sally Kipyego took over and ran through 6,000 meters, pushing the pace and breaking the race wide open. Linet Masai then took over again, trying with all of her might to break Sally Kipyego and Vivian Cheruiyot, who was lurking, always lurking.

Meseret Defar stayed close until just after 7,000 meters. When she was dropped by the torrid pace of Masai, Defar retired from the competition, just after 8,000 meters.

Vivian Cheruiyot, Sally Kipyego, WC 10,000m, 2011/Daegu, photo by PhotoRun.net

Masai was relentless, with Kipyego, Cheruiyot and Masai at her shoulder, Masai pushed through 7,000m, 8,000m and 9,000 meters. Vivian Cheruiyot did not go to the front until just before the last lap. The bell lap, hit in 29:47, was mastered by Cheruiyot, who took just under 61 seconds (60.8) to cover, and Vivian Cheruiyot held off the tough charge by Sally Kipyego, who took the silver.

A great race to start the first night of the World Championships. Cool and windy, the conditions were still humid and the race lived up to most of it’s hype.

World Championships
Daegu (KOR) 27 August – 4 September 2011
RESULTS
10,000 Metres Women – Final
27 AUG 2011
                       RESULT    NAME    AGE    VENUE    DATE
World Record 29:31.78  Junxia WANG (CHN) 8 Sep 93
Championships Record 30:04.18 Berhane ADERE (ETH) Paris St. Denis 23 Aug 03
World Leading Mark 30:38.35 Sally KIPYEGO (KEN) Palo Alto, CA 1 May 11

START TIME 20:57
TEMPERATURE
25°C
HUMIDITY
68%
 
PLACE BIB NAME COUNTRY DATE OF BIRTH RESULT
1    573 V.J. CHERUIYOT    KEN    11 SEP 83    30:48.98    PB
비비안 제프케모이 체리요트
1983년 9월 11일
2    579 Sally KIPYEGO    KEN    19 DEC 85    30:50.04
샐리 키페고
1985년 12월 19일
3    583 Linet Chepkwemoi MASAI    KEN    5 DEC 89    30:53.59    SB
리넷 쳅케모이 마사이
1989년 12월 5일
4    571 P.J. CHERONO    KEN    27 JUN 80    30:56.43    PB
프리스카 제프래팅 체로노
1980년 6월 27일
5    352 Meselech MELKAMU    ETH    27 APR 85    30:56.55    SB
메셀레크 멜카무
1985년 4월 27일
6    183 Shitaye ESHETE    BRN    21 MAY 90    31:21.57    NR
시타예 에스히트
1990년 5월 21일
7    936 Shalane FLANAGAN    USA    8 JUL 81    31:25.57
샬레인 프라나간
1981년 7월 8일
8    721 Ana Dulce FÉLIX    POR    23 OCT 82    31:37.03
안나 듀시 펠릭스
1982년 10월 23일
9    971 Jennifer RHINES    USA    1 JUL 74    31:47.59
제니퍼 레인스
1974년 7월 1일
10    716 Jessica AUGUSTO    POR    8 NOV 81    32:06.68    SB
제시카 아구스토
1981년 11월 8일
11    350 Tigist KIROS    ETH    8 JUN 92    32:11.37
티지스트 키로스
1992년 6월 8일
12    361 Christelle DAUNAY    FRA    5 DEC 74    32:22.20
크리스텔 다우나이
1974년 12월 5일
13    944 Kara GOUCHER    USA    9 JUL 78    32:29.58
카라 가우처
1978년 7월 9일
14    556 YOSHIMOTO Hikari    JPN    14 JAN 90    32:32.22
요시모토 히카리
1990년 1월 14일
15    553 SUGIHARA Kayo    JPN    24 FEB 83    32:53.89
스기하라 카요
1983년 2월 24일
16    468 Krisztina PAPP    HUN    17 DEC 82    32:56.02
크리스티나 팝
1982년 12월 17일
17    544 KINUKAWA Megumi    JPN    7 AUG 89    34:08.37    SB
키누카와 메구미
1989년 8월 7일
343 Meseret DEFAR    ETH    19 NOV 83    DNF
메세레트 데파르
1983년 11월 19일
125 Eloise WELLINGS    AUS    9 NOV 82    DNS
엘로이스 웰링스
1982년 11월 9일

Timing and Measurement by SEIKO
AT-10K-W-f–1–.RS1.v1
Issued at 21:49 on Saturday, 27 August 2011
World Championships
Daegu (KOR) 27 August – 4 September 2011

27 AUG 2011
INTERMEDIATE TIMES
RESULTS
10,000 Metres Women – Final

1000m 3:13.5 Shalane Flanagan (USA)
2000m 6:23.5 Shalane Flanagan (USA)
3000m 9:32.4 Shalane Flanagan (USA)
4000m 12:42.6 Linet Masai (KEN)
5000m 15:47.5 Linet Masai (KEN)
6000m 18:50.8 Sally Kipyego (KEN)
7000m 21:55.8 Linet Masai (KEN)
8000m 24:55.2 Linet Masai (KEN)
9000m 27:58.6 Linet Masai (KEN)