| Lidiya Grigoryeva is pictured above crossing the line to win bronze in the final
of the womens 10,000m at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg.
Her time of 30: 32.72 was a new PB and brought her first medal at a
major championship. In what was a high quality race, 19 of the first 20
athletes remarkably posted either a PB, a seasons best or a national
record. The other athlete in shot is the silver medal winner, Norway's
Susanne Wigene. |
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Women's 10, 000m Final
European Athletics Championships 2006
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| 1. Inga ABITOVA |
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RUS |
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30: 31.42 |
| 2. Susanne WIGENE |
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NOR |
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30: 32.36 |
| 3. Lidiya GRIGORYEVA |
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RUS |
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30: 32.72 PB |
| 4. Galina BOGOMOLOVA |
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RUS |
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30: 35.90 |
| 5. Lornah KIPLAGAT |
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NED |
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30: 37.26 |
| 6. Jelena PROKOPCUKA |
|
LAT |
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30: 38.78 |
| 7. Marta DOMINGUEZ |
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SPA |
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30: 51.69 |
| 8. Sabrina MOCKENHAUPT |
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GER |
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31: 40.28 |
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Lidiya Grigoryeva won the 2006 Los Angeles Marathon in a time of 2:25:10 hours (personal best) and in 2005
the Paris Marathon in 2:27:01. Her personal best over the half marathon is 1:11:01 (run in Edmonton at the 2005
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships). She was the women's 2007 Boston Marathon winner with a time
of 2:29:18, and captured the 2008 Chicago Marathon title with a 2:27:17 time.
ANNUAL PROGRESS 10,000 metres.
2007 32:03.02 Zhukovsky 14 JUL
2006 30:32.72 Göteborg 07 AUG
2005 31:20.58 Tula 14 JUN
2004 31:01.15 Tula 25 JUN
2003 30:57.83 Tula 03 AUG
2001 32:36.6 Tula 08 JUL
2000 31:21.27 Sydney 30 SEP
1999 32:49.64 Moskva 14 JUL