Shalane Flanagan leads the 10,000m metres during the early laps of the final,
the 2008 Olympic bronze medalist finished 7th.
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| 1. |
Vivian CHERUIYOT
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(KEN)
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30:48.98
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| 2. |
Sally KIPYEGO
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(KEN) |
30:50.04 |
| 3. |
Linet Chepkwemoi MASAI
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(KEN) |
30:53.59 |
| 4. |
Priscah JEPLETING MASAI
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(KEN) |
30:56.43 |
| 5. |
Meselech MELKAMU
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(ETH) |
30:56.55 |
| 6. |
Shitaye ESHETE
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(BRN) |
31:21.57 |
| 7. |
Shalane FLANAGAN
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(USA) |
31:25.57 |
| 8. |
Ana Dulce FELIX
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(POR) |
31:37.03 |
Shalane Flanagan crosses the finish line to win the bronze medal in the Olympic Games
10,000 metres. Her time was a new American record, beating her previous U.S. record
Photo George Herringshaw. © 15th August 2008.
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Women's 10,000m Final
2008 Olympic Games.
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| 1. Tirunesh DIBABA |
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ETH |
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29: 54.66 OR |
| X. Elvan ABEYLEGESSE |
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TUR |
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29: 56.43 (DRUGS) |
| 3. Shalane FLANAGAN |
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USA |
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30: 22.22 NR |
| 4. Linet Chepkwemoi MASAI |
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KEN |
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30: 26.50 |
| 5. Maria KONOVALOVA |
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RUS |
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30: 35.84 |
| 6. Inga ABITOVA |
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RUS |
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30: 37.35 |
| 7. Lucy Kabuu WANGUI |
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KEN |
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30: 39.96 |
| 8. Lornah KIPLAGAT |
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NED |
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30: 40.27 |
In March 2017, Shalane's 2008 Olympic bronze medal in the 10,000 meters was upgraded to silver after
Elvan Abeylegesse had her silver medal stripped due to a positive result for banned substances found
in a retroactive test
In 2011 Shalane made her marathon debut finishing second ij The New York marathon with a time of 2:28:40.
It was the best finish for an American woman in twenty years at the New York City Marathon.
Flanagan captured the U.S. Marathon championship in the race.
On September 28th 2014, Flanagan placed third in the Berlin Marathon, with a personal best of 2:21:14.
In 2017 won the New York marathon Marathon title (2:26.53), the first American to do so since Miki Gorman in 1977.
In 2018 she came third 2:26.22 (won by Mary Keitany 2:22.38).