1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres

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These are the official results of the Women's 3.000 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 40 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats and the final held on Monday August 26, 1991.

Medalists

Gold Soviet Union Tetyana Dorovskikh
Soviet Union (URS)
Silver Soviet Union Yelena Romanova
Soviet Union (URS)
Bronze Kenya Susan Sirma
Kenya (KEN)

Schedule

  • All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Heats
24.08.1991 – 18:20h
Final
26.08.1991 – 19:25h

Final

RANK FINAL TIME
 Tetyana Dorovskikh (URS) 8:35.82
 Yelena Romanova (URS) 8:36.06
 Susan Sirma (KEN) 8:39.41
4.  Päivi Tikkanen (FIN) 8:41.30
5.  Margareta Keszeg (ROM) 8:42.02
6.  Roberta Brunet (ITA) 8:42.64
7.  Judi St. Hilaire (USA) 8:44.02
8.  Annette Peters (USA) 8:44.02
9.  Gitte Karlshøj (DEN) 8:44.35
10.  Yvonne Murray (GBR) 8:44.52
11.  Alison Wyeth (GBR) 8:44.73
12.  Pauline Konga (KEN) 8:46.66
13.  Lyudmila Borisova (URS) 8:51.49
14.  Shelly Steely (USA) 8:53.70
15.  Marie-Pierre Duros (FRA) 9:08.31

Qualifying heats

  • Held on Saturday 1991-08-24
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Susan Sirma (KEN) 8:46.56
2.  Yelena Romanova (URS) 8:46.84
3.  Shelly Steely (USA) 8:48.54
4.  Roberta Brunet (ITA) 8:51.41
5.  Anke Schaning (GER) 8:56.02
6.  Catherina McKiernan (IRL) 9:00.05
7.  Iulia Ionescu (ROM) 9:00.72
8.  Daria Nauer (SUI) 9:05.08
9.  Khin Khin Htwe (MYA) 9:07.34
10.  Leah Pells (CAN) 9:10.10
11.  Minori Hayakari (JPN) 9:14.02
12.  Vilma Peña (CRC) 9:54.49
13.  Mirna El Hagg (LIB) 11:34.81


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Yvonne Murray (GBR) 9:00.86
2.  Lyudmila Borisova (URS) 9:00.94
3.  Päivi Tikkanen (FIN) 9:00.98
4.  Annette Peters (USA) 9:01.01
5.  Derartu Tulu (ETH) 9:01.04
6.  Jana Kučeríková (TCH) 9:05.69
7.  Carmem de Oliveira (BRA) 9:09.71
8.  Zheng Lijuan (CHN) 9:17.78
9.  Robyn Meagher (CAN) 9:20.38
10.  Roisin Smyth (IRL) 9:40.13
11.  Ama Amewo (TOG) 11:17.85
—  Jane Ngotho (KEN) DNS
—  Priscilla Mamba (SWZ) DNS


RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.  Gitte Karlshøj (DEN) 8:50.01
2.  Marie-Pierre Duros (FRA) 8:50.05
3.  Tetyana Dorovskikh (URS) 8:50.39
4.  Margareta Keszeg (ROM) 8:50.61
5.  Alison Wyeth (GBR) 8:50.69
6.  Judi St. Hilaire (USA) 8:54.19
7.  Pauline Konga (KEN) 8:54.67
8.  Jenny Lund (AUS) 8:57.86
9.  Julia Vaquero (ESP) 8:58.90
10.  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) 9:01.90
11.  Bigna Samuel (VIN) 10:04.96
12.  Ana Isabel Elias (ANG) 10:13.42
13.  Jen Allred (GUM) 10:18.44
—  Marie Phoebe Juillet (HAI) DNF

See also

References

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