title: 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres walk
text: # 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres walk
  
  The women's 10000 metres walk at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 11 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ekaterina Medvedeva Russia | Nadezhda Leontyeva Russia | Sandra Arenas Columbia |
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to the competition, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
  
  | World Junior Record | Elena Lashmanova (RUS) | 42:59.48 | Tallinn, Estonia | 21 July 2011 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Championship Record | Tatiana Mineeva (RUS) | 43:24.72 | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 9 July 2008 |
  | World Junior Leading | Ekaterina Medvedeva (RUS) | 44:30.49 | Moscow, Russia | 10 June 2012 |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Ekaterina Medvedeva | Russia | 45:41.74 | |
  | | Nadezhda Leontyeva | Russia | 45:43.64 | PB |
  | | Sandra Arenas | Colombia | 45:44.46 | |
  | 4 | Liudmyla Olianovska | Ukraine | 45:53.50 | PB |
  | 5 | Yanxue Mao | China | 46:10.60 | PB |
  | 6 | Anežka Drahotová | Czech Republic | 46:29.95 | PB |
  | 7 | Alejandra Ortega | Mexico | 47:03.42 | PB |
  | 8 | Nozomi Yagi | Japan | 47:04.92 | PB |
  | 9 | Ángela Castro | Bolivia | 47:09.62 | PB |
  | 10 | Kimberly García | Peru | 47:42.49 | SB |
  | 11 | Alina Halchenko | Ukraine | 47:49.92 | |
  | 12 | Katarina Strmenová | Slovakia | 47:54.60 | PB |
  | 13 | Wendy Cornejo | Bolivia | 48:00.03 | SB |
  | 14 | Eliška Drahotová | Czech Republic | 48:15.34 | PB |
  | 15 | Anna Clemente | Italy | 48:22.25 | PB |
  | 16 | Dandan Duan | China | 48:39.21 | PB |
  | 17 | Lee Jeong-eun | South Korea | 48:40.61 | PB |
  | 18 | Kate Veale | Ireland | 48:50.20 | PB |
  | 19 | Elena Poli | Italy | 49:11.12 | |
  | 20 | Emilie Tissot | France | 49:13.95 | PB |
  | 21 | Amanda Cano | Spain | 49:18.27 | |
  | 22 | Rachel Tallent | Australia | 49:55.81 | |
  | 23 | Sae Matsumoto | Japan | 49:56.66 | |
  | 24 | Laura García-Caro | Spain | 50:13.77 | PB |
  | 25 | Yanelli Caballero | Mexico | 50:29.85 | |
  | 26 | Gamze Özgör | Turkey | 50:53.64 | PB |
  | 27 | Filipa Ferreira | Portugal | 50:59.00 | |
  | 28 | Coralie Mellado | France | 51:14.84 | SB |
  | 29 | Elif Koc | Turkey | 51:44.86 | PB |
  | 30 | Shahinaz Al-Nasri | Tunisia | 51:53.22 | |
  | 31 | Emma Prendiville | Ireland | 52:41.51 | PB |
  | 32 | Bariza Ghezelani | Algeria | 53:30.36 | |
  | 33 | Mara Ribeiro | Portugal | 53:31.29 | |
  | 34 | Erika Parviainen | Finland | 53:56.98 | PB |
  | – | Jessica Pickles | Australia | – | DSQ |
  | – | Khushbir Kaur | India | – | DSQ |
  | – | Viktoryia Rashchupkina | Belarus | – | DNF |
  | – | Alexandra Iuliana Aichimoaei | Romania | – | DNF |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 38 athletes from 24 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Algeria (1)
  * Australia (2)
  * Belarus (1)
  * Bolivia (2)
  * China (2)
  * Colombia (1)
  * Czech Republic (2)
  * Finland (1)
  * France (2)
  * India (1)
  * Ireland (2)
  * Italy (2)
  * Japan (2)
  * Mexico (2)
  * Peru (1)
  * Portugal (2)
  * Romania (1)
  * Russia (2)
  * Slovakia (1)
  * South Korea (1)
  * Spain (2)
  * Tunisia (1)
  * Turkey (2)
  * Ukraine (2)
  