title: 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres
text: # 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres
  
  The women's 10,000 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 28 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Elvan Abeylegesse Turkey (TUR) |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Jéssica Augusto Portugal (POR) |
  | Bronze | Hilda Kibet Netherlands (NED) |
  
  ## Records
  
  Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships :
  
  | World record | Wang Junxia (CHN) | 29:31.78 | Beijing, China | 8 September 1993 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | European record | Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) | 29:56.34 | Beijing, China | 15 August 2008 |
  | Championship record | Paula Radcliffe (GBR) | 30:01.09 | Munich, Germany | 8 August 2002 |
  | World Leading | Meselech Melkamu (ETH) | 31:04.52 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 27 May 2010 |
  | European Leading | Inês Monteiro (POR) | 31:13.58 | Marseille, France | 5 June 2010 |
  | Broken records during the 2010 European Athletics Championships |||||
  | European Leading | Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) | 31:10.23 | Barcelona, Spain | 28 July 2010 |
  
  ## Schedule
  
  | Date | Time | Round |
  | - | - | - |
  | 28 July 2010 | 21:05 | Final |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Elvan Abeylegesse | Turkey (TUR) | 31:10.23 | EL |
  | DQ | Inga Abitova | Russia (RUS) | 31:22.83 | Doping |
  | | Jéssica Augusto | Portugal (POR) | 31:25.77 | |
  | | Hilda Kibet | Netherlands (NED) | 31:36.90 | SB |
  | DQ | Meryem Erdoğan | Turkey (TUR) | 31:44.86 | Doping |
  | 4 | Sabrina Mockenhaupt | Germany (GER) | 32:06.02 | |
  | 5 | Yelena Sokolova | Russia (RUS) | 32:36.71 | |
  | 6 | Krisztina Papp | Hungary (HUN) | 32:49.05 | |
  | 7 | Dulce Félix | Portugal (POR) | 33:12.93 | |
  | 8 | Sviatlana Kudzelich | Belarus (BLR) | 33:31.33 | |
  | 9 | Martina Strähl | Switzerland (SUI) | 33:37.89 | |
  | 10 | Jacqueline Martín | Spain (ESP) | 34:11.49 | |
  | 11 | Zsófia Erdélyi | Hungary (HUN) | 34:57.77 | |
  | | Federica Dal Ri | Italy (ITA) | DNF | |
  | | Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal | Norway (NOR) | DNF | |
  | | Maria Sig Møller | Denmark (DEN) | DNF | |
  | | Sara Moreira | Portugal (POR) | DNF | |
  | | Liliya Shobukhova | Russia (RUS) | DNF | Doping |
  