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Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Women's 10,000 metres

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Women's 10,000 metres
at the Commonwealth Games

The women's 10,000 metres event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh on 28 July 1986.[1] It was the first time that this event was contested at the Commonwealth Games.

The winning margin was 11.89 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time the women's 10,000 metres was won by more than ten seconds at these games.

Results

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Liz Lynch  Scotland 31:41.42 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anne Audain  New Zealand 31:53.31
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Angela Tooby  Wales 32:25.38
4 Nancy Rooks  Canada 32:30.71
5 Susan Lee  Canada 32:30.75
6 Susan Tooby  Wales 32:56.78
7 Marina Samy  England 33:10.94
8 Carole Rouillard  Canada 33:22.31
9 Andrea Everett  Scotland 33:56.43
10 Christine Price  Scotland 33:59.90
11 Debbie Peel  England 36:03.79
Chris McMiken  New Zealand DNF
Jill Clarke  England DNF
Debbie Elsmore  New Zealand DNF
Lisa Martin  Australia DNS

References

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  1. ^ "Commonwealth Games Federation - Past Commonwealth Games". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2016.