1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres walk

The women's 5000 metres walk event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 24 August.[1][2]

Medalists[edit]

Gold Irina Stankina
 Russia
Silver Olga Panfyorova
 Russia
Bronze Claudia Iovan
 Romania

Results[edit]

Final[edit]

24 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Irina Stankina  Russia 21:31.85
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Olga Panfyorova  Russia 21:52.27
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Claudia Iovan  Romania 21:57.11
4 Melanie Seeger  Germany 22:11.29
5 Nie Yulin  China 22:23.41
6 Linda Coffee  Australia 22:34.77
7 Abigail Saenz  Mexico 22:37.68
8 Gabriele Herold  Germany 22:42.62
9 Laura Ferreiro  Spain 22:42.96
10 Aya Kamikawa  Japan 22:47.36
11 Krista Ranta-Pere  Finland 22:50.13
12 Takako Terui  Japan 22:52.13
13 Elke Ennemoser  Italy 23:22.92
14 Rosaleigh Commerford  Ireland 23:29.73
15 Barbara Tóth  Hungary 23:30.57
16 Annarita Fidanza  Italy 23:33.40
17 Park Mi-Ri  South Korea 23:34.68
18 Sandra Monteiro  Portugal 24:15.98
19 Andreia Pedro  Brazil 24:28.03
20 Tânia Spindler  Brazil 25:00.47
21 Nina Howley  United Kingdom 25:12.23
22 Inês Henriques  Portugal 25:17.22
23 Anya-Marie Ruoss  United States 25:43.48
24 Alison Zabrenski  United States 26:56.56
Natalie Saville  Australia DQ

Participation[edit]

According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1996 Sydney AUS Aug 20-25, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 31 October 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015