Women's 1500m and 10000m Finals Tuesday 21st March - Athletics Day 3 - Time-to-Run Britain - The Commonwealth Games Melbourne Australia


		Melbourne 2006


		Britain


	Tuesday 21st March - Athletics Day 3

Tuesday saw the running of two Women's Finals, the 1500m and the 10 000m.

The Women's 1500m resulted in a bewildering and surprising win for Lisa Dobriskey of England, who shocked all her more established and experienced rivals to take Gold with a devastating sprint finish.

Kenyan's Lucy Wangui and Evelyne Wambui took Gold and Silver in the Women’s 10,000m. see below

1500m Women 21/03 Winner Lisa Dobriskey England Time 4:06.21
In a race that kept the stadium cheering from the start, England’s Lisa Dobriskey came home to claim gold in the Women's 1500m.
Sarah Jamieson managed Australia's first ever medal in the event, nabbing silver behind Dobriskey's time of 4.06.21. Jamieson was boxed in behind the leader but managed to break free in the last stretch to claim silver in 4:06.64 seconds. She came fifth at Manchester in the same event.

Women's final:

01. Lisa Dobriskey (England) 4:06.21
02. Sarah Jamieson (Australia) 4:06.64
03. Hayley Tullett (Wales) 4:06.76
04. Helen Clitheroe (England) 4:06.81
05. Carmen Douma-Hussar (Canada) 4:07.48
06. Suzy Walsham (Australia) 4:08.42
07. Viola Kibiwot (Kenya) 4:08.74
08. Malindi Elmore (Canada) 4:09.06
09. Ashley Couper (Bermuda) 4:10.48
10. Hayley Ovens (Scotland) 4:10.75
11. Hilary Stellingwerff (Canada) 4:11.48
12. Lisa Corrigan (Australia) 4:15.05

Splits below

Splits

400m

800m

1200m

1:05.22

2:13.56

3:19.10


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10 000m Women 21/03 Winner Lucy Wangui Kenya Time 31:29.66
Kenya's Lucy Wangui outsprinted compatriot Evelyne Wambui to take the Women's 10000m title in a time of 31:29.66. The event was a tense affair with the Kenyans dominating affairs from Wambui finished second in 31:30.86. Australia's hope Benita Johnson was in contention until with 1200m to run [3 laps], the Kenyans pulled away. Johnson faded badly and was overhauled by England's Mara Yamauchi who took bronze in 31:49.40.

Results : Women's 10 000m Final
01. Lucy Wangui (Kenya) 31:29.66
02. Evelyne Wambui Nganga (Kenya) 31:30.86
03. Mara Yamauchi (England) 31:49.40
04. Benita Johnson (Australia) 31:58.08
05. Anna Thompson (Australia) 32:27.74
06. Hayley Yelling (England) 32:32.38
07. Kathy Butler (Scotland) 32:44.29
08. Tara Quinn (Canada) 33:15.50
09. Cath Dugdale (Wales) 34:09.85
10. Collette Fagan (Scotland) 34:35.16

Splits below

Splits

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

3:21.91

6:13.49

9:42.70

12:51.88

16:00.54

19:08.01

22:20.18

25:33.63

28:36.22

Further images from the Women's 1500m and 10 000m Final - Melbourne 2006

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