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2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres
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The '''women's [[10,000 metres]] at the [[2009 World Championships in Athletics]]''' was held at the [[Olympiastadion Berlin|Olympic Stadium]] on 15 August. The [[Ethiopia at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics|Ethiopian team]] was particularly strong in the event, with two-time World Champion [[Tirunesh Dibaba]], [[5000 metres]] World Champion [[Meseret Defar]], and [[List of African records in athletics|African record]] holder (contracted; show full) to fade, unable to maintain her speed.   Melkamu took the lead.   14 meters out, Masai passed Melkamu.  Perhaps not noticing, Melkamu prematurely celebrated but Masai was a meter ahead to take the gold medal with a tactically-timed run. Defar, completely exhausted, eventually finished in fifth as Ayalew sprinted past Momanyi to take the bronze.<ref>Butcher, Pat (2009-08-15). [http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=52909.html Berlin 2009 - Day 1 WRAP - 15 Aug]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2009-08-15.
 [https://www.webcitation.org/5jdmFYHhu?url=http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=52909.html Archived] 2009-09-08.</ref>

Breaking a decade of Ethiopian dominance, nineteen-year-old Masai's gold medal was the first Kenyan victory in the event since the [[1997 World Championships in Athletics|1997 World Championships]], and the country's first 10,000&nbsp;m medal since 1999.<ref>Ramsak, Bob (2009-08-15). [http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=108/newsid=52761.html Event Report - Women's 10,000m - Final]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2009-08-15. [https://www.webcitation.org/5jdmG0f2e?url=http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=108/newsid=52761.html Archived] 2009-09-08.</ref>

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==Medalists==
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| width=200 bgcolor=gold|'''Gold'''||width=200 bgcolor=silver|'''Silver'''|| width=200 bgcolor=CC9966|'''Bronze'''
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[[Category:Events at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics|10,000 metres]]
[[Category:10,000 metres at the World Athletics Championships]]
[[Category:2009 in women's athletics]]