Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon 10 kilometre

Women's marathon 10 kilometre
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue Fort Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro
Dates 15 August 2016
Competitors 26 from 24 nations
Winning time 1:56:32
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Sharon van Rouwendaal  Netherlands
2nd, silver medalist(s) Rachele Bruni  Italy
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Poliana Okimoto  Brazil

The women's marathon swimming over a distance of 10 kilometres at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place on 15 August at Fort Copacabana.[1]

Qualification

The women's 10 km open water marathon at the 2016 Olympics featured a field of 26 swimmers:[2]

  • 10: the top-10 finishers in the 10 km races at the 2015 World Championships
  • 9: the top-9 finishers at the 2016 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier (June 11–12, 2016 in Setúbal, Portugal)[3]
  • 5: one representative from each FINA continent (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania). (These have been selected based on the finishes at the qualifying race in Setúbal.)
  • 1: from the host nation (Brazil) if not qualified by other means. If Brazil already contained a qualifier in the race, this spot had been allocated back into the general pool from the 2016 Olympic qualifier race.

Results

RankAthleteNationTimeTime
behind		Notes
1st, gold medalist(s)Sharon van Rouwendaal Netherlands1:56:32.1
2nd, silver medalist(s)Rachele Bruni Italy1:56:49.5+17.4
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Poliana Okimoto Brazil1:56:51.4+19.3
4Xin Xin China1:57:14.4+42.3
5Haley Anderson United States1:57:20.2+48.1
6Isabelle Härle Germany1:57:22.1+50.0
7Keri-Anne Payne Great Britain1:57:23.9+51.8
8Anastasiya Krapyvina Russia1:57:25.9+53.8Warning
9Samantha Arévalo Ecuador1:57:27.2+55.1
10Ana Marcela Cunha Brazil1:57:29.0+56.9
11Kalliopi Araouzou Greece1:57:31.6+59.5
12Yumi Kida Japan1:57:35.2+1:03.1Warning
13Éva Risztov Hungary1:57:42.8+1:10.7Warning
14Anna Olasz Hungary1:57:45.5+1:13.4
15Chelsea Gubecka Australia1:58:12.7+1:40.6
16Špela Perše Slovenia1:58:59.6+2:27.5Warning
17Erika Villaécija García Spain1:59:04.8+2:32.7Warning
18Michelle Weber South Africa1:59:05.0+2:32.9
19Jana Pechanová Czech Republic1:59:07.7+2:35.6
20Paola Pérez Venezuela1:59:07.7+2:35.6
21Heidi Gan Malaysia1:59:07.9+2:35.8Warning
22Joanna Zachoszcz Poland1:59:20.4+2:48.3Warning
23Stephanie Horner Canada1:59:22.1+2:50.0Warning
24Vânia Neves Portugal2:01:39.3+5:07.2Warning
25Reem Kaseem Egypt2:05:19.1+8:47.0
Aurélie Muller FranceDSQ[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon 10 kilometre". Rio 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Rio 2016 – FINA Marathon Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016. FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Keith, Braden (7 January 2015). "2016 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier returning to Setubal, Portugal". SwimSwam.com. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Rio Olympics 2016: Sharon van Rouwendaal wins open water swim; Keri-Anne Payne seventh". BBC Sport. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
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