Final | time | 1. Tatiana Samolenko | URS | 8:26.53 | 2. Paula Ivan | ROM | 8:27.15 | 3. Yvonne Murray | GBR | 8:29.02 | 4. Elena Romanova | URS | 8:30.45 | 5. Matalia Artemova | URS | 8:31.67 | 6. Vicki Huber | USA | 8:37.25 | 7. Wendy Sly | GBR | 8:37.70 | 8. Lynn Williams | CAN | 8:38.43 | 9. Elisa Van Hulst | HOL | 8:43.92 | 10.Mary Slaney | USA | 8:47.13 | 11.Cornelia Buerki | SUI | 8:48.32 | 12.Annette Sergent | FRA | 8:49.14 | 13.Pattisue Plumer | USA | 8:59.17 | 14.Angela Chalmers | CAN | 9:04.75 | 15.Deborah Bowker | CAN | 9:11.95 |
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| Venue: Centennial Olympic Stadium, Seoul 69,950. | -- competitors from -- nations. |
Round | H | Athl. | date | Heats | 2 | 35 | 23.09 |
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Heats - Friday 23.09 | First 6 from each Heat and Best 3 times advanced to Final. |
Heat 1 | time | 1. Elena Romanova | URS | 8:48.47 | 2. Elisa Van Hulst | HOL | 8:48.54 | 3. Angela Chalmers | CAN | 8:48.60 | 4. Lynn Williams | CAN | 8:48.70 | 5. Vicki Huber | USA | 8:48.93 | 6. Wendy Sly | GBR | 8:49.71 | 7. Xiuting Wang | CHN | 8:54.19 | 8. Jill Hunter | GBR | 8:57.28 | 9. Christine Pfitzinger | NZL | 9:01.30 | 10.Jacqueline Perkins | AUS | 9:01.82 | 11.Andri Avraam | CYP | 9:02.18 | 12.Angelines Rodriguez | ESP | 9:03.39 | 13.Fernanda Ribeiro | POF | 9:05.92 | 14.Susan Sirma | KEN | 9:06.90 | 15.Chun-Ae Lim | KOR | 9:21.18 | -. Maricica Puica | ROM | DNF | -. Marie Pierre Duros | FRA | DNF |
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Heat 2 | time | 1. Paula Ivan | ROM | 8:43.10 | 2. Yvonne Murray | GBR | 8:43.73 | 3. Deborah Bowker | CAN | 8:43.81 | 4. Mary Slaney | USA | 8:44.15 | 5. Tatiana Samolenko | URS | 8:44.18 | 6. Matalia Artemova | URS | 8:44.30 | 7. Pattisue Plumer | USA | 8:45.21 | 8. Annette Sergent | FRA | 8:45.94 | 9. Cornelia Buerki | SUI | 8:48.37 | 10.Vera Michallek | FRG | 8:51.34 | 11.Qingmei Chen | CHN | 8:51.53 | 12.Roberta Brunet | ITA | 8:53.04 | 13.Anne Keenan-Buckley | IRL | 9:03.10 | 14.Khinkhinhtwe | BIR | 9:26.57 | 15.Daphrose Nyiramutuzo | RWA | 9:47.98 | 16.Dikanda Diba | ZAI | 10:32.88 | -. Fatima Aouam | MAR | DNF | -. Polonie D Avek | NGU | DNF |
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