THE 35 IS A NEW EVENT, of course, so the stats have to be viewed through that lens, but the leadup to the WC was tantalizing as first Kimberly García (2:37:44) and then Mária Pérez (2:37:15) claimed the World Record…
GARCÍA WAS FAVORED to defend her world title, but ended up as no match for Pérez, who cranked out the No. 3 time in history, 2:38:40, to win the gold by more than 2:00 over the Peruvian…
HONG LIU, THE 20K’s greatest scorer ever, was only 17th in her flagship event in Hungary and didn’t walk the 35 there. But she gets No. 3 on the strength of a pair of quick early-season trips, including a 2:38:42 that at the time was No. 2 on the all-time list (and is now No. 4).
| JUMP TO U.S. RANKINGS | VIEW WORLD TOP 50 LIST | VIEW U.S. TOP 50 LIST |
| 1. MÁRIA PÉREZ (Spain) (4/29/96, 5-1¼/106) (1.56/48) | |||||
| 2:41:38 | … | 1)Cieza | 2/26 | ||
| 2:37:15 | … | 1)Euro Teams | 5/21 | ||
| 2:38:40 | … | 1)World Ch | 8/24 | ||
| 2. KIMBERLY GARCÍA (Peru) (10/19/93, 5-4½/112) (1.64/51) | |||||
| 2:37:44 | … | 1)Dudince | 3/25 | ||
| 2:40:52 | … | 2)World Ch | 8/24 | ▷ | 1. Perez |
| 3. HONG LIU (China) (5/12/87, 5-3¼/106) (1.61/48) | |||||
| 2:40:06 | … | 2)Dudince | 3/25 | ▷ | 1. Garcia |
| 2:38:42 | … | 1)Wajima | 4/16 | ||
| 4. ANTIGÓNI DRISBIÓTI (Greece) (3/21/84, 5-3¾/115) (1.62/52) | |||||
| 2:43:22 | … | 3)World Ch | 8/24 | ▷ | 1. Perez; 2. Garcia |
| 5. VIVIANE LYRA (Brazil) (7/29/93, 5-7¾/121) (1.72/55) | |||||
| 2:51:38 | … | 1)Brasília | 3/05 | ||
| 2:55:03 | … | 1)Managua | 4/16 | ||
| 2:44:40 | … | 4)World Ch | 8/24 | ▷ | 1. Perez; 2. Garcia; 3. Drisbioti |
| 6. CRISTINA MONTESINOS (Spain) (7/12/94) | |||||
| 2:50:11 | … | 2)Cieza | 2/26 | ▷ | 1. Ellward; 1. Perez |
| 2:45:58 | … | 3)Euro Teams | 5/21 | ▷ | 1. Perez; 2. Gonzalez |
| 2:45:32 | … | 5)World Ch | 8/24 | ▷ | 1. Perez; 2. Garcia; 3. Drisbioti; 4. Lyra |
| 7. XUEYING BAI (China) (4/26/00) | |||||
| 2:40:59 | … | 1)Huangshan | 3/04 | ||
| 2:49:34 | … | 11)World Ch | 8/24 | ▷ | 1. Perez; 2. Garcia; 3. Drisbioti; 4. Lyra; 5. Montesinos; 6. Inga; 7. Sonoda; 8. Chojecka; 9. Bonilla; 10. Ďurdiakova |
| 2:48:13 | … | 2)Asian G | 10/05 | ▷ | 1. Qieyang |
| 8. SHENJIE QIEYANG (China) (11/11/90, 5-3/110) (1.60/50) | |||||
| 2:41:59 | … | 2)Huangshan | 3/04 | ▷ | 1. Bai |
| dnf | … | )World Ch | 8/24 | ▷ | 1. Perez; 2. Garcia; 3. Drisbioti; 4. Lyra; 5. Montesinos; 6. Inga; 7. Sonoda; 8. Chojecka; 9. Bonilla; 10. Ďurdiakova… |
| 2:45:13 | … | 1)Asian G | 10/05 | ||
| 9. SERENA SONODA (Japan) (9/10/96) | |||||
| 2:44:25 | … | 2)Jpn Ch | 4/16 | ▷ | 1. Okada |
| 2:46:32 | … | 7)World Ch | 8/24 | ▷ | 1. Perez; 2. Garcia; 3. Drisbioti; 4. Lyra; 5. Montesinos; 6. Inga |
| 10. EVELIN INGA (Peru) (4/16/98) | |||||
| 2:58:26 | … | 2)Managua | 4/16 | ▷ | 1. Lyra |
| 2:46:18 | … | 6)World Ch | 8/24 | ▷ | 1. Perez; 2. Garcia; 3. Drisbioti; 4. Lyra; 5. Montesinos |
| U.S. RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | Maria Michta-Coffey (Oiselle/Walk USA) | |||
| 2)USATF; 24)World Ch | ||||
| 2. | Miranda Melville (New York AC) | |||
| 1)USATF, 35)World Ch | ||||
| 3. | Stephanie Casey (Tracksmith) | |||
| 3)USATF, 19)Dudince, dq)World Ch | ||||
| 4. | Robyn Stevens (unattached) | |||
| 4)USATF, dnf)Dudince | ||||
| 5. | Katie Burnett (unattached) | |||
| 5)USATF | ||||
