2013 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres
The women's 10,000 metres at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 11 August.
At the beginning it was Shalane Flanagan who took out the pace, with the African contenders content to let her. Following was Hitomi Niiya, who after a brief rainshower took over the lead as Flanagan faded after the first 8 laps. Niiya held the lead until the final 600 meters as the pack dwindled. That was when Tirunesh Dibaba began to race seriously. Followed by her teammate, Belaynesh Oljira, the two Ethiopians picked up the pace with Kenyans Gladys Cherono and Emily Chebet giving chase, Niiya couldn't handle the acceleration and disappeared from contention. Even Oljira couldn't keep up with Dibaba's smooth pace to gold, she was passed by Cherono who gave a game effort and picked up the silver.
Records
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:| World record | 29:31.78 |  Beijing, China | 8 September 1993 | |
| Championship record | 30:04.18 |  Paris, France | 23 August 2003 | |
| World Leading | 30:08.06 |  Stockholm, Sweden | 27 June 2013 | |
| African record | 29:53.80 |  Utrecht, Netherlands | 14 June 2009 | |
| Asian record | 29:31.78 | Beijing, People's Republic of China | 8 September 1993 | |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | 30:22.22 | Beijing, People's Republic of China | 15 August 2008 | |
| South American record | 31:16.56 |  São Paulo, Brazil | 3 August 2011 | |
| European record | 29:56.34 | Beijing, People's Republic of China | 15 August 2008 | |
| Oceanian record | 30:35.54 |  Palo Alto, CA, United States | 4 May 2008 |
Qualification standards
Schedule
Results
Final
The final was started at 21:05.| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| Tirunesh Dibaba | 30:43.35 | |||
| Gladys Cherono | 30:45.17 | |||
| Belaynesh Oljira | 30:46.98 | |||
| Emily Chebet | 30:47.02 | PB | ||
| Hitomi Niiya | 30:56.70 | PB | ||
| Shitaye Eshete | 31:13.79 | SB | ||
| Selly Chepyego Kaptich | 31:22.11 | PB | ||
| Shalane Flanagan | 31:34.83 | |||
| Ababel Yeshaneh | 32:02.09 | |||
| 10 | Christelle Daunay | 32:04.44 | SB | |
| 11 | Marisol Romero | 32:16.36 | ||
| 12 | Jordan Hasay | 32:17.93 | ||
| 13 | Ana Dulce Félix | 32:36.73 | ||
| 14 | Amy Hastings | 32:51.19 | ||
| 15 | Karolina Jarzyńska | 32:54.15 | ||
| 16 | Juliet Chekwel | 32:57.02 | NR | |
| 17 | Gulshat Fazlitdinova | 33:31.49 | ||
| Sabrina Mockenhaupt | ||||
| Lara Tamsett |