2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres walk
# 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres walk

The women's 10,000 metres walk event at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Santiago, Chile, at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos on 20 October.

## Medalists

| Gold | Lyudmila Yefimkina Russia |
| - | - |
| Silver | Tatyana Kozlova Russia |
| Bronze | Sabine Zimmer Germany |

## Results

### Final

20 October

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Lyudmila Yefimkina | Russia | 44:07.74 |
| | Tatyana Kozlova | Russia | 44:24.43 |
| | Sabine Zimmer | Germany | 46:49.97 |
| 4 | Athanasía Tsoumeléka | Greece | 47:10.96 |
| 5 | Vera Santos | Portugal | 47:11.18 |
| 6 | Beatriz Pascual | Spain | 47:14.79 |
| 7 | Melissa Rodriguez | France | 47:57.88 |
| 8 | Zuzana Malíková | Slovakia | 48:00.84 |
| 9 | Francesca Balloni | Italy | 48:48.46 |
| 10 | Laura Johnson | Australia | 49:06.47 |
| 11 | Stephanie Panzig | Germany | 49:06.91 |
| 12 | Natalia García | Mexico | 50:00.86 |
| 13 | Ankica Barzut | FR Yugoslavia | 50:25.00 |
| 14 | Edina Füsti | Hungary | 51:30.27 |
| 15 | Tiina Muinonen | Finland | 52:01.94 |
| 16 | Robyn Stevens | United States | 52:03.24 |
| 17 | Ariana Quino Salazar | Bolivia | 52:04.46 |
| 18 | Toshie Kawatsu | Japan | 52:09.56 |
| 19 | Alina Olaru | Romania | 52:27.20 |
| 20 | Cristina López | El Salvador | 53:12.90 |
| 21 | Lizbeth Zúñiga | Peru | 55:05.05 |
| | Gao Kelian | China | DQ |
| | Marina Tikhonova | Belarus | DQ |
| | Luisa Paltin | Ecuador | DQ |
| | Han Min | China | DQ |
| | Evaggelía Xynoú | Greece | DNF |
| | Mariela Rivera | Mexico | DNF |
| | Carla Monteiro | Portugal | DNF |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 22 countries participated in the event.

* Australia (1)
* Belarus (1)
* Bolivia (1)
* China (2)
* Ecuador (1)
* El Salvador (1)
* Finland (1)
* France (1)
* Germany (2)
* Greece (2)
* Hungary (1)
* Italy (1)
* Japan (1)
* Mexico (2)
* Peru (1)
* Portugal (2)
* Romania (1)
* Russia (2)
* Slovakia (1)
* Spain (1)
* United States (1)
* FR Yugoslavia (1)
