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5,000m (5k) and 10,000m. Once Haile Gebrselassie did 20,000m but that was a one off!
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It's the longest Someone
Track and Field or swimming.
That is the 10k Open Water event that debuted at the 2008 Games in Beijing. Lara Ilchenko of Russia won the gold medal in a time of 59 minutes, 27.7 seconds. Prior to the 2008 Olympics, the longest swimming event for women was the 800 meter freestyle.
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