10,000 metres at the World Athletics Championships

The 10,000 metres at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by men since the inaugural edition in 1983 and by women since the subsequent edition in 1987. It is the second most prestigious title in the discipline after the 10,000 metres at the Olympics. The competition format is a straight final with typically between twenty and thirty participants. Before 1999, the event had two qualifying heats leading to a final.

10,000 metres
at the World Championships in Athletics
Ibrahim Jeilan and Mo Farah in the 2013 men's final
Overview
GenderMen and women
Years heldMen: 19832017
Women: 19872017
Championship record
Men26:46.31 Kenenisa Bekele (2009)
Women30:04.18 Berhane Adere (2003)
Reigning champion
Men Joshua Cheptegei (UGA)
Women Sifan Hassan (NED)

The championship records for the event are 26:46.31 minutes for men, set by Kenenisa Bekele in 2009, and 30:04.18 minutes for women, set by Berhane Adere in 2003.[1] The world record has never been broken or equalled at the competition by either men or women, reflecting the lack of pacemaking and athletes' more tactical approach to championship races.[2]

Haile Gebrselassie is the most successful athlete of the event with four gold medals and also a silver and a bronze, spanning a period from 1993 to 2003. His Ethiopian compatriot Kenenisa Bekele matched his feat of four consecutive titles in 2009. Tirunesh Dibaba is the most successful woman, with three gold medals to her name (2005, 2007, 2013, plus a silver in 2017).

Ethiopia is by far the most successful nation in the discipline, with fifteen gold medals and 33 medals in total. Kenya is comfortably the next most successful with seven gold and 25 medals overall. Great Britain is the only other nation to have won multiple gold medals, with three in the men's and one in the women's division.

Four winners of the 10,000 m have completed a long-distance double by also winning the 5000 metres at the World Championships in Athletics: Tirunesh Dibaba was the first to do so in 2005, Kenenisa Bekele became the first man to do so in 2009, and Vivian Cheruiyot (2011) and Mo Farah (2013/2015) followed at the subsequent editions. Of these, only Mo Farah has achieved the feat twice, in 2013 and 2015 - either side of which he performed the same feat in consecutive Olympic Games.

One athlete, Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands, has completed a rare 10,000 metres - 1500 metres double, in 2019.

Age

At 15 years, 153 days, Sally Barsosio won the bronze medal in the women's 10,000 m at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics. This makes her the youngest World Championships medallist in any discipline.

  • All information from IAAF[3]
Distinction Male athlete Age Female athlete Age
Youngest champion Haile Gebrselassie20 years, 126 days Sally Barsosio19 years, 137 days
Youngest medalist Richard Chelimo19 years, 183 days Sally Barsosio15 years, 153 days
Youngest participant Assefa Mezgebu17 years, 47 days Enh Od Tevdenshigmed14 years, 267 days
Oldest champion Mo Farah30 years, 140 days Ingrid Kristiansen31 years, 167 days
Oldest medalist Mo Farah30 years, 140 days Berhane Adere32 years, 16 days
Oldest participant Mohamed Ezzher39 years, 120 days Francie Larrieu Smith38 years, 277 days

Doping

Elvan Abeylegesse of Turkey became the first athlete to be disqualified from the World Championships 10,000 metres for doping. This ban came retrospectively as a 2015 retest of a frozen sample of urine from the 2007 World Championships in Athletics showed the presence of a banned substance. She was stripped of her silver medal.[4]

No other competitors have been banned from the event for doping.[5] Outside of the competition, the 2003 women's bronze medallist Sun Yingjie was banned for doping in 2005.[6]

Medalists

Men

In the sixteen editions until 2017, the men's race at the World Championships has been dominated by three men; Ethiopians Haile Gebrselassie and Kenenisa Bekele, and Great Britain's Mo Farah - between them, they have won eleven of the sixteen editions held, won silver twice, and bronze once.

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
 Alberto Cova (ITA)  Werner Schildhauer (GDR)  Hansjörg Kunze (GDR)
1987 Rome
 Paul Kipkoech (KEN)  Francesco Panetta (ITA)  Hansjörg Kunze (GDR)
1991 Tokyo
 Moses Tanui (KEN)  Richard Chelimo (KEN)  Khalid Skah (MAR)
1993 Stuttgart
 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)  Moses Tanui (KEN)  Richard Chelimo (KEN)
1995 Gothenburg
 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)  Khalid Skah (MAR)  Paul Tergat (KEN)
1997 Athens
 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)  Paul Tergat (KEN)  Salah Hissou (MAR)
1999 Seville
 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)  Paul Tergat (KEN)  Assefa Mezgebu (ETH)
2001 Edmonton
 Charles Kamathi (KEN)  Assefa Mezgebu (ETH)  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
2003 Saint-Denis
 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)  Sileshi Sihine (ETH)
2005 Helsinki
 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)  Sileshi Sihine (ETH)  Moses Mosop (KEN)
2007 Osaka
 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)  Sileshi Sihine (ETH)  Martin Mathathi (KEN)
2009 Berlin
 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)  Zersenay Tadese (ERI)  Moses Ndiema Masai (KEN)
2011 Daegu
 Ibrahim Jeilan (ETH)  Mo Farah (GBR)  Imane Merga (ETH)
2013 Moscow
 Mo Farah (GBR)  Ibrahim Jeilan (ETH)  Paul Tanui (KEN)
2015 Beijing
 Mo Farah (GBR)  Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor (KEN)  Paul Tanui (KEN)
2017 London
 Mo Farah (GBR)  Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei (UGA)  Paul Tanui (KEN)
2019 Doha
 Joshua Cheptegei (UGA)  Yomif Kejelcha (ETH)  Rhonex Kipruto (KEN)

Multiple medalists

Rank Athlete Nation Period Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia (ETH)1993–20034116
2Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia (ETH)2003–20094004
3Mo Farah Great Britain (GBR)2011–20173104
4=Ibrahim Jeilan Ethiopia (ETH)2011–20131102
4=Moses Tanui Kenya (KEN)1991–19931102
6=Paul Tergat Kenya (KEN)1995–19990213
6=Sileshi Sihine Ethiopia (ETH)2003–20070213
8Paul Tanui Kenya (KEN)2013–20170033
9=Richard Chelimo Kenya (KEN)1991–19930112
9=Khalid Skah Morocco (MAR)1991–19950112
9=Assefa Mezgebu Ethiopia (ETH)1999–20010112
12Hansjörg Kunze East Germany (GDR)1983–19870022

Medalists by country

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Ethiopia (ETH)96419
2 Kenya (KEN)35917
3 Great Britain (GBR)3104
4= Italy (ITA)1102
4= Uganda (UGA)1102
6= East Germany (GDR)0123
6= Morocco (MAR)0123
8 Eritrea (ERI)0101

Women

Although no Kenyan or Ethiopian won any of the first four editions of the race, they shared all eleven since, with Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba and Kenya's Vivian Cheruiyot the dominant athletes, with three wins, and two win's respectively, until the West African dominance was interrupted by Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan. The next highest ranked nation, China, won all but one if its medals in the now discredited era of 'Ma's Army', the distance running program run by Ma Junren.

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1987 Rome
 Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)  Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova (URS)  Kathrin Weßel (GDR)
1991 Tokyo
 Liz McColgan (GBR)  Zhong Huandi (CHN)  Wang Xiuting (CHN)
1993 Stuttgart
 Wang Junxia (CHN)  Zhong Huandi (CHN)  Sally Barsosio (KEN)
1995 Gothenburg
 Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)  Derartu Tulu (ETH)  Tegla Loroupe (KEN)
1997 Athens
 Sally Barsosio (KEN)  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)  Masako Chiba (JPN)
1999 Seville
 Gete Wami (ETH)  Paula Radcliffe (GBR)  Tegla Loroupe (KEN)
2001 Edmonton
 Derartu Tulu (ETH)  Berhane Adere (ETH)  Gete Wami (ETH)
2003 Saint-Denis
 Berhane Adere (ETH)  Werknesh Kidane (ETH)  Sun Yingjie (CHN)
2005 Helsinki
 Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)  Berhane Adere (ETH)  Ejegayehu Dibaba (ETH)
2007 Osaka
 Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)  Kara Goucher (USA)  Jo Pavey (GBR)
2009 Berlin
 Linet Masai (KEN)  Meselech Melkamu (ETH)  Wude Ayalew (ETH)
2011 Daegu
 Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)  Sally Kipyego (KEN)  Linet Masai (KEN)
2013 Moscow
 Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)  Gladys Cherono Kiprono (KEN)  Belaynesh Oljira (ETH)
2015 Beijing
 Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)  Gelete Burka (ETH)  Emily Infeld (USA)
2017 London
 Almaz Ayana (ETH)  Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)  Agnes Jebet Tirop (KEN)
2019 Doha
 Sifan Hassan (NED)  Letesenbet Gidey (ETH)  Agnes Jebet Tirop (KEN)

Multiple medalists

Rank Athlete Nation Period Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia (ETH)2005–20173104
2Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya (KEN)2011–20152002
3Berhane Adere Ethiopia (ETH)2001–20051203
4=Fernanda Ribeiro Portugal (POR)1995–19971102
4=Derartu Tulu Ethiopia (ETH)1995–20011102
4=Linet Masai Kenya (KEN)2009–20111102
7=Sally Barsosio Kenya (KEN)1993–19971012
7=Gete Wami Ethiopia (ETH)1999–20011012
9Zhong Huandi China (CHN)1991–19930202
10=Tegla Loroupe Kenya (KEN)1995–19990022
10=Agnes Jebet Tirop Kenya (KEN)2017-20190022

Medalists by country

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Ethiopia (ETH)78419
2 Kenya (KEN)42612
3 China (CHN)1225
4= Great Britain (GBR)1113
4= Portugal (POR)1102
6 Netherlands (NED)1001
6 Norway (NOR)1001
7 United States (USA)0112
8 Soviet Union (URS)0101
9= East Germany (GDR)0011
9= Japan (JPN)0011

Championship record progression

Men

Men's 10,000 metres World Championships record progression[7]
Time Athlete Nation Year Round Date
27:45.54Fernando Mamede Portugal (POR) 1983Heats7 August
27:38.63Paul Kipkoech Kenya (KEN) 1987Final29 August
27:29.07Josephat Machuka Kenya (KEN) 1995Heats5 August
27:12.95Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia (ETH) 1995Final8 August
26:49.57Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia (ETH) 2003Final24 August
26:46.31Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia (ETH) 2009Final17 August

Women

Women's 10,000 metres World Championships record progression[8]
Time Athlete Nation Year Round Date
33:07.92Kathrin Ullrich East Germany (GDR) 1987Heats31 August
31:05.85Ingrid Kristiansen Norway (NOR) 1987Final4 September
30:49.30Wang Junxia China (CHN) 1993Final21 August
30:24.56Gete Wami Ethiopia (ETH) 1999Final26 August
30:04.18Berhane Adere Ethiopia (ETH) 2003Final23 August

References

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  2. IAAF World Championships: IAAF Statistics Handbook Daegu 2011, pp. 595–6 (archived). IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-06.
  3. Butler, Mark et al. (2015). IAAF Statistics Book Beijing 2015. pp. 41–4. (archived). IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-01-09.
  4. Coldwell, Ben (13 August 2015). Jo Pavey set for world bronze upgrade as Elvan Abeylegesse positive is confirmed. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  5. Butler, Mark et al. (2013). IAAF Statistics Book Moscow 2013 pp. 67–9. (archived). IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-06.
  6. Sun suspended two years, coach in life ban. People's Daily Online (13 January 2006). Retrieved on 2015-08-16.
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