2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres

The men's 10,000 metres at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 28 June.

Medalists

GoldKenneth Kipkemoi
 Kenya
SilverMark Kiptoo
 Kenya
BronzeLewis Mosoti
 Kenya

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 26:17.53 Brussels, Belgium 26 August 2005
African record  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 26:17.53 Brussels, Belgium 26 August 2005
Championship record  William Sigei (KEN) 27:25.33 Durban, South Africa 24 June 1993
Broken records during the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
Championship record  Kenneth Kipkemoi (KEN) 27:19.74 Porto Novo, Benin 28 June 2012

Schedule

Date Time Round
28 June 201217:45Final

Results

Final

RankNameNationalityTimeNote
Kenneth Kipkemoi Kenya27:19.74CR
Mark Kiptoo Kenya27:20.77
Lewis Mosoti Kenya27:22.54
4Tebalu Zawude Ethiopia28:03.16
5Robert Kajuga Rwanda28:03.24
6Olivier Irabaruta Burundi28:17.77
7Vianney Ndiho Burundi28:25.57
8Stephen Mokoka South Africa28:49.14
Solomon Deksisa EthiopiaDNF
Gebretsadik Abraha EthiopiaDNF
Hezekiel Jafari TanzaniaDNS
Thomas Ayeko UgandaDNS
Ibrahim Ismael DjiboutiDNS
Abdenacer Fathi MoroccoDNS

References

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