2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres

The men's 10,000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 22 August.[1][2]

Men's 10,000 metres
at the 2015 World Championships
Victorious Mo Farah
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates22 August
Competitors27 from 14 nations
Winning time27:01.13
Medalists
    Great Britain
    Kenya
    Kenya

Summary

While Ethiopians Haile Gebrselassie, Kenenisa Bekele and on the women's side Tirunesh Dibaba had all done it before, Mo Farah had the opportunity to be the first non-Ethiopian runner to defend a world 10,000 metres championship. The Kenyan triumvirate of Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor, Paul Kipngetich Tanui and Bedan Karoki Muchiri took the race out, multiple 64 second laps breaking the race apart to the point that there were only two remaining stragglers, Farah and his American training partner Galen Rupp. Farah, Rupp and Tanui were all returning from top 5 finishes two years earlier. As the pace dropped, Farah briefly showed his intent to win with 3200, 1500 and 1200 to go, but each time Farah poked into the lead the Kenyan team quickly scrambled to retake the lead. Then with 500 metres to go to the finish, Farah boldly launched his long assault for the finish.[3] In championship races, long sprints to the finish usually lead to defeat as the more sprint inclined racers are able to run down the breakaway near the finish, but Farah held the lead as the three, then two Kenyan rivals jockeyed for position to catch him. In the final turn as he was maneuvering through traffic, Kipsang got close enough to clip Farah's heels, with Farah stumbling and almost falling.[4] Farah stayed on his feet with Kipsang close behind, then Tanui managed to pull even with Kipsang through the final turn. Coming into the final straight, World Cross Country champion Kipsang looked like he would be able to swing around Farah to victory, but a determined Farah instead accelerated pulling away to a clear win, celebrating as he crossed the finish line. Farah's final lap time was 54.15. For the second time in a row, Tanui found himself in bronze medal position.[5]

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[6]

World record  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 26:17.53 Brussels, Belgium 26 August 2005
Championship record  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 26:46.31 Berlin, Germany 17 August 2009
World Leading  Mo Farah (GBR) 26:50.97 Eugene, OR, United States 29 May 2015
African Record  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 26:17.53 Brussels, Belgium 26 August 2005
Asian Record  Ahmad Hassan Abdullah (QAT) 26:38.76 Brussels, Belgium 5 September 2003
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Galen Rupp (USA) 26:44.36 Eugene, OR, United States 30 May 2014
South American Record  Marilson dos Santos (BRA) 27:28.12 Neerpelt, Belgium 2 June 2007
European Record  Mo Farah (GBR) 26:46.57 Eugene, OR, United States 3 June 2011
Oceanian record  Ben St Lawrence (AUS) 27:24.95 Palo Alto, CA, United States 1 May 2011

Qualification standards

Entry standards[7]
27:45.00

Schedule

Date Time Round
22 August 201520:50Final

All times are local times (UTC+8)

Results

The race was started at 20:50.[8]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Mo Farah Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)27:01.13
Geoffrey Kipsang Kenya (KEN)27:01.76
Paul Tanui Kenya (KEN)27:02.83
4Bedan Karoki Kenya (KEN)27:04.77SB
5Galen Rupp United States (USA)27:08.91SB
6Abrar Osman Eritrea (ERI)27:43.21
7Ali Kaya Turkey (TUR)27:43.69
8Timothy Toroitich Uganda (UGA)27:44.90
9Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei Uganda (UGA)27:48.89
10Muktar Edris Ethiopia (ETH)27:54.47
11Mosinet Geremew Ethiopia (ETH)28:07.50
12El Hassan El-Abbassi Bahrain (BHR)28:12.57
13Nguse Tesfaldet Eritrea (ERI)28:14.72
14Cameron Levins Canada (CAN)28:15.19
15Hassan Mead United States (USA)28:16.30
16Shadrack Kipchirchir United States (USA)28:16.30SB
17Arne Gabius Germany (GER)28:24.47
18Tetsuya Yoroizaka Japan (JPN)28:25.77
19Teklemariam Medhin Eritrea (ERI)28:39.26SB
20Stephen Mokoka South Africa (RSA)28:47.40
21Aweke Ayalew Bahrain (BHR)29:14.55PB
22Kenta Murayama Japan (JPN)29:50.22
23Yuta Shitara Japan (JPN)30:08.35
Bashir Abdi Belgium (BEL)DNF
Ismail Juma Tanzania (TAN)DNF
Imane Merga Ethiopia (ETH)DNF
Moses Kibet Uganda (UGA)DNF

References

  1. "Beijing 2015: Timetable". Beijing 2015. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. Start list
  3. "World Athletics Championships: Beijing 2015 – as it happened". Guardian. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  4. "REPORT: MEN'S 10,000M – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015". iaaf.org. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  5. "Mo Farah wins 10,000m World Championships gold". BBC Sport. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  6. "Records & Lists – 5000 meters". IAAF. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  7. IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards (PDF), IAAF, 2014, retrieved 18 August 2015
  8. Final results
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