2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres

The men's 10,000 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on 6 October 2019.[1]

Men's 10,000 metres
at the 2019 World Championships
VenueKhalifa International Stadium
Dates6 October
Competitors21 from 12 nations
Winning time26:48.36
Medalists
    Uganda
    Ethiopia
    Kenya

Summary

Seventeen of twenty one starters were born in East Africa, a familiar situation for long distance events. Here the Kenyan team of Rhonex Kipruto and Rodgers Kwemoi took to the front to keep the pace honest with returning silver medalist Joshua Cheptegei, the heir apparent after the track retirement of Mo Farah, ever present at the front. By the 5,000 metre mark at 13:33.20 (27:07 pace), only 10 had fallen off the back. Nine more laps, Cheptegei took over the point and only two more fell off the back, though Hagos Gebrhiwet, Yemaneberhan Crippa and Lopez Lomong were just hanging on and soon to go. Behind Cheptegei, the 19 year old Kipruto and the tall figure of the new indoor mile record holder Yomif Kejelcha looking like he was waiting to unleash that shorter distance speed. After Mohammed Ahmed fell off the back with 500 metres to go, the group was still five, single file, with Cheptegei driving the train. Running through traffic at the bell, Kwemoi and Andamlak Belihu couldn't keep up and it looked like the medalsts were decided. Down the final backstretch, Kejelcha moved tight onto Cheptegei's shoulder then into a slight lead. The gap left Kipruto running for bronze. As they entered the final turn Cheptegei kept Kejelcha on his outside, while he ran the shorter distance along the rail. Coming off the turn, Cheptegei had the speed, separating slightly but continually from Kejelcha, growing to a 5 metre lead by the finish.


Records

Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

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  Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH) 26:48.95 Hengelo, Netherlands 17 July 2019
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, United States 30 May 2014
South American Record  Marilson Gomes dos Santos (BRA) 27:28.12 Neerpelt, Belgium 2 June 2007
European Record  Mo Farah (GBR) 26:46.57 Eugene, United States 3 June 2011
Oceanian record  Ben St. Lawrence (AUS) 27:24.95 Palo Alto, United States 1 May 2011

The following records were set at the competition:

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.Date
World leading 26:48.36 Joshua Cheptegei  UGA 6 Oct 2019
Canadian 26:59.35 Mohammed Ahmed  CAN
Italian 27:10.76 Yemaneberhan Crippa  ITA

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 27:40.00.[3]

Only 18 qualifiers did it in the period: Onesphore Nzikwinkunda (BDI) 28:11.90, Rodrigue Kwizéra (BDI), and Thierry Ndikumwenayo (BDI), were qualified during Cross Country Championships (top finishing position at designated competitions – automatically qualifies, irrespective of whether his performance has reached the Entry Standard). Soufiane Bouchikhi and Yeman Crippa were invited to complete the event for Ranking.

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows:[4]

Date Time Round
6 October20:00Final

Results

The race started on 6 October at 20:04.[5]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Joshua Cheptegei Uganda (UGA)26:48.36WL
Yomif Kejelcha Ethiopia (ETH)26:49.34PB
Rhonex Kipruto Kenya (KEN)26:50.32
4Rodgers Kwemoi Kenya (KEN)26:55.36PB
5Andamlak Belihu Ethiopia (ETH)26:56.71
6Mohammed Ahmed Canada (CAN)26:59.35NR
7Lopez Lomong United States (USA)27:04.72PB
8Yemaneberhan Crippa Italy (ITA)27:10.76NR
9Hagos Gebrhiwet Ethiopia (ETH)27:11.37
10Shadrack Kipchirchir United States (USA)27:24.74SB
11Alex Korio Kenya (KEN)27:28.74PB
12Sondre Nordstad Moen Norway (NOR)28:02.18
13Leonard Korir United States (USA)28:05.73
14Soufiane Bouchikhi Belgium (BEL)28:15.43
15Aron Kifle Eritrea (ERI)28:16.74
16Rodrigue Kwizera Burundi (BDI)28:21.92PB
17Abdallah Kibet Mande Uganda (UGA)28:31.49
18Onesphore Nzikwinkunda Burundi (BDI)29:11.50
Hassan Chani Bahrain (BHR)DNF
Thierry Ndikumwenayo Burundi (BDI)
Julien Wanders Switzerland (SUI)

References

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