2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres

The men's 5000 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha from 27 to 30 September 2019.[1]

Men's 5000 metres
at the 2019 World Championships
VenueKhalifa International Stadium
Dates27 September (heats)
30 September (final)
Competitors39 from 21 nations
Winning time12:58.85
Medalists
    Ethiopia
    Ethiopia
    Canada
Video on YouTube
Official Video

Summary

The semi-final heats were held on Friday, in which all three Ethiopian athletes qualified for the final. All three Norwegian athletes also qualified, after European Champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen successfully appealed a disqualification for stepping past the curb of the track during his heat. In the first heat, Aruba's Jonathan Busby was struggling to finish the distance. Braima Suncar Dabó of Guinea-Bissau, who had already finished the race, returned to help his fellow competitor over the finish line, winning applause from the crowd and a nomination for the International Fair Play Award.[2]

During the final, the Ethiopians employed effective team tactics by taking early control of the race, setting a strong pace, and switching leaders once every two laps. Defending Champion Muktar Edris darted out to the front, with his teammates Selemon Barega and Telahun Haile Bekele following closely. Olympic silver medalist Paul Chelimo and his teammate Hassan Mead of the U.S. stayed close as well, along with Canadian-record holder Mohammed Ahmed, Kenyans Jacob Krop and Nicholas Kimeli, and Bahraini athlete Birhanu Balew. Initially, the Ingebrigsten brothers stayed towards the rear of the leading group, and even briefly lost contact with the front - presumably to conserve energy until the swift early pace had settled down.

The Ethiopian team aggressively defended their lead throughout the first 4000m of the race and switched leaders once every 800 meters like clockwork. Edris took the lead for the first two laps, running the first lap in a quick 61.5 seconds, and a slower second lap of 65.9 seconds. At 800 meters, his teammate Bekele took over the lead and increased the pace. At 1600m, Barega went to the front and continued pushing the fast pace that his teammates had set. After 2400m, Bekele took the lead again. The pace began to decrease slightly, despite that it was still quick enough for Bekele to bring the pack through 3 kilometers in 7:53.0. This allowed the Ingebrigsten brothers to catch up to the leading group and start moving up through the pack. Chelimo (and briefly, Filip Ingebrigtsen) led for less than one lap, before Barega recaptured the lead around 3400m. The fast pace was continuing to slightly decrease as Barega led the pack for one more lap. With three laps to go, and as the pace slowed, Ahmed moved to the front and tried make a long run for the finish line.

The final kilometer of the race was extremely hectic. The athletes were positioned far too close to each other, considering how quickly and aggressively they were running. For the next two laps, the athletes consistently bumped into one another, clipped each other's heels, and lost their balance - with some competitors pushing and almost falling over each other. Between 1000 and 600 meters remaining, Ahmed attempted to escape the chaos by injecting a brutal 59.9 second lap. The other athletes, however, were unrelenting and stuck to Ahmed like glue. Ahmed visibly threw his arms up in frustration after the other athletes continued to clip his heels and prevent him from running the inside line despite his vicious sub-60 lap. Heavily affected by the fast pace and physical contact with other athletes, Filip dropped out with 550m remaining, which left Jakob as the remaining Ingebrigsten sibling in contention for a medal. As Jakob chased Ahmed on the penultimate straightaway, he clipped Ahmed's heels once more, causing Ahmed to almost trip and fall.

On the final lap, Jakob Ingebrigsten made an early, aggressive (and consequently, fatal) move to the front. As he asserted his 1500m footspeed, Chelimo attempted to stay with him. Ahmed, Barega, and Edris were all wise to this error, and did not challenge Jakob as aggressively as Chelimo did. Barega and Edris passed Ahmed as they began winding up their pace in preparation for their final attack. As Jakob and Chelimo began running out of steam off of the final bend, Barega passed them first, with Edris coming wide on the outside. Edris sprinted past Barega to defend his title, with a final lap of 55 seconds. Ahmed and Bekele passed Ingebrigsten and Chelimo for the third and fourth place, respectively. Evidently suffering from his early move, Jakob Ingebrigtsen was slowing rapidly, and dove at the finish line for a very close fifth place. He then laid on the track, looking visibly exhausted.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:[3]

World record  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 12:37.35 Hengelo, Netherlands 31 May 2004
Championship record  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 12:52.79 Saint-Denis, France 31 August 2003
World Leading  Telahun Bekele (ETH) 12:52.98 Rome, Italy 6 June 2019
African Record  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 12:37.35 Hengelo, Netherlands 31 May 2004
Asian Record  Albert Rop (BHR) 12:51.96 Monaco 19 July 2013
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Bernard Lagat (USA) 12:53.60 Monaco 22 July 2011
South American Record  Marilson Gomes dos Santos (BRA) 13:19.43 Kassel, Germany 8 June 2006
European Record  Mohammed Mourhit (BEL) 12:49.71 Brussels, Belgium 25 August 2000
Oceanian record  Craig Mottram (AUS) 12:55.76 London, Great Britain 30 July 2004

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 13:22.50.[4]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows:[5]

Date Time Round
27 September19:45Heats
30 September21:20Final

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) advanced to the final.[6]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12Paul Chelimo United States (USA)13:20.18Q
22Telahun Haile Bekele Ethiopia (ETH)13:20.45Q
32Filip Ingebrigtsen Norway (NOR)13:20.52Q
42Stewart McSweyn Australia (AUS)13:20.58Q
52Nicholas Kimeli Kenya (KEN)13:20.82Q
62Isaac Kimeli Belgium (BEL)13:20.99q
72Henrik Ingebrigtsen Norway (NOR)13:21.22q
82Hassan Mead United States (USA)13:22.11q, SB
91Selemon Barega Ethiopia (ETH)13:24.69Q
101Jacob Krop Kenya (KEN)13:24.94Q
111Muktar Edris Ethiopia (ETH)13:25.00Q, SB
121Jakob Ingebrigtsen Norway (NOR)13:25.20Q
131Mohammed Ahmed Canada (CAN)13:25.35Q
141Birhanu Balew Bahrain (BHR)13:25.70q
152Justyn Knight Canada (CAN)13:25.95q
161Andrew Butchart Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)13:26.46
171Morgan McDonald Australia (AUS)13:26.80
182Stephen Kissa Uganda (UGA)13:27.36
191Ben True United States (USA)13:27.39
201Patrick Tiernan Australia (AUS)13:28.42
211Yemaneberhan Crippa Italy (ITA)13:29.08
222Bouh Ibrahim Djibouti (DJI)13:36.39
232Ben Connor Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)13:36.92
242Sam Parsons Germany (GER)13:38.53
251Julien Wanders Switzerland (SUI)13:38.95
261Robin Hendrix Belgium (BEL)13:39.69
272Abadi Hadis Ethiopia (ETH)13:42.89
281Oscar Chelimo Uganda (UGA)13:42.94
291Marc Scott Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)13:47.12
301Richard Ringer Germany (GER)13:49.20
312Soufiyan Bouqantar Morocco (MAR)14:03.16
321Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed Athlete Refugee Team (ART)14:15.32
331Tariq Ahmed Al-Amri Saudi Arabia (KSA)14:21.19
342Tachlowini Gabriyesos Athlete Refugee Team (ART)14:28.11
351Braima Suncar Dabó Guinea-Bissau (GBS)18:10.87
2Gerard Giraldo Colombia (COL)DNF
2Said El Otmani Italy (ITA)DNF
2Viro Ma Cambodia (CAM)DNF
1Jonathan Busby Aruba (ARU)DSQ144.3(f)

Final

The final was started on 30 September at 21:20.[7]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Muktar Edris Ethiopia (ETH)12:58.85SB
Selemon Barega Ethiopia (ETH)12:59.70
Mohammed Ahmed Canada (CAN)13:01.11
4Telahun Haile Bekele Ethiopia (ETH)13:02.29
5Jakob Ingebrigtsen Norway (NOR)13:02.93
6Jacob Krop Kenya (KEN)13:03.08PB
7Paul Chelimo United States (USA)13:04.60SB
8Nicholas Kimeli Kenya (KEN)13:05.27
9Birhanu Balew Bahrain (BHR)13:14.66
10Justyn Knight Canada (CAN)13:26.63
11Hassan Mead United States (USA)13:27.05
12Stewart McSweyn Australia (AUS)13:30.41
13Henrik Ingebrigtsen Norway (NOR)13:36.25
14Isaac Kimeli Belgium (BEL)13:44.29
Filip Ingebrigtsen Norway (NOR)DNF

References

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