Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

The men's 10,000 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 20.[1] No preliminary rounds were held at this distance, since the number of competitors allowed a direct final.[2]

Men's 10,000 metres
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
VenueAthens Olympic Stadium
Dates20 August
Competitors24 from 14 nations
Winning time27:05.10 OR
Medalists
Kenenisa Bekele  Ethiopia
Sileshi Sihine  Ethiopia
Zersenay Tadese  Eritrea
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The Ethiopians were in control throughout the distance. A leading group of five runners crystallized. As Kenenisa Bekele and Sileshi Sihine turned up the pace with two kilometres left, Zersenay Tadese, Boniface Kiprop Toroitich and reigning Olympic champion Haile Gebrselassie, who was running with a calf injury, were not able to keep up. Bekele, the world record holder, assured his victory with a brilliant Olympic record finish (27:05.10 minutes), completing the final 400 metres in less than 54 seconds.[3][4]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)26:20.31Ostrava, Czech Republic8 June 2004
Olympic record Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)27:07.34Atlanta, United States29 July 1996

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityResultRecord
20 AugustFinalKenenisa Bekele Ethiopia27:05.10OR

Qualification

The qualification period for athletics was 1 January 2003 to 9 August 2004. For the men's 10,000 metres, each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to three athletes that had run the race in 27:49.00 or faster during the qualification period. If an NOC had no athletes that qualified under that standard, one athlete that had run the race in 28:06.00 or faster could be entered.

Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

Date Time Round
Friday, 20 August 200422:35Final

Results
Athletes take off at the start of the men's 10,000 metres final.
RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia27:05.10OR
Sileshi Sihine Ethiopia27:09.39
Zersenay Tadese Eritrea27:22.57NR
4Boniface Kiprop Toroitich Uganda27:25.48SB
5Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia27:27.70
6John Cheruiyot Korir Kenya27:41.91SB
7Moses Mosop Kenya27:46.61
8Ismaïl Sghyr France27:57.09
9José Manuel Martínez Spain27:57.61
10Fabiano Joseph Naasi Tanzania28:01.94SB
11Wilson Busienei Uganda28:10.75
12Dan Browne United States28:14.53
13Charles Kamathi Kenya28:17.08
14Kamiel Maase Netherlands28:23.39
15Abdi Abdirahman United States28:26.26
16Yonas Kifle Eritrea28:29.87
17Dieudonne Disi Rwanda28:43.19
18Mohammed Amyne Morocco28:55.96
19Ryuji Ono Japan29:06.50
20Teodoro Vega Mexico29:06.55
21David Galván Mexico29:38.05
John Henwood New ZealandDNF
John Yuda Msuri TanzaniaDNF
Dathan Ritzenhein United StatesDNF

References
  1. "Athletics at the 2004 Athens: Men's 10,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. "IAAF Athens 2004: Men's 10000m Final". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  3. "Brilliant Bekele takes gold". BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  4. Elliott, Helene (21 August 2004). "Ethiopians 1-2 in 10,000 With Gebrselassie Fifth". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
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