2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres

The Men's 10,000 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 17 August. A large field of 31 athletes from 15 countries was set to participate in the final, although Irishman Martin Fagan did not start the competition.[1]

Kenenisa Bekele was the favourite before the race, having never lost a race over the distance and starting the race as the reigning Olympic and World champion, as well as the world record holder. Four-time major championship silver medallist Sileshi Sihine was another strong competitor,[2] but he withdrew due to an injury and was replaced by Ethiopian team's reserve Imane Merga.[3] Gebregziabher Gebremariam and Kenyans Moses Masai and Micah Kogo were other possible medallists, as well as the consistent Eritrean, Zersenay Tadese.[2]

Tadese sprinted to lead the race at the start but he was soon overtaken by Nicholas Kemboi, who led until the 4000-metre mark. Tadese and Masai picked up the pace and the Eritrean fronted the fastest group of runners from 5000 metres onwards. After a kilometre further on, a group of four runners (Tadese, Masai, Bekele and Kogo) were clearly leading the race as the other competitors trailed off. Tadese continued to lead and picked up the pace once again, at which point Kogo dropped off, shortly followed by Masai. Bekele continued to follow Tadese waiting, and on the last lap the reigning champion finally took the lead, sprinting away to win the gold medal in a Championship record time of 26:46.31. Tadese took the silver, with a run of 26:50.12, and Masai maintained his third position for the bronze.[4]

Ever the strongest performer, Bekele remained undefeated to win his fourth consecutive 10,000 m at the World Championships, but it was second-placed Tadese's first medal at the World Championships. Moses Masai's bronze was his family's second of the competition, as his sister Linet Masai had won the Women's 10,000 metres two days earlier.[4][5]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Kenenisa Bekele
  Ethiopia (ETH)
Zersenay Tadese
  Eritrea (ERI)
Moses Ndiema Masai
  Kenya (KEN)

Records

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Prior to the competition, the following world and championship records were as follows.

World record   Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 26:17.53 Brussels, Belgium 26 August 2005
Championship record   Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 26:49.57 Paris, France 24 August 2003
World leading   Josephat Muchiri Ndambiri (KEN) 26:57.36 Fukuroi, Japan 3 May 2009
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 American record   Arturo Barrios (MEX) 27:08.23 Berlin, West Germany 18 August 1989
South American record   Marílson Gomes dos Santos (BRA) 27:28.12 Neerpelt, Belgium 2 June 2007
European record   Mohammed Mourhit (BEL) 26:52.30 Brussels, Belgium 3 September 1999
Oceanian record   Collis Birmingham (AUS) 27:29.73 Berkeley, United States 24 April 2009

The following new Championship record was set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nationality Time CR WR
17 August Final Kenenisa Bekele   Ethiopia (ETH) 26:46.31 CR

Qualification standards

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A time B time
27:47.00 28:12.00

Schedule

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Date Time Round
17 August 2009 20:50 Final

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Kenenisa Bekele   Ethiopia (ETH) 26:46.31 CR
  Zersenay Tadese   Eritrea (ERI) 26:50.12 SB
  Moses Ndiema Masai   Kenya (KEN) 26:57.39 SB
4 Imane Merga   Ethiopia (ETH) 27:15.94 PB
5 Bernard Kipyego   Kenya (KEN) 27:18.47 SB
6 Dathan Ritzenhein   United States (USA) 27:22.28 PB
7 Micah Kogo   Kenya (KEN) 27:26.33 SB
8 Galen Rupp   United States (USA) 27:37.99 SB
9 Kidane Tadasse   Eritrea (ERI) 27:41.50 SB
10 Gebregziabher Gebremariam   Ethiopia (ETH) 27:44.04 SB
11 Ahmad Hassan Abdullah   Qatar (QAT) 27:45.03 SB
12 Teklemariam Medhin   Eritrea (ERI) 27:58.89 SB
13 Fabiano Joseph Naasi   Tanzania (TAN) 28:04.32 SB
14 Juan Carlos Romero   Mexico (MEX) 28:09.78 SB
15 Carles Castillejo   Spain (ESP) 28:09.89
16 Dickson Marwa   Tanzania (TAN) 28:18.00 SB
17 Tim Nelson   United States (USA) 28:18.04
18 Juan Luis Barrios   Mexico (MEX) 28:31.40
19 Surendra Kumar Singh   India (IND) 28:35.51 SB
20 Anatoliy Rybakov   Russia (RUS) 28:42.28
21 Ezekiel Jafari   Tanzania (TAN) 28:45.34
22 Martin Toroitich   Uganda (UGA) 28:49.49 SB
23 Rui Pedro Silva   Portugal (POR) 28:51.40
24 David McNeill   Australia (AUS) 29:18.59 SB
25 Yuki Iwai   Japan (JPN) 29:24.12
Collis Birmingham   Australia (AUS) DNF
Ayad Lamdassem   Spain (ESP) DNF
Manuel Ángel Penas   Spain (ESP) DNF
Abebe Dinkesa   Ethiopia (ETH) DNF
Nicholas Kemboi   Qatar (QAT) DNF
Martin Fagan   Ireland (IRL) DNS

Key: CR = Championship record, DNF = Did not finish, DNS = Did not start, PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best

Splits

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Intermediate Athlete Country Mark
1000m Nicholas Kemboi   Qatar 2:46.24
2000m Nicholas Kemboi   Qatar 5:34.24
3000m Nicholas Kemboi   Qatar 8:19.55
4000m Nicholas Kemboi   Qatar 11:04.75
5000m Moses Ndiema Masai   Kenya 13:40.45
6000m Zersenay Tadese   Eritrea 16:18.75
7000m Zersenay Tadese   Eritrea 18:57.73
8000m Zersenay Tadese   Eritrea 21:37.80
9000m Zersenay Tadese   Eritrea 24:13.73

References

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  1. ^ 10,000 Metres - M Final Archived 2012-08-15 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF (2009-08-17). Retrieved on 2009-08-18.
  2. ^ a b Jalava, Mirko (2009-08-09). Men's 10,000m - PREVIEW Archived 2009-08-13 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-18.
  3. ^ Champion Dibaba to miss 10,000 m, Sihine out. Reuters (2009-08-14). Retrieved on 2009-08-18.
  4. ^ a b Jalava, Mirko (2009-08-17). Event Report - Men's 10,000m - Final Archived 2009-08-21 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-18.
  5. ^ Butcher, Pat (2009-08-17). Berlin 2009 - Day 3 SUMMARY - 17 Aug Archived 2009-08-20 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-18.
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