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
Joshua Cheptegei and Yomif Kejelcha at the end of the race
VenueKhalifa International Stadium
Dates6 October
Competitors21 from 12 nations
Winning time26:48.36
Medalists
gold medal    Uganda
silver medal    Ethiopia
bronze medal    Ethiopia
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Summary

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Seventeen of the twenty-one starters were born in Eastern 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 fast and returning silver medalist Joshua Cheptegei, who was a favorite after the track retirement of Mo Farah, was also near the front. By the 5,000 metre mark at 13:33.20 (27:07 pace), only 10 had fallen off the back. Nine laps later, Cheptegei took over the front and two more fell off the back, though Hagos Gebrhiwet, Yemaneberhan Crippa and Lopez Lomong were barely hanging on to the fast-pace. 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 meters to go, the group was still five, single file, with Cheptegei still leading the race. 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 right 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 inside. Coming off the turn, Cheptegei had the speed, separating slightly from Kejelcha, growing to a 5 metre lead by the finish and claiming gold.

In 2024, both Kipruto and Kwemoi's results regarding the 2019 World Athletics Championships were disqualified,[2][3] resulting in Andamlak Belihu receiving the bronze medal.

Records

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Before the competition records were as follows:[4]

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:

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. 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

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The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 27:40.00.[5]

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

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The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows:[6]

Date Time Round
6 October 20:00 Final

Results

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The race started on 6 October at 20:04.[7]

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

References

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  1. ^ "Start list" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Kipruto" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Kwemoi" (PDF).
  4. ^ "10,000 Metres Men − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Competitions Entry Standards 2019 – IAAF World Championships – PDF title, Qualification Standards for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019". iaaf.org. 2 August 2019.
  6. ^ "10000 Metres Men − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Final results" (PDF).