2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres

The men's 10,000 metres at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics were held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 10 August.[1]

Men's 10,000 metres
at the 2013 World Championships
VenueLuzhniki Stadium
Dates10 August (final)
Competitors35 from 19 nations
Winning time27:21.71
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
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With the temperature at the start of the race over 27º the competitors were taking heat precautions. Olympic Champion Mo Farah dropped to last place in the early stages, later there occasions when he would go to the front of the pack, though he made no effort to quicken the pace from the lead. With the lead pack down to about 10, with a kilometer to go, American Dathan Ritzenhein charged around the pack and into the lead. That woke up the rest of the contenders, quickly swallowing up Ritzenhein's effort. After some jockeying by a host of contenders, Farah seized the lead just before the last lap. Down the backstretch, the remaining contenders, Ibrahim Jeilan, Paul Tanui and Galen Rupp sprinted to keep up with Farah and rounding the final turn, defending champion Jeilan seemed to be moving into position to repeat his sprint past Farah to the finish. But unlike 2011, Farah had an extra gear to hold off Jeilan, crossing the line holding his hands high, before doing his post race "Mobot" dance.[2] The 27:21.71 sets a new Russian all comers record.[3]

Records

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Prior to the competition, the 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   Dejen Gebremeskel (ETH) 26:51.02 Sollentuna, Sweden 27 June 2013
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) 26:48.00 Brussels, Belgium 16 September 2011
South American Record   Marilson dos Santos (BRA) 27:28.12 Neerpelt, Belgium 2 June 2007
European Record   Mo Farah (GBR) 26:46.57 Eugene, OR, United States 3 June 2011
Oceanian record   Ben St. Lawrence (AUS) 27:24.95 Palo Alto, CA, United States 1 May 2011

Qualification standards

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A time[5] B time
27:40.00 28:05.00

Schedule

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Date Time Round
10 August 2013 18:55 Final

All times are local times (UTC+4)

Results

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KEY: NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Final

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The race was started at 18:55.[6]

 
10000 m men finish
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Mo Farah   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 27:21.71 SB
  Ibrahim Jeilan   Ethiopia (ETH) 27:22.23 SB
  Paul Kipngetich Tanui   Kenya (KEN) 27:22.61
4 Galen Rupp   United States (USA) 27:24.39 SB
5 Abera Kuma   Ethiopia (ETH) 27:25.27
6 Bedan Karoki   Kenya (KEN) 27:27.17
7 Kenneth Kipkemoi   Kenya (KEN) 27:28.50 SB
8 Nguse Amlosom   Eritrea (ERI) 27:29.21 SB
9 Mohammed Ahmed   Canada (CAN) 27:35.76 SB
10 Dathan Ritzenhein   United States (USA) 27:37.90 SB
11 Thomas Ayeko   Uganda (UGA) 27:40.96 PB
12 Imane Merga   Ethiopia (ETH) 27:42.02
13 Moses Ndiema Kipsiro   Uganda (UGA) 27:44.53 SB
14 Cameron Levins   Canada (CAN) 27:47.89 SB
15 Tsuyoshi Ugachi   Japan (JPN) 27:50.79 SB
16 Dejen Gebremeskel   Ethiopia (ETH) 27:51.88
17 Goitom Kifle   Eritrea (ERI) 27:56.38
18 Chris Derrick   United States (USA) 28:04.54 SB
19 Daniele Meucci   Italy (ITA) 28:06.74 SB
20 Stephen Mokoka   South Africa (RSA) 28:11.61
21 Suguru Osako   Japan (JPN) 28:19.50
22 Timothy Toroitich   Uganda (UGA) 28:33.61
23 Bashir Abdi   Belgium (BEL) 28:41.69
24 Collis Birmingham   Australia (AUS) 28:44.82 SB
25 Yevgeny Rybakov   Russia (RUS) 28:47.49
Jake Robertson   New Zealand (NZL) DNF
Polat Kemboi Arıkan   Turkey (TUR) DNF
Juan Luis Barrios   Mexico (MEX) DNF
Alemu Bekele   Bahrain (BHR) DNF
Teklemariam Medhin   Eritrea (ERI) DNF
Yuki Sato   Japan (JPN) DNF
Robert Kajuga   Rwanda (RWA) DNF
Ben St Lawrence   Australia (AUS) DNS
Ali Hasan Mahbood   Bahrain (BHR) DNS
Mukhlid Al-Otaibi   Saudi Arabia (KSA) DNS

References

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  1. ^ Start list
  2. ^ "Farah wins 10,000; Bolt rolls into 100 final". 10 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Russian all-comers' records". 7 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Records & Lists – 10,000 meters". IAAF. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  5. ^ IAAF World Championships Moscow 2013 – Standards, All Russia Athletic Federation, 2012, archived from the original on 16 August 2013, retrieved 8 August 2013
  6. ^ Final Results
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