2023 World Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres

The men's 5000 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on 24 and 27 August 2023.[1] Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen won the gold medal, followed by Mohamed Katir and Jacob Krop.

Men's 5000 metres
at the 2023 World Championships
Final of the event
VenueNational Athletics Centre
Dates24 August (heats)
27 August (final)
Competitors44 from 24 nations
Winning time13:11.30
Medalists
gold medal    Norway
silver medal    Spain
bronze medal    Kenya
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Summary

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There was a little drama in the opening heats. World record holder Joshua Cheptegei did not run. In the first heat, Sam Parsons tripped. As he went down, Stewie McSweyn tripped over him and was taken out of contention. Referees awarded McSweyn a place in the final.[2]

Seventeen athletes toed the line. After sorting things out for two laps at 68 seconds per lap pace, Ishmael Rokitto Kipkurui threw in a 62 and nobody went with him. They let him have his day in the sun for 4 laps, then the peloton reeled him in. A leading pack mostly led by Berihu Aregawi then picked up the pace, 65, 62, 63, but the pack stayed as a group, very few were dropping off the pace. Three laps to go, it was time to race. While the Ethiopians Aregawi and Hagos Gebrhiwet were driving the pace, Luis Grijalva, Mohamed Ismail and Jimmy Gressier were always lurking on the front of the pack, defending champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Mohamed Katir, both of whom had competed in the 1500, were towards the back. Both felt they had something to prove. Ingebrigtsen was upset he had only won a silver medal in the 1500, losing gold to a Scottsman, this time Josh Kerr, for the second championships in a row. Katir, a bronze medalist from 2022, was upset he did not even make the 1500 final. With 3 laps to go Katir, followed by Ingebrigtsen, drifted towards the front. This move also brought the attention of Jacob Krop, Yomif Kejelcha and Mohammed Ahmed. The next 62 second lap strung out the back of the pack while there was a crowd near the front. The next lap at 58 pace congealed to 9. Coming in to the bell, there was a scramble. Seeing an opening one the inside as Aregawi drifted out, Gressier tried to sneak by on the inside. Aregawi closed the door and Gressier drifted back. Gebrhiwet, riding Aregawi's shoulder, was the reason he drifted out in the first place. When one door closed, it opened another for Gebrhiwet who pounced into the lead at the bell. Through the turn, Katir followed Gebrhiwet. Onto the backstretch, Katir used his 1500 speed to move to the lead, opening up 2 metres. Behind him, Ingebrigtsen had been boxed to the inside by Kejelcha. Ingebrigtsen had to drift out to lane 3 with Kejelcha still to his outside. Then he had to outrun Aregawi to get running room. Through the final turn Ingebrigtsen got around Gebrhiwet, the last of the three Ethiopians, spending considerable effort. Coming off the turn, he looked back to see if they were still mounting a challenge, no problem there, then he took off after Katir quickly getting to within a metre. But Ingebrigtsen was not making any more progress. Halfway down the straightaway it was as if he thought to himself, "I could just run in to get a Silver medal. No, I'm here to get Gold." He made one more push, slowly getting past Katir. Having given all he could to the effort, he even leaned for the line to make sure. It was not easy, but Ingebrigtsen had defended the title. 10 metres in back of the duo, the rest of the large pack were still battling the three Ethiopians. Six runners, four lanes wide halfway down the home stretch, Grijalva, Ahmed and Krop were racing for bronze. Sprinting down lane 3, from seventh place with 200 to go, Krop emerged in front to take the third medal.[citation needed]

Records

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Before the competition records were as follows:[3]

Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date
World record   Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 12:35.36 Monte Carlo, Monaco 14 August 2020
Championship record   Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 12:52.79 Saint-Denis, France 31 August 2003
World Leading   Berihu Aregawi (ETH) 12:40.45 Lausanne, Switzerland 30 June 2023
African Record   Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 12:35.36 Monte Carlo, Monaco 14 August 2020
Asian Record   Albert Rop (BHR) 12:51.96 Monte Carlo, Monaco 19 July 2013
North, Central American and Caribbean record   Grant Fisher (USA) 12:46.96 Brussels, Belgium 2 September 2022
South American Record   Federico Bruno (ARG) 13:11.57 Palo Alto, United States 21 April 2023
European Record   Mohamed Katir (ESP) 12:45.01 Monaco 21 July 2023
Oceanian record   Craig Mottram (AUS) 12:55.76 London, Great Britain 30 July 2004

Qualification standard

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The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 13:07.00.[4]

Schedule

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The event schedule, in local time (UTC+2), is as follows:[1]

Date Time Round
24 August 19:00 Heats
27 August 20:20 Final

Results

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Heats

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The first 8 athletes in each heat (Q) qualified for the final.[5] The overall results were as follows:[6][7]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Luis Grijalva   Guatemala (GUA) 13:32.72 Q
2 2 Yomif Kejelcha   Ethiopia (ETH) 13:32.83 Q
3 2 Mohammed Ahmed   Canada (CAN) 13:33.16 Q
4 2 Berihu Aregawi   Ethiopia (ETH) 13:33.23 Q
5 2 Oscar Chelimo   Uganda (UGA) 13:33.40 Q, SB
6 2 Mohamed Ismail   Djibouti (DJI) 13:33.51 Q
7 2 Ishmael Rokitto Kipkurui   Kenya (KEN) 13:33.63 Q
2 Jacob Krop   Kenya (KEN) 13:33.63 Q
9 2 Thierry Ndikumwenayo   Spain (ESP) 13:34.03
10 2 Rodrigue Kwizera   Burundi (BDI) 13:35.81
11 1 Mohamed Katir   Spain (ESP) 13:35.90 Q
12 1 Hagos Gebrhiwet   Ethiopia (ETH) 13:36.15 Q
13 1 Jakob Ingebrigtsen   Norway (NOR) 13:36.21 Q, SB
14 1 Ouassim Oumaiz   Spain (ESP) 13:36.35 Q
15 2 Magnus Tuv Myhre   Norway (NOR) 13:36.36
16 1 Abdihamid Nur   United States (USA) 13:36.37 Q
17 1 Jimmy Gressier   France (FRA) 13:36.42 Q
18 1 Paul Chelimo   United States (USA) 13:36.51 Q
19 1 Narve Gilje Nordås   Norway (NOR) 13:36.55 Q
20 1 Andreas Almgren   Sweden (SWE) 13:36.57
21 1 Egide Ntakarutimana   Burundi (BDI) 13:37.53
22 2 Jonas Raess   Switzerland (SUI) 13:37.84
23 1 Ben Flanagan   Canada (CAN) 13:38.69
24 2 Henrik Ingebrigtsen   Norway (NOR) 13:38.80
25 1 Mike Foppen   Netherlands (NED) 13:38.94
26 1 John Heymans   Belgium (BEL) 13:39.67
27 2 Hugo Hay   France (FRA) 13:39.76
28 2 Sean McGorty   United States (USA) 13:40.28
29 1 Nicholas Kimeli   Kenya (KEN) 13:40.43
30 1 Birhanu Balew   Bahrain (BHR) 13:41.00
31 1 Brian Fay   Ireland (IRL) 13:42.86
32 2 Morgan McDonald   Australia (AUS) 13:43.58
33 1 Cornelius Kemboi   Kenya (KEN) 13:44.32
34 2 Hyuga Endo   Japan (JPN) 13:50.49
35 1 Kazuya Shiojiri   Japan (JPN) 13:51.00
36 2 Emil Danielsson   Sweden (SWE) 13:54.35
37 2 Robin Hendrix   Belgium (BEL) 13:55.81
38 1 Stewart McSweyn   Australia (AUS) 13:56.81 qR
39 1 Sam Parsons   Germany (GER) 14:03.14
40 2 Samuel Freire   Cape Verde (CPV) 14:03.14 PB
41 2 Ferenc Soma Kovács   Hungary (HUN) 14:11.99 SB
42 2 Mohamed Hrezi   Libya (LBA) 14:14.72 SB
43 1 Valentin Soca   Uruguay (URU) 14:16.15
1 Joshua Cheptegei   Uganda (UGA) DNS

Final

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The final was started on 27 August at 20:20.[8]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Jakob Ingebrigtsen   Norway (NOR) 13:11.30 SB
  Mohamed Katir   Spain (ESP) 13:11.44
  Jacob Krop   Kenya (KEN) 13:12.28
4 Luis Grijalva   Guatemala (GUA) 13:12.50
5 Yomif Kejelcha   Ethiopia (ETH) 13:12.51
6 Hagos Gebrhiwet   Ethiopia (ETH) 13:12.65
7 Mohammed Ahmed   Canada (CAN) 13:12.92
8 Berihu Aregawi   Ethiopia (ETH) 13:12.99
9 Jimmy Gressier   France (FRA) 13:17.20
10 Ishmael Kipkurui   Kenya (KEN) 13:21.20
11 Mohamed Ismail   Djibouti (DJI) 13:23.89
12 Abdihamid Nur   United States (USA) 13:23.90
13 Stewart McSweyn   Australia (AUS) 13:26.58
14 Narve Gilje Nordås   Norway (NOR) 13:28.73
15 Paul Chelimo   United States (USA) 13:30.88
16 Ouassim Oumaiz   Spain (ESP) 13:31.99
Oscar Chelimo   Uganda (UGA) DNF

References

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  1. ^ a b "Timetable - Budapest 23 - World Athletics Championship - Men 5000 Metres". WorldAthletics.org. IAAF. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  2. ^ Monti, David (2023-08-25). "Favorites Advance In Men's 800m And 5,000m At World Championships". FloTrack. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  3. ^ "5000 Metres Men − Records". IAAF. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  4. ^ "World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 - Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Start List 5000 Metres Men - Round 1" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations. 24 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Results 5000 Metres Men - Round 1" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations. 24 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Summary 5000 Metres Men - Round 1" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations. 24 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Results 5000 Metres Men - Final" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations. 27 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.