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

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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]

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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

GoldSilverBronze
Kenenisa Bekele
Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)
Zersenay Tadese
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea  (ERI)
Moses Ndiema Masai
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)

Records

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

World record Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Kenenisa Bekele  (ETH)26:17.53 Brussels, Belgium 26 August 2005
Championship record Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Kenenisa Bekele  (ETH)26:49.57 Paris, France 24 August 2003
World leadingFlag of Kenya.svg  Josephat Muchiri Ndambiri  (KEN)26:57.36 Fukuroi, Japan 3 May 2009
African record Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Kenenisa Bekele  (ETH)26:17.53Brussels, Belgium26 August 2005
Asian record Flag of Qatar.svg  Ahmad Hassan Abdullah  (QAT)26:38.76Brussels, Belgium5 September 2003
North American recordFlag of Mexico.svg  Arturo Barrios  (MEX)27:08.23 Berlin, West Germany 18 August 1989
South American record Flag of Brazil.svg  Marílson Gomes dos Santos  (BRA)27:28.12 Neerpelt, Belgium2 June 2007
European record Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Mohammed Mourhit  (BEL)26:52.30Brussels, Belgium3 September 1999
Oceanian recordFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Collis Birmingham  (AUS)27:29.73 Berkeley, United States 24 April 2009

The following new Championship record was set during this competition.

DateEventNameNationalityTimeCRWR
17 AugustFinal Kenenisa Bekele Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)26:46.31CR

Qualification standards

A timeB time
27:47.0028:12.00

Schedule

DateTimeRound
17 August 200920:50 Final

Final

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Kenenisa Bekele Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)26:46.31 CR
Silver medal icon.svg Zersenay Tadese Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea  (ERI)26:50.12SB
Bronze medal icon.svg Moses Ndiema Masai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)26:57.39SB
4 Imane Merga Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)27:15.94PB
5 Bernard Kipyego Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)27:18.47SB
6 Dathan Ritzenhein Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)27:22.28PB
7 Micah Kogo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)27:26.33SB
8 Galen Rupp Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)27:37.99SB
9 Kidane Tadasse Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea  (ERI)27:41.50SB
10 Gebregziabher Gebremariam Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)27:44.04SB
11 Ahmad Hassan Abdullah Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)27:45.03SB
12 Teklemariam Medhin Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea  (ERI)27:58.89SB
13 Fabiano Joseph Naasi Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania  (TAN)28:04.32SB
14 Juan Carlos Romero Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)28:09.78SB
15 Carles Castillejo Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)28:09.89
16 Dickson Marwa Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania  (TAN)28:18.00SB
17 Tim Nelson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)28:18.04
18 Juan Luis Barrios Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)28:31.40
19 Surendra Kumar Singh Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)28:35.51SB
20 Anatoliy Rybakov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)28:42.28
21 Ezekiel Jafari Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania  (TAN)28:45.34
22 Martin Toroitich Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)28:49.49SB
23 Rui Pedro Silva Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)28:51.40
24 David McNeill Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)29:18.59SB
25 Yuki Iwai Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)29:24.12
Collis Birmingham Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)DNF
Ayad Lamdassem Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)DNF
Manuel Ángel Penas Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)DNF
Abebe Dinkesa Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)DNF
Nicholas Kemboi Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)DNF
Martin Fagan Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)DNS

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

Splits

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

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