2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres

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The men's 5000 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics were held at the Olympic Stadium on 20 and 23 August [1]

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Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Kenenisa Bekele
Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia
Bernard Lagat
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
James Kwalia C'Kurui
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar

Summary

In hindsight, this race was the confluence of many of the greats. Kenenisa Bekele was already the world record holder, the Woolworth double (5 and 10) Olympic champion and the champion at 10,000 here. At 27, this would be his last successful major championship race. At 35, Bernard Lagat (a Kenyan transplant to USA) would continue to medal internationally for another 5 years. Lagat was the defending champion and was the second fastest 1500 runner of all time. Eliud Kipchoge had the championship record from 2003 and would go on to greater fame in marathon running, winning the Olympic gold medal in 2016 and 2021. And setting the official world record in 2018 and the assisted world record in 2019. A lesser known British runner named Mo Farah was making his first World Championship final after disappointment in the 2008 Olympics. Two years later, he would go on to start a 6 year long major championship winning streak that would encompass two Olympics and four World Championships in both the 5 and 10.

With the mixture of strength runners like Bekele and Kipchoge, and kickers like Lagat and Farah, the strategy was a question mark. Could the strength runners burn off the kickers? Bekele started fast, and most of the field followed along in tow. Farah lagged 15 metres behind, 100 metres into the race. University of Wisconsin teammates Matt Tegenkamp and Chris Solinsky marked Bekele as the pace slowed at first. Bekele led with an uneven pace, running as fast as 60 seconds a lap and as slow as 64. Everybody else followed for 2300 metres until the Kenyan team, led by Joseph Ebuya all moved to the front as much to assert an even pace if not a fast pace. Bekele moved back to control the race, marked by Lagat, Kipchoge, Moses Ndiema Kipsiro and Kenyan transplant to Qatar, James Kwalia C'Kurui. Just under 800 metres to go, Ebuya stepped to the right and gave up. After coming to a virtual stop he jogged and rejoined the race well out of contention. The same five leaders remained together at the bell with Jesús España sprinting up to be in short lived contention. As they sped around the turn and into the backstretch, those five separated from the chasers. With España fading, Tegenkamp was the last left trying to bridge the gap. Bekele held the lead through the final turn, with Lagat moving into position to put his move on. Coming off the turn, Lagat pounced and took the lead, but only by inches. Side by side, Bekele on the inside and Lagat on the outside, the two sprinted shoulder to shoulder for 40 metres, then Bekele edged in front, slowly widening the gap for a little over a metre by the finish. Behind them Kwalia emerged from the group to take the bronze.

Records

World record Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Kenenisa Bekele  (ETH)12:37.35 Hengelo, Netherlands 31 May 2004
Championship record Flag of Kenya.svg  Eliud Kipchoge  (KEN)12:52.79 Paris, France 31 August 2003
World leadingFlag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Kenenisa Bekele  (ETH)12:56.23 Rome, Italy 10 July 2009
African record Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Kenenisa Bekele  (ETH)12:37.35Hengelo, Netherlands31 May 2004
Asian record Flag of Qatar.svg  Saif Saaeed Shaheen  (QAT)12:51.98Rome, Italy14 July 2006
North American recordFlag of the United States.svg  Bob Kennedy  (USA)12:58.21 Zürich, Switzerland 14 August 1996
South American record Flag of Brazil.svg  Marílson Gomes dos Santos  (BRA)13:19.43 Kassel, Germany 8 June 2006
European record Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Mohammed Mourhit  (BEL)12:49.71 Brussels, Belgium 25 August 2000
Oceanian recordFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Craig Mottram  (AUS)12:55.76 London, Great Britain 30 July 2004

Qualification standards

A timeB time
13:20.0013:29.00

Schedule

DateTimeRound
20 August 200918:55 Heats
23 August 200916:25 Final

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 5 in each heat(Q) and the next 5 fastest(q) advance to the final.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Kenenisa Bekele Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 13:19.77Q
21 Matt Tegenkamp Flag of the United States.svg  United States 13:19.87Q
31 Mo Farah Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. 13:19.94Q
41 Vincent Kiprop Chepkok Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 13:20.24Q
51 Jesús España Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 13:20.40Q
61 Chris Solinsky Flag of the United States.svg  United States 13:20.64q
71 Joseph Ebuya Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 13:22.41q
81 Anis Selmouni Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 13:22.95q
92 Moses Ndiema Kipsiro Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 13:22.98Q, SB
102 Eliud Kipchoge Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 13:23.34Q
111 Teklemariam Medhin Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 13:23.48q
121 Collis Birmingham Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 13:23.48q
132 James Kwalia C'Kurui Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 13:23.57Q
142 Bernard Lagat Flag of the United States.svg  United States 13:23.73Q
152 Chakir Boujattaoui Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 13:23.83Q
162 Bekana Daba Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 13:23.86
171 Saif Saaeed Shaheen Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 13:26.35
182 Samuel Tsegay Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 13:26.78
191 Geofrey Kusuro Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 13:28.48SB
202 Morhad Amdouni Flag of France.svg  France 13:29.64
212 Kidane Tadasse Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 13:30.85
222 Alemayehu Bezabeh Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 13:33.52
231 Ali Abdosh Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 13:36.52q
241 Daniele Meucci Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 13:37.79
252 Evan Jager Flag of the United States.svg  United States 13:39.80
262 Hussain Jamaan Alhamdah Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 13:44.59
272 Alistair Cragg Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 13:46.34
282 Arne Gabius Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 13:49.13
292 Moses Kibet Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 13:52.38
302 Sergio Sánchez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 13:53.51
312 Marco Joseph Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 13:53.67
322 Tonny Wamulwa Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 14:01.67SB
331 Etienne Bizimana Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 14:06.02PB
341 Yuichiro Ueno Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 14:30.76
352 Mohamed Ali Mohamed Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 14:34.62PB
362 Omar Abusaid Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 15:14.88PB
1 Byron Piedra Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador DNF
1 Juan Luis Barrios Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico DNS
1 Fabiano Joseph Naasi Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania DNS

Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best

Final

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Kenenisa Bekele Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 13:17.09
Silver medal icon.svg Bernard Lagat Flag of the United States.svg  United States 13:17.33
Bronze medal icon.svg James Kwalia C'Kurui Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 13:17.78
4 Moses Ndiema Kipsiro Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 13:18.11SB
5 Eliud Kipchoge Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 13:18.95
6 Ali Abdosh Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 13:19.11
7 Mo Farah Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. 13:19.69
8 Matthew Tegenkamp Flag of the United States.svg  United States 13:20.23
9 Vincent Kiprop Chepkok Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 13:21.31
10 Jesús España Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 13:22.07
11 Chakir Boujattaoui Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 13:23.05
12 Chris Solinsky Flag of the United States.svg  United States 13:25.87
13 Joseph Ebuya Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 13:39.59
14 Anis Selmouni Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 13:44.59
15 Teklemariam Medhin Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 13:44.65
16 Collis Birmingham Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 13:55.58

Key: SB = Seasonal best

Splits

IntermediateAthleteCountryMark
1000m Kenenisa Bekele Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Ethiopia 2:54.35
2000m Kenenisa Bekele Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Ethiopia 5:34.17
3000m Kenenisa Bekele Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Ethiopia 8:14.63
4000m Kenenisa Bekele Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Ethiopia 10:52.22

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