2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres

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The men's 10,000 metres at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Moncton 2010 Stadium on 20 July. [1] [2] A field of 20 athletes from 14 countries competed. [3]

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Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Dennis Chepkongin Masai
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Gebretsadik Abraha
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Paul Kipchumba Lonyangata
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya

Records

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

NameNationalityTimeLocationDate
World junior record Samuel Wanjiru Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 26:41.75 Bruxelles August 26, 2005
Championship record Josphat Bett Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 27:30.85 Bydgoszcz July 9, 2008

No new records were established during the competition.

Results

20 July

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Dennis Chepkongin Masai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 27:53.88WJL
Silver medal icon.svg Gebretsadik Abraha Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 28:03.45PB
Bronze medal icon.svg Paul Kipchumba Lonyangata Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 28:14.55PB
4 Mohammed Ahmed Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 29:11.75
5 Aaron Pulford Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 29:14.23NJR
6 Parker Stinson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 29:32.23PB
7 Suresh Kumar Flag of India.svg  India 29:40.07
8 Suguru Osako Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 29:40.14
9 Fuminori Shikata Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 29:47.87
10 Joseph Chebet Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 29:56.53SB
11 Gabriel Navarro Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 29:57.78PB
12 Mohammed Merbouhi Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 30:06.23PB
13 Andrew Nixon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 30:35.43
14 Nicolae Soare Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 30:37.23PB
15 Mansour Haraoui Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 30:54.84
16 Graham Bazell Flag of the United States.svg  United States 30:59.57
17 Indalow Takala Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 31:25.38
Edwin Chebii Kimurer Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain DNF
Debebe Woldesenbet Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia DNF
José Costa Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal DNF

Key: DNF = Did not finish, NJR = National junior record, PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best, WJL = World junior leading

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

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2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics

The 13th World Junior Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes under the age of 20 which was held at the Moncton Stadium in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada from 19–25 July 2010. A total of 44 athletics events were contested at the Championships, 22 by male and 22 by female athletes. It was the second time that the event took place in Canada, after the 1988 edition in Sudbury. This became the last event announced by Scott Davis.

The women's 10,000 metres walk at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Moncton 2010 Stadium on 21 July. A field of 26 athletes from 19 countries competed.

The women's 100 metres at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Moncton 2010 Stadium on 20 & 21 July.

The men's 100 metres at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Moncton 2010 Stadium on 20 & 21 July.

The women's 5,000 metres at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Moncton 2010 Stadium on 21 July.

The women's 3,000 metres at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Moncton 2010 Stadium on 19 July.

The women's 200 metres at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Moncton 2010 Stadium on 22 & 23 July.

The men's discus throw at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Moncton 2010 Stadium on 23 & 24 July. A 1.75kg discus was used.

The women's high jump at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Moncton 2010 Stadium on 23 & 25 July.

The men's hammer throw at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Moncton 2010 Stadium on 23 & 25 July. The final was won by American Conor McCullough. A six-kilogram ball was used throughout the competition.

The men's 400 metres event at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, at Moncton Stadium on 20, 21 and 22 July.

The men's 1500 metres event at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, at Moncton Stadium on 20 and 22 July.

The men's 5000 metres event at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, at Moncton Stadium on 24 July.

The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, at Moncton Stadium on 23 and 25 July.

The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, at Moncton Stadium on 21, 22 and 23 July.

The men's pole vault event at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, at Moncton Stadium on 20 and 22 July.

The men's decathlon event at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, at Moncton Stadium on 20 and 21 July. Junior implements were used, i.e. 99.0cm (3'3) hurdles, 6kg shot and 1.75kg discus.

The men's 10,000 metres walk event at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, at Moncton Stadium on 23 July.

The women's 400 metres event at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, at Moncton Stadium on 20, 21 and 22 July.

The women's 800 metres event at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, at Moncton Stadium on 20, 21 and 22 July.

References

  1. Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2010 Moncton CAN Jul 19-25, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 9 March 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF , retrieved 13 June 2015
  3. Parker Morse (2010-07-20). "Men's 10,000m Final". IAAF. Retrieved 2010-07-21.