2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres

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The Men's 10,000 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 28. There were twenty entrants, with nineteen athletes from twelve countries starting the race.

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Mo Farah had been undefeated over the distance that year and his European record of 26:46.57 minutes topped the season's rankings. Eritrea's Zersenay Tadese and Ethiopians Imane Merga and Sileshi Sihine were other entrants ranked in the top six. Kenenisa Bekele, the unbeaten world champion since 2003, decided to defend his title, but his form was unknown as injuries had meant that he had not raced since early 2010. Kenya, typically strong in the event, sent a team of 2007 bronze medallist Martin Mathathi, Peter Cheruiyot Kirui, and World Cross Country runner-up Paul Kipngetich Tanui. [1] [2]

Zersenay Tadese set a fast pace for much of the race, a decision which soon reduced the leading pack to the Ethiopian and Kenyan teams, with the additions of the Eritrean, Mo Farah, and Galen Rupp. Kenenisa Bekele dropped out at the halfway point, unable to match the leading pace. The final 500 metres saw Farah take the lead with an injection of speed, with Imane Merga and Ibrahim Jeilan the only runners to follow him. Farah appeared to have judged the race well, having led at the bell for the final 400 m and completing his last lap in 53.36 seconds. However, Ibrahim Jeilan was even faster and overtook Farah in the final metres of the straight, taking the gold by a margin of less than 0.3 seconds. Imane Merga claimed the bronze five seconds later and Zersenay Tadese and Martin Mathathi came fourth and fifth. [3] [4] [5]

Ibrahim Jeilan, the 2006 World Junior Champion, was an unexpected winner and Farah later remarked that he had never heard of him. Having felt overlooked for the Ethiopian team for the 2008 Olympics and 2009 World Championships, Ibrahim had moved to Japan to prepare himself away from the major circuit. [6] It was the fifth consecutive time that an Ethiopian athlete had won the world title. [4] Although Farah was the runner-up, he ran the second fastest time ever by a British athlete and became the country's first ever men's medallist in the event. [7] Imane Merga's bronze was his first ever world medal on the track.

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Ibrahim Jeilan
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)
Mo Farah
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)
Imane Merga
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)

Records

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

World record Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Kenenisa Bekele  (ETH)26:17.53 Brussels, Belgium 26 August 2005
Championship record Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Kenenisa Bekele  (ETH)26:46.31 Berlin, Germany 17 August 2009
World leadingFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mo Farah  (GBR)26:46.57 Eugene, United States 3 June 2011
African record Flag of Ethiopia.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, Central American and Caribbean record Flag of the United States.svg  Chris Solinsky  (USA)26:59.60 Palo Alto, United States 1 May 2010
South American record Flag of Brazil.svg  Marílson Gomes dos Santos  (BRA)27:28.12 Neerpelt, Belgium2 June 2007
European record Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mo Farah  (GBR)26:46.57 Eugene, United States3 June 2011
Oceanian record Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ben St.Lawrence  (AUS)27:24.95Palo Alto, United States1 May 2010

Qualification standards

A timeB time
27:40.0028:00.00

Schedule

DateTimeRound
August 28, 201119:30 Final

Results

KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Final

Ibrahim Jeilan en route to his 2011 world title Ibrahim Jeilan Daegu 2011.jpg
Ibrahim Jeilan en route to his 2011 world title
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Ibrahim Jeilan Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)27:13.81
Silver medal icon.svg Mo Farah Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)27:14.07
Bronze medal icon.svg Imane Merga Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)27:19.14
4 Zersenay Tadese Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea  (ERI)27:22.57
5 Martin Mathathi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)27:23.87
6 Peter Cheruiyot Kirui Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)27:25.63PB
7 Galen Rupp Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)27:26.84SB
8 Sileshi Sihine Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)27:34.11
9 Paul Kipngetich Tanui Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)27:54.03
10 Matt Tegenkamp Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)28:41.62
11 Rui Silva Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)28:48.62
12 Daniele Meucci Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)28:50.28
13 Stephen Mokoka Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)28:51.97
14 Scott Bauhs Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)29:03.92
15 Yuki Sato Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)29:04.15
16 Juan Carlos Romero Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)29:38.38
Ali Hasan Mahboob Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)DNF
Bayron Piedra Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador  (ECU)DNF
Kenenisa Bekele Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)DNF
Teklemariam Medhin Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea  (ERI)DNS

References

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  2. 10000 metres 2011. IAAF (2011-08-29). Retrieved on 2011-08-29.
  3. 10,000 Metres - M Final Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine . IAAF (2011-08-28). Retrieved on 2011-08-29.
  4. 1 2 Johnson, Len (2011-08-28). Men's 10,000m - Final - In dramatic finish, Jeilan keeps title in Ethiopian hands Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-29.
  5. World Athletics 2011: Mo Farah misses out on 10,000m gold. BBC Sport (2011-08-28). Retrieved on 2011-08-29.
  6. Monti, David (2011-08-29). Jeilan - an unusual path to World Championships gold Archived 2011-09-15 at the Wayback Machine . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-29.
  7. Mulkeen, Jon (2011-08-28). Farah beaten, Bolt disqualified on night of surprises in Daegu Archived 2012-06-16 at the Wayback Machine . Athletics Weekly . Retrieved on 2011-08-29.