2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres

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The men's 5000 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 1 and 4.

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Jake Robertson of New Zealand was added to the final field at the judges' discretion after twice being pushed in his qualifying race.

The tactical final was almost full contact, with a pack of 14 staying close into the penultimate lap. Galen Rupp tried to take the kick out early. As the pack began to break up, Eliud Kipchoge went down while the leaders began to string out the field. Mo Farah led through the final lap as a host of Kenyan and finally Ethiopian athletes Imane Merga and Dejen Gebremeskel took a charge at him. Bernard Lagat worked his way through the traffic, coming up behind the final two Ethiopian runners pulling past them in lane 3 on the final straight. Lagat couldn't catch Farah. Merga finished in third but was later disqualified for stepping on the curb, giving the bronze to Gebremeskel.

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Mo Farah
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)
Bernard Lagat
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Dejen Gebremeskel
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

World record Flag of Ethiopia.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 the United Kingdom.svg  Mo Farah  (GBR)12:53.11 Monaco 22 July 2011
African record Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Kenenisa Bekele  (ETH)12:37.35Hengelo, Netherlands31 May 2004
Asian record Flag of Qatar.svg  Saif Saaeed Shaheen  (QAT)12:51.98 Rome, Italy 14 July 2006
North, Central American and Caribbean record Flag of the United States.svg  Bernard Lagat  (USA)12:53.60Monaco22 July 2011
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 record Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Craig Mottram  (AUS)12:55.76 London, Great Britain 30 July 2004

Qualification standards

A timeB time
13:20.0013:27.00

Schedule

DateTimeRound
September 1, 201110:05 Heats
September 4, 201119:40 Final

Results

KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Heats

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

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Bernard Lagat Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)13:33.90Q
21 Thomas Longosiwa Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)13:34.46Q
31 Dejen Gebremeskel Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)13:34.48Q
41 Isaiah Kiplangat Koech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)13:34.54Q
51 Galen Rupp Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)13:34.91Q
61 Hussain Jamaan Alhamdah Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia  (KSA)13:35.47q
71 Bilisuma Shugi Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)13:35.86q
82 Imane Merga Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)13:37.96Q
92 Mo Farah Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)13:38.03Q
102 Abera Kuma Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)13:38.41Q
112 Eliud Kipchoge Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)13:39.02Q
122 Alistair Cragg Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)13:39.36Q
131 Daniele Meucci Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)13:39.90q
142 Amanuel Mesel Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea  (ERI)13:39.97q
152 Jesús España Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)13:40.38q
162 Abraham Kiplimo Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)13:44.09
172 Andrew Bumbalough Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)13:44.38
181 Javier Carriqueo Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)13:47.51
191 Collis Birmingham Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)13:47.88
202 Elroy Gelant Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)13:48.33
211 Mumin Gala Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti  (DJI)13:48.19
221 Rui Silva Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)13:50.16
232 Ben St Lawrence Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)13:51.64
242 Jake Robertson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)13:53.57q
252 Geofrey Kusuro Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)13:54.58
261 Craig Mottram Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)13:56.60
272 Dejene Regassa Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)13:56.83
282 Sylvain Rukundo Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda  (RWA)13:58.92
292 Rabah Aboud Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)14:00.34
301 Moses Kibet Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)14:05.15
311 Goitom Kifle Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea  (ERI)14:06.42
322 Gérard Gahungu Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi  (BDI)14:09.15PB
332 Kazuya Watanabe Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)14:20.64
342 Baek Seung-ho Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea  (KOR)15:01.37
351 Abdishakur Nageye Abdulle Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia  (SOM)15:13.64PB
362 Christian Ngningba Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon  (GAB)18:44.06PB
2 Abdullah Abdulaziz Aljoud Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia  (KSA)DNF
1 Francisco Javier Alves Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)DNF
1 Mounir Miout Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)DNF
1 Kenenisa Bekele Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)DNS
1 Adrian Blincoe Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)DNS

Final

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Mo Farah Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)13:23.36
Silver medal icon.svg Bernard Lagat Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)13:23.64
Bronze medal icon.svg Dejen Gebremeskel Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)13:23.92
4 Isiah Kiplangat Koech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)13:24.95
5 Abera Kuma Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)13:25.50
6 Thomas Longosiwa Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)13:26.73
7 Eliud Kipchoge Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)13:27.27
8 Bilisuma Shugi Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)13:27.67
9 Galen Rupp Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)13:28.64
10 Daniele Meucci Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)13:29.11
11 Amanuel Mesel Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea  (ERI)13:33.99
12 Jesús España Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)13:33.99
13 Hussain Jamaan Alhamdah Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia  (KSA)13:34.83
14 Alistair Cragg Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)13:45.33
15 Jake Robertson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)14:03.09
Imane Merga Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)13:23.78DQ

References

  1. Britain's Mo Farah wins 5000m world title. AFP (2011-09-04). Retrieved on 2011-09-04.