2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres

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Men's 5000 metres
at the 2013 World Championships
Venue Luzhniki Stadium
Dates13 August (heats)
16 August (final)
Competitors29 from 18 nations
Winning time13:26.98
Medalists
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The men's 5000 metres at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 13 and 16 August. [1]

Contents

Fifteen qualified for the final. Of the ten automatic qualifiers, three each were from Kenya, Ethiopia and the United States. But all eyes were on the one from England, the defending champion, Olympic champion and 10000 winner from these championships all rolled up into one Mo Farah.

The first lap of the final started off at a jog for these world class competitors. On the second lap, the Kenyans as a group pushed the pace, but it didn't last long and the pack reformed. At such a leisurely pace, nobody was at risk of getting dropped. Instead confusion. Hagos Gebrhiwet literally a step behind Farah near the back of the pack, watching his every step. At 2000 meters, Farah decided to take a chance at the lead, but it was not to advance the pace but to slow it down. With Farah at the front the pace slowed to 68 seconds, then almost 70 seconds and the rest of the field obediently crowded up behind him, not willing to go out alone against the king. With 5 laps to go, Isiah Koech decided to make the break and took off. The race accelerated to 62-second laps with all the players covering each other's move and jockeying for position. For a lap Yenew Alamirew held the lead, accelerating as anyone looked to try to pass. With 650 to go, Farah made his move, successfully passing Alamirew he only gained a step on the field but that was enough, now he wouldn't let anybody pass him, the field stinging out behind him, the suitors dwindling. Through the final lap in 53 seconds, Koech made repeated attempts to get past Farah but each time Farah was able to go that much faster. Two steps behind at the beginning of the straight, Gebrhiwet weaved his way around the other two Kenyans and came flying down the outside as Koech let up in defeat, Gebrhiwet taking silver by one thousandth of a second after 5000 meters.

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows: [2]

World record Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Kenenisa Bekele  (ETH)12:37.35 Hengelo, Netherlands31 May 2004
Championship record Flag of Kenya.svg  Eliud Kipchoge  (KEN)12:52.79 Saint-Denis, France31 August 2003
World LeadingFlag of Kenya.svg  Edwin Cheruiyot Soi  (KEN)12:51.34Monaco19 July 2013
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)12:51.98Rome, Italy14 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  Marilson dos Santos  (BRA)13:19.43 Kassel, Germany8 June 2006
European Record Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Mohammed Mourhit  (BEL)12:49.71 Brussels, Belgium25 August 2000
Oceanian record Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Craig Mottram  (AUS)12:55.76London, Great Britain30 July 2004

Qualification standards

A time [3] B time
13:15.0013:20.00

Schedule

DateTimeRound
13 August 201310:20 Heats
16 August 201320:45 Final

All times are local times (UTC+4)

Results

KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Heats

Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) advanced to the final. [4]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12 Muktar Edris Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)13:20.82Q
22 Edwin Soi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)13:21.44Q
32 Isaiah Koech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)13:22.19Q
41 Hagos Gebrhiwet Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)13:23.22Q
51 Yenew Alamirew Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)13:23.48Q
61 Bernard Lagat Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)13:23.59Q
72 Galen Rupp Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)13:23.91Q
82 Mo Farah Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)13:23.93Q
91 Thomas Longosiwa Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)13:23.94Q
101 Ryan Hill Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)13:24.19Q
111 Elroy Gelant Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)13:25.07q
122 Dejenee Regassa Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)13:25.21q
131 Brett Robinson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)13:25.38q
141 Sindre Buraas Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)13:26.69q
151 Zane Robertson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)13:27.89q
162 Othmane El Goumri Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)13:31.08
171 John Kipkoech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)13:31.21
182 Ben St Lawrence Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)13:33.64
191 Phillip Kipyeko Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)13:33.68
201 Arne Gabius Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)13:34.26
212 Alemayehu Bezabeh Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)13:34.68
222 Byron Piedra Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador  (ECU)13:35.38
232 Yuki Sato Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)13:37.07
241 Aziz Lahbabi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)13:37.75
252 Diego Estrada Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)13:48.38
261 Sergio Sánchez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)13:52.05
272 Rinas Akhmadeev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)13:58.38
282 Jake Robertson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)14:09.50
291 Grevazio Mpani Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi  (MAW)14:15.65
1 Abdoulaye Abdelkarim Flag of Chad.svg  Chad  (CHA)DNS
2 Moses Ndiema Kipsiro Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)DNS

Final

The final was started at 20:45. [5]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Mo Farah Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)13:26.98
Silver medal icon.svg Hagos Gebrhiwet Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)13:27.26
Bronze medal icon.svg Isiah Koech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)13:27.26
4 Thomas Longosiwa Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)13:27.67
5 Edwin Soi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)13:29.01
6 Bernard Lagat Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)13:29.24
7 Muktar Edris Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)13:29.56
8 Galen Rupp Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)13:29.87
9 Yenew Alamirew Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)13:31.27
10 Ryan Hill Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)13:32.69
11 Dejenee Regassa Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)13:34.54
12 Elroy Gelant Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)13:43.68
13 Sindre Buraas Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)13:45.67
14 Zane Robertson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)13:46.55
15 Brett Robinson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)14:03.77

References

  1. Start list
  2. "Records & Lists – 5000 meters". IAAF . Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  3. IAAF World Championships Moscow 2013 – Standards, All Russia Athletic Federation, 2012, archived from the original on 16 August 2013, retrieved 8 August 2013
  4. "Heats Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  5. "Final Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.