2016 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres

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The men's 10,000 metres event at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics was held on 22 June in Kings Park Stadium. [1]

10,000 metres common long distance running event

The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics and is common at championship level events. The race consists of 25 laps around an Olympic-sized track. It is less commonly held at track and field meetings, due to its duration. The 10,000-metre track race is usually distinguished from its road running counterpart, the 10K run, by its reference to the distance in metres rather than kilometres.

2016 African Championships in Athletics 20th edition of international track and field competition for African athletes

The 20th African Championships in Athletics was held in Durban, South Africa from 22 to 26 June 2016. It was the second time that Durban and South Africa hosted this competition.

Kings Park Stadium sports venue in Durban, South Africa

The Kings Park Stadium, is a stadium located in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct in Durban, South Africa.

Results

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Stephen Mokoka Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 28:02.97
Silver medal icon.svg Wilfred Kimitei Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 28:03.18
Bronze medal icon.svg Namakwe Nkhasi Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 28:06.33
4 Jemal Yimer Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 28:08.92
5 Fikadu Haftu Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 28:09.21
6 Stephen Arita Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 28:09.66
7 Ismail Gallet Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 28:13.46
8 Abraham Habte Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 28:18.18
9 Abdallah Mande Kibet Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 28:21.92
10 Gladwin Mzazi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 28:24.50
11 Arega Mekonen Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 28:37.41
12 Fabiano Sulle Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 29:09.75
13 John Atem Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 29:53.67
14 Happy Ndacha Mcherewje Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 29:59.94
15 Jacob Mugomeri Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 30:05.75
16 Jauodo Jauodo Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 32:01.59
17 Stephanus Kaudinge Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 34:05.63
David Kulang Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan DNS
Jean Marie Vianney Niyomukiza Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi DNS
Onesphore Nzikwikunda Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi DNS
Mohamed Firsa Enyem Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan DNS
Melusi Sihlongonyane Flag of Eswatini.svg  Swaziland DNS

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  1. "Results". Archived from the original on 2018-09-11. Retrieved 2016-06-23.Cite uses deprecated parameter |dead-url= (help)