Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

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Men's 10,000 metres
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Venue Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Date31 July 1992 (heats)
3 August 1992 (final)
Competitors56 from 39 nations
Winning time27:46.70
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Khalid Skah
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Silver medal icon.svg Richard Chelimo
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Bronze medal icon.svg Addis Abebe
Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia
  1988
1996  

These are the official results of the men's 10,000 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 56 participating athletes. [1] Khalid Skah from Morocco dueled with Richard Chelimo from Kenya during much of the race. It was a sprint finish over the last 150 meters, Skah pulled ahead and crossed the finish line 1.02 seconds in front of Chelimo. [2]

Controversy

The Kenyans protested the finish, claiming that lapped Moroccan runner Hammou Boutayeb joined the lead pack of Chelimo and Skah with 3 laps to go in the race, apparently trying to help Skah. Boutayeb kept running in front of Chelimo and slowing down, causing him to miss his stride. Competition Rule 143.2 states that a lapped runner may not "assist" another runner. [3] The race jury temporarily disqualified Skah for receiving assistance from Boutayeb. The Moroccans appealed to the Jury of Appeal of the International Amateur Athletic Federation. Since Rule 143.2 did not give any penalty for its violation, the Jury of Appeal reinstated Skah. [2] [3] With one lap to go, a meet referee actually pushed Boutayeb, trying to tell him to get out of the way. Ultimately the race was decided by Skah out sprinting Chelimo head to head on the final straight.

Medalists

Gold Khalid Skah
Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
Silver Richard Chelimo
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Bronze Addis Abebe
Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg Ethiopia

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.

World Record27:08.23 Flag of Mexico.svg Arturo Barrios West Berlin (FRG)August 18, 1989
Olympic Record27:21.46 Flag of Morocco.svg Brahim Boutayeb Seoul (KOR)September 26, 1988

Final

RANKFINALTIME
Med 1.png Flag of Morocco.svg  Khalid Skah  (MAR)27:46.70
Med 2.png Flag of Kenya.svg  Richard Chelimo  (KEN)27:47.72
Med 3.png Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Addis Abebe  (ETH)28:00.07
4.Flag of Italy.svg  Salvatore Antibo  (ITA)28:11.39
5.Flag of Mexico.svg  Arturo Barrios  (MEX)28:17.79
6.Flag of Mexico.svg  Germán Silva  (MEX)28:20.19
7.Flag of Kenya.svg  William Koech  (KEN)28:25.18
8.Flag of Kenya.svg  Moses Tanui  (KEN)28:27.11
9.Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Fita Bayisa  (ETH)28:27.68
10.Flag of the United States.svg  Todd Williams  (USA)28:29.38
11.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Paul Evans  (GBR)28:29.83
12.Flag of Hungary.svg  Zoltán Káldy  (HUN)28:34.21
13.South African Olympic Flag.svg  Xolile Yawa  (RSA)28:37.18
14.Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Haruo Urata  (JPN)28:37.61
15.Flag of France.svg  António Martins Bordelo  (FRA)28:47.66
16.Flag of Mexico.svg  Armando Quintanilla  (MEX)28:48.05
17.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Richard Nerurkar  (GBR)28:48.48
18.Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Antonio Silio  (ARG)28:55.20
19.Flag of Norway.svg  John Halvorsen  (NOR)29:53.91
Flag of Morocco.svg  Hammou Boutayeb  (MAR)DQ

Heats

RANKHEAT 1TIME
1.Flag of Kenya.svg  William Koech  (KEN)28:06.86
2.Flag of Mexico.svg  Germán Silva  (MEX)28:13.72
3.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Paul Evans  (GBR)28:15.70
4.Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Addis Abebe  (ETH)28:15.76
5.Flag of Kenya.svg  Richard Chelimo  (KEN)28:16.39
6.Flag of Morocco.svg  Khalid Skah  (MAR)28:18.48
7.Flag of Italy.svg  Salvatore Antibo  (ITA)28:18.48
8.Flag of Norway.svg  John Halvorsen  (NOR)28:21.57
9.Flag of Hungary.svg  Zoltán Káldy  (HUN)28:21.96
10.Flag of Mexico.svg  Armando Quintanilla  (MEX)28:23.76
11.Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Haruo Urata  (JPN)28:24.08
12.Olympic flag.svg  Oleg Strizhakov  (EUN)28:35.97
13.Flag of the United States.svg  Steve Plasencia  (USA)28:45.59
14.Flag of Germany.svg  Stéphane Franke  (GER)28:52.83
15.Flag of Spain.svg  Carlos de la Torre  (ESP)28:55.47
16.Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Sean Dollman  (IRL)28:55.77
17.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Paul Williams  (CAN)29:01.67
18.Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Tendai Chimusasa  (ZIM)29:17.26
19.Flag of Peru.svg  Juan José Castillo  (PER)30:04.60
20.Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Miguel Vargas  (CRC)30:13.06
21.Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Patrick Rama  (LES)30:21.69
22.Flag of Jordan (3-2).svg  Awwad Al-Hasini  (JOR)30:43.19
Flag of France.svg  Thierry Pantel  (FRA)DNF
Flag of Finland.svg  Risto Ulmala  (FIN)DNF
Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Gómez Cabral  (ESP)DNF
Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Abdullah Al-Dosari  (BRN)DNF
Flag of Portugal.svg  Domingos Castro  (POR)DNF
Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mohamedou Sid'Ahmed  (MTN)DNF


RANKHEAT 2TIME
1.Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Fita Bayisa  (ETH)28:23.55
2.Flag of Kenya.svg  Moses Tanui  (KEN)28:24.07
3.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Richard Nerurkar  (GBR)28:24.35
4.Flag of Morocco.svg  Hammou Boutayeb  (MAR)28:25.73
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Todd Williams  (USA)28:26.32
6.Flag of Mexico.svg  Arturo Barrios  (MEX)28:28.26
7.South African Olympic Flag.svg  Xolile Yawa  (RSA)28:28.78
8.Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Antonio Silio  (ARG)28:31.02
9.Flag of France.svg  António Martins Bordelo  (FRA)28:35.13
10.Flag of Italy.svg  Francesco Bennici  (ITA)28:45.62
11.Flag of Spain.svg  José Carlos Adan  (ESP)28:50.38
12.Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Mathias Ntawulikura  (RWA)28:51.79
13.Flag of the United States.svg  Aaron Ramirez  (USA)29:00.12
14.Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Sakae Osaki  (JPN)29:20.01
15.Flag of Portugal.svg  Fernando Couto  (POR)29:20.06
16.Flag of Germany.svg  Carsten Eich  (GER)29:22.19
17.Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Noel Berkeley  (IRL)29:23.58
18.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Vincent Rousseau  (BEL)29:25.68
19.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Eamonn Martin  (GBR)29:35.65
20.Flag of Swaziland.svg  Isaac Simelan  (SWZ)29:48.49
21.Flag of Malawi.svg  John Mwathiwa  (MAW)29:54.26
22.Flag of Colombia.svg  Herder Herberto Vasquez  (COL)30:07.55
23.Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Eddy Punina  (ECU)30:19.76
24.Flag of Bolivia.svg  Policarpio Calizaya  (BOL)30:27.01
25.Flag of Djibouti.svg Omar Daher Gadid (DJI)30:32.89
26.Flag of Yemen.svg Khalid Al-Estashi (YEM)30:49.58 (NR)
27.Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Marlon Williams  (ISV)31:22.13
28.Flag of Fiji.svg  Bineshwar Prasad  (FIJ)31:46.19

See also

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona: Men's 10,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 "OLYMPICS / Barcelona 1992: Athletics: Kenyan outcry over Skah's reinstatement". The Independent. 1992-08-05. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  3. 1 2 "Obituary: Richard Chelimo". TheGuardian.com . 29 August 2001.