Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 10,000 metres

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Men's 10,000 metres
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue Carrara Stadium
Dates13 April
Competitors15 from 10 nations
Winning time27:19.62 GR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
  2014
2022  

The men's 10,000 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games , as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 13 April 2018. [1]

Contents

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows: [2]

World record Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Kenenisa Bekele  (ETH)26:17.53 Brussels, Belgium26 August 2005
Games record Flag of Kenya.svg  Wilberforce Talel  (KEN)27:45.39 Manchester, England26 July 2002

Schedule

The schedule was as follows: [1]

DateTimeRound
Friday 13 April 201821:10Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

With fifteen entrants, the event was held as a straight final. [2]

Final

RankOrderNameResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg8Flag of Uganda.svg  Joshua Cheptegei  (UGA)27:19.62 GR
Silver medal icon.svg12Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Mohammed Ahmed  (CAN)27:20.56
44Flag of Uganda.svg  Jacob Kiplimo  (UGA)27:30.25 SB
515Flag of New Zealand.svg  Jake Robertson  (NZL)27:30.90 NR
69Flag of South Africa.svg  Stephen Mokoka  (RSA)27:44.58 SB
711Flag of Uganda.svg  Timothy Toroitich  (UGA)27:47.35
82Flag of Kenya.svg  Jonathan Ndiku  (KEN)27:56.24
913Flag of England.svg  Andy Vernon  (ENG)28:17.11
1010Flag of Kenya.svg  Josphat Bett Kipkoech  (KEN)28:56.22
115Flag of Australia.svg  Stewart McSweyn  (AUS)28:58.22
126Flag of Malawi.svg  Kefasi Chitsala  (MAW)29:21.68 PB
133Flag of Lesotho.svg  Toka Badboy  (LES)31:22.38
14Flag of Kenya.svg  Rodgers Kwemoi  (KEN)DQ
1Flag of Australia.svg  Patrick Tiernan  (AUS)R 163.3b
7Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Simon Charley  (VAN)

References

  1. 1 2 "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule – Men's 10,000m". Gold Coast 2018. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 Athletics | Men's 10,000m – Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 49. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.