2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres

None thumb|110px|Official Video The Men's 10,000 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 28. There were twenty entrants, with nineteen athletes from twelve countries starting the race. Mo Farah had been undefeated over the distance that year and his European record of 26:46.57 minutes topped the season's rankings. Eritrea's Zersenay Tadese and Ethiopians Imane Merga and Sileshi Sihine were other entrants ranked in the top six. Kenenisa Bekele, the unbeaten world champion since 2003, decided to defend his title, but his form was unknown as injuries had meant that he had not raced since early 2010. Kenya, typically strong in the event, sent a team of 2007 bronze medallist Martin Mathathi, Peter Cheruiyot Kirui, and World Cross Country runner-up Paul Kipngetich Tanui.Johnson, Len (2011-08-22). Men's 10,000m - PREVIEW https://web.archive.org/web/20120509210902/http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/NewsEventPreviewsListDetail.aspx?id=61190 2012-05-09 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-29.10000 metres 2011. IAAF (2011-08-29). Retrieved on 2011-08-29. Zersenay Tadese set a fast pace for much of the race, a decision which soon reduced the leading pack to the Ethiopian and Kenyan teams, with the additions of the Eritrean, Mo Farah, and Galen Rupp. Kenenisa Bekele dropped out at the halfway point, unable to match the leading pace. The final 500 metres saw Farah take the lead with an injection of speed, with Imane Merga and Ibrahim Jeilan the only runners to follow him. Farah appeared to have judged the race well, having led at the bell for the final 400 m and completing his last lap in 53.36 seconds. However, Ibrahim Jeilan was even faster and overtook Farah in the final metres of the straight, taking the gold by a margin of less than 0.3 seconds. Imane Merga claimed the bronze five seconds later and Zersenay Tadese and Martin Mathathi came fourth and fifth.10,000 Metres - M Final https://web.archive.org/web/20131113190258/http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/ResultsByEvent.aspx?/disctype=4/sex=M/discCode=10K/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#detM_10K_hash_f 2013-11-13 . IAAF (2011-08-28). Retrieved on 2011-08-29.Johnson, Len (2011-08-28). Men's 10,000m - Final - In dramatic finish, Jeilan keeps title in Ethiopian hands https://web.archive.org/web/20120509210942/http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/NewsEventReportsListDetail.aspx?id=61431 2012-05-09 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-29.World Athletics 2011: Mo Farah misses out on 10,000m gold. BBC Sport (2011-08-28). Retrieved on 2011-08-29. Ibrahim Jeilan, the 2006 World Junior Champion, was an unexpected winner and Farah later remarked that he had never heard of him. Having felt overlooked for the Ethiopian team for the 2008 Olympics and 2009 World Championships, Ibrahim had moved to Japan to prepare himself away from the major circuit.Monti, David (2011-08-29). Jeilan - an unusual path to World Championships gold https://web.archive.org/web/20110915104655/http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/newslistdetail.aspx?id=61504 2011-09-15 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-29. It was the fifth consecutive time that an Ethiopian athlete had won the world title. Although Farah was the runner-up, he ran the second fastest time ever by a British athlete and became the country's first ever men's medallist in the event.Mulkeen, Jon (2011-08-28). Farah beaten, Bolt disqualified on night of surprises in Daegu https://web.archive.org/web/20120616075435/http://www.athleticsweekly.com/news/farah-beaten-bolt-disqualified-on-night-of-surprises-in-daegu/ 2012-06-16 . Athletics Weekly. Retrieved on 2011-08-29. Imane Merga's bronze was his first ever world medal on the track. Medalists GoldSilverBronzeIbrahim JeilanEthiopia 2011 WorldMo FarahGreat Britain 2011 WorldImane MergaEthiopia 2011 World Records Prior to the competition, the following world and championship records were as follows. World recordKenenisa Bekele ETH26:17.53Brussels, Belgium26 August 2005Championship recordKenenisa Bekele ETH26:46.31Berlin, Germany17 August 2009World leadingMo Farah GBR26:46.57Eugene, United States3 June 2011African recordKenenisa Bekele ETH26:17.53Brussels, Belgium 26 August 2005Asian recordAhmad Hassan Abdullah QAT26:38.76Brussels, Belgium 5 September 2003North, Central American and Caribbean recordChris Solinsky USA26:59.60Palo Alto, United States1 May 2010South American recordMarílson Gomes dos Santos BRA27:28.12Neerpelt, Belgium 2 June 2007European recordMo Farah GBR26:46.57Eugene, United States3 June 2011Oceanian recordBen St.Lawrence AUS27:24.95Palo Alto, United States1 May 2010 Qualification standards A timeB time 27:40.00 28:00.00 Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 28, 2011 19:30 Final Results KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best Final thumb|Ibrahim Jeilan en route to his 2011 world title Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Ibrahim Jeilan Ethiopia 2011 World 27:13.81 Mo Farah Great Britain 2011 World 27:14.07 Imane Merga Ethiopia 2011 World 27:19.14 04 4 Zersenay Tadese Eritrea 2011 World 27:22.57 05 5 Martin Mathathi Kenya 2011 World 27:23.87 06 6 Peter Cheruiyot Kirui Kenya 2011 World 27:25.63 PB 07 7 Galen Rupp United States 2011 World 27:26.84 SB 08 8 Sileshi Sihine Ethiopia 2011 World 27:34.11 09 9 Paul Kipngetich Tanui Kenya 2011 World 27:54.03 10 Matt Tegenkamp United States 2011 World 28:41.62 11 Rui Silva Portugal 2011 World 28:48.62 12 Daniele Meucci Italy 2011 World 28:50.28 13 Stephen Mokoka South Africa 2011 World 28:51.97 14 Scott Bauhs United States 2011 World 29:03.92 15 Yuki Sato Japan 2011 World 29:04.15 16 Juan Carlos Romero Mexico 2011 World 29:38.38 99 Ali Hasan Mahboob Bahrain 2011 World 99:99.99 DNF 99 Bayron Piedra Ecuador 2011 World 99:99.99 DNF 99 Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 2011 World 99:99.99 DNF 99 Teklemariam Medhin Eritrea 2011 World 99:99.99 DNS References External links 10,000 metres results at IAAF website 10000 Category:10,000 metres at the World Athletics Championships