2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres

None thumb|110px|Official Video The men's 5000 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 1 and 4. Jake Robertson of New Zealand was added to the final field at the judges' discretion after twice being pushed in his qualifying race. The tactical final was almost full contact, with a pack of 14 staying close into the penultimate lap. Galen Rupp tried to take the kick out early. As the pack began to break up, Eliud Kipchoge went down while the leaders began to string out the field. Mo Farah led through the final lap as a host of Kenyan and finally Ethiopian athletes Imane Merga and Dejen Gebremeskel took a charge at him. Bernard Lagat worked his way through the traffic, coming up behind the final two Ethiopian runners pulling past them in lane 3 on the final straight. Lagat couldn't catch Farah. Merga finished in third but was later disqualified for stepping on the curb, giving the bronze to Gebremeskel. Medalists GoldSilverBronzeMo FarahGreat Britain 2011 WorldBernard LagatUSA 2011 WorldDejen GebremeskelEthiopia 2011 World Records Prior to the competition, the records were as follows: World recordKenenisa Bekele ETH12:37.35Hengelo, Netherlands31 May 2004Championship recordEliud Kipchoge KEN12:52.79Paris, France31 August 2003World leadingMo Farah GBR12:53.11Monaco22 July 2011African recordKenenisa Bekele ETH12:37.35Hengelo, Netherlands31 May 2004Asian recordSaif Saaeed Shaheen QAT12:51.98Rome, Italy14 July 2006North, Central American and Caribbean recordBernard Lagat USA12:53.60Monaco22 July 2011South American recordMarílson Gomes dos Santos BRA13:19.43Kassel, Germany8 June 2006European recordMohammed Mourhit BEL12:49.71Brussels, Belgium25 August 2000Oceanian recordCraig Mottram AUS12:55.76London, Great Britain30 July 2004 Qualification standards A timeB time 13:20.00 13:27.00 Schedule Date Time RoundSeptember 1, 2011 10:05 HeatsSeptember 4, 2011 19:40 Final Results KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best Heats Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) advance to the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Bernard Lagat United States 2011 World 13:33.90 Q 2 1 Thomas Longosiwa Kenya 2011 World 13:34.46 Q 3 1 Dejen Gebremeskel Ethiopia 2011 World 13:34.48 Q 4 1 Isaiah Kiplangat Koech Kenya 2011 World 13:34.54 Q 5 1 Galen Rupp United States 2011 World 13:34.91 Q 6 1 Hussain Jamaan Alhamdah Saudi Arabia 2011 World 13:35.47 q 7 1 Bilisuma Shugi Bahrain 2011 World 13:35.86 q 8 2 Imane Merga Ethiopia 2011 World 13:37.96 Q 9 2 Mo Farah Great Britain 2011 World 13:38.03 Q 10 2 Abera Kuma Ethiopia 2011 World 13:38.41 Q 11 2 Eliud Kipchoge Kenya 2011 World 13:39.02 Q 12 2 Alistair Cragg Ireland 2011 World 13:39.36 Q 13 1 Daniele Meucci Italy 2011 World 13:39.90 q 14 2 Amanuel Mesel Eritrea 2011 World 13:39.97 q 15 2 Jesús España Spain 2011 World 13:40.38 q 16 2 Abraham Kiplimo Uganda 2011 World 13:44.09 17 2 Andrew Bumbalough United States 2011 World 13:44.38 18 1 Javier Carriqueo Argentina 2011 World 13:47.51 19 1 Collis Birmingham Australia 2011 World 13:47.88 20 2 Elroy Gelant South Africa 2011 World 13:48.33 21 1 Mumin Gala Djibouti 2011 World 13:48.19 22 1 Rui Silva Portugal 2011 World 13:50.16 23 2 Ben St Lawrence Australia 2011 World 13:51.64 24 2 Jake Robertson New Zealand 2011 World 13:53.57 q 25 2 Geofrey Kusuro Uganda 2011 World 13:54.58 26 1 Craig Mottram Australia 2011 World 13:56.60 27 2 Dejene Regassa Bahrain 2011 World 13:56.83 28 2 Sylvain Rukundo Rwanda 2011 World 13:58.92 29 2 Rabah Aboud Algeria 2011 World 14:00.34 30 1 Moses Kibet Uganda 2011 World 14:05.15 31 1 Goitom Kifle Eritrea 2011 World 14:06.42 32 2 Gérard Gahungu Burundi 2011 World 14:09.15 PB 33 2 Kazuya Watanabe Japan 2011 World 14:20.64 34 2 Baek Seung-ho South Korea 2011 World 15:01.37 35 1 Abdishakur Nageye Abdulle Somalia 2011 World 15:13.64 PB 36 2 Christian Ngningba Gabon 2011 World 18:44.06 PB 98 2 Abdullah Abdulaziz Aljoud Saudi Arabia 2011 World 99:99.98 DNF 98 1 Francisco Javier Alves Spain 2011 World 99:99.98 DNF 98 1 Mounir Miout Algeria 2011 World 99:99.98 DNF 99 1 Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 2011 World 99:99.99 DNS 99 1 Adrian Blincoe New Zealand 2011 World 99:99.99 DNS Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Mo Farah Great Britain 2011 World 13:23.36 Bernard Lagat United States 2011 World 13:23.64 Dejen Gebremeskel Ethiopia 2011 World 13:23.92 04 4 Isiah Kiplangat Koech Kenya 2011 World 13:24.95 05 5 Abera Kuma Ethiopia 2011 World 13:25.50 06 6 Thomas Longosiwa Kenya 2011 World 13:26.73 07 7 Eliud Kipchoge Kenya 2011 World 13:27.27 08 8 Bilisuma Shugi Bahrain 2011 World 13:27.67 09 9 Galen Rupp United States 2011 World 13:28.64 10 Daniele Meucci Italy 2011 World 13:29.11 11 Amanuel Mesel Eritrea 2011 World 13:33.99 12 Jesús España Spain 2011 World 13:33.99 13 Hussain Jamaan Alhamdah Saudi Arabia 2011 World 13:34.83 14 Alistair Cragg Ireland 2011 World 13:45.33 15 Jake Robertson New Zealand 2011 World 14:03.09 99 Imane Merga Ethiopia 2011 World 13:23.78 DQ Ethiopia's Imane Merga was originally awarded the bronze medal, but he was later disqualified for having stepped onto the curb of the running track. His teammate Dejen Gebremeskel was elevated to the bronze medal as a result.https://archive.today/20121206015841/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h1baux6yEsTjPlEGqNysazWYxakw?docId=CNG.baf6915241b5315c221d1e92332ab1a6.271 Britain's Mo Farah wins 5000m world title. AFP (2011-09-04). Retrieved on 2011-09-04. References External links 5000 metres results at IAAF website Robertson gets Final spot at New Zealand Herald online 5000 Category:5000 metres at the World Athletics Championships