2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres

None The men's 5000 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics were held at the Olympic Stadium on 20 and 23 AugustMen's 5000 Metres results Medalists GoldSilverBronzeKenenisa BekeleEthiopia 2009 World 1996 Bernard LagatUnited States 2009 WorldJames Kwalia C'Kurui Qatar 2009 World Summary In hindsight, this race was the confluence of many top athletes. Kenenisa Bekele was already the world record holder, the Woolworth double (5 and 10) Olympic champion and the champion at 10,000 here. At 27, this would be his last successful major championship race. At 35, Bernard Lagat (a Kenyan transplant to USA) would continue to medal internationally for another 5 years. Lagat was the defending champion and was the second fastest 1500 runner of all time. Eliud Kipchoge had the championship record from 2003 and would go on to greater fame in marathon running, winning the Olympic gold medal in 2016 and 2021. And setting the official world record in 2018 and the assisted world record in 2019. A lesser known British runner named Mo Farah was making his first World Championship final after disappointment in the 2008 Olympics. Two years later, he would go on to start a 6 year long major championship winning streak that would encompass two Olympics and four World Championships in both the 5 and 10. With the mixture of strength runners like Bekele and Kipchoge, and kickers like Lagat and Farah, the strategy was a question mark. Could the strength runners burn off the kickers? Bekele started fast, and most of the field followed along in tow. Farah lagged 15 metres behind, 100 metres into the race. University of Wisconsin teammates Matt Tegenkamp and Chris Solinsky marked Bekele as the pace slowed at first. Bekele led with an uneven pace, running as fast as 60 seconds a lap and as slow as 64. Everybody else followed for 2300 metres until the Kenyan team, led by Joseph Ebuya all moved to the front as much to assert an even pace if not a fast pace. Bekele moved back to control the race, marked by Lagat, Kipchoge, Moses Ndiema Kipsiro and Kenyan transplant to Qatar, James Kwalia C'Kurui. Just under 800 metres to go, Ebuya stepped to the right and gave up. After coming to a virtual stop he jogged and rejoined the race well out of contention. The same five leaders remained together at the bell with Jesús España sprinting up to be in short lived contention. As they sped around the turn and into the backstretch, those five separated from the chasers. With España fading, Tegenkamp was the last left trying to bridge the gap. Bekele held the lead through the final turn, with Lagat moving into position to put his move on. Coming off the turn, Lagat pounced and took the lead, but only by inches. Side by side, Bekele on the inside and Lagat on the outside, the two sprinted shoulder to shoulder for 40 metres, then Bekele edged in front, slowly widening the gap for a little over a metre by the finish. Behind them Kwalia emerged from the group to take the bronze. Records World recordKenenisa Bekele ETH 199612:37.35Hengelo, Netherlands31 May 2004Championship recordEliud Kipchoge KEN12:52.79Paris, France31 August 2003World leadingKenenisa Bekele ETH 199612:56.23Rome, Italy10 July 2009African recordKenenisa Bekele ETH 199612:37.35Hengelo, Netherlands31 May 2004Asian recordSaif Saaeed Shaheen QAT12:51.98Rome, Italy14 July 2006North American recordBob Kennedy USA12:58.21Zürich, Switzerland14 August 1996South 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 13:29.00 Schedule Date Time Round20 August 2009 18:55 Heats23 August 2009 16:25 Final Results Heats Qualification: First 5 in each heat(Q) and the next 5 fastest(q) advance to the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 01 1 1 Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 2009 World 1996 13:19.77 Q 02 2 1 Matt Tegenkamp United States 2009 World 13:19.87 Q 03 3 1 Mo Farah Great Britain 2009 World 13:19.94 Q 04 4 1 Vincent Kiprop Chepkok Kenya 2009 World 13:20.24 Q 05 5 1 Jesús España Spain 2009 World 13:20.40 Q 06 6 1 Chris Solinsky United States 2009 World 13:20.64 q 07 7 1 Joseph Ebuya Kenya 2009 World 13:22.41 q 08 8 1 Anis Selmouni Morocco 2009 World 13:22.95 q 09 9 2 Moses Ndiema Kipsiro Uganda 2009 World 13:22.98 Q, SB 10 2 Eliud Kipchoge Kenya 2009 World 13:23.34 Q 11 1 Teklemariam Medhin Eritrea 2009 World 13:23.48 q 12 1 Collis Birmingham Australia 2009 World 13:23.48 q 13 2 James Kwalia C'Kurui Qatar 2009 World 13:23.57 Q 14 2 Bernard Lagat United States 2009 World 13:23.73 Q 15 2 Chakir Boujattaoui Morocco 2009 World 13:23.83 Q 16 2 Bekana Daba Ethiopia 2009 World 1996 13:23.86 17 1 Saif Saaeed Shaheen Qatar 2009 World 13:26.35 18 2 Samuel Tsegay Eritrea 2009 World 13:26.78 19 1 Geofrey Kusuro Uganda 2009 World 13:28.48 SB 20 2 Morhad Amdouni France 2009 World 13:29.64 21 2 Kidane Tadasse Eritrea 2009 World 13:30.85 22 2 Alemayehu Bezabeh Spain 2009 World 13:33.52 23 1 Ali Abdosh Ethiopia 2009 World 1996 13:36.52 q 24 1 Daniele Meucci Italy 2009 World 13:37.79 25 2 Evan Jager United States 2009 World 13:39.80 26 2 Hussain Jamaan Alhamdah Saudi Arabia 2009 World 13:44.59 27 2 Alistair Cragg Ireland 2009 World 13:46.34 28 2 Arne Gabius Germany 2009 World 13:49.13 29 2 Moses Kibet Uganda 2009 World 13:52.38 30 2 Sergio Sánchez Spain 2009 World 13:53.51 31 2 Marco Joseph Tanzania 2009 World 13:53.67 32 2 Tonny Wamulwa Zambia 2009 World 14:01.67 SB 33 1 Etienne Bizimana Burundi 2009 World 14:06.02 PB 34 1 Yuichiro Ueno Japan 2009 World 14:30.76 35 2 Mohamed Ali Mohamed Somalia 2009 World 14:34.62 PB 36 2 Omar Abusaid Palestine 2009 World 15:14.88 PB 98 1 Byron Piedra Ecuador 2009 World 15:15.00 DNF 99 1 Juan Luis Barrios Mexico 2009 World 15:16.00 DNS 99 1 Fabiano Joseph Naasi Tanzania 2009 World 15:16.00 DNS Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 2009 World 1996 13:17.09 Bernard Lagat United States 2009 World 13:17.33 James Kwalia C'Kurui Qatar 2009 World 13:17.78 04 4 Moses Ndiema Kipsiro Uganda 2009 World 13:18.11 SB05 5 Eliud Kipchoge Kenya 2009 World 13:18.95 06 6 Ali Abdosh Ethiopia 2009 World 1996 13:19.11 07 7 Mo Farah Great Britain 2009 World 13:19.69 08 8 Matthew Tegenkamp United States 2009 World 13:20.23 09 9 Vincent Kiprop Chepkok Kenya 2009 World 13:21.31 10 Jesús España Spain 2009 World 13:22.07 11 Chakir Boujattaoui Morocco 2009 World 13:23.05 12 Chris Solinsky United States 2009 World 13:25.87 13 Joseph Ebuya Kenya 2009 World 13:39.59 14 Anis Selmouni Morocco 2009 World 13:44.59 15 Teklemariam Medhin Eritrea 2009 World 13:44.65 16 Collis Birmingham Australia 2009 World 13:55.58 Key: SB = Seasonal best Splits Intermediate Athlete Country Mark 1000m Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 1996 2:54.35 2000m Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 1996 5:34.17 3000m Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 1996 8:14.63 4000m Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 1996 10:52.22 References General Specific 5000 metres Category:5000 metres at the World Athletics Championships