2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres

None The Men's 10,000 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 17 August. A large field of 31 athletes from 15 countries was set to participate in the final, although Irishman Martin Fagan did not start the competition.10,000 Metres - M Final https://web.archive.org/web/20120815091712/http://berlin.iaaf.org/results/racedate%3D08-17-2009/sex%3DM/discCode%3D10K/combCode%3Dhash/roundCode%3Df/results.html#detM_10K_hash_f 2012-08-15 . IAAF (2009-08-17). Retrieved on 2009-08-18. Kenenisa Bekele was the favourite before the race, having never lost a race over the distance and starting the race as the reigning Olympic and World champion, as well as the world record holder. Four-time major championship silver medallist Sileshi Sihine was another strong competitor,Jalava, Mirko (2009-08-09). Men's 10,000m - PREVIEW https://web.archive.org/web/20090813102645/http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=109/newsid=52542.html 2009-08-13 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-18. but he withdrew due to an injury and was replaced by Ethiopian team's reserve Imane Merga.Champion Dibaba to miss 10,000 m, Sihine out. Reuters (2009-08-14). Retrieved on 2009-08-18. Gebregziabher Gebremariam and Kenyans Moses Masai and Micah Kogo were other possible medallists, as well as the consistent Eritrea, Zersenay Tadese. Tadese sprinted to lead the race at the start but he was soon overtaken by Nicholas Kemboi, who led until the 4000-metre mark. Tadese and Masai picked up the pace and the Eritrean fronted the fastest group of runners from 5000 metres onwards. After a kilometre further on, a group of four runners (Tadese, Masai, Bekele and Kogo) were clearly leading the race as the other competitors trailed off. Tadese continued to lead and picked up the pace once again, at which point Kogo dropped off, shortly followed by Masai. Bekele continued to follow Tadese waiting, and on the last lap the reigning champion finally took the lead, sprinting away to win the gold medal in a Championship record time of 26:46.31. Tadese took the silver, with a run of 26:50.12, and Masai maintained his third position for the bronze.Jalava, Mirko (2009-08-17). Event Report - Men's 10,000m - Final https://web.archive.org/web/20090821081729/http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind%3D108/newsid%3D53133.html 2009-08-21 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-18. Ever the strongest performer, Bekele remained undefeated to win his fourth consecutive 10,000 m at the World Championships, but it was second-placed Tadese's first medal at the World Championships. Moses Masai's bronze was his family's second of the competition, as his sister Linet Masai had won the Women's 10,000 metres two days earlier.Butcher, Pat (2009-08-17). Berlin 2009 - Day 3 SUMMARY - 17 Aug https://web.archive.org/web/20090820035005/http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=53213.html 2009-08-20 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-18. Medalists GoldSilverBronzeKenenisa BekeleEthiopia 2009 World 1996 Zersenay TadeseEritrea 2009 WorldMoses Ndiema MasaiKenya 2009 World Records Prior to the competition, the following world and championship records were as follows. World recordKenenisa Bekele ETH 199626:17.53Brussels, Belgium26 August 2005Championship recordKenenisa Bekele ETH 199626:49.57Paris, France24 August 2003World leadingJosephat Muchiri Ndambiri KEN26:57.36Fukuroi, Japan3 May 2009African recordKenenisa Bekele ETH 199626:17.53Brussels, Belgium 26 August 2005Asian recordAhmad Hassan Abdullah QAT26:38.76Brussels, Belgium 5 September 2003North American recordArturo Barrios MEX27:08.23Berlin, West Germany18 August 1989South American recordMarílson Gomes dos Santos BRA27:28.12Neerpelt, Belgium 2 June 2007European recordMohammed Mourhit BEL26:52.30Brussels, Belgium 3 September 1999Oceanian recordCollis Birmingham AUS27:29.73Berkeley, United States24 April 2009 The following new Championship record was set during this competition. Date Event Name Nationality Time CR WR 17 August Final Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 2009 World 1996 26:46.31 CR Qualification standards A timeB time 27:47.00 28:12.00 Schedule Date Time Round17 August 2009 20:50 Final Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 2009 World 1996 26:46.31 CR Zersenay Tadese Eritrea 2009 World 26:50.12 SB Moses Ndiema Masai Kenya 2009 World 26:57.39 SB04 4 Imane Merga Ethiopia 2009 World 1996 27:15.94 PB05 5 Bernard Kipyego Kenya 2009 World 27:18.47 SB06 6 Dathan Ritzenhein United States 2009 World 27:22.28 PB07 7 Micah Kogo Kenya 2009 World 27:26.33 SB08 8 Galen Rupp United States 2009 World 27:37.99 SB 09 9 Kidane Tadasse Eritrea 2009 World 27:41.50 SB10 Gebregziabher Gebremariam Ethiopia 2009 World 1996 27:44.04 SB11 Ahmad Hassan Abdullah Qatar 2009 World 27:45.03 SB12 Teklemariam Medhin Eritrea 2009 World 27:58.89 SB 13 Fabiano Joseph Naasi Tanzania 2009 World 28:04.32 SB14 Juan Carlos Romero Mexico 2009 World 28:09.78 SB15 Carles Castillejo Spain 2009 World 28:09.89 16 Dickson Marwa Tanzania 2009 World 28:18.00 SB17 Tim Nelson United States 2009 World 28:18.04 18 Juan Luis Barrios Mexico 2009 World 28:31.40 19 Surendra Kumar Singh India 2009 World 28:35.51 SB20 Anatoliy Rybakov Russia 2009 World 28:42.28 21 Ezekiel Jafari Tanzania 2009 World 28:45.34 22 Martin Toroitich Uganda 2009 World 28:49.49 SB23 Rui Pedro Silva Portugal 2009 World 28:51.40 24 David McNeill Australia 2009 World 29:18.59 SB 25 Yuki Iwai Japan 2009 World 29:24.12 98 Collis Birmingham Australia 2009 World 30:00.00 DNF 98 Ayad Lamdassem Spain 2009 World 30:00.00 DNF 98 Manuel Ángel Penas Spain 2009 World 30:00.00 DNF 98 Abebe Dinkesa Ethiopia 2009 World 1996 30:00.00 DNF 98 Nicholas Kemboi Qatar 2009 World 30:00.00 DNF 99 Martin Fagan Ireland 2009 World 31:00.00 DNS Key: CR = Championship record, DNF = Did not finish, DNS = Did not start, PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best Splits Intermediate Athlete Country Mark 1000m Nicholas Kemboi 2:46.24 2000m Nicholas Kemboi 5:34.24 3000m Nicholas Kemboi 8:19.55 4000m Nicholas Kemboi 11:04.75 5000m Moses Ndiema Masai 13:40.45 6000m Zersenay Tadese 16:18.75 7000m Zersenay Tadese 18:57.73 8000m Zersenay Tadese 21:37.80 9000m Zersenay Tadese 24:13.73 References External links 10,000 metres startlist from IAAF. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-16. Full race (broadcast on YouTube) 10,000 metres Category:10,000 metres at the World Athletics Championships