2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres

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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[]

Gold Silver Bronze
Mo Farah
 Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 		Bernard Lagat
 United States (USA) 		Dejen Gebremeskel
 Ethiopia (ETH)

Records[]

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

World record  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 12:37.35 Hengelo, Netherlands 31 May 2004
Championship record  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 12:52.79 Paris, France 31 August 2003
World leading  Mo Farah (GBR) 12:53.11 Monaco 22 July 2011
African record  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 12:37.35 Hengelo, Netherlands 31 May 2004
Asian record  Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT) 12:51.98 Rome, Italy 14 July 2006
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Bernard Lagat (USA) 12:53.60 Monaco 22 July 2011
South American record  Marílson Gomes dos Santos (BRA) 13:19.43 Kassel, Germany 8 June 2006
European record  Mohammed Mourhit (BEL) 12:49.71 Brussels, Belgium 25 August 2000
Oceanian record  Craig Mottram (AUS) 12:55.76 London, Great Britain 30 July 2004

Qualification standards[]

A time B time
13:20.00 13:27.00

Schedule[]

Date Time Round
September 1, 2011 10:05 Heats
September 4, 2011 19:40 Final

Results[]

KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal 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 (USA) 13:33.90 Q
2 1 Thomas Longosiwa  Kenya (KEN) 13:34.46 Q
3 1 Dejen Gebremeskel  Ethiopia (ETH) 13:34.48 Q
4 1 Isaiah Kiplangat Koech  Kenya (KEN) 13:34.54 Q
5 1 Galen Rupp  United States (USA) 13:34.91 Q
6 1 Hussain Jamaan Alhamdah  Saudi Arabia (KSA) 13:35.47 q
7 1 Bilisuma Shugi  Bahrain (BHR) 13:35.86 q
8 2 Imane Merga  Ethiopia (ETH) 13:37.96 Q
9 2 Mo Farah  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 13:38.03 Q
10 2 Abera Kuma  Ethiopia (ETH) 13:38.41 Q
11 2 Eliud Kipchoge  Kenya (KEN) 13:39.02 Q
12 2 Alistair Cragg  Ireland (IRL) 13:39.36 Q
13 1 Daniele Meucci  Italy (ITA) 13:39.90 q
14 2 Amanuel Mesel  Eritrea (ERI) 13:39.97 q
15 2 Jesús España  Spain (ESP) 13:40.38 q
16 2 Abraham Kiplimo  Uganda (UGA) 13:44.09
17 2 Andrew Bumbalough  United States (USA) 13:44.38
18 1 Javier Carriqueo  Argentina (ARG) 13:47.51
19 1 Collis Birmingham  Australia (AUS) 13:47.88
20 2 Elroy Gelant  South Africa (RSA) 13:48.33
21 1 Mumin Gala  Djibouti (DJI) 13:48.19
22 1 Rui Silva  Portugal (POR) 13:50.16
23 2 Ben St Lawrence  Australia (AUS) 13:51.64
24 2 Jake Robertson  New Zealand (NZL) 13:53.57 q
25 2 Geofrey Kusuro  Uganda (UGA) 13:54.58
26 1 Craig Mottram  Australia (AUS) 13:56.60
27 2 Dejene Regassa  Bahrain (BHR) 13:56.83
28 2  Rwanda (RWA) 13:58.92
29 2 Rabah Aboud  Algeria (ALG) 14:00.34
30 1 Moses Kibet  Uganda (UGA) 14:05.15
31 1 Goitom Kifle  Eritrea (ERI) 14:06.42
32 2  Burundi (BDI) 14:09.15 PB
33 2  Japan (JPN) 14:20.64
34 2  South Korea (KOR) 15:01.37
35 1  Somalia (SOM) 15:13.64 PB
36 2  Gabon (GAB) 18:44.06 PB
2 Abdullah Abdulaziz Aljoud  Saudi Arabia (KSA) DNF
1  Spain (ESP) DNF
1  Algeria (ALG) DNF
1 Kenenisa Bekele  Ethiopia (ETH) DNS
1 Adrian Blincoe  New Zealand (NZL) DNS

Final[]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mo Farah  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 13:23.36
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bernard Lagat  United States (USA) 13:23.64
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dejen Gebremeskel  Ethiopia (ETH) 13:23.92
4 Isiah Kiplangat Koech  Kenya (KEN) 13:24.95
5 Abera Kuma  Ethiopia (ETH) 13:25.50
6 Thomas Longosiwa  Kenya (KEN) 13:26.73
7 Eliud Kipchoge  Kenya (KEN) 13:27.27
8 Bilisuma Shugi  Bahrain (BHR) 13:27.67
9 Galen Rupp  United States (USA) 13:28.64
10 Daniele Meucci  Italy (ITA) 13:29.11
11 Amanuel Mesel  Eritrea (ERI) 13:33.99
12 Jesús España  Spain (ESP) 13:33.99
13 Hussain Jamaan Alhamdah  Saudi Arabia (KSA) 13:34.83
14 Alistair Cragg  Ireland (IRL) 13:45.33
15 Jake Robertson  New Zealand (NZL) 14:03.09
Imane Merga  Ethiopia (ETH) 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.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Britain's Mo Farah wins 5000m world title. AFP (2011-09-04). Retrieved on 2011-09-04.

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