2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics will be held at the Olympic Stadium on 20 and 23 August
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia (ETH)
|
Bernard Lagat United States (USA)
|
James Kwalia C'Kurui  Qatar (QAT)
|
Records
| 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 | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
|
12:56.23 | Rome, Italy | 10 July 2009 |
| 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 American record |  Bob Kennedy (USA)
|
12:58.21 | Zürich, Switzerland | 14 August 1996 |
| South American record |  Marílson Gomes dos Santos (BRA)
|
13:19.43 | Kassel, Germany | 8 June 2006 |
| European record |  Mohammed Mourhit (BEL)
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12:49.71 | Brussels, Belgium | 25 August 2000 |
| Oceanian record |  Craig Mottram (AUS)
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12:55.76 | London, Great Britain | 30 July 2004 |
Qualification standards
| A time | B time |
|---|---|
| 13:20.00 | 13:29.00 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| August 20, 2009 | 18:55 | Heats |
| August 23, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia (ETH) |
13:19.77 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Matt Tegenkamp | United States (USA) |
13:19.87 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Mo Farah |  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
13:19.94 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Vincent Kiprop Chepkok |  Kenya (KEN) |
13:20.24 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Jesús España |  Spain (ESP) |
13:20.40 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Chris Solinsky | United States (USA) |
13:20.64 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Joseph Ebuya | Kenya (KEN) |
13:22.41 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Anis Selmouni |  Morocco (MAR) |
13:22.95 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Moses Ndiema Kipsiro |  Uganda (UGA) |
13:22.98 | Q, SB |
| 10 | 2 | Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya (KEN) |
13:23.34 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Teklemariam Medhin |  Eritrea (ERI) |
13:23.48 | q |
| 12 | 1 | Collis Birmingham |  Australia (AUS) |
13:23.48 | q |
| 13 | 2 | James Kwalia C'Kurui | Qatar (QAT) |
13:23.57 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | Bernard Lagat | United States (USA) |
13:23.73 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | Chakir Boujattaoui | Morocco (MAR) |
13:23.83 | Q |
| 16 | 2 | Bekana Daba | Ethiopia (ETH) |
13:23.86 | |
| 17 | 1 | Saif Saaeed Shaheen | Qatar (QAT) |
13:26.35 | |
| 18 | 2 | Samuel Tsegay | Eritrea (ERI) |
13:26.78 | |
| 19 | 1 | Geofrey Kusuro | Uganda (UGA) |
13:28.48 | SB |
| 20 | 2 | Morhad Amdouni |  France (FRA) |
13:29.64 | |
| 21 | 2 | Kidane Tadasse | Eritrea (ERI) |
13:30.85 | |
| 22 | 2 | Alemayehu Bezabeh | Spain (ESP) |
13:33.52 | |
| 23 | 1 | Ali Abdosh | Ethiopia (ETH) |
13:36.52 | q |
| 24 | 1 | Daniele Meucci |  Italy (ITA) |
13:37.79 | |
| 25 | 2 | Evan Jager | United States (USA) |
13:39.80 | |
| 26 | 2 | Hussain Jamaan Alhamdah |  Saudi Arabia (KSA) |
13:44.59 | |
| 27 | 2 | Alistair Cragg |  Ireland (IRL) |
13:46.34 | |
| 28 | 2 | Arne Gabius |  Germany (GER) |
13:49.13 | |
| 29 | 2 | Moses Kibet | Uganda (UGA) |
13:52.38 | |
| 30 | 2 | Sergio Sánchez | Spain (ESP) |
13:53.51 | |
| 31 | 2 | Marco Joseph |  Tanzania (TAN) |
13:53.67 | |
| 32 | 2 | Tonny Wamulwa |  Zambia (ZAM) |
14:01.67 | SB |
| 33 | 1 | Etienne Bizimana |  Burundi (BDI) |
14:06.02 | PB |
| 34 | 1 | Yuichiro Ueno |  Japan (JPN) |
14:30.76 | |
| 35 | 2 | Mohamed Ali Mohamed |  Somalia (SOM) |
14:34.62 | PB |
| 36 | 2 | Omar Abusaid |  Palestine (PLE) |
15:14.88 | PB |
| 1 | Byron Piedra |  Ecuador (ECU) |
DNF | ||
| 1 | Juan Luis Barrios |  Mexico (MEX) |
DNS | ||
| 1 | Fabiano Joseph Naasi | Tanzania (TAN) |
DNS |
Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia (ETH) |
13:17.09 | |
 |
Bernard Lagat | United States (USA) |
13:17.33 | |
 |
James Kwalia C'Kurui | Qatar (QAT) |
13:17.78 | |
| 4 | Moses Ndiema Kipsiro | Uganda (UGA) |
13:18.11 | SB |
| 5 | Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya (KEN) |
13:18.95 | |
| 6 | Ali Abdosh | Ethiopia (ETH) |
13:19.11 | |
| 7 | Mo Farah | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
13:19.69 | |
| 8 | Matthew Tegenkamp | United States (USA) |
13:20.23 | |
| 9 | Vincent Kiprop Chepkok | Kenya (KEN) |
13:21.31 | |
| 10 | Jesús España | Spain (ESP) |
13:22.07 | |
| 11 | Chakir Boujattaoui | Morocco (MAR) |
13:23.05 | |
| 12 | Chris Solinsky | United States (USA) |
13:25.87 | |
| 13 | Joseph Ebuya | Kenya (KEN) |
13:39.59 | |
| 14 | Anis Selmouni | Morocco (MAR) |
13:44.59 | |
| 15 | Teklemariam Medhin | Eritrea (ERI) |
13:44.65 | |
| 16 | Collis Birmingham | Australia (AUS) |
13:55.58 |
Key: SB = Seasonal best
Splits
| Intermediate | Athlete | Country | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1000m | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia |
2:54.35 |
| 2000m | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia |
5:34.17 |
| 3000m | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia |
8:14.63 |
| 4000m | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia |
10:52.22 |
References
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