Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
Appearance
Men's 5000 metres at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | August 20 (heats) August 23 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 43 from 25 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The Men's 5000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 20 and 23 August at the Beijing National Stadium.[1]
The qualifying standards were 13:21.50 (A standard) and 13:28.00 (B standard).[2]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world record was:
World record | ![]() |
12:37.35 | Hengelo, Netherlands | 31 May 2004 |
Results
Heat 1
Qualification: First 4 in each heat(Q) and the next 3 fastest(q) advance to the Final.
To sort this table by heat, athlete, or any other column, click on the icon next to the column title.
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes[3] |
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1 | Matthew Tegenkamp | ![]() |
13:37.36 | Q |
2 | Eliud Kipchoge | ![]() |
13:37.50 | Q |
3 | Tariku Bekele | ![]() |
13:37.63 | Q |
4 | Kidane Tadasse | ![]() |
13:37.72 | Q |
5 | Alemayehu Bezabeh | ![]() |
13:37.88 | q |
6 | Alistair Ian Cragg | ![]() |
13:38.57 | q |
7 | Juan Luis Barrios | ![]() |
13:42.39 | q |
8 | Anis Selmouni | ![]() |
13:43.70 | |
9 | Aadam Ismaeel Khamis | ![]() |
13:44.76 | |
10 | Collis Birmingham | ![]() |
13:44.90 | |
11 | Geofrey Kusuro | ![]() |
13:50.50 | |
12 | Sultan Khamis Zaman | ![]() |
13:53.38 | |
13 | Takayuki Matsumiya | ![]() |
14:20.24 | |
14 | Soe Min Thu | ![]() |
15:50.56 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Edwin Cheruiyot Soi | ![]() |
13:46.41 | Q |
2 | Moses Ndiema Kipsiro | ![]() |
13:46.58 | Q |
3 | Abreham Cherkos | ![]() |
13:47.60 | Q |
4 | Jesús España | ![]() |
13:48.88 | Q |
5 | Ali Abdalla | ![]() |
13:49.68 | |
6 | Mo Farah | ![]() |
13:50.95 | |
7 | Adrian Blincoe | ![]() |
13:55.27 | |
8 | Mourad Marofit | ![]() |
14:00.76 | |
9 | Ian Dobson | ![]() |
14:05.47 | |
10 | Tonny Wamulwa | ![]() |
14:06.96 | |
11 | Kevin Sullivan | ![]() |
14:09.16 | |
12 | Ali Saïdi-Sief | ![]() |
14:15.00 | |
13 | Nader Almassri | ![]() |
14:41.10 | |
Rashid Ramzi | ![]() |
DNS |
Heat 3
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/2008_Summer_Olympics_-_Men%27s_5000m_Round_1_-_Heat_3.jpg/220px-2008_Summer_Olympics_-_Men%27s_5000m_Round_1_-_Heat_3.jpg)
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Bernard Lagat | ![]() |
13:39.70 | Q |
2 | James Kwalia C'Kurui | ![]() |
13:39.96 | Q |
3 | Kenenisa Bekele | ![]() |
13:40.13 | Q |
4 | Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa | ![]() |
13:41.30 | Q |
5 | Craig Mottram | ![]() |
13:44.39 | |
6 | Moukheld Al-Outaibi | ![]() |
13:47.00 | |
7 | Kensuke Takezawa | ![]() |
13:49.42 | SB |
8 | Monder Rizki | ![]() |
13:54.41 | |
9 | Alberto García | ![]() |
13:58.20 | |
10 | Philippe Bandi | ![]() |
13:59.68 | |
11 | Abdelaziz Ennaji El Idrissi | ![]() |
14:05.30 | |
12 | Abdinasir Said Ibrahim | ![]() |
14:21.58 | |
Selim Bayrak | ![]() |
DNS | ||
Hasan Mahboob | ![]() |
DNS | ||
David Galván | ![]() |
DNS |
Final
23 August 2008 - 20:10
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes[4] |
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Kenenisa Bekele | ![]() |
12:57.82 | OR |
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Eliud Kipchoge | ![]() |
13:02.80 | |
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Edwin Cheruiyot Soi | ![]() |
13:06.22 | SB |
4 | Moses Ndiema Kipsiro | ![]() |
13:10.56 | |
5 | Abreham Cherkos | ![]() |
13:16.46 | |
6 | Tariku Bekele | ![]() |
13:19.06 | |
7 | Juan Luis Barrios | ![]() |
13:19.79 | SB |
8 | James Kwalia C'Kurui | ![]() |
13:23.48 | |
9 | Bernard Lagat | ![]() |
13:26.89 | |
10 | Kidane Tadasse | ![]() |
13:28.40 | |
11 | Alemayehu Bezabeh | ![]() |
13:30.48 | |
12 | Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa | ![]() |
13:31.34 | |
13 | Matthew Tegenkamp | ![]() |
13:33.13 | |
14 | Jesús España | ![]() |
13:55.94 | |
Alistair Cragg | ![]() |
DNF |
Splits
Intermediate | Athlete | Country | Mark |
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1000m | Tariku Bekele | ![]() |
2:45.49 |
2000m | Tariku Bekele | ![]() |
5:22.29 |
3000m | Kenenisa Bekele | ![]() |
8:00.85 |
4000m | Kenenisa Bekele | ![]() |
10:32.52 |
References
- ^ "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "5000 Metres - M Heats". IAAF. Archived from the original on 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
- ^ http://wikirun.com/5000M_men#Finals Retrieved 2008-08-23.