Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres
| Men's 10,000 metres at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 17 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 39 from 21 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 27:01.17 OR | ||||||||||||
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The Men's 10,000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 17 at the Beijing National Stadium.[1] The winning margin was 1.60 seconds.
The race was dominated by the Ethiopian and Kenyan teams along with Tadese of Eritrea. With 200m remaining, Bekele pulled away from the rest of the field with a final lap of 53.42 seconds, winning his second 10,000m Olympic gold medal.
Competition format
[edit]The qualifying standards for the 2008 event were 27:50.00 (A standard) and 28:10.00 (B standard).[2]
The Men's 10,000m competition consisted of only one race the Final.
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world record, Olympic record, and world leading time were as follows:
| World record |  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) |
26:17.53 | Brussels, Belgium | 26 August 2005 |
| Olympic record |  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) |
27:05.10 | Athens, Greece | 20 August 2004 |
| World Leading |  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) |
26:25.97 | Eugene, Oregon, United States | 8 June 2008 |
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
| Date | Event | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2008 | Final | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) |
27:01.17 | OR |
Results
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OR - Olympic Record, NR - National Record, PB - Personal Best, SB - Season Best
Splits
[edit]| Intermediate | Athlete | Country | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1000m | Alejandro Suárez |  Mexico |
2:50.15 |
| 2000m | Kidane Tadese |  Eritrea |
5:27.32 |
| 3000m | Kidane Tadese | Eritrea |
8:09.93 |
| 4000m | Kidane Tadese | Eritrea |
10:59.51 |
| 5000m | Kidane Tadese | Eritrea |
13:48.00 |
| 6000m | Haile Gebrselassie | Ethiopia |
16:33.92 |
| 7000m | Zersenay Tadese | Eritrea |
19:14.71 |
| 8000m | Zersenay Tadese | Eritrea |
21:53.78 |
| 9000m | Micah Kogo |  Kenya |
24:34.07 |
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Iaaf.org - Olympic Games 2008 - Results 08-17-2008 - 10 000 Metres M Final". Archived from the original on 2008-08-18. Retrieved 2008-08-17. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
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