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 . 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 . 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 . 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 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-18.

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeKenenisa Bekele Zersenay TadeseMoses Ndiema Masai

Records

Prior to the competition, the following world and championship records were as follows.

World record26:17.53Brussels, Belgium26 August 2005Championship record26:49.57Paris, France24 August 2003World leading26:57.36Fukuroi, Japan3 May 2009African record26:17.53Brussels, Belgium 26 August 2005Asian record26:38.76Brussels, Belgium 5 September 2003North American record27:08.23Berlin, West Germany18 August 1989South American record27:28.12Neerpelt, Belgium 2 June 2007European record26:52.30Brussels, Belgium 3 September 1999Oceanian record27:29.73Berkeley, 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 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 26:46.31 CR Zersenay Tadese 26:50.12 SB Moses Ndiema Masai 26:57.39 SB Imane Merga 27:15.94 PB Bernard Kipyego 27:18.47 SB Dathan Ritzenhein 27:22.28 PB Micah Kogo 27:26.33 SB Galen Rupp 27:37.99 SB Kidane Tadasse 27:41.50 SB10 Gebregziabher Gebremariam 27:44.04 SB11 Ahmad Hassan Abdullah 27:45.03 SB12 Teklemariam Medhin 27:58.89 SB 13 Fabiano Joseph Naasi 28:04.32 SB14 Juan Carlos Romero 28:09.78 SB15 Carles Castillejo 28:09.89 16 Dickson Marwa 28:18.00 SB17 Tim Nelson 28:18.04 18 Juan Luis Barrios 28:31.40 19 Surendra Kumar Singh 28:35.51 SB20 Anatoliy Rybakov 28:42.28 21 Ezekiel Jafari 28:45.34 22 Martin Toroitich 28:49.49 SB23 Rui Pedro Silva 28:51.40 24 David McNeill 29:18.59 SB 25 Yuki Iwai 29:24.12 Collis Birmingham Ayad Lamdassem Manuel Ángel Penas Abebe Dinkesa Nicholas Kemboi Martin Fagan

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)