The Men's 10,000 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 28. There were twenty entrants, with nineteen athletes from twelve countries starting the race.

Mo Farah had been undefeated over the distance that year and his European record of 26:46.57 minutes topped the season's rankings. Eritrea's Zersenay Tadese and Ethiopians Imane Merga and Sileshi Sihine were other entrants ranked in the top six. Kenenisa Bekele, the unbeaten world champion since 2003, decided to defend his title, but his form was unknown as injuries had meant that he had not raced since early 2010. Kenya, typically strong in the event, sent a team of 2007 bronze medallist Martin Mathathi, Peter Cheruiyot Kirui, and World Cross Country runner-up Paul Kipngetich Tanui.Johnson, Len (2011-08-22). Men's 10,000m - PREVIEW . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-29.10000 metres 2011. IAAF (2011-08-29). Retrieved on 2011-08-29.

Zersenay Tadese set a fast pace for much of the race, a decision which soon reduced the leading pack to the Ethiopian and Kenyan teams, with the additions of the Eritrean, Mo Farah, and Galen Rupp. Kenenisa Bekele dropped out at the halfway point, unable to match the leading pace. The final 500 metres saw Farah take the lead with an injection of speed, with Imane Merga and Ibrahim Jeilan the only runners to follow him. Farah appeared to have judged the race well, having led at the bell for the final 400 m and completing his last lap in 53.36 seconds. However, Ibrahim Jeilan was even faster and overtook Farah in the final metres of the straight, taking the gold by a margin of less than 0.3 seconds. Imane Merga claimed the bronze five seconds later and Zersenay Tadese and Martin Mathathi came fourth and fifth.10,000 Metres - M Final . IAAF (2011-08-28). Retrieved on 2011-08-29.Johnson, Len (2011-08-28). Men's 10,000m - Final - In dramatic finish, Jeilan keeps title in Ethiopian hands . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-29.World Athletics 2011: Mo Farah misses out on 10,000m gold. BBC Sport (2011-08-28). Retrieved on 2011-08-29.

Ibrahim Jeilan, the 2006 World Junior Champion, was an unexpected winner and Farah later remarked that he had never heard of him. Having felt overlooked for the Ethiopian team for the 2008 Olympics and 2009 World Championships, Ibrahim had moved to Japan to prepare himself away from the major circuit.Monti, David (2011-08-29). Jeilan - an unusual path to World Championships gold . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-29. It was the fifth consecutive time that an Ethiopian athlete had won the world title. Although Farah was the runner-up, he ran the second fastest time ever by a British athlete and became the country's first ever men's medallist in the event.Mulkeen, Jon (2011-08-28). Farah beaten, Bolt disqualified on night of surprises in Daegu . Athletics Weekly. Retrieved on 2011-08-29. Imane Merga's bronze was his first ever world medal on the track.

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeIbrahim JeilanMo FarahImane Merga

Records

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

World record26:17.53Brussels, Belgium26 August 2005Championship record26:46.31Berlin, Germany17 August 2009World leading26:46.57Eugene, United States3 June 2011African record26:17.53Brussels, Belgium 26 August 2005Asian record26:38.76Brussels, Belgium 5 September 2003North, Central American and Caribbean record26:59.60Palo Alto, United States1 May 2010South American record27:28.12Neerpelt, Belgium 2 June 2007European record26:46.57Eugene, United States3 June 2011Oceanian record27:24.95Palo Alto, United States1 May 2010

Qualification standards A timeB time 27:40.00 28:00.00

Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 28, 2011 19:30 Final

Results KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Ibrahim Jeilan 27:13.81 Mo Farah 27:14.07 Imane Merga 27:19.14 Zersenay Tadese 27:22.57 Martin Mathathi 27:23.87 Peter Cheruiyot Kirui 27:25.63 PB Galen Rupp 27:26.84 SB Sileshi Sihine 27:34.11 Paul Kipngetich Tanui 27:54.03 10 Matt Tegenkamp 28:41.62 11 Rui Silva 28:48.62 12 Daniele Meucci 28:50.28 13 Stephen Mokoka 28:51.97 14 Scott Bauhs 29:03.92 15 Yuki Sato 29:04.15 16 Juan Carlos Romero 29:38.38 Ali Hasan Mahboob Bayron Piedra Kenenisa Bekele Teklemariam Medhin

References

External links 10,000 metres results at IAAF website