The men's 10,000 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on 6 October 2019.
Summary Seventeen of the twenty-one starters were born in Eastern Africa, a familiar situation for long distance events. Here the Kenyan team of Rhonex Kipruto and Rodgers Kwemoi took to the front to keep the pace fast and returning silver medalist Joshua Cheptegei, who was a favorite after the track retirement of Mo Farah, was also near the front. By the 5,000 metre mark at 13:33.20 (27:07 pace), only 10 had fallen off the back. Nine laps later, Cheptegei took over the front and two more fell off the back, though Hagos Gebrhiwet, Yemaneberhan Crippa and Lopez Lomong were barely hanging on to the fast-pace. Behind Cheptegei, the 19 year old Kipruto and the tall figure of the new indoor mile record holder Yomif Kejelcha looking like he was waiting to unleash that shorter distance speed. After Mohammed Ahmed fell off the back with 500 meters to go, the group was still five, single file, with Cheptegei still leading the race. Running through traffic at the bell, Kwemoi and Andamlak Belihu couldn't keep up and it looked like the medalsts were decided. Down the final backstretch, Kejelcha moved right onto Cheptegei's shoulder then into a slight lead. The gap left Kipruto running for bronze. As they entered the final turn Cheptegei kept Kejelcha on his outside, while he ran the shorter distance along the inside. Coming off the turn, Cheptegei had the speed, separating slightly from Kejelcha, growing to a 5 metre lead by the finish and claiming gold.
In 2024, both Kipruto and Kwemoi's results regarding the 2019 World Athletics Championships were disqualified, resulting in Andamlak Belihu receiving the bronze medal.
Records Before the competition records were as follows:
World record26:17.53Brussels, Belgium26 August 2005Championship record26:46.31Berlin, Germany17 August 2009World Leading26:48.95Hengelo, Netherlands17 July 2019African Record26:17.53Brussels, Belgium26 August 2005Asian Record26:38.76Brussels, Belgium5 September 2003North, Central American and Caribbean record26:44.36Eugene, United States30 May 2014South American Record27:28.12Neerpelt, Belgium2 June 2007European Record26:46.57Eugene, United States3 June 2011Oceanian record27:24.95Palo Alto, United States1 May 2011
The following records were set at the competition:
Record Athlete Date World leading26:48.36Joshua Cheptegei6 Oct 2019Canadian26:59.35Mohammed AhmedItalian27:10.76Yemaneberhan Crippa
Qualification standard The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 27:40.00.
Only 18 qualifiers did it in the period: Onesphore Nzikwinkunda (BDI) 28:11.90, Rodrigue Kwizéra (BDI), and Thierry Ndikumwenayo (BDI), were qualified during Cross Country Championships (top finishing position at designated competitions – automatically qualifies, irrespective of whether his performance has reached the Entry Standard). Soufiane Bouchikhi and Yeman Crippa were invited to complete the event for Ranking.
Schedule The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows:
Date Time Round6 October 20:00 Final
Results The race started on 6 October at 20:04.
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Joshua Cheptegei 26:48.36 Yomif Kejelcha 26:49.34 Andamlak Belihu 26:56.71 4 Mohammed Ahmed 26:59.35 5 Lopez Lomong 27:04.72 6 Yemaneberhan Crippa 27:10.76 7 Hagos Gebrhiwet 27:11.37 8 Shadrack Kipchirchir 27:24.74 9 Sondre Nordstad Moen 28:02.18 10 Leonard Korir 28:05.73 11 Soufiane Bouchikhi 28:15.43 12 Aron Kifle 28:16.74 13 Rodrigue Kwizera 28:21.92 14 Abdallah Kibet Mande 28:31.49 15 Onesphore Nzikwinkunda 29:11.50 Hassan Chani Thierry Ndikumwenayo Julien Wanders Rodgers Kwemoi Rhonex Kipruto Alex Korio
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