2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres
Introduction 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.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, but he withdrew due to an injury and was replaced by Ethiopian team's reserve Imane Merga. Gebregziabher Gebremariam and Kenyans Moses Masai and Micah Kogo were other possible medallists, as well as the consistent Eritrean, 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.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.
Medalists '''Gold''''''Silver''''''Bronze'''Kenenisa Bekele'' ''Zersenay Tadese''''Moses Ndiema Masai''''
Records Prior to the competition, the following world and championship records were as follows. '''World record''''''26:17.53'''Brussels, Belgium26 August 2005'''Championship record''''''26:49.57'''Paris, France24 August 2003'''World leading''''''26:57.36'''Fukuroi, Japan3 May 2009'''African record''''''26:17.53'''Brussels,  Belgium 26 August 2005'''Asian record''''''26:38.76'''Brussels,  Belgium 5 September 2003'''North American record''''''27:08.23'''Berlin, West Germany18 August 1989'''South American record''''''27:28.12'''Neerpelt, Belgium 2 June 2007'''European record''''''26:52.30'''Brussels,  Belgium 3 September 1999'''Oceanian record''''''27:29.73'''Berkeley, United States24 April 2009The 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       DNF  Ayad Lamdassem       DNF   Manuel Ángel Penas       DNF  Abebe Dinkesa       DNF   Nicholas Kemboi       DNF  Martin Fagan       DNS'''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)