Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres
Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics | ||||
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100 m | men | women | ||
200 m | men | women | ||
400 m | men | women | ||
800 m | men | women | ||
1500 m | men | women | ||
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100 m hurdles | women | |||
110 m hurdles | men | |||
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3000 m steeplechase |
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4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
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Heptathlon | women | |||
Decathlon | men | |||
Wheelchair races | ||||
The 10,000 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics programme were held at Stadium Australia on Friday 22 September, and Monday 25 September 2000.
The top eight runners in each of the initial two heats automatically qualified for the final. The next four fastest runners from across the heats also qualified. There were a total number of 34 participating athletes.
Without Haile Gebreselassie, Paul Tergat would have won everything since the previous Olympics. He was the silver medalist in the previous Olympics and the ensuing two world championships. He was the World Cross Country Champion five times in a row in Gebreselassie's absence. The final broke down to a team race, with three Kenyans vs Ethiopians Gebreselassie and Assefa Mezgebu. With a lap to go, John Korir held the lead marked by Gebreselassie, with Tergat marking him. Mezgebu moved from behind Tergat to Gebreselassie's shoulder, boxing Tergat along the rail through the penultimate turn. Down the backstretch, Tergat slowed down a step to get out of the box, then sprinting around the outside, past everyone. The sprint was on. Unlike previous finals, Tergat had the drop on Gebreselassie, making him chase, with only Mezgebu able to hold on behind. Down the homestretch both were in full sprint, Tergat ahead, Gebreselassie making microscopic progress but not advancing enough to pass. Gebreselassie continued to press, drawing even with less than ten metres to go. Tergat strained, his last several steps losing his balance while Gebreselassie held form to take the gold again.
Records
World and Olympic records prior to the Games. | World Record | 26:22.75 | Haile Gebreselassie | Ethiopia | Hengelo, Netherlands | 1 June 1998 |
Olympic Record | 27:07.34 | Haile Gebreselassie | Ethiopia | Atlanta, USA | 29 July 1996 |
Medalists
Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
Haile Gebreselassie, Ethiopia | Paul Tergat, Kenya | Assefa Mezgebu, Ethiopia |
Results
All times shown are in seconds.
- Q denotes qualification by place in heat.
- q denotes qualification by overall place.
- DNS denotes did not start.
- DNF denotes did not finish.
- DQ denotes disqualification.
- NR denotes national record.
- OR denotes Olympic record.
- WR denotes world record.
- PB denotes personal best.
- SB denotes season best.
Qualifying heats
Heat 1 of 2 Date: Friday 22 September 2000 | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Time | Qual. | Record | ||
Heat | Overall | |||||||
1 | 8 | Haile Gebreselassie | Ethiopia | 2 | 27:50.01 | Q | ||
2 | 10 | Patrick Ivuti | Kenya | 15 | 27:50.10 | Q | ||
3 | 11 | John Korir | Kenya | 7 | 27:50.19 | Q | ||
4 | 12 | Assefa Mezgebu | Ethiopia | 8 | 27:50.64 | Q | ||
5 | 16 | Toshinari Takaoka | Japan | 3 | 27:59.95 | Q | SB | |
6 | 19 | Samir Moussaoui | Algeria | 4 | 28:08.22 | Q | ||
7 | 21 | Abdihakim Abdirahman | United States | 9 | 28:09.04 | Q | ||
8 | 22 | Enrique Molina | Spain | 5 | 28:09.76 | Q | ||
9 | 23 | Andres Jones | Great Britain | 13 | 28:11.20 | |||
10 | 24 | Armando Quintanilla | Mexico | 11 | 28:14.54 | |||
11 | 25 | Sisay Bezabeh | Australia | 10 | 28:21.63 | |||
12 | 27 | Sean Kaley | Canada | 16 | 28:36.07 | |||
13 | 28 | Robert Denmark | Great Britain | 1 | 28:43.74 | |||
14 | 29 | Shaun Creighton | Australia | 12 | 28:52.71 | |||
15 | 32 | Daniele Caimmi | Italy | 17 | 29:01.26 | |||
16 | 33 | Teodoro Cunado | Spain | 14 | 29:10.90 | |||
17 | 34 | Michael Aish | New Zealand | 6 | 29:31.83 |
Heat 2 of 2 Date: Friday 22 September 2000 | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Time | Qual. | Record | ||
Heat | Overall | |||||||
1 | 1 | Girma Tolla | Ethiopia | 7 | 27:44.01 | Q | ||
2 | 2 | Paul Tergat | Kenya | 10 | 27:44.07 | Q | ||
3 | 3 | Katsuhiko Hanada | Japan | 9 | 27:45.13 | Q | PB | |
4 | 4 | Mohammed Mourhit | Belgium | 8 | 27:45.73 | Q | ||
5 | 5 | Said Berioui | Morocco | 11 | 27:45.83 | Q | ||
6 | 6 | Karl Keska | Great Britain | 8 | 27:48:29 | Q | PB | |
7 | 7 | David Galván | Mexico | 12 | 27:49.53 | Q | ||
8 | 9 | Aloys Nizigama | Burundi | 2 | 27:50.09 | Q | SB | |
9 | 13 | José Rios | Spain | 6 | 27:51.40 | q | ||
10 | 14 | José Ramos | Portugal | 13 | 27:51.40 | q | PB | |
11 | 15 | Mebrahtom Keflezighi | United States | 15 | 27:58.96 | q | ||
12 | 17 | Rachid Berradi | Italy | 1 | 28:01.18 | q | ||
13 | 18 | Mauricio Díaz | Chile | 4 | 28:05.61 | NR | ||
14 | 20 | Yonas Kifle | Eritrea | 5 | 28:08.59 | NR | ||
15 | 26 | Jeff Schiebler | Canada | 3 | 28:30.46 | |||
16 | 30 | Dmitry Maksimov | Russia | 14 | 28:54.15 | |||
17 | 31 | Alan Culpepper | United States | 16 | 29:00.71 |
Overall Results Semi-Finals
Semi-Finals Overall Results | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Heat | Lane | Place | Time | Qual. | Record |
1 | Girma Tolla | Ethiopia | 2 | 7 | 1 | 27:44.01 | Q | |
2 | Paul Tergat | Kenya | 2 | 10 | 2 | 27:44.07 | Q | |
3 | Katsuhiko Hanada | Japan | 2 | 9 | 3 | 27:45.13 | Q | PB |
4 | Mohammed Mourhit | Belgium | 2 | 17 | 4 | 27:45.73 | Q | |
5 | Said Berioui | Morocco | 2 | 11 | 5 | 27:45.83 | Q | |
6 | Karl Keska | Great Britain | 2 | 8 | 6 | 27:48:29 | Q | PB |
7 | David Galván | Mexico | 2 | 12 | 7 | 27:49.53 | Q | |
8 | Haile Gebreselassie | Ethiopia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 27:50.01 | Q | |
9 | Aloys Nizigama | Burundi | 2 | 2 | 8 | 27:50.09 | Q | SB |
10 | Patrick Ivuti | Kenya | 1 | 15 | 2 | 27:50.10 | Q | |
11 | John Korir | Kenya | 1 | 7 | 3 | 27:50.19 | Q | |
12 | Assefa Mezgebu | Ethiopia | 1 | 8 | 4 | 27:50.64 | Q | |
13 | José Rios | Spain | 2 | 6 | 9 | 27:51.40 | q | |
14 | José Ramos | Portugal | 2 | 13 | 10 | 27:56.30 | q | PB |
15 | Mebrahtom Keflezighi | United States | 2 | 15 | 11 | 27:58.96 | q | |
16 | Toshinari Takaoka | Japan | 1 | 3 | 6 | 27:59.95 | Q | SB |
17 | Rachid Berradi | Italy | 2 | 1 | 12 | 28:01.18 | q | |
18 | Mauricio Díaz | Chile | 2 | 4 | 13 | 28:05.61 | NR | |
19 | Samir Moussaoui | Algeria | 1 | 4 | 6 | 28:08.22 | Q | |
20 | Yonas Kifle | Eritrea | 2 | 5 | 14 | 28:08.59 | NR | |
21 | Abdihakim Abdirahman | United States | 1 | 9 | 7 | 28:09.04 | Q | |
22 | Enrique Molina | Spain | 1 | 5 | 8 | 28:09.76 | Q | |
23 | Andres Jones | Great Britain | 1 | 13 | 9 | 28:11.20 | ||
24 | Armando Quintanilla | Mexico | 1 | 11 | 10 | 28:14.54 | ||
25 | Sisay Bezabeh | Australia | 1 | 10 | 11 | 28:21.63 | ||
26 | Jeff Schiebler | Canada | 2 | 3 | 15 | 28:30.46 | ||
27 | Sean Kaley | Canada | 1 | 16 | 12 | 28:36.07 | ||
28 | Robert Denmark | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 13 | 28:43.74 | ||
29 | Shaun Creighton | Australia | 1 | 12 | 14 | 28:52.71 | ||
30 | Dmitry Maksimov | Russia | 2 | 14 | 16 | 28:54.15 | ||
31 | Alan Culpepper | United States | 2 | 16 | 17 | 29:00.71 | ||
32 | Daniele Caimmi | Italy | 1 | 17 | 15 | 29:01.26 | ||
33 | Teodoro Cunado | Spain | 1 | 14 | 16 | 29:10.90 | ||
34 | Michael Aish | New Zealand | 1 | 6 | 17 | 29:31.83 | ||
Final
Final Date: Monday 25 September 2000 Time: | |||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane/Order | Time | Record |
1 | Haile Gebreselassie | Ethiopia | 19 | 27:18.20 | SB |
2 | Paul Tergat | Kenya | 8 | 27:18.29 | |
3 | Assefa Mezgebu | Ethiopia | 2 | 27:19.75 | SB |
4 | Patrick Ivuti | Kenya | 16 | 27:20.44 | |
5 | John Korir | Kenya | 20 | 27:24.75 | PB |
6 | Said Berioui | Morocco | 7 | 27:37.83 | SB |
7 | Toshinari Takaoka | Japan | 9 | 27:40.44 | PB |
8 | Karl Keska | Great Britain | 6 | 27:44.09 | PB |
9 | Aloys Nizigama | Burundi | 12 | 27:44.56 | SB |
10 | Abdihakim Abdirahman | United States | 18 | 27:46.17 | PB |
11 | Girma Tolla | Ethiopia | 15 | 27:49.75 | |
12 | Mebrahtom Keflezighi | United States | 13 | 27:53.63 | PB |
13 | David Galvan | Mexico | 11 | 27:54.56 | |
14 | Jose Ramos | Portugal | 4 | 28:07.43 | |
15 | Katsuhiko Hanada | Japan | 17 | 28:08.11 | |
16 | Samir Moussaoui | Algeria | 3 | 28:17.25 | |
17 | Rachid Berradi | Italy | 10 | 28:45.96 | |
18 | Jose Rios | Spain | 1 | 28:50.31 | |
- | Enrique Molina | Spain | 14 | DNF | |
- | Mohammed Mourhit | Belgium | 5 | DNF |