The Men's 10,000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 17 at the Beijing National Stadium.[1] The winning margin was 1.60 seconds.
Men's 10,000 metres at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | August 17 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 39 from 21 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 27:01.17 OR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The race was dominated by the Ethiopian and Kenyan teams along with Tadese of Eritrea. With 200m remaining, Bekele pulled away from the rest of the field with a final lap of 53.42 seconds, winning his second 10,000m Olympic gold medal.
Competition format
editThe qualifying standards for the 2008 event were 27:50.00 (A standard) and 28:10.00 (B standard).[2]
The Men's 10,000m competition consisted of only one race the Final.
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world record, Olympic record, and world leading time were as follows:
World record | 26:17.53 | Brussels, Belgium | 26 August 2005 | |
Olympic record | 27:05.10 | Athens, Greece | 20 August 2004 | |
World Leading | 26:25.97 | Eugene, Oregon, United States | 8 June 2008 |
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
Date | Event | Athlete | Time | Notes |
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17 August 2008 | Final | 27:01.17 | OR |
Results
editOR - Olympic Record, NR - National Record, PB - Personal Best, SB - Season Best
Splits
editIntermediate | Athlete | Country | Mark |
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1000m | Alejandro Suárez | 2:50.15 | |
2000m | Kidane Tadese | 5:27.32 | |
3000m | Kidane Tadese | 8:09.93 | |
4000m | Kidane Tadese | 10:59.51 | |
5000m | Kidane Tadese | 13:48.00 | |
6000m | Haile Gebrselassie | 16:33.92 | |
7000m | Zersenay Tadese | 19:14.71 | |
8000m | Zersenay Tadese | 21:53.78 | |
9000m | Micah Kogo | 24:34.07 |
References
edit- ^ "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "Iaaf.org - Olympic Games 2008 - Results 08-17-2008 - 10 000 Metres M Final". Archived from the original on 2008-08-18. Retrieved 2008-08-17. Retrieved 2008-08-17.