Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

Men's 10,000 metres
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
VenueAthens Olympic Stadium
Dates20 August
Competitors24 from 14 nations
Winning time27:05.10 OR
Medalists
   Ethiopia
   Ethiopia
   Eritrea
Athletics at the
2004 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase
men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
20 km walk men women
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men
Wheelchair races

The men's 10,000 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 20. No preliminary rounds were held at this distance, since the number of competitors allowed a direct final.[1]

The Ethiopians were in control throughout the distance. A leading group of five runners crystallized. As Kenenisa Bekele and Sileshi Sihine turned up the pace with two kilometres left, Zersenay Tadese, Boniface Kiprop Toroitich and reigning Olympic champion Haile Gebrselassie, who was running with a calf injury, were not able to keep up. Bekele, the world record holder, assured his victory with a brilliant Olympic record finish (27:05.10 minutes), completing the final 400 metres in less than 54 seconds.[2][3]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 26:20.31 Ostrava, Czech Republic 8 June 2004
Olympic record  Haile Gebreselassie (ETH) 27:07.34 Atlanta, United States 29 July 1996

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Result Record
20 August Final Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 27:05.10 OR

Qualification

The qualification period for athletics was 1 January 2003 to 9 August 2004. For the men's 10000 metres, each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to three athletes that had run the race in 27:49.00 or faster during the qualification period. If an NOC had no athletes that qualified under that standard, one athlete that had run the race in 28:06.00 or faster could be entered.

Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

Date Time Round
Friday, 20 August 2004 22:35 Final

Results

Athletes take off at the start of the men's 10000 metres final.
Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 27:05.10 OR
2nd Sileshi Sihine Ethiopia 27:09.39
3rd Zersenay Tadese Eritrea 27:22.57 NR
4 Boniface Kiprop Toroitich Uganda 27:25.48 SB
5 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 27:27.70
6 John Cheruiyot Korir Kenya 27:41.91 SB
7 Moses Mosop Kenya 27:46.61
8 Ismaïl Sghyr France 27:57.09
9 José Manuel Martínez Spain 27:57.61
10 Fabiano Joseph Naasi Tanzania 28:01.94 SB
11 Wilson Busienei Uganda 28:10.75
12 Dan Browne United States 28:14.53
13 Charles Kamathi Kenya 28:17.08
14 Kamiel Maase Netherlands 28:23.39
15 Abdi Abdirahman United States 28:26.26
16 Yonas Kifle Eritrea 28:29.87
17 Dieudonne Disi Rwanda 28:43.19
18 Mohammed Amyne Morocco 28:55.96
19 Ryuji Ono Japan 29:06.50
20 Teodoro Vega Mexico 29:06.55
21 David Galván Mexico 29:38.05
22 John Henwood New Zealand DNF
23 John Yuda Msuri Tanzania DNF
24 Dathan Ritzenhein United States DNF

References

  1. "IAAF Athens 2004: Men's 10000m Final". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  2. "Brilliant Bekele takes gold". BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  3. Elliott, Helene (21 August 2004). "Ethiopians 1-2 in 10,000 With Gebrselassie Fifth". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 13 October 2015.

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