1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres explained

The men's 10,000 metres event at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Seoul, Korea, at Olympic Stadium on 18 September. Josephat Machuka finished second, but as he was being passed just before the finish, he deliberately punched at the eventual winner Haile Gebrselassie during the final sprint and was disqualified.^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

Gold	Haile Gebrselassie
Silver	Josephat Ndeti
Bronze

Results

Final

18 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		28:03.99
	align=left		align=left		28:46.25
	align=left			28:52.89
4	align=left		align=left		29:29.97
5	align=left		align=left		29:31.80
6	align=left		align=left		29:32.84
7	align=left		align=left		29:38.13
8	align=left		align=left		29:39.99
9	align=left		align=left		29:52.28
10	align=left		align=left		29:59.18
11	align=left		align=left		30:01.85
12	align=left		align=left		30:02.55
13	align=left		align=left		30:02.85
14	align=left		align=left		30:03.58
15	align=left		align=left		30:41.81
16	align=left		align=left		30:43.34
17	align=left		align=left		30:50.03
18	align=left		align=left		31:20.73
19	align=left		align=left		31:38.13
20	align=left		align=left		31:39.82
21	align=left		align=left		32:11.55
	align=left		align=left		DQ
	align=left		align=left		DNF

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

Notes and References

1. BBC Sports, May 28, 2004: Olympic countdown: 73 days
2. YouTube video: 1992 World Junior Championships 10000m final sprint Machuka hit Haile