2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres explained

The Men's 10,000 metres event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics took place on 27 August 2007 at the Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan.

Medalists

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Kenenisa Bekele
Ethiopia
Sileshi Sihine
Ethiopia
Martin Mathathi

Records

Prior to the competition, the following world and championship records were as follows.

World record26:17.53Brussels, Belgium26 August 2005
Championship record26:49.57Paris, France24 August 2003
World leading26:48.73Hengelo, Netherlands26 May 2007

Results

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Ethiopia27:05.90 SB
27:09.03
27:12.17
27:21.37
27:31.41
27:44.58
27:56.62
28:25.67
28:28.59 SB
10 Boniface Toroitich Kiprop28:30.99
11 28:41.71
12 28:51.69
13 28:51.75
14 28:52.19
15 29:24.72 SB
16 29:25.91
17 29:48.17
18 30:34.16
DNF
DNF
Ahmad Hassan AbdullahDNF
DNF
DNS
DNS

References