Compiled and provided courtesy of Ken Nakamura.

Beijing Olympic Men’s 10000m Statistical File

Olympic 10000m All Time list --- Men

Performances Time Performers Name Nationality Place Venue Date 1 27:05.10 1 ETH 1 Athinai 20 Aug 2004 2 27:07.34 2 ETH 1 Atlanta 29 July 1996 3 27:08.17 3 KEN 2 Atlanta 29 July 1996 4 27:09.39 4 ETH 2 Athinai 20 Aug 2004 5 27:18.20 Haile Gebrselassie 1 Sydney 25 Sept 2000 6 27:18.29 Paul Tergat 2 Sydney 25 Sept 2000 7 27:19.75 5 Assefa Mezegebu ETH 3 Sydney 25 Sept 2000 8 27:20.44 6 KEN 4 Sydney 25 Sept 2000 9 27:21.46 7 MAR 1 26 Sept 1988 10 27:22.57 8 Zersenay Tadesse ERI 3 Athinai 20 Aug 2004 11 27:23.55 9 Salvatore Antibo ITA 2 Seoul 26 Sept 1988 12 27:24.67 10 Salah Hissou MAR 3 Atlanta 29 July 1996 13 27:24.75 11 John Korir KEN 5 Sydney 25 Sept 2000 14 27:25.16 12 Kipkemboi Kimeli KEN 3 Seoul 26 Sept 1988 15 27:25.48 13 Boniface Kiprop UGA 4 Athinai 20 Aug 2004 16 27:27.90 Haile Gebrselassie 5 Athinai 20 Aug 2004 17 27:33.797 14 Aloys Nizigama BDI 4 Atlanta 29 July 1996 18 27:35.08 15 Josephat Machuka KEN 5 Atlanta 29 July 1996 19 27:35.19 16 KEN 6 Atlanta 29 July 1996 20 27:36.43 17 Jean-Louis Prianon FRA 4 Seoul 26 Sept 1988 21 27:37.83 18 Said Berrioui MAR 6 Sydney 25 Sept 2000 22 27:38.35 19 Lasse Viren FIN 1 Munchen 3 Sept 1972 23 27:39.32 20 Arturo Barrios MEX 5 Seoul 26 Sept 1988 24 27:39:35 21 Hansjorg Kunze GDR 6 Seoul 26 Sept 1988 25 27:39.36 22 Paul Arpin FRA 7 Seoul 26 Sept 1988 26 27:39.58 23 BEL 2 Munchen 3 Sept 1972 27 27:40.38 Lasse Viren 1 Montreal 26 July 1976 28 27:40.44 24 JPN 7 Sydney 25 Sept 2000

Best Marks for Places ––– OlyOlympicsmpics Place Time Name Nationality Venue Date 1 27:05.10 Kenenisa Bekele ETH Athinai 20 Aug 2004 2 27:08.17 Paul Tergat KEN Atlanta 29 July 1996 3 27:19.75 Assefa Mezegebu ETH Sydney 25 Sept 2000 4 27:20.44 Patrick Ivuti KEN Sydney 25 Sept 2000 5 27:24.75 John Korir KEN Sydney 25 Sept 2000 6 27:25.19 Paul Koech KEN Atlanta 29 July 1996 7 27:39.36 Paul Arpin FRA Seoul 26 Sept 1988 8 27:44.09 Karl Keska GBR Sydney

Fastest 10000m in August Performance Name Country Time Place Venue DMY 1 Kenenisa Bekele ETH 26:17.53 1st Bruxelles 26 Aug 2005 2 Paul Tergat KEN 26:27.85 1st Bruxelles 22 Aug 1997 3 KEN 26:35.63 1 Bruxelles 25 Aug 2006 4 Paul Koech KEN 26:36.26 2 Bruxelles 22 Aug 1997 5 ERI 26:37.25 2 Bruxelles 25 Aug 2006 6 Salah Hissou MAR 26:38.08 1 Bruxelles 23 Aug 1996 7 Boniface Kiprop UGA 26:39.77 2 Bruxelles 26 Aug 2005 8 KEN 26:41.75 3 Bruxelles 26 Aug 2005 9 Boniface Kiprop 26:41.95 3 Bruxelles 25 Aug 2006 10 Paul Tergat 26:46.44 1 Bruxelles 28 Aug 1998

Fastest 10000m in on August 17 (day of the final) Performance Name Country Time Place Venue DMY 1 Valeriy Abramov RUS 27:55.17 1st Moskva 17 Aug 1984

No sub-28 minutes 10000m in China so far

Miscellaneous Olympic StatsStats:: Fastest winning time 27:05.10 Kenenisa Bekele 2004 Athinai Slowest winning time (since 1970) 27:47.54 1984 Los Angeles Closest finish 27:18.20 & 27:18.29 (0.09) 2000 Sydney Largest margin of Victory (last 50 years) 27:47.54 & 28:06.22 (18.68) 1984 Los Angeles Fastest last lap 53.0 Kenenisa Bekele 2004 Athinai Fastest opening 5000m 13:35.32 1988 Seoul Fastest closing 5000m 13:12.12 1996 Atlanta

Lap times (fastest lap times are in boldbold) in the Olympics 1000m 2000m 3000m 4000m 5000m 6000m 7000m 8000m 9000m 10000 1952 2:52 2:59 2:57 2:57.6 2:57.8 2:55.8 2:54.8 2:57 2:57 2:49 1956 2:43 2:48 2:55 2:50 2:51 2:55 2:59 3:00 2:52 2:52.6 1960 2:48.2 2:49.2 2:52.3 2:54.9 2:57.6 2:56.4 2:53.1 2:50.1 2:51.8 2:38.58 1964 2:42.2 2:47.4 2:48.0 2:55.8 2:51.4 2:53.2 2:54.8 2:54.6 2:58.6 2:38.6 1968 2:58.5 2:58.4 2:58.7 2:58.7 3:00.2 3:03.6 2:58.5 3:00.6 2:53.4 2:36.3 1972 2:37.0 2:41.8 2:47.8 2:49.2 2:48.4 2:51.8 2:52.0 2:50.0 2:51.4 2:29.2 1976 2:53.0 2:51.2 2:49.2 2:49.4 2:46.2 2:43.4 2:44.0 2:43.8 2:42.8 2:37.4 1980 2:53.2 2:49.5 2:44.7 2:47.4 2:48.7 2:46.2 2:45.7 2:48.2 2:45.9 2:33.2 1984 2:53. 0 2:54.61 2:52.20 2:52.73 2:47.30 2:40.46 2:40.75 2:43.90 2:46.09 2:36.50 1988 2:41.7 2:46.8 2:39.3 2:42.3 2:45.2 2:44.8 2:44.5 2:45.6 2:45.6 2:45.7 1992 2:50.88 2:49.87 2:47.19 2:42.64 2:44.08 2:47.20 2:43.05 2:47.39 2:51.91 2:43.49 1996 2:48.32 2:42.94 2:45.41 2:49.96 2:48.59 2:40.26 2:42.88 2:43.62 2:33.9 2:31.46 2000 2:39.52 2:43.79 2:44.72 2:47.44 2:50.41 2:45.31 2:53.44 2:39.83 2:39.63 2:34.11 2004 2:50.85 2:54.31 2:48.82 2:41.89 2:35.00 2:43.64 2:37.41 2:45.26 2:40.01 2:27.91 MenMen’’’’ss 10000m AllAll----timetime List

Performances Time Performers Name Nat Place Meet Venue Date

1 26:17.53 1 Kenenisa Bekele ETH 1 VD Bruxelles 26 Aug 05 2 26:20.31 Kenenisa Bekele 1 Ostrava 8 June 04 3 26:22.75 2 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 Hengelo 1 June 98 4 26:25.97 Kenenisa Bekele 1 Pre Eugene 8 June 08 5 26:27.85 3 Paul Tergat KEN 1 VD Bruxelles 22 Aug 97 6 26:28.72 Kenenisa Bekele 1 FBK Hengelo 29 May 05 7 26:29.22 Haile Gebrselassie 1 VD Bruxelles 5 Sep 03 8 26:30.03 4 Nicholas Kemboi KEN 2 VD Bruxelles 5 Sep 03 9 26:30.74 5 Negera ETH 2 FBK Hengelo 29 May 05 10 26:31.32 Haile Gebrselassie 1 Bislett Oslo 4 July 97 11 26:35.63 6 Micah Kogo KEN 1 VD Bruxelles 25 Aug 06 12 26:36.26 7 Paul Koech KEN 2 VD Bruxelles 22 Aug 97 13 26:37.25 8 Zersenay Tadese ERI 2 VD Bruxelles 25 Aug 06 14 26:38.08 9 Salah Hissou MAR 1 VD Bruxelles 23 Aug 96 15 26:38.76 10 Abdullah Ahmad Hassan QAT 3 VD Bruxelles 5 Sep 03 16 26:39.69 11 Sileshi Sihine ETH 1 FBK Hengelo 31 May 04 17 26:39.77 12 Boniface Kiprop UGA 2 VD Bruxelles 26 Aug 05 18 26:41.58 Haile Gebrselassie 2 FBK Hengelo 31 May 04 19 26:41.75 13 Samuel Wanjiru KEN 3 VD Bru xelles 26 Aug 05 20 26:41.95 Boniface Kiprop 3 VD Bruxelles 25 Aug 06 21 26:43.53 Haile Gebrselassie 1 Hengelo 5 June 95 22 26:46.19 Kenenisa Bekele 1 VD Bruxelles 14 Sept 07 23 26:46.44 Paul Tergat 1 VD Bruxelles 28 Aug 98 24 26:47.89 Pa ul Koech 2 VD Bruxelles 28 Aug 98 25 26:48.73 Seleshi Sihine 1 FBK Hengelo 26 May 07 26 26:49.02 14 KEN 2 FBK Hengelo 26 May 07 27 26:49.20 15 Moses Masai KEN 2 VD Bruxelles 14 Sept 07 28 26:49.38 16 KEN 1 VD Bruxelles 30 Aug 02 29 26:49.55 17 Moses M osop KEN 3 FBK Hengelo 26 May 07 30 26:49.57 Kenenisa Bekele 1 WC Saint Denis 24 Aug 03 31 26:49.90 18 ETH 2 VD Bruxelles 30 Aug 02 32 26:50.20 19 KEN 3 VD Bruxelles 30 Aug 02 33 26:50.53 Seleshi Sihine 1 FBK Hengelo 24 May 08 34 26:50.67 Albert Chepkurui 4 VD Bruxelles 30 Aug 02 35 26:50.77 Haile Gebrselassie 2 WC Saint Denis 24 Aug 03 36 26:51.20 Haile Gebrselassie 2 FBK Hengelo 24 May 08 37 26:51.49 20 KEN 1 VD Bruxelles 3 Sept 99 38 26:51.87 Nicholas Kemboi 4 VD Bruxelles 26 Aug 05 39 26:52.23 21 KEN 1 Bislett Oslo 22 Jul 94 40 26:52.30 22 BEL 2 VD Bruxelles 3 Sept 99 41 26:52.33 23 Gebre -egziabher Gebremariam ETH 4 FBK Hengelo 26 May 07 42 26:52.60 Sammy Kipketer 5 VD Bruxelles 26 Aug 05 43 26:52.81 Haile Gebreselassie 5 FBK Hengelo 26 May 07 44 26:52.87 24 John Cheruiyot Korir KEN 5 VD Bruxelles 30 Aug 02

2008 World Performance list for Men’s 10000m Ti me Name Place Venue Date 1 26:25.97 1 Kenenisa Bekele 1 Prefontaine Eugene 8 June 2008 2 26:50.53 2 Sileshi Sihine 1 FBK Games Hengelo 24 May 2008 3 26:51.20 3 Haile Gebrselassie 2 FBK Games Hengelo 24 May 2008 4 26:54.32 4 Eliud Kipchoge 3 FBK Game s Hengelo 24 May 2008 5 26:57.08 5 Leonard Patrick Komon 4 FBK Games Hengelo 24 May 2008 6 27:06.16 6 1rA Nacht Van de Euregio Neerpelt 31 May 2008 7 27:09.37 7 Menjo 2rA Nacht Van de Euregio Neerpelt 31 May 2008 8 27:1 1.09 8 Peter Kamais 3rA Nacht Van de Euregio Neerpelt 31 May 2008 9 27:13.85 9 Ibrahim Jeylan 2 Prefontaine Eugene 8 June 2008 10 27:14.03 10 Josphat Muchiri Ndambiri 1 Shizuoka International Fukuroi 3 May 2008 11 27:14.13 11 Maregu Zewdie 3 Prefontaine Eugene 8 June 2008 12 27:14.67 12 Mark Kosgei Kiptoo 4 Prefontaine Eugene 8 June 2008 13 27:15.17 13 5 Prefontaine Eugene 8 June 2008 14 27:15.82 Josphat Muchiri Ndambiri 1GP Hyogo Relays Kobe 27 Apr 2008 15 27:16.49 14 Kiplimo Kimutai 6 Prefontaine Eugene 8 June 2008 16 27:16.99 15 Abdi Abdirahman 7 Prefontaine Eugene 8 June 2008 17 27:17.27 16 Abebe Dinkesa 1 di Athletics Leggera Pergine 12 July 2008 18 27:17.91 17 Gedion Ngatuny 2GP Hyogo Relays Kobe 27 Apr 2008 19 27:19.26 18 Bonif ace Kiprop 5 FBK Games Hengelo 24 May 2008 20 27:19.72 19 6 FBK Games Hengelo 24 May 2008 21 27:20.65 20 Gebre -egziabher Gebremariam 7 FBK Games Hengelo 24 May 2008 22 27:24.46 21 Hassan Mahboob Ali 4rA Nacht Van de Euregio Neerpel t 31 May 2008 23 27:26.31 22 Silas Kipruto 8 FBK Games Hengelo 24 May 2008 24 27:27.57 23 Hunegnaw Mesfin 5rA Nacht Van de Euregio Neerpelt 31 May 2008 25 27:27.64 24 1r1 Kanto College Ch 18 May 2008 26 27:28.31 25 Juan Carlos de la Ossa 1 ESP 10000m Champ Vigo 12 July 2008 27 27:29.31 26 Eshetu Wondimu 9 FBK Games Hengelo 24 May 2008 28 27:30.85 27 Josphat Kipkoech Bett 1 World Junior Champ Bydgoszcz 9 July 2008 29 27:31.65 28 Titus Kipjumba Mbishei 2 World Junior Champ Bydgoszcz 9 July 2008 30 27:32.60 29 Regassa Tilahun 6rA Nacht Van de Euregio Neerpelt 31 May 2008 31 27:33.53 30 Jida Irman Merga 1 FRA NC 10000m St -Maur 6 June 2008 32 27:34.29 31 Mohammed El Hachami 7rA Nacht Van de Euregio Neerpelt 31 May 2008 33 27:34.48 32 1r1 Cardinal Inv Palo Alto 4 May 2008 34 27:34.81 33 Musasabeker Marda 2 FRA NC 10000m St -Maur 6 June 2008 35 27:35.05 34 Marilson Gomes dos Santos 8rA Nacht Van de Euregio Neerpelt 31 May 2008 36 27:35.12 35 Felix Kibore 2 di Athletics Leggera Pergine 12 July 2008 37 27:35.67 36 Ahmad Hassan Abdullah 10 FBK Games Hengelo 24 May 2008 38 27:36.36 37 Zembaba Yigeze 9rA Nacht Van de Euregio Neerpelt 31 May 2008 39 27:36.46 38 Günther Weidlinger 2r1 Cardinal Inv Palo Alto 4 May 2008 40 27 :37.68 39 10rA Nacht Van de Euregio Neerpelt 31 May 2008 41 27:37.71 Essa Ismail Rashed 11 FBK Games Hengelo 24 May 2008 42 27:38.13 Josphat Ndambiri 1r2 East JPN Corp Ch Kumagaya 17 May 2008 43 27:39.27 Gideon Ngatuny 2r2 East JPN Corp Ch Kumagaya 17 May 2008 44 27:39.79 40 Carles Castillejo Salvador 2 ESP 10000m Champ Vigo 12 July 2008

2007World Performance list for Men’s 10000m Time Name Place Venue Date 1 26:46.19 1 Kenenisa Bekele 1 VD Bruxelles 14 Sept 2007 2 26:48. 73 2 Sileshi Sihine 1 Thales FBK Games Hengelo 26 May 2007 3 26:49.02 3 Eliud Kipchoge 2 Thales FBK Games Hengelo 26 May 2007 4 26:49.20 4 Moses Masai 2 VD Bruxelles 14 Sept 2007 5 26:49.55 5 3 Thales FBK Games Hengelo 26 May 2007 6 26:52.3 3 6 Gebre -egziabher Gebremariam 4 Thales FBK Games Hengelo 26 May 2007 7 26:52.81 7 Haile Gebrselassie 5 Thales FBK Games Hengelo 26 May 2007 8 26:58.42 8 Micah Kogo 3 VD Bruxelles 14 Sept 2007 9 26:59.61 9 4 VD Bruxelles 14 Sept 2007 10 27:00.30 10 Zersenay Tadese 1 19 July 2007 11 27:02.62 11 Ejigu 6 Thales FBK Games Hengelo 26 May 2007 12 27:04.18 12 Robert Kipngetich Sigei 1r1 Nacht van de Euregio Neerpelt 2 June 2007 13 27:04.61 13 Josphat Kipro no Menjo 2r1 Nacht van de Euregio Neerpelt 2 June 2007 14 27:04.89 14 Tadesse Tola 3r1 Nacht van de Euregio Neerpelt 2 June 2007 15 27:04.92 15 Mohamed Ali Abdosh 7 Thales FBK Games Hengelo 26 May 2007 16 27:05.90 Kenenisa Bekele 1 WC 27 Aug 2007 17 27:06.47 16 Habtamu Fikadu 8 Thales FBK Games Hengelo 26 May 2007 18 27:09.03 Sileshi Sihine 2 WC Osaka 27 Aug 2007 19 27:09.90 17 1GP Hyogo Relays Kobe 22 Apr 2007 20 27:11.36 18 Gideon Ngatuny 2GP Hyogo Relays Kobe 22 Apr 2007 21 27:11.93 19 Eshetu Wondimu 9 Thales FBK Games Hengelo 26 May 2007 22 27:12.17 Martin Irungu Mathathi 3 WC Osaka 27 Aug 2007 23 27:12.42 20 Sammy Alex 1r1 Tokamachi 29 Sept 2007 24 27:14.02 Gideon Ngutany 1r2 East JPN Corp Ch Kumagaya 19 May 2007 25 27:14.04 21 Sammy Kipketer 10 Thales FBK Games Hengelo 26 May 2007 26 27:15.68 22 Raji Assefa 11 Thales FBK Games Hengelo 26 May 2007 27 27:16.48 Robert Kipngetich Sigei 5 VD Bruxelles 14 Sept 2007 28 27:17.43 Sammy Alex 1rA Hokuren Distance Shibets u 17 June 2007 29 27:20.99 23 Samuel Wanjiru 2rA Hokuren Distance Shibetsu 17 June 2007 30 27:21.37 Zersenay Tadese 4 WC Osaka 27 Aug 2007 31 27:22.28 24 Dieudonne Disi 6 VD Bruxelles 14 Sept 2007 32 27:26.31 25 John Cheruiyot Korir 7 VD Bruxelles 14 Sept 2007 33 27:28.08 Tadesse Tola 2 African Games Algiers 19 July 2007 34 27:28.12 26 Marilson dos Santos 4r1 Nacht van de Euregio Neerpelt 2 June 2007 35 27:28.38 27 Josphat Muchiri Ndambiri 3GP Hyogo Relays Kobe 22 Apr 2007 36 27:28.82 28 Abera Ert iban 5r1 Nacht van de Euregio Neerpelt 2 June 2007 37 27:29.43 29 Geoffrey Kipngeno 6r1 Nacht van de Euregio Neerpelt 2 June 2007 38 27:30.50 30 John Kariuki 4GP Hyogo Relays Kobe 22 Apr 2007 39 27:30.67 31 Abiyote Guta 7r1 Nacht van de Euregio Neerpelt 2 June 2007 40 27:30.94 32 Khalid El Amri 12 Thales FBK Games Hengelo 26 May 2007 41 27:31.41 Josephat Ndambiri 5 WC Osaka 27 Aug 2007 42 27:31.46 33 Abdi Abdirahman 13 Thales FBK Games Hengelo 26 May 2007 43 27:31.61 Josphat Ndambiri 1r3 JPN Corp C hamp Gifu 21 Sept 2007 44 27:33.02 34 Wilfred Taragon 14 Thales FBK Games Hengelo 26 May 2007 45 27:33.48 35 1r1 Payton Jordan Palo Alto 29 Apr 2007 Best Marks for Places ––– All competitions

Place Time Name Nationality Venue Date 1 26:17 .53 Kenenisa Bekele ETH Bruxelles 26 Aug 2005 2 26:30.03 Nicholas Kemboi KEN Bruxelles 5 Sept 2003 3 26:38.76 Abdullah Hassan (Albert Chepkurui) QAT Bruxelles 5 Sept 2003 4 26:50.67 Albert Chepkurui KEN Bruxelles 30 Aug 2002 5 26:52.60 Sammy Kipketer KEN Bruxelles 26 Aug 2005 6 26:52.93 Mark Bett KEN Bruxelles 26 Aug 2005 7 27:04.70 Zersenay Tadesse ERI Bruxelles 26 Aug 2005 8 27:0 6.47 Habtamu Fekadu Ashaw ETH Hengelo 26 May 2007

World Records Split Times Name DMY 1000m 2000m 3000m 4000m 5000m 6000m 7000m 8000m 9000m 10000m last 5000m Kenenisa Bekele 26/8/05 2:39.85 5:15.63 7:53.02 10:29.98 13:09.19 15:44.66 18:23.98 21:04.63 23:45.85 26:17.53 13:08.34 Kenenisa Bekele 8/6/04 2:35.43 5:16.08 7:55.97 10:37.93 13:14.42 15:50.94 18:29.33 21:08.94 23:48.85 26:20.31 13:05.89

Haile Gebrselassie 1/6/98 2:35.8 5:16.0 7:53.6 10:31.3 13:11.7 15:51.6 18:32.45 21:12.92 23:51.53 26:22.75 13:11.05

Paul Tergat 22/8/97 2:40.6 5:21.0 8:00.6 10:37.2 13:18.0 15:58.2 18:37.8 21:15.7 23:52.1 26:27.85 13:09.85 Haile Gebrselassie 4/7/97 2:39.6 5:17.3 7:56.9 10:36.3 13:16.74 15:56.69 18:37.04 21:17.6 23:54.65 26:31.32 13:14.58 Salah Hissou 23/8/95 2:38.99 5:20.44 8:02.62 10:44.79 13:25.45 16:04.69 18:46.99 21:26.47 24:01.97 26:38.08 13:12.63

Gebrselassie 5/6/95 2:42.3 5:22.3 8:01.2 10:39.4 13:21.4 16:03.3 18:43.2 21:26.2 24:08.8 26.43.53 13:22.2 Sigei 22/7/94 2:42.3 5:24.3 8:05.9 10:50.8 13:32.71 16:14.1 18:53.7 21:36.0 24:18.4 26:52.23 13:19.52 Ondieki 10/7/93 2:41.8 5:22.0 8:02.8 10.47.0 13:28.05 16:10.9 18:53.6 21:35.2 24:20.2 26:58.38 13:30.33 Chelimo 5/7/93 2:44.9 5:26.0 8:08.0 10:50.8 13:33.8 16:15.9 18:59.3 21:43.4 24:28.5 27:07.91 13:34.2 Barrios 18/8/89 2:42.9 5:25.9 8:08.5 10:50.1 13:32.5 16:15.5 19:01.2 21:47.0 24:32.6 27:08.23 13:35.8 Mamede 2/7/84 2:49.4 5:34.5 8:16.4 11:00.5 13:45.4 16:30.1 19:16.6 21:58.3 24:41.1 27:13.81 13:28.5 Rono 11/6/78 2:47.5 5:30.2 8:13.6 11:04.6 13:49.0 16:35.7 19:20.0 22:02.1 24:45.5 27:22.47 13:33.5 Kimonbwa 30/6/77 2:45.2 5:28.2 8:14.3 11:01.4 13:48.7 16:35.7 19:17.4 22:00.5 24:46.0 27:30.47 13:41.8 Bedford 13/7/73 2:39.8 5:23.2 8:08.4 10:54.6 13:39.4 16:26.0 19:14.2 22:02.0 24:50.4 27:30.80 13:51.4 Viren 3/9/72 2:36.9 5:18.8 8:06.4 10:55.6 13:43.9 16:35.8 19:27.8 22:17.8 25:09.2 27:38.35 13:54.5 Clarke 14/7/65 2:41.5 5:25.0 8:11.0 10:58.0 13:45.0 16:33.0 19:23.0 22:13.0 24:59.0 27:39.89 13:54.9 Clarke 16/6/65 2:43.4 5:29.6 8:19.0 11:10.6 14.02.0 16.51.8 19:45.6 22:39.4 25:32.6 28:14.0 14:12.0 Clarke 18/12/63 2:44.0 5:31.0 8:25.0 11:15.0 14:06.5 17:01.0 19:54.5 22:50.0 25:40.0 28:15.5 14:09.0

World Records Lap Times Name venue 1000 m 2000 m 3000 m 4000 m 5000 m 6000 m 7000 m 8000 m 9000 m 10000 m Ave. pace Kenenisa Bekele Bruxelles 2:39.85 2:35.78 2:37.39 2:36.96 2:39.21 2:35.47 2:39.32 2:40.65 2:41.22 2:31.68 2:37.75 Kenenisa Bekele Ostrava 2:35.32 2:40.76 2:39.89 2:41.96 2:36.49 2:36.52 2:38.39 2:39.61 2:39.91 2:31.46 2:38.03

Haile Gebrselassie Hengelo 2:35.8 2:40.2 2:37.6 2:37.7 2:40.4 2:39.9 2:40.85 2:40.47 2:38.61 2:31.22 2:38.28 Paul Tergat Bruxelles 2:40.6 2:40.4 2:39.6 2:36.6 2:40.8 2:40.2 2:39.6 2:37.9 2:36.4 2:35.75 2:38.79

Haile Gebrselassie Oslo 2:39.6 2:37.7 2:39.6 2:39.4 2:40.4 2:39.95 2:40.35 2:40.56 2:37.05 2:36.67 2:39.13

Salah Hissou Bruxelles 2:38.99 2:41.45 2:42.18 2:42.17 2:40.66 2:39.24 2:42.30 2:39.48 2:35.50 2:36.11 2:39.81

Haile Gebrselassie Hengelo 2:42.3 2:40.0 2:38.9 2:38.2 2:42.0 2:41.9 2:39.9 2:43.0 2:42.6 2:34.8 2:40.35 Sigei Oslo 2:42.3 2:42.0 2:41.6 2:44.9 2:41.91 2:41.39 2:39.6 2:42.3 2:42.4 2:33.83 2:41.22 Ondieki Oslo 2:41.8 2:40.2 2:40.8 2:44.2 2:41.05 2:42.85 2:42.7 2:41.6 2:45.0 2:38.18 2:41.84 Chelimo 2:44.9 2:41.1 2:42.0 2:42.8 2:43.0 2:42.1 2:43.4 2:44.1 2:45.1 2:39.41 2:42.79 Barrios 2:42.9 2:43.0 2:42.6 2:41.6 2:42.4 2:43.0 2:45.7 2:45.8 2:45.6 2:35.63 2:42.82 Mamede Stockholm 2:49.4 2:45.1 2:41.9 2:44.1 2:44.9 2:44.7 2:46.5 2:41.7 2:42.8 2:32.71 2:43.38 Rono Vienna 2:47.5 2:42.7 2:43.4 2:51.0 2:44.4 2:46.7 2:44.3 2:42.1 2:42.4 2:36.97 2:44.25 Kimombwa 2:45.2 2:43.0 2:46.1 2:47.1 2:47.3 2:47.0 2:41.7 2:43.1 2:45.5 2:44.47 2:45.05 Bedford 2:39.8 2:43.4 2:45.2 2:46.2 2:44.8 2:46.6 2:48.2 2:47.8 2:48.4 2:40.4 2:45.08 Viren Munich 2:36.9 2:41.9 2:47.6 2:49.2 2:48.3 2:51.9 2:52.0 2:50.0 2:51.4 2:29.15 2:45.83 Clarke Oslo 2:41.5 2:43.5 2:46.0 2:47.0 2:47.0 2:48.0 2:50.0 2:50.0 2:46.0 2:40.89 2:45.99 Clarke Turuku 2:43.4 2:46.2 2:49.4 2:51.6 2:51.4 2:49.8 2:53.8 2:53.8 2:53.2 2:41.4 2:49.4 Clarke Melbourne 2:44.0 2:47.0 2:54.0 2:50.0 2:51.5 2:54.0 2:53.5 2:55.5 2:50.0 2:35.5 2:49.55

Medal contenders

Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) DOB: 13 June 1982 2002-2006 World Cross Country championships: short 1 st , long 1 st 2001 World Cross Country Championships junior 1st 2008 World Cross Country Championships 1st; 2006 World Indoor Championships 3000m 1 st 2003, 2005, 2007 World Championships: 10000m Gold; 2004 OG 10000m Gold, 5000m Silver Personal Best: 5000m 12:37.35 (2004) WR; 10000m 26:17.53 (2005) WR

World Cross Country Championships Track & Road Championships Progression Short Long Junior 3000m 5000m 10000m 3000m 5000m 10000m 1999 9th World Youth 2 nd 2000 World Junior 2 nd 13:20.57 2001 2nd 1st 7:30.67 13:13.33 2002 1st 1st 13:26.58 2003 1st 1st WC 3 rd WC 1 st 7:36.98 12:52.26 26:49.57 2004 1st 1st OG 2 nd OG 1 st 7:30.77i 12:37.35 26:20.31 2005 1st 1st WC 1 st 7:32.59 12:40.18 26:17.53 2006 1st 1st World Indoor 1 st 7:36.25 12:48.09 2007 DNF WC 1 st 7:25:79 12:49.53 26:46.19 2008 1st 7:36.08i 12:58.94 26:25.97

2008 Results Date Race Distance Place Time June 14 Rabat 5000m 1st 13:06.38 June 8 Prefontaine Eugene 10000m 1st 26:25.97 May 24 FBK Games Hengelo 5000m 1st 12:58.94 May 4 African Athletics Championships Addis Ababa 5000m 1st 13:49.67 Mar 30 World Cross Country Championships 12,125m 1st 34:38 Feb 16 Norwich Union (Indoor) 2 mile 1st 8:04.35 Feb 9 Reunion Internacional ‘Ciudad deValencia’ (Indoor) 3000m 1st 7:36.08 Jan 12 Great Edinburgh Cross Country 9.3Km 1st 27:42

Zersenay Tadese (ERI) DOB: 8 February 1982 2007 World Cross Country Championships 1 st ; 2005 World Cross Country Championships 2 nd 2004 OG 10000m Bronze; 2006 & 2007 World Road Championships Gold Personal Bests: 5000m 12:59.27 (2006) 10000m 26:37.25 (2006) Half 58:59 (2007)

World Cross Country championships Track & Road Championships Progression Short Long Junior 5000m 10000m 5000m 10000m Half 2002 30 th World Half 21 st 13:48.79 28:47.29 2003 9th WC 8 th World Half 7 th 13:05.57 61:26 2004 6th OG 7 th OG 3 rd 13:13.74 27:22.57 2005 2nd WC 14 th WC 6 th 13:12.23 27:04.70 59:05 2006 4th World Road 20K 1 st 12:59.27 26:37.25 59:16 2007 1st WC 4 th World Road Half 1 st 27:00.30 58:59 2008 3rd

2008 Results Date Race Distance Place Time May 31 Zaragoza 3000m 3rd 7:45.25 May 26 BUPA London 10000m 10Km 2nd 28:15 May 18 Sunfeast 10Km 1st 27:51 Mar 30 World Cross Country Championships 12,125m 3rd 34:43 Feb 4 XC 10.2Km 1st 31:06 Jan 20 Cross Internacional de Italica Seville 10.8Km 2nd 31:01 Jan 12 Great Edinburgh Cross Country 9.3Km 2nd 27:43

Sileshi Sihine (ETH) DOB: 29 January 1983 2004 OG 10000m 2 nd , 2005, 2007 WC 10000m 2 nd ; 2003 WC 10000m 3 rd ; 2005 WC 5000m 2nd ; 2002 World Junior Championships 10000m 2 nd ; 2006 World Cross Country Long 2 nd ; 2004 World Cross Country Long 3 rd Personal Bests: 5000m 12:47.04 (2004); 10000m 26:39.69 (2004)

World Cross Country Championships Track & Road Championships Progression Short Long Junior 5000m 10000m Half Marathon 3000m 5000m 10000m Half M 2002 6th World Junior 2 nd 13:21.81 27:26.12 2003 7th WC 3 rd 13:06,53 26:58.76 2004 3rd OG 2 nd 7:41.18i 12:47.04 26:39.69 2005 WC 2 nd WC 2 nd WC 4 th 7:29.92 13:13.04 26:57.27 61:14 2006 12 th 2nd 7:50.49i 13:06.72i 2007 15 th WC 2 nd 12:50.16 26:48.73 2008 15 th 12:58.41 26:50.53

2008 Results Date Race Distance Place Time July 11 Roma 5000m 1st 13:04.94 June 13 Huelva 5000m 1st 12:58.41 May 24 FBK Games Hengelo 10000m 1st 26:50.53 Mar 30 World Cross Country Championships Edinburgh 12,125m 15 th 35:40 Feb 2 Sparkassen Cup (indoor) 3000m DNF

Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) DOB: 18 April 1973 1996 & 2000 Olympics 1 st at 10000m; 1993, 1995, 1997 & 1999 World Championships 1 st at 100000m 1997 World Indoor Championships 1 st at 3000m; 1999 World Indoor Championships 1 st at 1500m & 3000m Personal Best: 5000m 12:39.36; 10000m 26:22.75; half marathon 58:55; marathon 2:04:26

World Cross Country championships Track & Road Championships Progression Short Long Junior 5000m 10000m Others 5000m 10000m Half Marathon 1992 2nd WJ 1 st WJ 1 st 13:36.06 28:03.99 1993 7th WC 2 nd WC 1 st 13:03.17 27:30.17 1994 3rd 12:56.96 27:15.00 1995 4th WC 1 st 12:44.39 26:43.53 1996 5th OG 1 st 12:52.70 27:07.34 1997 WC 1 st WC 3000m 1 st 12:41.86 26:31.32 1998 12:39.36 26:22.75 1999 WC 1 st WI 1500 1 st 3000m 1 st 12:49.64 27:57.27 2000 OG 1 st 12:57.95 27:18.20 2001 WC 3 rd W half 1 st 27:54.41 60:03 2002 28:16.50 59:41 2:06:35 2003 WC 2 nd WI 3000m 1 st 12:54.36 26:29.22 2004 OG 5 th 12:55.51 26:41.58 2005 61:33 2:06:20 2006 58:55 2:05:56 2007 26:52.81 59:24 2:04:262:04:26 2008 26:51.20 59:15 2:04:53

2008 Results Date Race Distance Place Time May 24 FBK Hengelo 10000m 2nd 26:51.20 Mar 16 Lisboa Half Marathon Half marathon 1st 59:15 Jan 18 Marathon 1st 2:04:53

Boniface Kiprop (UGA) DOB: 12 October 1985 2004 World Junior Championships 10000m Gold; 2004 OG 10000m 4 th ; 2005 WC 10000m 4 th ; CWG 10000m 1 st 2002, 2003, 2004 World Cross Country Championships Junior race 2 nd Former World Junior Record holder 10000m 27:04.00 Personal Bests: 5000m 12:57.11 (2006) 10000m 26:39.77 (2005)

World Cross Country Championships Track & Road Championships Progression Short Long Junior 3000m 5000m 10000m 3000m 5000m 10000m 2000 27 th 2001 13:48.6 28:45.76 2002 3rd 13:55.5 2003 2nd WC heat 7:47.16 13:16.21 27:15.88 2004 2nd World Junior 5 th OG 4 th , World Junior 1 st 7:47.26 13:05.47 27:04.00 2005 7th WC 11 th WC 4 th 12:58.43 26:39.77 2006 22 nd CWG 1 st 7:40.58 12:57.11 26:41.95 2007 DNF WC 10 th 13:07.46 28:05.66 2008 16 th 7:36.95 13:17.26 27:19.26

2008 Results Date Race Distance Place Time July 26 London Super GP 3000m 1st 7:36.95 June 12 Golden Spike Ostrava 5000m 16 th 13:17.26 May 24 FBK Games Hengelo 10000m 5th 27:19.26 May 4 BUPA 10Km 2nd 29:02 Mar 30 World Cross Country Championships Edinburgh 12,125m 16 th 35:41 Jan 27 Cross Ciudad de Haro, ESP 11.3Km 3rd 34:56 Jan 20 Cross Internacional Punta de Parayas Maliaño 10.23Km 4th 29:22

Martin Irungu Mathathi (KEN) DOB: 25 Dec 1985 2007 World Championships 10000m 3 rd 2006 World Cross Country Championships long 3 rd Personal Best: 5000m 13:03.84 (2004); 10000m 27:08.42 (2005)

World Cross Country championships Track & Road Championships Progression Short Long Junior 3000m 5000m 10000m 3000m 5000m 10000m 2003 27:43.16 2004 13:03.8413:03.84 27:22.46 2005 5th 13:05.99 27:08.42 2006 3rd 13:05.55 27:10.51 2007 3rd 13:22.13 27:09.90 2008 13:46.87 28:03.95A

2008 Results Date Race Distance Place Time July 5 Kenyan Olympic Trials 10000m 2nd 28:03.95 May 31 Golden Games Nobeoka 5000m 1st 13:46.87 May 10 Chubu corporate T&F champ Gifu 10000m 2nd 28:08.56 Jan 1 New Year 3 rd stage 11.8Km 3rd 31:16

Moses Masai (KEN) DOB:1 June 1986 2008 World Cross Country Championships 5 th Personal Best: 5000m; 12:50.55 (2008); 10000m 26:49.20 (2007)

World Cross Country championships Track & Road Championships Progression Short Long Junior 3000m 5000m 10000m 3000m 5000m 10000m 2003 2004 16 th World Junior 10 th 13:25.5e 27:07.29 2005 7th 7:49.1A 13:24.36 28:08.6A 2006 13:13.28 27:03.30 2007 7:47.29 13:08.81 26:49.2026:49.20 2008 5th 12:50.55 28:02.03A

2008 Results Date Race Distance Place Time

July 19 5000m 1st 12:55.72

July 5 Kenyan Olympic Trials Nairobi 10000m 1st 28:02.03A

June 6 Kenyan Police Provincial Champ Nairobi 1500m 3rd 3:45.5

June 1 ISTAF Berlin 5000m 1st 12:50.55

May 18 Sunfeast World 10Km Bangalore 10Km 4th 28:22

Apr 6 10Km 1st 27:22

Mar 1 Kenyan Cross Country Champ Nairobi 12Km 8th 38:49 Feb 9 Kenyan Police Cross Country Champ Nairobi 12Km 1st 39:10 Jan 6 Cross Internacional Zornotza Amorebieta 10.7Km 3rd 32:29

Micah Kogo (KEN) DOB: 3 June 1986 Personal Best: 5000m 13:00.07 (2006); 10000m 26:35.63 (2006)

World Cross Country championships Track & Road Championships Progression Short Long Junior 3000m 5000m 10000m 3000m 5000m 10000m 2005 7:49.46e 13:16.31 2006 7:44.57 13:00.07 26:35.63 2007 7:38.67 13:10.68 26:58.42 2008 13:03.71 28:08.92A

2008 Results Date Race Distance Place Time July 19 Barcelona 5000m 2nd 13:03.71 July 5 Kenyan Olympic Trials Nairobi 10000m 3rd 28:08.92A June 1 ISTAF Berlin 5000m 6th 13:13.12 May 26 BUPA London 10000m 10Km 1st 28:08 May 4 12Km 1st 33:51 Apr 6 Parelloop 10Km Brunssum 10Km 2nd 27:29 Jan 6 Cross Internacional Zornotza Amorebieta 10.7Km 4th 32:49

Abdi Abdirahman (USA) DOB: 1 January 1977 2007 World Championships 7 th at 10000m Personal Bests: 5000m 13:13.32 (2005); 10000m 27:16.99 (2008)

World Cross Country championships Track & Road Championships Progression Short Long Junior 3000m 5000m 10000m 3000m 5000m 10000m Marathon 2000 OG 10 th 13:37.01 27:46.17 2001 WC 19 th 7:47.63 13:19.82 28:01.02 2002 13:36.63 27:42.83 2003 35 th 7:56.59 13:23.25 27:52.24 2004 34 th OG 15 th 13:30.85 27:34.24 2005 WC 13 th 13:13.32 27:33.47 2:11:24 2006 7:51.54 13:18.89 27:22.81 2:08:56 2007 WC 7 th 7:47.69 13:33.68 27:31.46 2008 13:23.79 27:16.99

2008 Results Date Race Distance Place Time July 4 US Olympic Trials Eugene 10000m 1st 27:41.89 June 8 Prefontaine Eugene 10000m 7th 27:16.99 May 4 Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational 5000m 5th 13:23.79 April 5 Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10K (US men’s 10K champ) 10Km 1st 28:32

Abdullah Ahmad Hassan (Albert Chepkurui) (QAT) DOB: 4 April 1981 2004 World Half Marathon 3 rd ; 2005 World Cross Country Championships Long course 3 rd Personal Bests: 5000m 12:56.27 (2003) 10000m 26:38.36 (2003)

World Cross Country Championships Track & Road Championships Progression Short Long Junior 5000m 10000m Half Marathon 3000m 5000m 10000m Half Marathon 1999 5th 7:43.01 13:25.18 2000 12:59.90 2001 6th 13:18.71 28:06.86 2002 6th 13:12.22 26:50.67 2003 WC 4 th 12:56.27 26:38.36 2004 4th World Half 3 rd 13:02.03 26:59.54 1:02:36 2005 8th 3rd 13:27.61 2006 14 th AsianG 4 th 7:51.46 28:05.47 2007 11 th World Half 24 th 7:47.68 13:46.45 27:33.87 1:01:46 2008 13:13.73 27:35.67

2008 Results Date Race Distance Place Time July 27 BUPA Great Wales Run 10Km 2nd 27:57 July 20 Night of Athletics Heusden 5000m 13 th 13:13.73 May 24 FBK Games Hengelo 10000m 10 th 27:35.67 Apr 6 BUPA 10Km 2nd 28:51 Mar 30 World Cross Country Championships Edinburgh 12125m 8th 35:18 Feb 23 World Military Cross Country Championships 11680m 1st 33:54.3