1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres

Events at the
1991 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
10 km walkwomen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

The men's 10,000 metres event featured at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 40 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final being held on 26 August 1991.

Final

RANK FINAL TIME
 Moses Tanui (KEN) 27:38.74
 Richard Chelimo (KEN) 27:39.41
 Khalid Skah (MAR) 27:41.74
4.  Thomas Osano (KEN) 27:53.66
5.  Richard Nerurkar (GBR) 27:57.14
6.  Aloÿs Nizigama (BDI) 28:00.03
7.  Mathias Ntawulikura (RWA) 28:10.38
8.  Hammou Boutayeb (MAR) 28:12.77
9.  Alejandro Gómez (ESP) 28:13.14
10.  Koichi Morishita (JPN) 28:13.71
11.  Haruo Urata (JPN) 28:18.15
12.  Stéphane Franke (GER) 28:20.00
13.  Addis Abebe (ETH) 28:33.44
14.  Marti ten Kate (NED) 28:33.49
15.  Eamonn Martin (GBR) 28:35.82
16.  Andy Bristow (GBR) 28:47.01
17.  Aaron Ramirez (USA) 28:47.56
18.  Fernando Couto (POR) 28:48.05
19.  Katsumi Ikeda (JPN) 28:50.25
20.  Salvatore Antibo (ITA) 28:52.41

Qualifying heats

  • Held on Saturday 1991-08-24
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Khalid Skah (MAR) 28:23.28
2.  Eamonn Martin (GBR) 28:23.42
3.  Thomas Osano (KEN) 28:23.56
4.  Mathias Ntawulikura (RWA) 28:23.75
5.  Aloÿs Nizigama (BDI) 28:23.80
6.  Aaron Ramirez (USA) 28:24.52
7.  Haruo Urata (JPN) 28:24.70
8.  Moses Tanui (KEN) 28:25.52
9.  Stéphane Franke (GER) 28:30.13
10.  Koichi Morishita (JPN) 28:34.29
11.  Geraldo Francisco de Assis (BRA) 28:51.25
12.  Antonio Prieto (ESP) 28:57.28
13.  Carey Nelson (CAN) 29:07.27
14.  John Mwathiwa (MAW) 30:31.43
15.  Tsuluunbaatar Ariunsaikhan (MGL) 30:50.77
16.  Gerard de Gaetano (MLT) 31:03.21
17.  Elonga Lucas Eningo (GEQ) 35:31.57
—  John Halvorsen (NOR) DNF
—  Antonio Silio (ARG) DNF
—  Arturo Barrios (MEX) DNF


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Addis Abebe (ETH) 28:23.77
2.  Richard Chelimo (KEN) 28:23.79
3.  Richard Nerurkar (GBR) 28:24.03
4.  Katsumi Ikeda (JPN) 28:26.14
5.  Hammou Boutayeb (MAR) 28:26.54
6.  Salvatore Antibo (ITA) 28:26.72
7.  Fernando Couto (POR) 28:27.56
8.  Alejandro Gómez (ESP) 28:29.37
9.  Marti ten Kate (NED) 28:31.66
10.  Andy Bristow (GBR) 28:41.60
11.  Steve Plasencia (USA) 28:47.13
12.  Jesús Herrera (MEX) 28:59.22
13.  Vincent Rousseau (BEL) 28:59.34
14.  Zoltán Káldy (HUN) 29:00.89
15.  José Manuel Albentosa (ESP) 29:20.92
16.  Ahmed Al-Hamshani (JOR) 31:13.52
—  Manny Lolin (MAS) DNF
—  Silvio Guerra (ECU) DNS
—  Miguel Angel Vargas (CRC) DNS
—  Manuel Moreno (CPV) DNS

See also

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