2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres

Events at the
2001 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
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
20 km walkmenwomen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

These are the official results of the Men's 5.000 metres event at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. There were a total number of 35 participating athletes, with the final held on Friday August 10, 2001.

Medalists

Gold Kenya Richard Limo
Kenya (KEN)
Silver Ethiopia Million Wolde
Ethiopia (ETH)
Bronze Kenya John Kibowen
Kenya (KEN)

Records

Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships
World Record  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 12:39.36 June 13, 1998 Finland Helsinki, Finland
Event Record  Salah Hissou (MAR) 12:58.13 August 28, 1999 Spain Seville, Spain
Season Best  Hailu Mekonnen (ETH) 12:58.57 June 29, 2001 Italy Rome, Italy

Final

Rank Name Result
 Richard Limo (KEN) 13:00.77
 Million Wolde (ETH) 13:03.47
 John Kibowen (KEN) 13:05.20
4.  Alberto García (ESP) 13:05.60
5.  Ismaïl Sghyr (FRA) 13:07.71
6.  Sammy Kipketer (KEN) 13:08.46
7.  Abiyote Abate (ETH) 13:14.07
8.  Hailu Mekonnen (ETH) 13:20.24
9.  Marius Bakken (NOR) 13:22.07
10.  Adam Goucher (USA) 13:24.00
11.  Driss El Himer (MAR) 13:28.14
12.  Mohammed El Amyn (MAR) 13:28.90
13.  Mohamed Said Wardi (MAR) 13:43.40
14.  Isaac Viciosa (ESP) 14:01.32
—  Ali Saïdi-Sief (ALG) DSQ

Qualifying heats

Heat 1

Rank Name Result
1.  Million Wolde (ETH) 13:28.76
2.  Richard Limo (KEN) 13:28.78
3.  Driss El Himer (FRA) 13:28.87
4.  Abiyote Abate (ETH) 13:28.88
5.  Sammy Kipketer (KEN) 13:28.90
6.  Marius Bakken (NOR) 13:32.34
7.  Isaac Viciosa (ESP) 13:32.39
8.  Mohamed Saïd El Wardi (MAR) 13:36.24
9.  Mark Carroll (IRL) 13:37.27
10.  Mauricio Díaz (CHI) 13:38.07
11.  Khoudir Aggoune (ALG) 13:43.95
12.  Pablo Olmedo (MEX) 14:02.90
13.  Mohammed Yagoub (SUD) 14:03.27
14.  Ali Mabruk El-Zaidi (LBA) 14:16.08
15.  Nicholas Rogers (USA) 14:33.39
16.  Esam Salah Musleh Juaim (YEM) 15:21.11
17.  Chamkaur Singh Dhaliwal (SIN) 15:23.56
—  Ali Saïdi-Sief (ALG) DSQ

Heat 2

Rank Name Result
1.  Hailu Mekonnen (ETH) 13:32.11
2.  Ismaïl Sghyr (FRA) 13:32.60
3.  Adam Goucher (USA) 13:32.92
4.  Alberto García (ESP) 13:33.64
5.  Mohammed Amyn (MAR) 13:34.54
6.  John Kibowen (KEN) 13:35.09
7.  Samir Moussaoui (ALG) 13:40.09
8.  Ahmed Ibrahim Hashim (QAT) 13:41.07
9.  Sergiy Lebid (UKR) 13:43.78
10.  Yonas Kifle (ERI) 13:44.16
11.  Enrique Molina (ESP) 13:45.97
12.  Dennis Jensen (DEN) 13:47.90
13.  Michael Openshaw (GBR) 14:00.84
14.  Jafar Babakhani (IRI) 14:14.64
15.  Rodwell Kamwendo (MAW) 14:21.44
16.  Tom Compernolle (BEL) 14:27.83
17.  Jeremy Deere (CAN) 14:30.92

See also

References