2001 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 5000 metres

These are the official results of the Men's 5.000 metres

5000 metres

The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...

event at the 2001 World Championships

2001 World Championships in Athletics

The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America...

in Edmonton, Canada. There were a total number of 35 participating athletes, with the final held on Friday August 10, 2001.

Medalists

Gold	Richard Limo Richard Limo Richard Kipkemei Limo is a Kenyan athlete. He specializes in long distance track events. He won the 5000 metres gold medal at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics.... Kenya Kenya Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east... (KEN)
Silver	Million Wolde Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2... (ETH)
Bronze	John Kibowen John Kibowen John Kipkemboi Kibowen is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and cross-country running.... Kenya Kenya Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east... (KEN)

Records

Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships
World Record 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...	12:39.36	June 13, 1998	Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
Event Record 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...	12:58.13	August 28, 1999	Seville Seville Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
Season Best	12:58.57	June 29, 2001	Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

Final

Rank	Name	Result
		13:00.77
		13:03.47
		13:05.20
4.		13:05.60
5.		13:07.71
6.		13:08.46
7.		13:14.07
8.		13:20.24
9.		13:22.07
10.		13:24.00
11.		13:28.14
12.		13:28.90
13.		13:43.40
14.		14:01.32
—		DSQ

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Result
1.		13:28.76
2.		13:28.78
3.		13:28.87
4.		13:28.88
5.		13:28.90
6.		13:32.34
7.		13:32.39
8.		13:36.24
9.		13:37.27
10.		13:38.07
11.		13:43.95
12.		14:02.90
13.		14:03.27
14.		14:16.08
15.		14:33.39
16.		15:21.11
17.		15:23.56
—		DSQ

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Result
1.		13:32.11
2.		13:32.60
3.		13:32.92
4.		13:33.64
5.		13:34.54
6.		13:35.09
7.		13:40.09
8.		13:41.07
9.		13:43.78
10.		13:44.16
11.		13:45.97
12.		13:47.90
13.		14:00.84
14.		14:14.64
15.		14:21.44
16.		14:27.83
17.		14:30.92

Medalists

Records

Final

Heat 1

Heat 1

See also