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Athletics At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 Metres
The men's 5000 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 3 and 6 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. Approximately 45 athletes competed; the exact number was dependent on how many nations use universality places to enter athletes in addition to the 42 qualifying through time or ranking (6 universality places were used in 2016). Summary After setting the world record in a near time trial in 2020, Joshua Cheptegei was the overwhelming favorite. Mo Farah, the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic champion, had failed to meet the Olympic qualifying standard. Bronze medalist Hagos Gebrhiwet also did not return, but silver medalist Paul Chelimo was back for another go. None of the Ethiopian medalists from the World Championships came, but Canadian World Championship bronze medalist Mohammed Ahmed was. The Ugandan team came in force again to play team tactics that didn't quite get the desired results in the 10,000 earlier in the week, while Ethiopia only qualified one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan National Stadium
The Japan National Stadium, officially named and formerly known as or , is a multi-purpose stadium used mostly for association football in Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The facility served as the main stadium for the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the venue for track and field athletics events at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Paralympics in 2021. Demolition of the old National Stadium was completed in May 2015, allowing for the construction of the new stadium to begin on 11 December 2016. The original plans for the new stadium were scrapped in July 2015 by Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, who announced a rebid after a public outcry prompted by increased building costs. As a result, the new design was not ready for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, as originally intended. A new design created by architect Kengo Kuma was chosen in December 2015 to replace the original design, which was completed on 30 November 2019. History After Tokyo submitted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IAAF World Rankings
The World Athletics Rankings are an individual athlete ranking system for the sport of athletics, managed by World Athletics. It is used to establish the number one athlete within an athletics event and to partially determine qualification into the World Athletics Championships and the athletics at the Summer Olympics. The rankings are published weekly by World Athletics on Wednesday. WA President Sebastian Coe said the goal of this system is so athletes and fans "have a clear understanding of the hierarchy of competitions from national through to area and up to global events, allowing them to follow a logical season-long path to the pinnacle of athletics' top two competitions". Based on the work of the late Dr. Bojidar Spiriev and his son Attila, elite athletes are assigned a "ranking score" based on the average of their best performances within a 12-month ranking period, or 18-month period for combined events and distance events of 10,000 m or more. Each athlete performan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David McNeill (runner)
David McNeill (born 6 October 1986 in East Melbourne) is an Australian long-distance runner. He was selected for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, McNeill finished 8th in his heat of the Men's 5000m in a time of 13:39.97. He was therefore eliminated. Early years McNeill was just 10-years-old when he started cross-country running. He had a natural ability and decided to focus on long-distance running full-time. He made his international debut in 2004 at the Commonwealth Youth (U18) Games running in the 3000m. After graduating from Xavier College in Kew Melbourne McNeill went to Northern Arizona University where he excelled. He was twice named to ESPN magazine's NCAA All-Academic First Team. In 2009 he was named the Division I Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He is presently a member of the Old Xaverians Athletics Club. Achievements At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 5000 metres, finishing 28th overall in Round 1, failing to qualify for the final. On 2 May 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woody Kincaid
William "Woody" Kincaid (born September 21, 1992) is an American long-distance runner. He won the gold medal for the 5000 meters at the 2022 NACAC Championships. Kincaid is the North American indoor record holder in that event. High school Woody Kincaid attended Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, where he emerged as one of the top high school distance runners in Colorado until he graduated in 2011. While competing in high school cross country and track he became a multiple-time state finalist highlighted by 2010 5A Cross Country State championship individual title. Collegiate Kincaid attended University of Portland, where representing Portland Pilots and coached by Rob Conner also competed in track and cross country. He accumulated two All-American honors. At the 2016 NCAA DI Outdoor T&F Championships, he placed ninth in the men's 5000 meter final. Kincaid earned an MBA from Portland in 2016. One of his best performances at the University of Portland came when he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Fisher
Grant Fisher (born April 22, 1997) is a Canadian-born American professional middle- and long-distance runner. He placed fifth in the 10,000 meters at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and fourth at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. Fisher holds North American records in the 3000 meters, 5000 m, and 10,000 m as well as the indoor record for the 5000 m, all set in 2022. As a high-schooler, he was named Gatorade Player of the Year for cross country for the 2013–2014 and 2014–2015 seasons. On June 4, 2015, he became the seventh American high school student to run a mile under four minutes. An eleven-time All-American, Fisher won the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field 5000 m championship (14:35.60), becoming the first American underclassman to do so in 28 years. The following year, he placed third in the same event with a time of 13:55.04, just missing Syracuse's Justyn Knight (13:55.03) and his Stanford Cardinal teammate Sean McGorty (13:54.81). Running car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Chelimo
Oscar Chelimo (born 12 December 2001) is a Ugandan long-distance runner. His older brother, Jacob Kiplimo is also an elite long-distance runner. Career In 2018, he finished in 7th place in the men's 5000 metres event at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships held in Tampere, Finland. In 2018, he also competed in the boys' 3000 metres at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina and he won the bronze medal. He represented Uganda at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco. He competed in the men's 5000 metres and he finished in 5th place. In that same year, he also competed in the men's 5000 metres event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar though he did not qualify to compete in the final. In 2020, he won the men's race of the BOclassic held in Bolzano, Italy. On 12 May 2021, Oscar Chelimo raced a 5000m in Bergamo, Italy finishing 3rd in 13:06.79, and Olympic qualifying time. Next Chelimo raced at the 60th Ostrava Gold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Ebenyo
Daniel Simiu Ebenyo (born 18 September 1995) is a Kenyan middle-distance and long-distance runner. Early life Brought up in Baragoi, Samburu County, having lost his father early in life to cattle rustling, he was raised by his mother and later, grandmother. He has said that it was while at Aiyam Day secondary school a 24 km trek to the learning institution and back home would eventually make him an athlete as walking to school early in the morning and back in the evening was the most dangerous time to do the journey as they crossed bandits' battle grounds along the narrow paths to the school and even though he would set off at 5:30 am for an 8 am start at school, would sometimes be forced to take an even longer route. He now trains in Iten in the Rift Valley. Career He finished in second place at the 2019 Kenya national World championships trials. However, he was unable to compete as he failed to meet some of the Athletes Integrity Unit (AIU) doping requirement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Chebole
Samwel Chebolei Masai (born 20 March 2001) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner. Career In February, 2019 Chebole Masai won the national junior cross country 8 km title at the Eldoret Sports Club. He then competed for Kenya at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus, Denmark in March, 2019 finishing 8th in the junior category in a time of 24.19 in the individual race and contributing to the team's bronze in the team event. He ran a new personal best in Hengelo on 8 June 2021 of 13:12.55 over 5000m. On June 19, 2021, he earned a spot on the Kenyan team for the 2020 Summer Games The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ... in the 5000m after finishing in the top 3 at the Kenyan Olympic trials in a time of 13:17.40. However, despite being on the start list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Getnet Wale
Getnet Wale Bayabl (born 16 July 2000) is an Ethiopian runner specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He finished fourth at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as well as at the 2019 and 2022 World Athletics Championships. Wale won the silver medal at the 2019 African Games and a bronze at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics. He earned bronze medals at the 2016 and 2018 World Under-20 Championships. In 2019, he became the Diamond League 3000 m steeplechase champion. Wale is the current Ethiopian record holder in the indoor 3000 metres. Early life Getnet Wale was born one of eight children in Sekele, Ethiopia. He ran 4 km to and from school. After winning provincial titles at the 1500 metres and 3000 metres aged 13 steeplechase coach Teshome Kebede was interested in him and invited Wale to Addis Ababa.Landells, Steve. World Athletics, 16 June 2020Wale ready to make more steeplechase history for Ethiopia Accessed 1 July 2021. Early running career Wale's first intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nibret Melak
Nibret Melak Bogale (born 9 October 1999) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. Career He won the Cinque Mulini in 2021, the second leg of the World Athletics Cross Country Permit series completing a double for Ethiopia with Tsehay Gemechu winning the women's race. It was Melak's second consecutive podium finish in the Cross Country Permit series, following his runner-up spot at the Campaccio in San Giorgio su Legnano the previous week. Earlier in the year he successfully defended his senior men's title at the Jan Meda International Cross Country, which doubles as the Ethiopian Championships. Two weeks prior, he had beaten two-time world champion Muktar Edris over 5000m in Addis Ababa. In June 21 he shaved 13 seconds off his personal best in the 5000m going from 13:07.27 to 12:54.22 as he finished second in the Ethiopian Olympic trials behind Getnet Wale and ahead of Milkesa Mengesha to secure his place at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Competing in the 5000 metres in Tokyo, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justyn Knight
Justyn Knight (born 19 July 1996) is a Canadian long-distance track runner. A successful collegiate runner during his time at Syracuse University, he was the school's most-decorated distance runner in cross country and track. On the professional scene, he has represented his country at the World and Olympic level, with his highest finish to date being seventh at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Running career Youth Knight was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario to parents of Afro-Caribbean descent. His mother, Jennifer Knight, was born and raised in Jamaica and moved to Canada at the age of 13. His father, Anthony Knight, born in Canada to parents from Barbados, was a basketball coach. He also has an older brother, Jaryd Knight, who plays volleyball. Knight took up distance running when he was a high school student in Toronto, starting in Grade 10. He attended St. Michael's College School. Knight won the 2013 Ontario provincial senior cross country title at OFSAA cross country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Bruchet
Lucas Bruchet (born February 23, 1991, in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian track and field athlete who competed in the middle-distance events, predominantly the 5,000m event. He competed in the 5000 metres at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, where he finished 8th. Running career Bruchet ran collegially for the University of British Columbia. In June 2016, he ran a personal best of 13:24.10 (in the 5,000 metres event), meeting the Olympic Standard. In July, he was officially named to the Olympic team. In the Men's 5,000 metres at the 2016 Olympics he finished 37th after failing to qualify for the finals He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ... in the 5000m where he was 12th in his heat. In February 2023 he announce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
