The men's 5000 metres at the

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was held at the

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on September 1 and 4. Jake Robertson of

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was added to the final field at the judges' discretion after twice being pushed in his qualifying race. The tactical final was almost full contact, with a pack of 14 staying close into the penultimate lap.

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tried to take the

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out early. As the pack began to break up,

Eliud Kipchoge Eliud Kipchoge ( ; born 5 November 1984) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and formerly specialized at the 5000 metre distance. Widely regarded as the greatest marathon runner of all time, he is the 2016 and 2020 O ...

went down while the leaders began to string out the field.

Mo Farah Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah (born Hussein Abdi Kahin; 23 March 1983) is a British long-distance runner. His ten global championship gold medals (four Olympic and six World titles) make him the most successful male track distance runner ever ...

led through the final lap as a host of Kenyan and finally Ethiopian athletes

Imane Merga Imane Merga Jida (ኢማነ መርጋ ጂዳ) (born 15 October 1988) is an Ethiopian professional long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres. He won his first world title at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships ...

and

Dejen Gebremeskel Dejen Gebremeskel (born 24 November 1989) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who primarily competes in track events. His personal best of 12:46.81 minutes for the 5000 metres ranks him as the fifth fastest of all time for the distance. ...

took a charge at him. Bernard Lagat worked his way through the traffic, coming up behind the final two Ethiopian runners pulling past them in lane 3 on the final straight. Lagat couldn't catch Farah. Merga finished in third but was later disqualified for stepping on the curb, giving the bronze to Gebremeskel.

Medalists

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

Qualification standards

Schedule

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) advance to the

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Final

*Ethiopia's Imane Merga was originally awarded the bronze medal, but he was later disqualified for having stepped onto the curb of the running track. His teammate Dejen Gebremeskel was elevated to the bronze medal as a result.Britain's Mo Farah wins 5000m world title
AFP (2011-09-04). Retrieved on 2011-09-04.

References

External links

at IAAF website
Robertson gets Final spot
at New Zealand Herald online {{DEFAULTSORT:2011 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 5000 metres

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5000 metres at the World Athletics Championships