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Athletics At The 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 Metres
The Men's 5000 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics programme was held at Stadium Australia Stadium Australia, currently known as Accor Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the suburb of Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The stadium, which is sometimes referred to as Sydney Ol ... on Wednesday 27 September, and Saturday 30 September 2000. The top six runners in each of the initial two heats automatically qualified for the final. The next three fastest runners from across the heats also qualified. There were a total number of 38 participating athletes. Medalists Records Results All times shown are in seconds. * Q denotes qualification by place in heat. * q denotes qualification by overall place. * DNS denotes did not start. * DNF denotes did not finish. * DQ denotes disqualification. * NR denotes national record. * OR denotes Olympic record. * WR denotes world record. * PB denotes pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ANZ Stadium
Stadium Australia, currently known as Accor Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the suburb of Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The stadium, which is sometimes referred to as Sydney Olympic Stadium, Homebush Stadium or simply the Olympic Stadium, was completed in March 1999 at a cost of A$690 million to host the 2000 Summer Olympics. The Stadium was leased by a private company, the Stadium Australia Group, until the Stadium was sold back to the NSW Government on 1 June 2016 after NSW Premier Michael Baird announced the Stadium was to be redeveloped as a world-class rectangular stadium. The Stadium is owned by Venues NSW on behalf of the NSW Government. The stadium was originally built to hold circa 115,000 spectators, making it the largest Olympic Stadium ever built and the second largest stadium in Australia after the Melbourne Cricket Ground which held more than 120,000 before its re-design in the early 2000s. In 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Gitahi
Julius Gitahi (born 29 April 1978 in Nyeri Nyeri is a town situated in the Central Highlands of Kenya. It is the county headquarters of Nyeri County and was the central administrative headquarters of the country's former Central Province (Kenya), Central Province. The town is situated a ..., Central Province) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. International competitions External links * * 1978 births Living people Kenyan male long-distance runners Kenyan male cross country runners Kenyan male marathon runners Olympic male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics African Games gold medalists for Kenya African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games Japan Championships in Athletics winners Sportspeople from Nyeri County 20th-century Kenyan sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Galván
José David Galván Martínez (born 6 April 1973 in Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila) is a Mexican long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres. Nicknamed ''Keniano Mexicano''. Career He was the winner of the inaugural North American 5K Championships, helping Mexico to the team title, and his time of 13:47 minutes went unbeaten in the competition's short history. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-20. Family He is married to .International competitions Personal bests * |
Hélder Ornelas
Hélder Mendes Abreu Ornelas (born 6 May 1974 in Nova Lisboa, Angola) is a Portuguese long-distance runner. He finished eighth in the long race at the 2001 World Cross Country Championships, fifteenth in the marathon at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and won the 2007 edition of the Prague International Marathon. He also won the 2005 Milan Marathon Doping In 2012 Ornelas became the first track and field athlete to get suspended for doping based on the biological passport. Accordingly, he received a four-year suspension in May 2012. Achievements Personal bests *1500 metres - 3:46.97 min (1996) *3000 metres - 7:50.02 min (2000) *5000 metres - 13:18.56 min (2000) *10,000 metres - 28:01.94 min (2001) *Half marathon - 1:03:27 hrs (2005) *marathon - 2:10:00 hrs (2005) See also * List of doping cases in sport The following is an incomplete list of sportspeople who have been involved in doping offences. It contains those who have been found to have, or have admitted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto García (runner)
Alberto García Fernández (born 22 February 1971 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish long-distance and cross-country runner. Career Garcia's top-level athletic career took off when he was already approaching his thirties. He first came to prominence with a gold medal in the 5000 metres at the Mediterranean Games at Bari in 1997. The following year he finished 19th in the short race at the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and then finished 49th in the 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. In the 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships he ran the long race and came in 29th. He failed to qualify for the 5000 metres finals at the 1999 World Championships and 2000 Olympics, but then came fourth in the 5000 metres at the 2001 World Championships and in the following year he became the European 5000 metres champion at the 2002 European Athletics Championships. After serving a two-year suspension for doping, Garcia returned to competitive athletics. He finish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristen Bowditch
Kristen Robert Bowditch (born 14 January 1975) is a British former long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Biography He represented England in the 5,000 metres event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Bowditch became the British 5000 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1997 AAA Championships The 1997 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 24 to 25 August at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. For the first time, it was not considered the nation .... Bowditch has a 3000m personal best of 7:52.27, and a 5000m personal best of 13:28.22 References External links * 1975 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics British male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Ibrahim Warsama
Ahmed Ibrahim (; born 4 February 1966) is a retired Qatari long-distance runner who specialized in the 3000 and 5000 metres. Biography Although Warsama has been naturalised as a Qatari citizen, he is a Dhulbahante from Xudun. He has medals from the Asian Championships, the Gulf Cooperation Council Championships, the West Asian Games and the Pan Arab Championships.The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics: Athens 2004 International competitions Personal bests *1500 metres - 3:35.38 min (1994) *3000 metres - 7:43.00 min (2000) *5000 metres - 13:13.52 min (2000) *10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship-level events. The ... - 28:02.80 min (2003) References External links * 1966 births Living people Qatari male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Power (athlete)
Michael Power (born 9 May 1976) is an Australian former Long-distance track event, long-distance runner who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 5000m. Power attendeMentone Grammarhigh school from 1990 to 1994, then moved tThe Peninsula Schoolfor his final year of high school. He competed in the 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics, 1995 World Junior Athletics Championships in Lisbon, Portugal (1500m) and finished 5th in the final in a new personal best time of 3:43. High school After competing in the World Junior Track & Field Championships and having junior personal bests of 3:43 (1500m), 3:58.03 (mileranks 147thin All-Time Sub-4 minute miles at the Prefontaine Classic) 8:02 (3000m), he accepted a scholarship at thUniversity Of Arkansasand became 9-time All-American while competing for 4 years. Michael still holds the current Australian underage track records: Under 16 1000m 2:28.7 Under 18 1000m 2:23.1 NCAA Power accepted a scholarship at the University of Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Rogers (runner)
Nicholas "Nick" Rogers (born May 2, 1975) is a retired American long-distance runner. He competed in the 5000 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2001 World Championships without reaching the final. He competed three times at the World Cross Country Championships, in 2000, 2001 and 2003. In 2001 he won a bronze medal in the team competition. His personal best times were 7:56.65 minutes in the 3000 metres, achieved in July 2001 in London; 13:18.50 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in August 2000 in Heusden-Zolder; and 27:55.17 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved in May 2000 in Palo Alto. Rogers was born in Seattle, Washington Seattle ( ) is the List of municipalities in Washington, most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the List of Unit .... References External links * 1975 births Living people American male long-dista ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marius Bakken
Marius Bakken (born March 27, 1978, in Sandefjord) is a Norwegian runner who specializes in the 5000 metres, having run distances from 800 to 10,000 metres in his early career. He represents IL Runar. He finished ninth at the 2001 World Championships, fourteenth at the 2002 European Championships and twelfth at the 2005 World Championships. In addition he competed at the 1999 World Championships and the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004 without success. He became Norwegian champion in 1500 m in 2001, 2003 and 2004 and in 5000 m in 2003 and 2005. Following a disappointing 2006 European Championships, Bakken announced his intentions to concentrate on medicine studies in 2007. In high school, Marius was a foreign exchange student who ran for famed distance coach Joe Newton at York High School, Elmhurst, Illinois, US. In 1996 he won both the 1600 and 3200 races at the IL state track and field championships. His 1600m best at York (1996) was 4:09.2. Personal bests *800 metres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsuhiko Hanada
Katsuhiko Hanada (Japanese: 花田 勝彦; born 12 June 1971 in Kyoto) is a retired Japanese athlete who competed in the long-distance events. He represented his country at two Summer Olympics, in 1996 and 2000. Competition record Personal bests *5000 metres – 13:23.49 (Maia 1999) *10,000 metres – 27:45.13 (Sydney 2000) *Half marathon – 1:01:38 (Tokyo 1998) *Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There ... – 2:10:02 (1997) References 1971 births Living people Sportspeople from Kyoto Athletes from Kyoto Prefecture Japanese athletics coaches Japanese male long-distance runners Japanese male marathon runners Olympic male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and fie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jirka Arndt
Jirka Arndt (1 August 1973 – 19 February 2024) was a German long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 and 10,000 metres. Arndt finished 6th at the 1991 European Junior Championships, 8th at the 1996 European Cup Super League, 51st at the 2000 World Cross Country Championships and 4th at the 2000 European Cup Super League. He then finished 8th in the men's 5000 meters at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Progressing with a time of 13:26.18 minutes from the qualifiers, he ran in 13:38.57 minutes in the final. At the 1998 German championships, he won the bronze medals in both 5,000 and 10,000 metres; further, in 2000, he took a national silver medal in the 5,000 metres. At the German indoor championships, he won two bronze and one silver medal in the 3000 metres. He represented the clubs LG Potsdam and SCC Berlin. His national 5000 metres bronze in 2000 was later upgraded to gold. The original winner was Dieter Baumann, who had previously tested positive for nandrolone. Whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
