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Athletics At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 Metres
The Men's 5000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 20 and 23 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The winning margin was 4.98 seconds. The qualifying standards were 13:21.50 (A standard) and 13:28.00 (B standard). Records Prior to this competition, the existing world record, Olympic record, and world leading time were as follows: The following new Olympic record was set during this competition: Results Heat 1 Qualification: First 4 in each heat(Q) and the next 3 fastest(q) advance to the #Final, Final. ''To sort this table by heat, athlete, or any other column, click on the image:Sort both.gif icon next to the column title.'' Heat 2 Heat 3 Final 23 August 2008 - 20:10 Splits References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 metres Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics 5000 metres at the Olympics Men's events at the 2008 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beijing National Stadium
The National Stadium (), the Bird's Nest (), is a stadium at Olympic Green in Chaoyang, Beijing, Chaoyang, Beijing, China. The National Stadium, covering an area of 204,000 square meters with an 80,000 person capacity (91,000 with temporary seating), broke ground in December 2003, officially started construction in March 2004, and was completed in June 2008. The National Stadium is owned and operated by a public–private partnership, partnership company between Beijing Municipal State-owned Assets Management Co Ltd (58%) and CITIC Group (42%). The stadium was designed for the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Paralympics, Paralympics. It was also used during the 2022 Winter Olympics and 2022 Winter Paralympics, Paralympics. History Located at the Olympic Green in Beijing, the stadium cost US$428 million. The design was awarded to a submission from the Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron in April 2003 after a bidding process that included 13 final submissi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Tegenkamp
Matthew "Teg" Tegenkamp (born January 19, 1982) is a retired professional runner from Lee's Summit, Missouri who specialized in various long-distance events. Tegenkamp represented the United States at two Summer Olympics, in 2008 and 2012. He trained with other members of the KIMbia Athletics group and was sponsored by Nike during his professional career. Tegenkamp set an American record in the outdoor two mile ">Rs/sup> and also achieved other performances that were near record breaking during his career. Running career High school After being part of the state championship team as a sophomore, Matt showed steady improvement throughout his early career. As a senior he set a Missouri state cross country course record (15:26.7) on the Oak Hills course. He gained national recognition his senior year at Lee's Summit High School when he placed second in the Midwest Regional for cross country and fifth at the Footlocker National Cross Country Championships. During his senior tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moses Ndiema Kipsiro
Moses Ndiema Kipsiro (born 2 September 1986 in Singare) is a Ugandan long-distance runner who specialises in the 5000 metres. He was the bronze medallist in the event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics. He represented Uganda at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, coming fourth over 5000 m. Kipsiro has won medals in the 5000 m at the African Championships in Athletics and the All-Africa Games. He completed a 5000/ 10,000 metres double at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. He is a four-time Ugandan cross country champion having won every race from 2008 to 2011. Career First African and world medals He made his first senior international appearance at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, running in the heats of the 5000 metres. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, he came seventh in the 5000 m. Kipsiro placed in the top thirty of both the long and short races at the 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. However, it was on the track that he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soe Min Thu
Soe Min Thu (born September 25, 1988) is a Burmese long-distance runner. He won a bronze medal for the Athletics at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games, men's 10,000 metres at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand, setting his personal best time of 31:33.26. Soe Min Thu represented Myanmar at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres, men's 5,000 metres. He ran in the first heat against thirteen other athletes, including Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, who later won the silver medal in the final. He finished the race in last place by one minute and thirty seconds behind Japan's Takayuki Matsumiya, with a time of 15:50.56. However, Soe Min Thu failed to advance into the final, as he placed thirty-ninth overall, and was ranked farther below four mandatory slots for the next round. References External links * *NBC 2008 Olympics profile Burmese male long-distance runners Living people Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takayuki Matsumiya
Takayuki Matsumiya (; born 21 February 1980 in Akita) is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes in marathon races. He holds the Asian record and Japanese record over 25 km and 30 km. He has a twin brother, Yuko, who is also a top-level marathon runner. He made his debut over the marathon distance at the Nobeoka Marathon, which he finished in a time of 2:18:48. He also made his global championship debut that year, competing at the 2001 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and taking 53rd place overall.Matsumiya Takayuki IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-12-07. He was eleventh at the 2005 World Half Marathon Championships, which was good ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sultan Khamis Zaman
Sultan (; ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who claimed almost full sovereignty (i.e., not having dependence on any higher ruler) without claiming the overall caliphate, or to refer to a powerful governor of a province within the caliphate. The adjectival form of the word is "sultanic", and the state and territories ruled by a sultan, as well as his office, are referred to as a sultanate ( '. The term is distinct from king ( '), though both refer to a sovereign ruler. The use of "sultan" is restricted to Muslim countries, where the title carries religious significance, contrasting the more secular ''king'', which is used in both Muslim and non-Muslim countries. Brunei, Malaysia and Oman are the only sovereign states which retain the title "sultan" f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geofrey Kusuro
Geofrey Kusuro (born 12 February 1989) is a Ugandan long-distance runner. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's 5000 m, not reaching the final. At the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ..., he competed in the Men's 5000 metres, finishing 37th overall in Round 1, failing to qualify for the final. He also represented Uganda at the 2009 and 2011 World Championships. He was born in Mutishet. He won the 2009 World Mountain Running Championships, thus becoming the first Ugandan to win the title. In 2023, he won the Madrid Marathon with a time of 2:10:29. References 1989 births Living people Ugandan male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Uganda Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collis Birmingham
Collis Birmingham (born 27 December 1984) is an Australian middle- and long-distance runner. He is a two-time participant at the Summer Olympics (2008 and 2012) and four-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics (2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015). He has competed at five editions of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. He was an Australian and Oceanian 10,000 metres record holder from 2009 to 2011. Career Born in Carlton, Victoria,Collis Birmingham . London 2012. Retrieved on 23 February 2013. Birmingham made his international debut at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, placing 84th in the junior race. His first senior international ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aadam Ismaeel Khamis
Aadam Ismaeel Khamis (born Hosea Kosgei; ; born 12 February 1989) is a Bahraini-Kenyan long-distance runner. He represents Bahrain after his switch from Kenya. Biography According to Bahraini officials, Kosgei was born on 12 February 1989, in Kenya. Like fellow Bahraini runners Belal Mansoor Ali and Tareq Mubarak Taher, his age is surrounded by controversy. In August 2005, the IAAF World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation and International Association of Athletics Federations and formerly abbreviated as the IAAF, is the international sports governing body, governing body for the sport ... opened an investigation on their ages which was still ongoing . In 2006, Khamis won a bronze medal over 3000 metres at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships. At the World Junior Championships in Beijing the same year he won a bronze in 10,000 metres and finished fifth in 5000 metres. The IAAF Council opened an investigatory disciplinary file ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anis Selmouni
Anis Selmouni (born 15 of March 1979) is a Moroccan athlete, specialist middle distance. He won the 5000m gold medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games. Achievements Personal bests * 1500 metres - 3:35.35 min (2003) *Mile - 3:52.66 min (2003) * 3000 metres - 7:47.68 min (2006) External links * 1979 births Living people Moroccan male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Morocco Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Morocco Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games 20th-century Moroccan people 21st-century Moroccan people {{Morocco-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Luis Barrios
Juan Luis Barrios Nieves (born June 24, 1983) is a Mexican runner. He competed in the 5000 m at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics and finished seventh-eighth. He placed 14th in the same event at the 2007 and came 18th in the 10,000 metres at the 2009 World Championships. He won silver medals in the 5000 m and 1500 metres at the 2007 Pan American Games. He has won three consecutive titles in the 1500 m at the Central American and Caribbean Games, winning in 2002, 2006 and 2010. He also has a threepeat in the 5000 m in 2006, 2010 and 2014, plus he added the 10,000 metres title in 2014. He has also won gold medals on the track at the Central American and Caribbean Championships. Barrios was the inaugural winner of the NACAC Cross Country Championships in 2005 and repeated the feat the following year, in addition to taking the team gold with Mexico. He made his debut over the marathon distance in March 2011, running at the LALA International Marathon in Torreon, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alistair Ian Cragg
Alistair Ian Cragg (born 13 June 1980 in Johannesburg) is a South African track and field athlete. He has since lived in England and United States where he attended the University of Arkansas. He races for Ireland and competes most often over 3000 metres and 5000 metres. He holds the Irish national records in both the 5000 metres and the 10,000 metres. He holds the European road running record in the 5 km in 13:26, set in Carlsbad, California. Career College Cragg's father was a coach in South Africa and now lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas with his wife. Alistair's older brother, Duncan, went to Southern Methodist University from 1994 to 1999. Alistair followed him there in 1999. His first cross country season there, he was injured and finished the season poorly at the regional meet in Denton, Texas. Arkansas coach John McDonnell saw him after the race and said something about how he should not run if he was injured. The next spring, Alistair was the top freshman fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
