Jump to content

Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Men's 5000 metres
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueStadium Australia
Date27 September 2000 (heats)
30 September 2000 (final)
Competitors38 from 22 nations
Winning time13:35.49
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Million Wolde
 Ethiopia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ali Saïdi-Sief
 Algeria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Brahim Lahlafi
 Morocco
← 1996
2004 →

The Men's 5000 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics programme was held at Stadium Australia 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.[1]

Medalists

[edit]
Gold Million Wolde
 Ethiopia
Silver Ali Saïdi-Sief
 Algeria
Bronze Brahim Lahlafi
 Morocco

Records

[edit]
World Record 12:39.36 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia Helsinki, Finland 13 June 1998
Olympic Record 13:05.59 Saïd Aouita Morocco Los Angeles, California, United States 11 August 1984

Results

[edit]

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 personal best.
  • SB denotes season best.

Qualifying heats

[edit]
Heat 1 of 2
Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Time Qual. Notes
Heat Overall
1 1 Brahim Lahlafi  Morocco 7 13:22.70 Q
2 2 Million Wolde  Ethiopia 4 13:22.75 Q
3 3 Fita Bayisa  Ethiopia 16 13:22.92 Q
4 4 Réda Benzine  Algeria 11 13:23.10 Q SB
5 5 Julius Gitahi  Kenya 3 13:23.12 Q SB
6 6 Richard Limo  Kenya 15 13:23:17 Q
7 7 Adam Goucher  United States 6 13:24.34 q
8 8 Mizan Mehari  Australia 13 13:24.56 q SB
9 9 Jirka Arndt  Germany 2 13:26.18 q
10 23 Katsuhiko Hanada  Japan 12 13:41.31 SB
11 25 Marius Bakken  Norway 9 13:44.80
12 26 Nicholas Rogers  United States 18 13:46.18
13 28 Michael Power  Australia 8 13:51.00
14 29 Ahmed Ibrahim Warsama  Qatar 14 14:00.30
15 30 Kristen Bowditch  Great Britain 1 14:08.92
16 31 Alberto García  Spain 18 14:11.65
17 33 Hélder Ornelas  Portugal 10 14:29.01
18 David Galván  Mexico 5 DNS
Heat 2 of 2
Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Time Qual. Notes
Heat Overall
1 10 Ali Saïdi-Sief  Algeria 1 13:29.34 Q
2 11 Serhiy Lebid  Ukraine 17 13:29.69 Q
3 12 Dagne Alemu  Ethiopia 11 13:29.93 Q
4 13 David Chelule  Kenya 8 13:29.98 Q
5 14 Toshinari Takaoka  Japan 6 13:29.99 Q
6 15 Mohamed Suleiman  Qatar 12 13:30:12 Q
7 16 Mark Carroll  Ireland 9 13:30.60
8 17 Craig Mottram  Australia 2 13:31.06
9 18 Yousef El Nasri  Spain 5 13:34.49
10 19 Mohamed Saïd El Wardi  Morocco 13 13:35.18
11 20 Bradley Hauser  United States 18 13:39.41
12 21 Pablo Olmedo  Mexico 14 13:40.34
13 22 Mustapha Essaïd  France 7 13:40.82
14 24 Sam Mfula Mwape  Zambia 19 13:41.72
15 27 Vénuste Niyongabo  Burundi 10 13:49.57
16 32 Bolota Asmerom  Eritrea 16 14:15.26
17 34 Gyan Bahadur Bohara  Nepal 20 14:34.15 NR
18 35 Houna Murad Murad Shihab  Iraq 3 14:49.40
19 36 Maung Maung Nge  Myanmar 15 15:12.93
20 Mohammed Mourhit  Belgium 4 DNS

Overall Results Semi-finals

Semi-finals
Overall Results
Place Athlete Nation Heat Lane Place Time Qual. Notes
1 Brahim Lahlafi  Morocco 1 7 1 13:22.70 Q
2 Million Wolde  Ethiopia 1 4 2 13:22.75 Q
3 Fita Bayisa  Ethiopia 1 16 3 13:22.92 Q
4 Réda Benzine  Algeria 1 11 4 13:23.10 Q SB
5 Julius Gitahi  Kenya 1 3 5 13:23.12 Q SB
6 Richard Limo  Kenya 1 15 6 13:23:17 Q
7 Adam Goucher  United States 1 6 7 13:24.34 q
8 Mizan Mehari  Australia 1 13 8 13:24.56 q SB
9 Jirka Arndt  Germany 1 2 9 13:26.18 q
10 Ali Saïdi-Sief  Algeria 2 1 1 13:29.34 Q
11 Serhiy Lebid  Ukraine 2 17 2 13:29.69 Q
12 Dagne Alemu  Ethiopia 2 11 3 13:29.98 Q
13 David Chelule  Kenya 2 8 4 13:29.98 Q
14 Toshinari Takaoka  Japan 2 6 5 13:29.99 Q
15 Mohamed Suleiman  Qatar 2 12 6 13:30.12 Q
16 Mark Carroll  Ireland 2 9 7 13:30.60
17 Craig Mottram  Australia 2 2 8 13:31.06
18 Yousef El Nasri  Spain 2 5 9 13:34.49
19 Mohamed Saïd El Wardi  Morocco 2 13 10 13:35.18
20 Bradley Hauser  United States 2 18 11 13:39.41
21 Pablo Olmedo  Mexico 2 14 12 13:40.34
22 Mustapha Essaïd  France 2 7 13 13:40.82
23 Katsuhiko Hanada  Japan 1 12 10 13:41.31 SB
24 Sam Mfula Mwape  Zambia 2 19 14 13:41.72
25 Marius Bakken  Norway 1 9 11 13:44.80
26 Nicholas Rogers  United States 1 18 12 13:46.18
27 Vénuste Niyongabo  Burundi 2 10 15 13:49.57
28 Michael Power  Australia 1 8 13 13:51.00
29 Ahmed Ibrahim Warsama  Qatar 1 14 14 14:00.30
30 Kristen Bowditch  Great Britain 1 1 15 14:08.92
31 Alberto García  Spain 1 18 16 14:11.65
32 Bolota Asmerom  Eritrea 2 16 16 14:15.26
33 Hélder Ornelas  Portugal 1 10 17 14:29.01
34 Gyan Bahadur Bohara  Nepal 2 20 17 14:34.15 NR
35 Shihab Houna Murad  Iraq 2 3 18 14:49.40
36 Maung Nge Maung  Myanmar 2 15 19 15:12.93
David Galván  Mexico 1 5 18 DNS
Mohammed Mourhit  Belgium 2 4 20 DNS

Final

[edit]
Date: Saturday 30 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Time Notes
1 Million Wolde  Ethiopia 15 13:35.49
2 Ali Saïdi-Sief  Algeria 11 13:36.20
3 Brahim Lahlafi  Morocco 4 13:36.47
4 Fita Bayisa  Ethiopia 9 13:37.03
5 David Chelule  Kenya 14 13:37.13
6 Dagne Alemu  Ethiopia 13 13:37.17
7 Serhiy Lebid  Ukraine 10 13:37.80
8 Jirka Arndt  Germany 6 13:38.57
9 Julius Gitahi  Kenya 12 13:39.11
10 Richard Limo  Kenya 8 13:39.43
11 Réda Benzine  Algeria 1 13:40.95
12 Mizan Mehari  Australia 2 13:42.03
13 Adam Goucher  United States 5 13:43.20
14 Mohamed Suleiman  Qatar 7 13:45.10
15 Toshinari Takaoka  Japan 3 13:46.90

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Games: Men's 5000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
[edit]