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2001 World Championships in Athletics Edmonton, Canada

2001 8th IAAF World Championships - Edmonton - Men's 5000m

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Category: 2001 World Championships in Athletics Edmonton, Canada
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Host City: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Format: First round (First 5 & 5 fastest to final) (Aug 6)
Dates: August 3–12, 2001
Nations participating: 189
Athletes participating: 1677
    Main venue: Commonwealth Stadium
Overview by IAAF   EDMONTON STADIUM 
The Kenyans worked together to defeat the Algerian favourite Ali Saïdi-Sief. First Richard Limo raced through the first lap in 59.07, then Sammy Kipketer took over to pass 1000m in 2:31.51. He led by 15m at 2000m (5:09.48) and was still 10m up at 3000m (7:51.18). Then Saïdi-Sief moved ahead and his 61.32 10th lap succeeded in reducing the leading pack from 10 to three: himself, Limo and Olympic Champion Wolde. The Algerian ran strongly, but he had no response when Limo launched his finishing kick. The Kenyan sprinted past around the last bend and covered the last 100m in 13.2 to Saïdi-Sief’s 15.2. The winner’s final lap was covered in 55.3. “We decided that it was the time to get the Kenyans back to winning races,” said Limo, “so we sat down and planned how the race would be won.” Saïdi-Sief was later disqualified and suspended for two years after failing a doping control test.
 These are the official results of the Men's 5.000 metres event at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. There were a total number of 35 participating athletes, with the final held on Friday August 10, 2001.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships
World Record  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 12:39.36 June 13, 1998 Finland Helsinki, Finland
Event Record  Salah Hissou (MAR) 12:58.13 August 28, 1999 Spain Seville, Spain
Season Best  Hailu Mekonnen (ETH) 12:58.57 June 29, 2001 Italy Rome, Italy
  5000m 10 August
Men's 5,000m final-5 000 m hommes finale
Kenya's Richard LIMO took the gold medal in the men's 5000m beating out Algeria's Ali SAIDI-SIEF in a time of 13:00.77.
It was a sprint to the finish for LIMO and SAIDI-SIEF. LIMO, bronze medallist at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, took the lead off the start, then handed it over to fellow countryman Sammy KIPKETER who retained the lead and set a fast pace through to the 2000m mark, at 5:09.48.
At one stage KIPKETER was some 20 metres clear at the front and stayed ahead until shortly after the 3000m mark (7:51.18). One lap later, SAIDI-SIEF, Olympic silver medallist, took the lead and held on through to the bell. On the final turn, with just over 100m to go, LIMO passed SAIDI-SIEF on the outside and went on to grab the gold medal.
LIMO raised his arms as he crossed the line more than a full second ahead of SAIDI-SIEF (13:02.16).
Coming in for the bronze was the 22 year old Olympic champion Million WOLDE of Ethiopia with a time of 13:03.47.
KIPKETER, the early pace setter, finished seventh with a time of 13:08.46.
This is the fifth time a Kenyan has won the World Championship 5000m.
  Final
1 Richard Limo KEN 18 Nov 80 13.00.77
2 Milion Wolde ETH 17 Mar 79 13.03.47
3 John Kibowen KEN 21 Apr 69 13.05.20
4 Alberto García ESP 22 Feb 71 13.05.60
5 Ismaïl Sghyr FRA 16 Mar 72 13.07.71
6 Sammy Kipketer KEN 29 Sep 81 13.08.46
7 Abiyote Abate ETH 20 Nov 80 13.14.07
8 Hailu Mekonnen ETH 4 Apr 80 13.20.24
9 Marius Bakken NOR 27 Mar 78 13.22.07
10 Adam Goucher USA 18 Feb 75 13.24.00
11 Driss El Himer FRA 4 Apr 74 13.28.14
12 Mohamed Amyn MAR 25 May 76 13.28.90
13 Saïd El Wardi MAR 19 Apr 72 13.43.40
14 Isaac Viciosa ESP 26 Dec 69 14.01.32
Ali Saïdi-Sief ALG 15 Mar 78 DQ 32.2.a 13.02.16
Men's 5000m semi-finals-5 000 m h. demi-finales
Algeria's Olympic silver medallist Ali SAIDI-SIEF, a last minute entry to the event, put himself among the medal contenders for Friday's final by winning the first heat of the men's 5,000m semi-finals this morning, his first outing over the distance this year.
All of the favourites for the event safely qualified, although a couple of Kenyans had to rely on fastest losers places after finishing sixth in their respective heats.
Originally entered for the 1500m, the distance at which the Algerian is ranked number two in the world this year, SAIDI-SIEF led a pack of six runners to the line after a last lap dash for the finish. Never looking troubled, the 23 year-old clocked 13:28.58, with Olympic champion Million WOLDE (ETH) and Kenya's 20 year-old Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Richard LIMO among the automatic qualifiers in a tight group just behind him.
The other automatic qualifers were Driss EL HIMER of France and Ethiopia's Abiyote ABATE, with this year's second fastest man, Sammy KIPKETER of Kenya squeezed out of it in sixth place, recording 13:28.90. That was easily enough to claim one of the fastest losers spots in the final, though, as, surprisingly, the second semi was run at a much slower pace.
The early pace in heat one was taken by Norway's Marius BAKKEN and Ireland's Mark CARROLL, who appeared to be working together to ensure their qualification ahead of the fast Africans. If it was a pre-race plan between the two it worked well, for BAKKEN at least. At the half way stage they had a lead of some 30 metres, with SAIDI-SIEF, WOLDE and ABATE leading the chasing pack. KIPKETER then worked hard to close the gap, but the Norwegian stayed in contention and finished seventh in 13:32.39, fast enough to make the final. CARROLL, in 10th place, just missed out.
The Irishman's time, 13:37.27, was more than two seconds slower than Kenya's John KIBOWEN, the only fastest loser to qualify from the second heat, in which USA's Adam GOUCHER took an early lead. Unlike BAKKEN, however, a large group stayed on the American's shoulder, with the fastest man of the year, Hailu MEKKONEN of Ethiopia, and KIBOWEN, the former world short course cross country champion, prominent. These two took the lead at 4000m with 12 men still in contention.
The Spanish record holder Alberto GARCIA made a break two laps out, taking MEKONNEN, GOUCHER, France's former Moroccan Ismail SGHYR, and Morocco's Mohammed AMYN with him. By the final back straight, these five plus KIBOWEN were clear and, although KIBOWEN soon lost touch round the final bend, he finshed fast enough to make it through.
  Heats 6 August
  Heat 1
1 Milion Wolde ETH 17 Mar 79 13.28.76 Q
2 Richard Limo KEN 18 Nov 80 13.28.78 Q
3 Driss El Himer FRA 4 Apr 74 13.28.87 Q
4 Abiyote Abate ETH 20 Nov 80 13.28.88 Q
5 Sammy Kipketer KEN 29 Sep 81 13.28.90 q
6 Marius Bakken NOR 27 Mar 78 13.32.34 q
7 Isaac Viciosa ESP 26 Dec 69 13.32.39 q
8 Saïd El Wardi MAR 19 Apr 72 13.36.24 q
9 Mark Carroll IRL 15 Jan 72 13.37.27
10 Mauricio Díaz CHI 7 Aug 68 13.38.07
11 Khoudir Aggoune ALG 5 Jan 81 13.43.95
12 Pablo Olmedo MEX 8 May 75 14.02.90
13 Mohamed Yagoub SUD 2 Sep 77 14.03.27
14 Ali Zaied LBA 13 Jan 74 14.16.08
15 Nick Rogers USA 2 May 75 14.33.39
16 Salah Musleh Juaim Esam YEM 15 Oct 84 15.21.11
17 Chamkaur Dhaliwal Singh SGP 15.23.56
Ali Saïdi-Sief ALG 15 Mar 78 DQ 32.2.a 13.28.58
  Heat 2
1 Hailu Mekonnen ETH 4 Apr 80 13.32.11 Q
2 Ismaïl Sghyr FRA 16 Mar 72 13.32.60 Q
3 Adam Goucher USA 18 Feb 75 13.32.92 Q
4 Alberto García ESP 22 Feb 71 13.33.64 Q
5 Mohamed Amyn MAR 25 May 76 13.34.54 Q
6 John Kibowen KEN 21 Apr 69 13.35.09 q
7 Samir Moussaoui ALG 15 May 75 13.40.09
8 Ahmed Ibrahim Warsama QAT 4 Feb 66 13.41.07
9 Serhiy Lebid UKR 15 Jul 75 13.43.78
10 Yonas Kifle ERI 24 Mar 77 13.44.16
11 Enrique Molina ESP 25 Feb 68 13.45.97
12 Dennis Jensen DEN 11 Sep 69 13.47.90
13 Michael Openshaw GBR 8 Apr 72 14.00.84
14 Jaafar Babakhani IRI 15 Feb 69 14.14.64
15 Rodwell Kamwendo MAW 2 Sep 71 14.21.44
16 Tom Compernolle BEL 13 Nov 75 14.27.83
17 Jeremy Deere CAN 5 Oct 75 14.30.92

  • Startlist

Heat 1 06 AUG 2001 09:35

Order / LaneBibATHLETECOUNTRYPBSB 2001
1 794 Pablo Olmedo MEX MEX 13:13.32 13:40.51
2 725 Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi LBA LBA 13:34.99 13:51.95
3 15 Ali Saïdi-Sief ALG ALG 12:50.86  
4 342 Million Wolde ETH ETH 12:59.39 13:02.17
5 324 Isaac Viciosa ESP ESP 13:09.63 13:15.94
6 1009 Chamkaur Singh Dhaliwal SGP SGP    
7 678 Sammy Kipketer Cheruiyot KEN KEN 12:54.07 12:59.34
8 1036 Mohamed Yagoub Babiker SUD SUD 13:27.09 13:27.09
9 554 Mark Carroll IRL IRL 13:03.93 13:08.32
10 1241 Esam Salah Musleh Juaim YEM YEM 15:09  
11 331 Abiyote Abate ETH ETH 13:00.36 13:00.36
12 854 Marius Bakken NOR NOR 13:09.19 13:09.19
13 762 Mohamed Saïd El Wardi MAR MAR 13:04.46 13:21.88
14 375 Driss El Himer FRA FRA 13:10.99 13:15.10
15 196 Mauricio Díaz CHI CHI 13:23.68 13:23.68
16 1197 Nicholas Rogers USA USA 13:18.50 13:35.68
17 684 Richard Kipkemei Limo KEN KEN 12:58.15 13:00.32
18 7 Khoudir Aggoune ALG ALG 13:22.32 13:22.32

Heat 2 06 AUG 2001 09:55

Order / LaneBibATHLETECOUNTRYPBSB 2001
1 169 Jeremy Deere CAN CAN 13:38.31 13:48.20
2 1165 Adam Goucher USA USA 13:11.25 13:30.36
3 339 Hailu Mekonnen ETH ETH 12:58.57 12:58.57
4 677 John Kemboi Kibowen KEN KEN 12:59.97 12:59.97
5 300 Alberto García ESP ESP 13:02.54 13:02.54
6 398 Ismaïl Sghyr FRA FRA 12:58.83 13:01.64
7 927 Ahmed Ibrahim Warsama QAT QAT 13:13.52  
8 287 Yonas Kifle ERI ERI 13:46.82  
9 311 Enrique Molina ESP ESP 13:07.34 13:18.20
10 84 Tom Compernolle BEL BEL 13:20.13 13:20.13
11 776 Rodwell Kamwendo MAW MAW 14:08.0  
12 552 Jafar Babakhani IRI IRI 14:18.51 14:31.0
13 14 Samir Moussaoui ALG ALG 13:20.71 13:20.71
14 1122 Serhiy Lebid UKR UKR 13:14.51 13:14.51
15 756 Mohammed Amyn MAR MAR 13:05.44 13:05.44
16 440 Michael Openshaw GBR GBR 13:24.44 13:24.44
17 268 Dennis Jensen DEN DEN 13:25.39 13:26.46

 

 

 

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