Host City: Barcelona, Spain |
Format: Top three in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the final. |
Date Started: August 6, 1992 |
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Date Finished: August 8, 1992 |
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(Competitors: 56; Countries: 41; Finalists: 16) |
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Venue(s): Montjuïc Olympic Stadium, Barcelona
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Overview by IAAF |
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For the first time since 1976 there was only one round before the final, with Baumann the fastest heat winner in 13:20.82. Baumann was considered the man with the best finish, and the Kenyans set out to deprive him of his strength in the final. After 400m in 64.1, Dominic Kirui (KEN) put in laps of 61.2, 62.6 (2:36.4 at 1000m) and 63.2 but slowed up to 65.4, realising that the majority of the field was still with him. By 3000m there were six men 25m clear – Ondieki, a surging type without a big finish, four other Africans and Baumann. Laps of only 65.7, 66.2, 65.7 and 65.2 served to lose only Bikila, and at the bell Bitok and Bayissa led with Baumann third. In the back straight the German was boxed in with Ondieki ahead of him and Boutayeb outside. Bitok, Bayissa and Boutayeb accelerated sharply with just under 200m to go and Baumann shot past Ondieki. In fourth place with 80m to go, Baumann moved past Bayissa on the inside as the Ethiopian strayed into lane 2 and then the German weaved to the outside and sped by Bitok to win. He ran the last lap of 56.1, and, more impressively, the final 200m in 24.9. It was the closest 5000m final since 1968. |
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Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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By 1992 the distance running events were the province of the Africans, especially the Kenyan runners. In the final Dominic Kirui (KEN) set the early pace but slowed after the kilometer mark when he realized that much of the field was in contact. By 3K the lead group was six, five Africans and Dieter Baumann (FRG). The pace was still slow and that was tailor-made for Baumann’s finishing speed. On the backstretch of the final lap he was boxed in by Paul Bitok, Fita Bayissa, Moulay Brahim Boutayeb, and Yobes Ondieki. He then began his charge passing on the outside until the final stretch when he moved past Bayissa on the inside to win the gold medal. |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.
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Results |
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5000 m |
Men |
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Final |
8 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
13.12.52 |
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Dieter Baumann |
Germany |
GER |
9 Feb 65 |
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2 |
13.12.71 |
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Paul Bitok |
Kenya |
KEN |
26 Jun 70 |
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3 |
13.13.03 |
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Fita Bayissa |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
15 Dec 72 |
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4 |
13.13.27 |
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Brahim Boutayeb |
Morocco |
MAR |
15 Aug 67 |
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5 |
13.17.50 |
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Yobes Ondieki |
Kenya |
KEN |
21 Feb 61 |
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6 |
13.23.52 |
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Worku Bikila |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
6 May 68 |
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7 |
13.27.76 |
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Rob Denmark |
Great Britain |
GBR |
23 Nov 68 |
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8 |
13.27.80 |
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Abel Antón |
Spain |
ESP |
24 Oct 62 |
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9 |
13.28.97 |
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Mohamed Issangar |
Morocco |
MAR |
12 Dec 64 |
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10 |
13.37.20 |
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Sambu Andre Sipe |
Tanzania |
TAN |
5 Oct 72 |
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11 |
13.38.08 |
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Domingos Castro |
Portugal |
POR |
22 Nov 63 |
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12 |
13.39.72 |
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Bob Kennedy |
United States |
USA |
18 Aug 70 |
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13 |
13.43.39 |
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Pascal Thiébaut |
France |
FRA |
6 Jun 59 |
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14 |
13.45.16 |
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Dominic Kirui |
Kenya |
KEN |
12 Apr 67 |
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15 |
13.48.32 |
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Marcel Versteeg |
Netherlands |
NED |
20 Aug 65 |
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16 |
14.02.47 |
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Salvatore Antibo |
Italy |
ITA |
7 Feb 62 |
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5000 m |
Men |
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Heat 1 |
6 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
13.31.16 |
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Pascal Thiébaut |
France |
FRA |
6 Jun 59 |
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2 |
13.31.24 |
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Fita Bayissa |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
15 Dec 72 |
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3 |
13.31.48 |
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Abel Antón |
Spain |
ESP |
24 Oct 62 |
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4 |
13.31.88 |
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Yobes Ondieki |
Kenya |
KEN |
21 Feb 61 |
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5 |
13.37.14 |
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Jack Buckner |
Great Britain |
GBR |
22 Sep 61 |
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6 |
13.41.27 |
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John Doherty |
Great Britain |
GBR |
22 Jul 61 |
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7 |
13.52.52 |
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Risto Ulmala |
Finland |
FIN |
7 May 63 |
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8 |
13.55.01 |
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Mahmoud Kalboussi |
Tunisia |
TUN |
9 Feb 65 |
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9 |
13.57.87 |
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Robbie Johnston |
New Zealand |
NZL |
21 Aug 67 |
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10 |
14.01.57 |
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Brendan Matthias |
Canada |
CAN |
12 Aug 69 |
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11 |
14.08.83 |
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Godfrey Siamusiye |
Zambia |
ZAM |
23 Sep 72 |
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12 |
15.02.76 |
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Aïssa Belaout |
Algeria |
ALG |
12 Aug 68 |
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13 |
15.27.46 |
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Tawai Keiruan |
Vanuatu |
VAN |
3 Sep 72 |
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14 |
15.29.25 |
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Yeski Moli Youssouf |
Chad |
CHA |
65 |
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5000 m |
Men |
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Heat 2 |
6 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
13.32.93 |
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Worku Bikila |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
6 May 68 |
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2 |
13.36.81 |
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Paul Bitok |
Kenya |
KEN |
26 Jun 70 |
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3 |
13.37.27 |
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Brahim Boutayeb |
Morocco |
MAR |
15 Aug 67 |
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4 |
13.38.79 |
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Frank O'Mara |
Ireland |
IRL |
17 Jul 60 |
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5 |
13.40.50 |
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Reuben Reina |
United States |
USA |
16 Nov 67 |
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6 |
13.43.91 |
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Jonny Danielson |
Sweden |
SWE |
4 Sep 64 |
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7 |
13.48.06 |
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Raimundo Santos |
Portugal |
POR |
22 Aug 67 |
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8 |
14.04.54 |
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Hamid Sadjadi |
Iran |
IRI |
21 Mar 69 |
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9 |
14.06.80 |
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Herder Vásquez |
Colombia |
COL |
29 Jun 67 |
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10 |
14.09.22 |
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José Luis Molina |
Costa Rica |
CRC |
8 Mar 65 |
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11 |
15.21.95 |
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Leo Garnes |
Barbados |
BAR |
20 Jan 69 |
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12 |
15.26.49 |
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Marlon Williams |
United States Virgin Islands |
ISV |
9 Sep 56 |
NR |
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DNF |
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Evgeni Ignatov |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
25 Jun 59 |
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5000 m |
Men |
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Heat 3 |
6 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
13.20.82 |
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Dieter Baumann |
Germany |
GER |
9 Feb 65 |
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2 |
13.22.41 |
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Rob Denmark |
Great Britain |
GBR |
23 Nov 68 |
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3 |
13.22.98 |
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Mohamed Issangar |
Morocco |
MAR |
12 Dec 64 |
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4 |
13.24.21 |
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Dominic Kirui |
Kenya |
KEN |
12 Apr 67 |
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5 |
13.24.57 |
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Domingos Castro |
Portugal |
POR |
22 Nov 63 |
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6 |
13.42.94 |
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Antonio Serrano |
Spain |
ESP |
8 Mar 65 |
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7 |
13.50.16 |
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Tendai Chimusasa |
Zimbabwe |
ZIM |
28 Jan 71 |
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8 |
13.50.71 |
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Bahadur Prasad |
India |
IND |
1 Sep 65 |
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9 |
14.00.44 |
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Isaac Simelane |
Swaziland |
SWZ |
8 Nov 67 |
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10 |
14.03.79 |
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Paul Donovan |
Ireland |
IRL |
11 Jul 63 |
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11 |
14.16.14 |
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Ignacio Fragoso |
Mexico |
MEX |
6 Feb 68 |
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12 |
14.23.07 |
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Abdullah Al-Dosari |
Bahrain |
BRN |
19 Apr 65 |
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13 |
14.28.77 |
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Moussa Awaleh |
Djibouti |
DJI |
62 |
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14 |
14.33.04 |
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Tello Namane |
Lesotho |
LES |
15 Jan 74 |
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DNF |
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John Trautmann |
United States |
USA |
29 Jun 68 |
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5000 m |
Men |
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Heat 4 |
6 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
13.33.71 |
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Salvatore Antibo |
Italy |
ITA |
7 Feb 62 |
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2 |
13.35.76 |
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Bob Kennedy |
United States |
USA |
18 Aug 70 |
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3 |
13.35.95 |
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Marcel Versteeg |
Netherlands |
NED |
20 Aug 65 |
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4 |
13.36.99 |
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Sambu Andre Sipe |
Tanzania |
TAN |
5 Oct 72 |
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5 |
13.40.20 |
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Ian Hamer |
Great Britain |
GBR |
18 Apr 65 |
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6 |
13.40.76 |
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Addis Abebe |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
5 Sep 70 |
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7 |
13.42.20 |
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Martín Fiz |
Spain |
ESP |
3 Mar 63 |
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8 |
13.44.67 |
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Andrey Tikhonov |
Russia |
RUS |
11 Dec 66 |
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9 |
13.54.88 |
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Zachariah Ditetso |
Botswana |
BOT |
18 Aug 64 |
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10 |
14.00.53 |
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Carlos Monteiro |
Portugal |
POR |
14 Dec 65 |
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11 |
14.25.97 |
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Seraphin Mugabo |
Rwanda |
RWA |
8 Feb 68 |
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12 |
14.40.12 |
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Ernest Ndjissipou |
Central African Republic |
CAF |
4 Nov 74 |
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13 |
14.55.58 |
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Awwad Sreiss |
Jordan |
JOR |
5 Sep 67 |
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14 |
15.02.02 |
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Policarpio Calizaya |
Bolivia |
BOL |
10 Sep 62 |
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