Race profile

Olympic Games
Beijing CHN
23 Aug 2008
Outdoor Track
5 km
Men: -2.59 sec (-0.51 sec/km)
Men: 1009
Olympic Games

Results (men)

Finished Time Flags Given name Surname Alternate name Citizenship Birth date Prize money Actions
1 12:57.82 Kenenisa Bekele Beyeche ETH 13 Jun 1982
2 13:02.80 Eliud Kipchoge KEN 05 Nov 1984
3 13:06.22 Edwin Cheruiyot Soi KEN 03 Mar 1986
4 13:10.56 Moses Ndiema Kipsiro UGA 02 Sep 1986
5 13:16.46 Abraham Cherkos Feleke ETH 23 Sep 1989
6 13:19.06 Tariku Bekele Beyecha ETH 21 Jan 1987
7 13:19.79 Juan-Luis Barrios Nieves MEX 24 Jun 1983
8 13:23.48 James Kwalia Chepkurui QAT 12 Jun 1984
9 13:26.89 Bernard Lagat USA 12 Dec 1974
10 13:28.40 Kidane Tadese Habteselassie ERI 31 Aug 1987
11 13:30.48 Alemayehu Bezabeh Desta ESP 22 Sep 1986
12 13:31.34 Thomas Pkemoi Longosiwa KEN 14 Jan 1982
13 13:33.13 Matthew Tegenkamp USA 19 Jan 1982
14 13:55.94 Jesus España Cobo ESP 21 Aug 1978
DNF DNF Alistair Cragg IRL 13 Jun 1980
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