The men's 10,000 metres at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Moncton 2010 Stadium on 20 July.[1][2] A field of 20 athletes from 14 countries competed.[3]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Dennis Chepkongin Masai Kenya |
Gebretsadik Abraha Ethiopia |
Paul Kipchumba Lonyangata Kenya |
Prior to the competition, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
Name | Nationality | Time | Location | Date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
World junior record | Samuel Wanjiru | Kenya | 26:41.75 | Brussels | August 26, 2005 |
Championship record | Josphat Bett | Kenya | 27:30.85 | Bydgoszcz | July 9, 2008 |
No new records were established during the competition.
20 July
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Dennis Chepkongin Masai | Kenya | 27:53.88 | WJL | |
Gebretsadik Abraha | Ethiopia | 28:03.45 | PB | |
Paul Kipchumba Lonyangata | Kenya | 28:14.55 | PB | |
4 | Mohammed Ahmed | Canada | 29:11.75 | |
5 | Aaron Pulford | New Zealand | 29:14.23 | NJR |
6 | Parker Stinson | United States | 29:32.23 | PB |
7 | Suresh Kumar | India | 29:40.07 | |
8 | Suguru Osako | Japan | 29:40.14 | |
9 | Fuminori Shikata | Japan | 29:47.87 | |
10 | Joseph Chebet | Uganda | 29:56.53 | SB |
11 | Gabriel Navarro | Spain | 29:57.78 | PB |
12 | Mohammed Merbouhi | Algeria | 30:06.23 | PB |
13 | Andrew Nixon | Canada | 30:35.43 | |
14 | Nicolae Soare | Romania | 30:37.23 | PB |
15 | Mansour Haraoui | Algeria | 30:54.84 | |
16 | Graham Bazell | United States | 30:59.57 | |
17 | Indalow Takala | Israel | 31:25.38 | |
Edwin Chebii Kimurer | Bahrain | DNF | ||
Debebe Woldesenbet | Ethiopia | DNF | ||
José Costa | Portugal | DNF |
Key: DNF = Did not finish, NJR = National junior record, PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best, WJL = World junior leading
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.