# 2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres

The men's 10,000 metres at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics were held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 10 August.
With the temperature at the start of the race over 27º the competitors were taking heat precautions. Olympic Champion Mo Farah dropped to last place in the early stages, later there occasions when he would go to the front of the pack, though he made no effort to quicken the pace from the lead. With the lead pack down to about 10, with a kilometer to go, American Dathan Ritzenhein charged around the pack and into the lead. That woke up the rest of the contenders, quickly swallowing up Ritzenhein's effort. After some jockeying by a host of contenders, Farah seized the lead just before the last lap. Down the backstretch, the remaining contenders, Ibrahim Jeilan, Paul Tanui and Galen Rupp sprinted to keep up with Farah and rounding the final turn, defending champion Jeilan seemed to be moving into position to repeat his sprint past Farah to the finish. But unlike 2011, Farah had an extra gear to hold off Jeilan, crossing the line holding his hands high, before doing his post race "Mobot" dance. The 27:21.71 sets a new Russian all comers record.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
| World record | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | 26:17.53 | Brussels, Belgium | 26 August 2005 |
| Championship record | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | 26:46.31 | Berlin, Germany | 17 August 2009 |
| World Leading | Dejen Gebremeskel (ETH) | 26:51.02 | Sollentuna, Sweden | 27 June 2013 |
| African Record | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | 26:17.53 | Brussels, Belgium | 26 August 2005 |
| Asian Record | Ahmad Hassan Abdullah (QAT) | 26:38.76 | Brussels, Belgium | 5 September 2003 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Galen Rupp (USA) | 26:48.00 | Brussels, Belgium | 16 September 2011 |
| South American Record | Marilson dos Santos (BRA) | 27:28.12 | Neerpelt, Belgium | 2 June 2007 |
| European Record | Mo Farah (GBR) | 26:46.57 | Eugene, OR, United States | 3 June 2011 |
| Oceanian record | Ben St. Lawrence (AUS) | 27:24.95 | Palo Alto, CA, United States | 1 May 2011 |

## Qualification standards

| A time | B time |
| 27:40.00 | 28:05.00 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 10 August 2013 | 18:55 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+4)

## Results

| KEY: | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |

### Final

The race was started at 18:55.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | Mo Farah | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 27:21.71 | SB |
| | Ibrahim Jeilan | Ethiopia (ETH) | 27:22.23 | SB |
| | Paul Kipngetich Tanui | Kenya (KEN) | 27:22.61 | |
| 4 | Galen Rupp | United States (USA) | 27:24.39 | SB |
| 5 | Abera Kuma | Ethiopia (ETH) | 27:25.27 | |
| 6 | Bedan Karoki | Kenya (KEN) | 27:27.17 | |
| 7 | Kenneth Kipkemoi | Kenya (KEN) | 27:28.50 | SB |
| 8 | Nguse Amlosom | Eritrea (ERI) | 27:29.21 | SB |
| 9 | Mohammed Ahmed | Canada (CAN) | 27:35.76 | SB |
| 10 | Dathan Ritzenhein | United States (USA) | 27:37.90 | SB |
| 11 | Thomas Ayeko | Uganda (UGA) | 27:40.96 | PB |
| 12 | Imane Merga | Ethiopia (ETH) | 27:42.02 | |
| 13 | Moses Ndiema Kipsiro | Uganda (UGA) | 27:44.53 | SB |
| 14 | Cameron Levins | Canada (CAN) | 27:47.89 | SB |
| 15 | Tsuyoshi Ugachi | Japan (JPN) | 27:50.79 | SB |
| 16 | Dejen Gebremeskel | Ethiopia (ETH) | 27:51.88 | |
| 17 | Goitom Kifle | Eritrea (ERI) | 27:56.38 | |
| 18 | Chris Derrick | United States (USA) | 28:04.54 | SB |
| 19 | Daniele Meucci | Italy (ITA) | 28:06.74 | SB |
| 20 | Stephen Mokoka | South Africa (RSA) | 28:11.61 | |
| 21 | Suguru Osako | Japan (JPN) | 28:19.50 | |
| 22 | Timothy Toroitich | Uganda (UGA) | 28:33.61 | |
| 23 | Bashir Abdi | Belgium (BEL) | 28:41.69 | |
| 24 | Collis Birmingham | Australia (AUS) | 28:44.82 | SB |
| 25 | Yevgeny Rybakov | Russia (RUS) | 28:47.49 | |
| | Jake Robertson | New Zealand (NZL) | DNF | |
| | Polat Kemboi Arıkan | Turkey (TUR) | DNF | |
| | Juan Luis Barrios | Mexico (MEX) | DNF | |
| | Alemu Bekele | Bahrain (BHR) | DNF | |
| | Teklemariam Medhin | Eritrea (ERI) | DNF | |
| | Yuki Sato | Japan (JPN) | DNF | |
| | Robert Kajuga | Rwanda (RWA) | DNF | |
| | Ben St Lawrence | Australia (AUS) | DNS | |
| | Ali Hasan Mahbood | Bahrain (BHR) | DNS | |
| | Mukhlid Al-Otaibi | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | DNS | |