2025 World Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres
| Men's 10,000 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | National Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||
| Dates | 14 September | |||||||||
| Competitors | 25 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 28:55.77 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 10,000 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 14 September 2025.[1]
Summary
Records
Before the competition records were as follows:[2]
| Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Joshua Cheptegei (UGA)
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26:11.00 | Valencia, Spain | 7 October 2020 |
| Championship record |  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
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26:46.31 | Berlin, Germany | 17 August 2009 |
| World Leading | Biniam Mehary (ETH)
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26:43.82 | Eugene, United States | 5 July 2025 |
| African Record | Joshua Cheptegei (UGA)
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26:11.00 | Valencia, Spain | 7 October 2020 |
| Asian Record |  Ahmad Hassan Abdullah (QAT)
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26:38.76 | Brussels, Belgium | 5 September 2003 |
| European Record |  Mo Farah (GBR)
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26:46.57 | Eugene, United States | 3 June 2011 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record |  Grant Fisher (USA)
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26:33.84 | San Juan Capistrano, United States | 6 March 2022 |
| Oceanian record | .svg.png){kind=small} Jack Rayner (AUS)
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27:09.57 | 16 March 2024 | |
| South American Record |  Marilson Gomes dos Santos (BRA)
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27:28.12 | Neerpelt, Belgium | 2 June 2007 |
Qualification standard
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 27:00.00.[3]
Schedule
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+9), was as follows:[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 14 September | 21:30 | Final |
Final
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jimmy Gressier |  France
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28:55.77 | SB |
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Yomif Kejelcha | Ethiopia
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28:55.83 | SB |
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Andreas Almgren |  Sweden
|
28:56.02 | |
| 4 | Ishmael Kipkurui |  Kenya
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28:56.48 | |
| 5 | Nico Young | United States
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28:56.62 | SB |
| 6 | Selemon Barega | Ethiopia
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28:57.21 | |
| 7 | Edwin Kurgat | Kenya
|
28:57.83 | |
| 8 | Grant Fisher | United States
|
28:57.85 | SB |
| 9 | Thierry Ndikumwenayo |  Spain
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28:59.07 | SB |
| 10 | Adriaan Wildschutt |  South Africa
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28:59.47 | |
| 11 | Graham Blanks | United States
|
29:01.27 | |
| 12 | Berihu Aregawi | Ethiopia
|
29:02.02 | |
| 13 | Dan Kibet | Uganda
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29:03.22 | |
| 14 | Dominic Lobalu |  Switzerland
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29:11.65 | SB |
| 15 | Egide Ntakarutimana |  Burundi
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29:12.81 | |
| 16 | Gulveer Singh |  India
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29:13.33 | |
| 17 | Awet Nftalem Kibrab |  Norway
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29:19.91 | |
| 18 | Oscar Chelimo | Uganda
|
29:26.66 | PB |
| 19 | Efrem Gidey |  Ireland
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29:30.37 | |
| 20 | Mebuki Suzuki |  Japan
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29:33.60 | |
| 21 | Célestin Ndikumana | Burundi
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29:38.86 | |
| 22 | Jun Kasai | Japan
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29:41.84 | |
| 23 | Aaron Bienenfeld |  Germany
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29:51.41 | |
| — | Benson Kiplangat | Kenya
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DNF | |
| Mohammed Ahmed | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada
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| Merhawi Mebrahtu |  Eritrea
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DNS | ||
| Ignacio Velásquez |  Chile
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References
- ^ a b "Timetable - Tokyo 25 - World Athletics Championship - Men 10,000 Metres". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "10,000 Metres Men − Records". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 – Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Men's 10,000 metres - Final results" (PDF). World Athletics. 14 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
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