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49:
46:Medal record
44:
40:
34:
19:
1659:Nibret Melak
1645:Mogos Tuemay
1532:
1491:
1401:Wodajo Bulti
1103:
985:Alberto Cova
886:
869:
857:
845:
829:
806:
782:
759:
700:
299:
267:
251:
229:to the team
219:Serhiy Lebid
211:bronze medal
204:
164:
152:Kenya Police
137:
111:Nyeri, Kenya
106:
105:
1682:1978 births
1443:Khalid Skah
1429:Addis Abebe
1019:Moses Tanui
581:Brazzaville
559:Monte Carlo
490:Monte Carlo
326:Competition
290:Paul Biwott
258:Netherlands
223:Paul Kosgei
171:Paul Tergat
158:meeting in
148:Simon Maina
1676:Categories
673:References
644:Long race
548:Long race
454:Long race
407:Long race
360:Long race
247:gold medal
231:gold medal
144:tendinitis
1337:in men's
617:10,000 m
592:10,000 m
526:10,000 m
479:10,000 m
385:10,000 m
349:Vilamoura
191:hamstring
53:athletics
1492:Not held
1240:Mo Farah
1223:Mo Farah
1206:Mo Farah
814:Archived
791:Archived
767:Archived
728:Archived
606:Helsinki
537:Brussels
421:Brussels
374:Edmonton
353:Portugal
332:Position
213:(behind
160:Brussels
99:10,000 m
41:in 2008
610:Finland
570:5000 m
541:Belgium
501:5000 m
447:Ireland
425:Belgium
400:Belgium
256:in the
18:Kamathi
1650:2024:
1636:2022:
1622:2018:
1608:2016:
1594:2014:
1580:2012:
1566:2010:
1552:2008:
1538:2006:
1524:2004:
1510:2002:
1496:2000:
1490:1998:
1476:1996:
1462:1993:
1448:1992:
1434:1990:
1420:1989:
1406:1988:
1392:1985:
1378:1984:
1364:1982:
1350:1979:
692:IAAF:
637:France
563:Monaco
519:Greece
515:Athens
494:Monaco
472:France
443:Dublin
396:Ostend
378:Canada
335:Event
302:Kikuyu
129:Career
66:
51:Men’s
1661:(ETH)
1647:(ETH)
1633:(ETH)
1619:(RSA)
1605:(ERI)
1591:(KEN)
1577:(KEN)
1563:(ETH)
1549:(UGA)
1535:(KEN)
1521:(KEN)
1507:(ETH)
1487:(KEN)
1473:(KEN)
1459:(KEN)
1445:(MAR)
1431:(ETH)
1417:(MAR)
1403:(ETH)
1389:(KEN)
1375:(ETH)
1361:(ETH)
1293:(UGA)
1276:(UGA)
1259:(UGA)
1242:(GBR)
1225:(GBR)
1208:(GBR)
1191:(ETH)
1174:(ETH)
1157:(ETH)
1140:(ETH)
1123:(ETH)
1106:(KEN)
1089:(ETH)
1072:(ETH)
1055:(ETH)
1038:(ETH)
1021:(KEN)
1004:(KEN)
987:(ITA)
641:10th
614:12th
597:2005
585:Congo
523:13th
506:2004
468:Paris
459:2003
412:2002
365:2001
340:2000
329:Venue
140:Japan
69:Kenya
1280:2023
1263:2022
1246:2019
1229:2017
1212:2015
1195:2013
1178:2011
1161:2009
1144:2007
1127:2005
1110:2003
1093:2001
1076:1999
1059:1997
1042:1995
1025:1993
1008:1991
991:1987
974:1983
896:IAAF
879:IAAF
822:IAAF
799:IAAF
775:IAAF
589:1st
567:7th
545:5th
498:8th
476:7th
451:5th
429:9th
404:3rd
382:1st
357:7th
323:Year
288:and
225:and
217:and
181:and
914:at
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177:,
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