2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres
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The men's 10,000 metres at the 2006 European Athletics Championships were held at the Ullevi
on August 8.
After an attempted breakaway started by Swiss Christian Belz
with one and a half laps to go, Martínez and de la Ossa caught up with him, with German Fitschen falling away but catching up again before the final curve. He then outsprinted the two Spaniards to take a "shock" gold..
Ullevi
Ullevi is a stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. The stadium was built for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but since then Ullevi has also hosted the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and the 2006 European Championships in Athletics, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals in 1983 and 1990, the UEFA Euro 1992...
on August 8.
After an attempted breakaway started by Swiss Christian Belz
Christian Belz
Christian Belz is a Swiss long-distance runner. He was initially a steeplechaser and represented Switzerland in the event at the World Championships in Athletics in 1999 and 2001 as well as the 2000 Summer Olympics. He broke the national record with a run of 8:22.24 in June 2001...
with one and a half laps to go, Martínez and de la Ossa caught up with him, with German Fitschen falling away but catching up again before the final curve. He then outsprinted the two Spaniards to take a "shock" gold..
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Jan Fitschen Jan Fitschen Jan Fitschen is a German long-distance runner, competing for TV Wattenscheid 01.At the 1999 Under 23 European Championships he finished fifth over the 5 000 m... |
José Manuel Martínez José Manuel Martínez José Manuel Martínez Fernández is a Spanish long-distance runner. He is married to Spanish field hockey player Nuria Moreno.... |
Juan Carlos de la Ossa Juan Carlos de la Ossa Juan Carlos de la Ossa is a Spanish middle distance runner who mostly concentrates on the 5000 and 10,000 metres. He won a bronze medal in the latter event at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics. His personal best time is 27:27.80 minutes, achieved in April 2005 in... |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| August 8, 2006 | 20:20 | Final |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Fitschen Jan Fitschen Jan Fitschen is a German long-distance runner, competing for TV Wattenscheid 01.At the 1999 Under 23 European Championships he finished fifth over the 5 000 m... |
28:10.94 | PB | ||
| José Manuel Martínez José Manuel Martínez José Manuel Martínez Fernández is a Spanish long-distance runner. He is married to Spanish field hockey player Nuria Moreno.... |
28:12.06 | SB | ||
| Juan Carlos de la Ossa Juan Carlos de la Ossa Juan Carlos de la Ossa is a Spanish middle distance runner who mostly concentrates on the 5000 and 10,000 metres. He won a bronze medal in the latter event at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics. His personal best time is 27:27.80 minutes, achieved in April 2005 in... |
28:13.73 | |||
| 4 | Christian Belz Christian Belz Christian Belz is a Swiss long-distance runner. He was initially a steeplechaser and represented Switzerland in the event at the World Championships in Athletics in 1999 and 2001 as well as the 2000 Summer Olympics. He broke the national record with a run of 8:22.24 in June 2001... |
28:16.93 | ||
| 5 | Serhiy Lebid | 28:19.14 | ||
| 6 | Dmitry Maksimov | 28:20.43 | SB | |
| 7 | André Pollmächer André Pollmächer Frank André Pollmächer is a German long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres.He finished seventh in the 10,000 metres final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. His personal best time is 27:55.66 minutes, achieved in June 2007 in Dommelhof... |
28:22.56 | PB | |
| 8 | Driss El Himer Driss El Himer Driss El Himer is a French long-distance runner.He competed in the marathon at the 2004 Olympics, finishing 68th.... |
28:30.09 | ||
| 9 | Ricardo Serrano Ricardo Serrano (athlete) Ricardo Serrano is a Spanish long-distance runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres.He finished ninth at the 2006 European Championships... |
28:38.40 | ||
| 10 | Daniele Meucci Daniele Meucci Daniele Meucci is an Italian athlete who specialises in long-distance running, including track running, cross country and road running.... |
28:48.30 | ||
| 11 | Martin Fagan | 28:54.04 | ||
| 12 | José Ramos | 28:55.45 | ||
| 13 | Mokhtar Benhari | 28:56.07 | ||
| 14 | Slavko Petrović Slavko Petrović Slavko Petrović is a Serbian football manager, and former goalkeeper. He was most recently the manager of Serbian SuperLiga club FK Rad.-Playing career:... |
28:56.66 | SB | |
| 15 | Willem Van Hoof | 28:57.11 | ||
| 16 | Jesse Stroobants | 28:59.91 | ||
| 17 | Monder Rizki Monder Rizki Monder Rizki is a Belgian long-distance runner.At the 2006 European Athletics Championships Rizki finished eleventh in the 5000 metres and seventeenth in the 10,000 metres.-Personal bests:*3000 metres - 7:42.84 min... |
29:13.62 | ||
| 18 | Michał Kaczmarek | 30:14.37 |