The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.

Date	Event	Name	Nationality	Time	OR	WR
17 August	Final	Kenenisa Bekele Kenenisa Bekele Kenenisa Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who holds the world record and Olympic record in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres events...		27:01.17	OR

Results

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
	Kenenisa Bekele Kenenisa Bekele Kenenisa Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who holds the world record and Olympic record in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres events...		27:01.17
	Sileshi Sihine Sileshi Sihine Sileshi Sihine is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.Sihine achieved a silver medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2004 Athens Olympics and the 2008 Beijing Olympics as well as at the 2005 World Championships and 2007 World Championships as well as a bronze medal in 2003...		27:02.77
	Micah Kogo Micah Kogo Micah Kemboi Kogo is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who specializes in the 10,000 metres. He is the former world record holder in the 10 kilometres road race event with a time of 27:01, which he lost to countryman Leonard Komon on September 27, 2010...		27:04.11	SB
	Moses Ndiema Masai Moses Ndiema Masai Moses Ndiema Masai is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres.Masai is from Bugaa village, four kilometres to Kapsokwony town. Born to John Barasa Masai and Leonida Cherop, he is the first born out of ten children. He started running while at Kapsogom Primary School. Later he joined ...		27:04.11	SB
5	Zersenay Tadese		27:05.11
6	Haile Gebrselassie Haile Gebrselassie Haile Gebrselassie is an Ethiopian long-distance track and road running athlete. He won two Olympic gold medals over 10,000 metres and four World Championship titles in the event. He won the Berlin Marathon four times consecutively and also had three straight wins at the Dubai Marathon...		27:06.68
7	Martin Irungu Mathathi		27:08.25	PB
8	Ahmad Hassan Abdullah		27:23.75	SB
9	Fabiano Joseph Naasi		27:25.33
10	Boniface Kiprop Toroitich		27:27.28
11	Selim Bayrak Selim Bayrak Mert Girmalegesse, formerly Shimelis Girma , then Selim Bayrak , is an Ethiopian born Turkish middle and long distance track and field athlete, running in the disciplines of 3000 m, 5000 m and also 10000 m.-Personal life:Born and raised in Ethiopia, he transferred to Turkey for an amount of US$1...		27:29.33	NR
12	Kidane Tadese		27:36.11
13	Galen Rupp Galen Rupp Galen Rupp is an American cross-country and track and field athlete, who competed for the University of Oregon and currently trains under Alberto Salazar as a member of the Oregon Track Club. Rupp competed for his native country in the men's 10000 m at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,...		27:36.99	SB
14	Dickson Marwa		27:48.03
15	Abdihakem Abdirahman Abdihakem Abdirahman Abdihakem Abdirahman is a Somali-American long-distance runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres.-Biography:...		27:52.53
16	Abdellah Falil Abdellah Falil Abdellah Falil is a Moroccan professional long-distance runner. He was selected for the national Olympic squad for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and finished 16th in the 10,000 metres final....		27:53.14
17	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...		27:54.20
18	Hasan Mahboob Hasan Mahboob Ali Hasan Mahboob is a Bahraini long-distance runner. He became naturalized in Bahrain and switched from his birth country Kenya ahead of the 2006 season to participate....		27:55.14
19	Dieudonné Disi Dieudonné Disi Dieudonné Disi is a Rwandan long-distance and cross country runner.In 2009 he competed in the marathon at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, but pulled out at the 28 km mark due to an injury...		27:56.74
20	Essa Ismail Rashed Essa Ismail Rashed Essa Ismail Rashed is a long-distance runner now representing Qatar after his switch from Kenya in 2004...		27:58.67
21	Samwel Shauri		28:06.26
22	Felix Kikwai Kibore		28:11.92
23	Carles Castillejo Carles Castillejo Carles Castillejo is an Spanish long distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...		28:13.68
24	Ayad Lamdassem Ayad Lamdassem Ayad Lamdassem is a Moroccan-born long distance runner who competes for Spain internationally.He first arrived in Spain in 2002 as part of the Moroccan contingent for the World University Cross Country Championships, which was being held in Santiago de Compostela that year...		28:13.73
25	Jorge Torres		28:13.93
26	Surendra Kumar Singh		28:13.97
27	Günther Weidlinger Günther Weidlinger Günther Weidlinger is an Austrian long-distance runner who is a former 3000 metres steeplechase specialist but now competes in the marathon....		28:14.38
28	Kensuke Takezawa Kensuke Takezawa is a Japanese long-distance runner. He attended Waseda University in Tokyo.His international debut came at the 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Fukuoka, where he was 49th in the men's long race...		28:23.28
29	Juan Carlos Romero		28:26.57
30	Sergey Ivanov		28:34.72
31	Takayuki Matsumiya Takayuki Matsumiya Takayuki Matsumiya is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes in marathon races. He holds the Asian record and Japanese record over 25 km and 30 km. He has a twin brother, Yuko, who is also a top-level marathon runner....		28:39.77
32	Teklemariam Medhin Teklemariam Medhin Teklemariam Medhin Weldeslassie is an Eritrean long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres....		28:54.33
33	Eric Gillis Eric Gillis Eric Gillis is a Canadian athlete. He was born and raised in the community of Antigonish, Nova Scotia. He currently resides in Guelph, Ontario.-Sporting career:...		29:08.10
34	Rui Pedro Silva Rui Pedro Silva Rui Pedro Silva is a Portuguese athlete specialized in middle and long distance running.- Reference :...		29:09.03
35	Alejandro Suárez Alejandro Suárez Alejandro Suárez Velázquez is a Mexican long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres. His personal best time is 13:18.13 minutes, achieved in June 2003 in Victoria...		29:24.78

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Cuthbert Nyasango

Cuthbert Nyasango is a Zimbabwean long-distance runner.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:50.26 min *3000 metres - 7:51.29 min *5000 metres - 13:31.27 min...

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José David Galván Martínez is a Mexican long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres...

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Khoudir Aggoune

Khoudir Aggoune is an Algerian long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:38.58 min *3000 metres - 7:43.63 min...

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OR - Olympic Record, NR - National Record, PB - Personal Best, SB - Season Best

Splits

Intermediate	Athlete	Country	Mark
1000m	Alejandro Suárez Alejandro Suárez Alejandro Suárez Velázquez is a Mexican long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres. His personal best time is 13:18.13 minutes, achieved in June 2003 in Victoria...		2:50.15
2000m	Kidane Tadese		5:27.32
3000m	Kidane Tadese		8:09.93
4000m	Kidane Tadese		10:59.51
5000m	Kidane Tadese		13:48.00
6000m	Haile Gebrselassie Haile Gebrselassie Haile Gebrselassie is an Ethiopian long-distance track and road running athlete. He won two Olympic gold medals over 10,000 metres and four World Championship titles in the event. He won the Berlin Marathon four times consecutively and also had three straight wins at the Dubai Marathon...		16:33.92
7000m	Zersenay Tadese		19:14.71
8000m	Zersenay Tadese		21:53.78
9000m	Micah Kogo Micah Kogo Micah Kemboi Kogo is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who specializes in the 10,000 metres. He is the former world record holder in the 10 kilometres road race event with a time of 27:01, which he lost to countryman Leonard Komon on September 27, 2010...		24:34.07