Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres
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The Men's 10,000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 17 at the Beijing National Stadium.[1] The winning margin was 1.60 seconds.
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Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | August 17 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 39 from 21 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 27:01.17 OR | ||||||||||||
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The race was dominated by the Ethiopian and Kenyan teams along with Tadese of Eritrea. With 200m remaining, Bekele pulled away from the rest of the field with a final lap of 53.42 seconds, winning his second 10,000m Olympic gold medal.