Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres
Rank Name Nationality Result
1 Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 27:05.10
2 Sileshi Sihine Ethiopia 27:09.39
3 Zersenay Tadese Eritrea 27:22.57
4 Boniface Kiprop Toroitich Uganda 27:25.48
5 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 27:27.70
6 John Cheruiyot Korir Kenya 27:41.91
7 Moses Mosop Kenya 27:46.61
8 Ismaïl Sghyr France 27:57.09
9 José Manuel Martínez Spain 27:57.61
10 Fabiano Joseph Naasi Tanzania 28:01.94
11 Wilson Busienei Uganda 28:10.75
12 Dan Browne United States 28:14.53
13 Charles Kamathi Kenya 28:17.08
14 Kamiel Maase Netherlands 28:23.39
15 Abdi Abdirahman United States 28:26.26
16 Yonas Kifle Eritrea 28:29.87
17 Dieudonne Disi Rwanda 28:43.19
18 Mohammed Amyne Morocco 28:55.96
19 Ryuji Ono Japan 29:06.50
20 Teodoro Vega Mexico 29:06.55
Results
Athletes take off at the start of the men 's 10,000 metres final .
The men's 10,000 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 20. No preliminary rounds were held at this distance, since the number of competitors allowed a direct final. The Ethiopians were in control throughout the distance. A leading group of five runners crystallized. As Kenenisa Bekele and Sileshi Sihine turned up the pace with two kilometres left, Zersenay Tadese, Boniface Kiprop Toroitich and reigning Olympic champion Haile Gebrselassie, who was running with a calf injury, were not able to keep up. Bekele, the world record holder, assured his victory with a brilliant Olympic record finish (27:05.10 minutes), completing the final 400 metres in less than 54 seconds.