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The main photo above shows Zersenay hot on the heels of Kenenisa
Bekele during the final of the mens 10000m at the 2008 Olympic Games in
Beijing. Tadesse, however, would have no answer to Bekele's devastating
finish, with the Ethiopian claiming gold in a new Olympic record time.
Zersenay, who won the bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, had
to settle for 5th place this time around in a time of 27.05.11. Sileshi
Sihine (behind Tadesse in the main photo above) won the silver medal,
with Kenya's Micah Kogo taking bronze. The inset picture shows the
earlier stages of the final with Zersenay at the head of the field
closely followed by Ethiopian legend Haile Gebrselassie.
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Men's 10,000m. Final
2008 Olympic Games
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| 1. Kenenisa BEKELE |
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ETH |
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27: 01.17 OR |
| 2. Sileshi SIHINE |
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ETH |
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27: 02.77 |
| 3. Micah KOGO |
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KEN |
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27: 04.11 |
| 4. Moses Ndiema MASAI |
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KEN |
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27: 04.11 |
| 5. Zersenay TADESE |
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ERI |
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27: 05.11 |
| 6. Haile GEBRESELASSIE |
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ETH |
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27: 06.68 |
| 7. Martin Irungu MATHATHI |
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KEN |
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27: 08.25 |
| 8. Ahmad Hassan ABDULLAH |
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QAT |
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27: 23.75 |
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