The photo above shows Sileshi close on the heels of compatriots Haile Gebrselassie
and Kenenisa Bekele in the final of the 5,000m at the 2003 World Athletics
Championships in Paris. This was the exact order that the trio finished the race.
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Men's 10000m Final
2003 World Championships
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| 1. Kenenisa BEKELE |
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ETH |
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26: 49.57 |
| 2. Haile GEBRSELASSIE |
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ETH |
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26: 50.77 |
| 3. Sileshi SIHINE |
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ETH |
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27: 01.44 |
| 4. Abdullah Ahmad HASSAN |
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QAT |
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27: 18.28 |
| 5. John Korir CHERUIYOT |
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KEN |
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27: 19.94 |
| 6. Wilberforce TALEL |
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KEN |
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27: 33.60 |
| 7. Charles KAMATHI |
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KEN |
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27: 45.05 |
| 8. Kamiel MAASE |
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NED |
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27: 45.46 |
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