Eliud is pictured above (768) crossing the line in the silver medal position in the final of the
men's 5000m at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. Kipchoge, the 2003 World Champion
ver the same distance, was pipped to the gold by just 13 hundredths of a second by
Bernard Lagat (USA), with Uganda's Moses Ndiema Kipsiro (yellow vest) taking bronze.
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Men's 5000m. Final.
2007 World Athletics Championships
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| 1. Bernard LAGAT |
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USA |
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13: 45.87 |
| 2. Eliud KIPCHOGE |
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KEN |
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13: 46.00 |
| 3. Moses Ndiema KIPSIRO |
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UGA |
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13: 46.75 |
| 4. Matthew TEGENKAMP |
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USA |
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13: 46.78 |
| 5. Tariku BEKELE |
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ETH |
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13: 47.33 |
| 6. Mohammed FARAH |
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GBR |
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13: 47.54 |
| 7. Jesús ESPANA |
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ESP |
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13: 50.55 |
| 8. Abraham CHERKOS |
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ETH |
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13: 51.01 |
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