The bronze medal winner two years earlier, Ali Kaya improved to second place
in the men's 2016 European 10,000 metres Championship at Amsterdam.
At the World Championships in Beijing 2015 he was one of only four athletes to reach
the final of both the 10,000m and the 5,000m. He finished 7th in 10000 and 9th in 5000.
2016 European Championships.
Men's 10,000 metres final.
| 1. |
Polat Kemboi Arikan |
Turkey |
28:18.52 |
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| 2. |
Ali Kaya |
Turkey |
28:21.42 |
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| 3. |
Antonio Abadía |
Spain |
28:26.07 |
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| 4. |
Dmytro Lashyn |
Ukraine |
28:27.90 |
PB
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| 5. |
Dewi Griffiths |
Great Britain
|
28:28.55 |
PB |
| 6. |
Juan Antonio Pérez |
Spain |
28:37.42 |
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Kaya leads Arikan in the 2016 final in Amsterdam.
Ali Kaya is pictured during the final of the men's 10,000m at the 2014 European Championship.
He took the bronze medal behind the two British runners, with a new personal best time.
The twenty year old, born in Kenya, was the European Junior Champion over this distance
(and 5,000 metres) in 2013, the same year he also won the European junior cross country championship.
| 1. |
FARAH |
Mo |
GBR |
28:08.11 |
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| 2. |
VERNON |
Andy |
GBR |
28:08.66 |
SB |
| 3. |
KAYA |
Ali |
TUR |
28:08.72 |
PB |
| 4. |
ARIKAN |
Polat Kamboi
|
TUR |
28:11.11 |
SB |
| 5. |
ABDI |
Bashir
|
BEL |
28:13.61 |
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| 6. |
MEUCCI |
Daniele |
ITA |
28:19.79 |
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Ali Kaya was born as Stanley Kiprotich Mukche in Kenya.