Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 10,000 metres

Men's 10,000 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Carrara Stadium
Dates	13 April
Competitors	15 from 10 nations
Winning time	27:19.62 GR
Medalists
Joshua Cheptegei    Uganda   Mohammed Ahmed    Canada   Vacant

The men's 10,000 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 13 April 2018.^[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:^[2]

World record	Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)	26:17.53	Brussels, Belgium	26 August 2005
Games record	Wilberforce Talel (KEN)	27:45.39	Manchester, England	26 July 2002

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Friday 13 April 2018	21:10	Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

With fifteen entrants, the event was held as a straight final.^[2]

Final

Rank	Order	Name	Result	Notes
	8	Joshua Cheptegei (UGA)	27:19.62	GR
	12	Mohammed Ahmed (CAN)	27:20.56
4	4	Jacob Kiplimo (UGA)	27:30.25	SB
5	15	Jake Robertson (NZL)	27:30.90	NR
6	9	Stephen Mokoka (RSA)	27:44.58	SB
7	11	Timothy Toroitich (UGA)	27:47.35
8	2	Jonathan Ndiku (KEN)	27:56.24
9	13	Andy Vernon (ENG)	28:17.11
10	10	Josphat Bett Kipkoech (KEN)	28:56.22
11	5	Stewart McSweyn (AUS)	28:58.22
12	6	Kefasi Chitsala (MAW)	29:21.68	PB
13	3	Toka Badboy (LES)	31:22.38
–	14	Rodgers Kwemoi (KEN)	DQ
–	1	Patrick Tiernan (AUS)	DQ	R 163.3b
–	7	Simon Charley (VAN)	DNS

References

1. "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's 10,000m". Gold Coast 2018. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
2. Athletics | Men's 10,000m - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 49. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.