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10,000 metres, Men

Date	23 – 26 September 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Ol-lim-pik Ju-gyeong-gi-jang, Seoul Sports Complex, Seoul
Participants	52 from 35 countries

No clear favorite existed. Italy’s Salvatore Antibo opened the final with a 62.2 first lap and ran the 800 in 2:07.4. But he slowed and the pack came together. On the sixth lap, he surged to a 62.4 lap, dropping all but Moses Tanui (KEN), Kipkemboi Kimeli (KEN), and Morocco’s Brahim Boutayeb. That group passed 5K in 13:35.32, world record pace. Boutayeb stepped on it at 7K and started dropping runners, after the pace had slowed somewhat. At 9K he had a 25 metre lead on Kimeli, and ran a steady last few laps to the gold medal comfortably. Antibo was five metres back of Kimeli with 800 left but his fast kick brought him the silver medal.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	Final
1	734	Brahim Boutayeb	MAR	28:17.61 (1 h2)	27:21.46 (1)	Gold	OR
2	576	Salvatore Antibo	ITA	28:09.35 (4 h1)	27:23.55 (2)	Silver
3	654	Kipkemboi Kimeli	KEN	28:00.39 (1 h1)	27:25.16 (3)	Bronze
4	347	Jean-Louis Prianon	FRA	28:08.38 (2 h1)	27:36.43 (4)
5	756	Arturo Barrios	MEX	28:08.63 (3 h1)	27:39.32 (5)
6	467	Hansjörg Kunze	GDR	28:22.09 (3 h2)	27:39.35 (6)
7	317	Paul Arpin	FRA	28:25.56 (6 h2)	27:39.36 (7)
8	674	Moses Tanui	KEN	28:20.98 (2 h2)	27:47.23 (8)
9	516	Marti ten Kate	NED	28:23.23 (12 h1)	27:50.30 (9)
10	279	Antonio Prieto	ESP	28:22.52 (4 h2)	27:52.78 (10)
11	762	Mauricio González	MEX	28:36.66 (8 h2)	27:59.90 (11)
12	133	Evgeni Ignatov	BUL	28:15.63 (5 h1)	28:09.32 (12)
13	872	António Pinto	POR	28:15.63 (6 h1)	28:09.53 (13)
14	625	Kozo Akutsu	JPN	28:16.43 (8 h1)	28:09.70 (14)
15	1199	Rolando Vera	ECU	28:17.88 (9 h1)	28:17.64 (15)
16	811	John Halvorsen	NOR	28:22.25 (11 h1)	28:29.21 (16)
17	645	Shuichi Yoneshige	JPN	28:26.04 (7 h2)	29:04.44 (17)
18	1073	Bruce Bickford	USA	28:16.16 (7 h1)	29:09.74 (18)
AC r2/2	437	Eamonn Martin	GBR	28:25.46 (5 h2)	– (DNF)
AC r2/2	662	Boniface Merande	KEN	28:21.84 (10 h1)	– (DNF)
9 h2 r1/2	859	Ezequiel Canário	POR	28:43.02 (9 h2)	–
10 h2 r1/2	580	Alberto Cova	ITA	28:43.84 (10 h2)	–
11 h2 r1/2	1122	Pat Porter	USA	28:45.04 (11 h2)	–
12 h2 r1/2	285	Antonio Serrano	ESP	29:01.13 (12 h2)	–
13 h1 r1/2	405	Steve Binns	GBR	28:52.88 (13 h1)	–
13 h2 r1/2	1176	Ahmed Musa Jouda	SUD	29:03.87 (13 h2)	–
14 h1 r1/2	224	Pedro Ortiz	COL	29:08.25 (14 h1)	–
14 h2 r1/2	755	Marcos Barreto	MEX	29:18.14 (14 h2)	–
15 h1 r1/2	966	Boay Akonay	TAN	29:19.06 (15 h1)	–
15 h2 r1/2	169	Paul McCloy	CAN	29:34.07 (15 h2)	–
16 h1 r1/2	885	Ahmed Ibrahim Warsama	QAT	29:37.99 (16 h1)	–
16 h2 r1/2	696	Lee Sang-Geun	KOR	29:37.14 (16 h2)	–
17 h1 r1/2	541	Edward Nabunome	INA	29:55.23 (17 h1)	–
17 h2 r1/2	1173	Stanley Mandebele	ZIM	29:50.99 (17 h2)	–
18 h1 r1/2	104	Policarpio Calizaya	BOL	30:35.01 (18 h1)	–
18 h2 r1/2	239	Talal Omar Abdillahi	DJI	30:08.53 (18 h2)	–
19 h1 r1/2	190	Ismael Yaya	CHA	30:47.29 (19 h1)	–
19 h2 r1/2	785	Hari Rokaya	NEP	30:48.16 (19 h2)	–
20 h1 r1/2	744	Charles Naveko	MAW	31:23.53 (20 h1)	–
20 h2 r1/2	805	Aaron Dupnai	PNG	32:50.63 (20 h2)	–
21 h1 r1/2	1148	Abdul Karim Daoud	YAR	32:33.04 (21 h1)	–
21 h2 r1/2	295	Binesh Prasad	FIJ	33:30.43 (21 h2)	–
22 h2 r1/2	925	John Maeke	SOL	35:16.93 (22 h2)	–
AC h1 r1/2	42	Andrew Lloyd	AUS	– (DNF h1)	–
AC h1 r1/2	182	Paul Williams	CAN	– (DNF h1)	–
AC h1 r1/2	253	José Manuel Albentosa	ESP	– (DNF h1)	–
AC h1 r1/2	441	Mike McLeod	GBR	– (DNF h1)	–
AC h1 r1/2	860	Dionísio Castro	POR	– (DNF h1)	–
AC h2 r1/2	1164	Kamana Koji	COD	– (DNF h2)	–
AC h2 r1/2	627	Tsukasa Endo	JPN	– (DNF h2)	–
AC h2 r1/2	990	Martin Vrábeľ	TCH	– (DNF h2)	–
AC h2 r1/2	1121	Steve Plasencia	USA	– (DNF h2)	–

Round One

Date	23 September 1988
Format	Top eight in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	654	Kipkemboi Kimeli	KEN	28:00.39	Q
2	347	Jean-Louis Prianon	FRA	28:08.38	Q
3	756	Arturo Barrios	MEX	28:08.63	Q
4	576	Salvatore Antibo	ITA	28:09.35	Q
5	133	Evgeni Ignatov	BUL	28:15.63	Q
6	872	António Pinto	POR	28:15.63	Q
7	1073	Bruce Bickford	USA	28:16.16	Q
8	625	Kozo Akutsu	JPN	28:16.43	Q
9	734	Brahim Boutayeb	MAR	28:17.61	Q
10	1199	Rolando Vera	ECU	28:17.88	q
11	674	Moses Tanui	KEN	28:20.98	Q
12	662	Boniface Merande	KEN	28:21.84	q
13	467	Hansjörg Kunze	GDR	28:22.09	Q
14	811	John Halvorsen	NOR	28:22.25	q
15	279	Antonio Prieto	ESP	28:22.52	Q
16	516	Marti ten Kate	NED	28:23.23	q
17	437	Eamonn Martin	GBR	28:25.46	Q
18	317	Paul Arpin	FRA	28:25.56	Q
19	645	Shuichi Yoneshige	JPN	28:26.04	Q
20	762	Mauricio González	MEX	28:36.66	Q
21	859	Ezequiel Canário	POR	28:43.02
22	580	Alberto Cova	ITA	28:43.84
23	1122	Pat Porter	USA	28:45.04
24	405	Steve Binns	GBR	28:52.88
25	285	Antonio Serrano	ESP	29:01.13
26	1176	Ahmed Musa Jouda	SUD	29:03.87
27	224	Pedro Ortiz	COL	29:08.25
28	755	Marcos Barreto	MEX	29:18.14
29	966	Boay Akonay	TAN	29:19.06
30	169	Paul McCloy	CAN	29:34.07
31	696	Lee Sang-Geun	KOR	29:37.14
32	885	Ahmed Ibrahim Warsama	QAT	29:37.99
33	1173	Stanley Mandebele	ZIM	29:50.99
34	541	Edward Nabunome	INA	29:55.23
35	239	Talal Omar Abdillahi	DJI	30:08.53
36	104	Policarpio Calizaya	BOL	30:35.01
37	190	Ismael Yaya	CHA	30:47.29
38	785	Hari Rokaya	NEP	30:48.16
39	744	Charles Naveko	MAW	31:23.53
40	1148	Abdul Karim Daoud	YAR	32:33.04
41	805	Aaron Dupnai	PNG	32:50.63
42	295	Binesh Prasad	FIJ	33:30.43
43	925	John Maeke	SOL	35:16.93
DNF	253	José Manuel Albentosa	ESP	–
DNF	441	Mike McLeod	GBR	–
DNF	182	Paul Williams	CAN	–
DNF	860	Dionísio Castro	POR	–
DNF	42	Andrew Lloyd	AUS	–
DNF	1164	Kamana Koji	COD	–
DNF	990	Martin Vrábeľ	TCH	–
DNF	627	Tsukasa Endo	JPN	–
DNF	1121	Steve Plasencia	USA	–

Heat #1

Time	16:30

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	654	Kipkemboi Kimeli	KEN	28:00.39	Q
2	347	Jean-Louis Prianon	FRA	28:08.38	Q
3	756	Arturo Barrios	MEX	28:08.63	Q
4	576	Salvatore Antibo	ITA	28:09.35	Q
5	133	Evgeni Ignatov	BUL	28:15.63	Q
6	872	António Pinto	POR	28:15.63	Q
7	1073	Bruce Bickford	USA	28:16.16	Q
8	625	Kozo Akutsu	JPN	28:16.43	Q
9	1199	Rolando Vera	ECU	28:17.88	q
10	662	Boniface Merande	KEN	28:21.84	q
11	811	John Halvorsen	NOR	28:22.25	q
12	516	Marti ten Kate	NED	28:23.23	q
13	405	Steve Binns	GBR	28:52.88
14	224	Pedro Ortiz	COL	29:08.25
15	966	Boay Akonay	TAN	29:19.06
16	885	Ahmed Ibrahim Warsama	QAT	29:37.99
17	541	Edward Nabunome	INA	29:55.23
18	104	Policarpio Calizaya	BOL	30:35.01
19	190	Ismael Yaya	CHA	30:47.29
20	744	Charles Naveko	MAW	31:23.53
21	1148	Abdul Karim Daoud	YAR	32:33.04
DNF	253	José Manuel Albentosa	ESP	–
DNF	441	Mike McLeod	GBR	–
DNF	182	Paul Williams	CAN	–
DNF	860	Dionísio Castro	POR	–
DNF	42	Andrew Lloyd	AUS	–

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	Result
1000 m	–	2:59
2000 m	–	5:43
3000 m	–	8:32
4000 m	–	11:22
5000 m	–	14:06
6000 m	–	16:46
7000 m	–	19:37
8000 m	Kipkemboi Kimeli	22:25
9000 m	Kipkemboi Kimeli	25:11

Heat #2

Time	17:10

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	734	Brahim Boutayeb	MAR	28:17.61	Q
2	674	Moses Tanui	KEN	28:20.98	Q
3	467	Hansjörg Kunze	GDR	28:22.09	Q
4	279	Antonio Prieto	ESP	28:22.52	Q
5	437	Eamonn Martin	GBR	28:25.46	Q
6	317	Paul Arpin	FRA	28:25.56	Q
7	645	Shuichi Yoneshige	JPN	28:26.04	Q
8	762	Mauricio González	MEX	28:36.66	Q
9	859	Ezequiel Canário	POR	28:43.02
10	580	Alberto Cova	ITA	28:43.84
11	1122	Pat Porter	USA	28:45.04
12	285	Antonio Serrano	ESP	29:01.13
13	1176	Ahmed Musa Jouda	SUD	29:03.87
14	755	Marcos Barreto	MEX	29:18.14
15	169	Paul McCloy	CAN	29:34.07
16	696	Lee Sang-Geun	KOR	29:37.14
17	1173	Stanley Mandebele	ZIM	29:50.99
18	239	Talal Omar Abdillahi	DJI	30:08.53
19	785	Hari Rokaya	NEP	30:48.16
20	805	Aaron Dupnai	PNG	32:50.63
21	295	Binesh Prasad	FIJ	33:30.43
22	925	John Maeke	SOL	35:16.93
DNF	1164	Kamana Koji	COD	–
DNF	990	Martin Vrábeľ	TCH	–
DNF	627	Tsukasa Endo	JPN	–
DNF	1121	Steve Plasencia	USA	–

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	Result
1000 m	–	2:59
2000 m	–	5:47
3000 m	–	8:40
4000 m	–	11:32
5000 m	Hansjörg Kunze	14:18
6000 m	–	17:10
7000 m	–	21:08
8000 m	–	23:48
9000 m	Brahim Boutayeb	26:40

Final Round

Date	26 September 1988 — 16:20

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	734	Brahim Boutayeb	MAR	27:21.46	OR
2	576	Salvatore Antibo	ITA	27:23.55
3	654	Kipkemboi Kimeli	KEN	27:25.16
4	347	Jean-Louis Prianon	FRA	27:36.43
5	756	Arturo Barrios	MEX	27:39.32
6	467	Hansjörg Kunze	GDR	27:39.35
7	317	Paul Arpin	FRA	27:39.36
8	674	Moses Tanui	KEN	27:47.23
9	516	Marti ten Kate	NED	27:50.30
10	279	Antonio Prieto	ESP	27:52.78
11	762	Mauricio González	MEX	27:59.90
12	133	Evgeni Ignatov	BUL	28:09.32
13	872	António Pinto	POR	28:09.53
14	625	Kozo Akutsu	JPN	28:09.70
15	1199	Rolando Vera	ECU	28:17.64
16	811	John Halvorsen	NOR	28:29.21
17	645	Shuichi Yoneshige	JPN	29:04.44
18	1073	Bruce Bickford	USA	29:09.74
DNF	437	Eamonn Martin	GBR	–
DNF	662	Boniface Merande	KEN	–

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	Result
1000 m	Salvatore Antibo	2:41.74
2000 m	Moses Tanui	5:28.50
3000 m	Kipkemboi Kimeli	8:07.78
4000 m	Kipkemboi Kimeli	10:50.05
5000 m	Kipkemboi Kimeli	13:35.32
6000 m	Brahim Boutayeb	16:20.07
7000 m	Brahim Boutayeb	19:04.56
8000 m	Brahim Boutayeb	21:50.17
9000 m	Brahim Boutayeb	24:35.79