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5000 American Record for Lagat 12:54, Solinsky 12:56! - Oslo Diamond League - Bislett Games
Published by
Jun 4th 2010, 9:02pm
USA 5000M RECORD FOR LAGAT IN OSLO By David Monti (c) 2010 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved - used with permission
Bob
Kennedy's old USA 5000m record of 12:58.21 set in 1996 lasted more than
13 years. But the man who broke Kennedy's record, Dathan Ritzenhein
who ran 12:56.27 last August in Zürich, saw his record fall tonight
after just nine months. Two-time Olympic medalist Bernard Lagat
clocked 12:54.12 in a remarkable race in Oslo's Bislett Stadium to
become the fastest American, ever.
Lagat did not win the race,
placing third (the victory went to Ethiopia's Imane Merga in 12:53.81),
and he was not the only American to have a breakthrough performance in
the race. USA 10,000m record holder Chris Solinsky clocked a big
personal best 12:56.66 in sixth place, just a little slower than
Ritzenhein's previous record.
Ten men in Oslo broke 13 minutes,
a record, according to statistician Ken Nakamura. The best times ever
for places 8, 9 and 10 were set in the race. Qatar's Saif Saaeed
Shaheen, who finished 11th, nearly got under the 13 minute mark too,
clocking 13:00.11.
Elsewhere in the meeting, part of the IAAF
Diamond League, 2008 Olympic 1500m champion, Asbel Kiprop of Kenya, won
the Dream Mile in 3:49.56, to narrowly defeat Ethiopia's Mekonnen
Gebremedhin by 27/100ths of a second. Kenya's David Rudisha clocked a
sizzling 1:42.04 world leader in the 800m, to defeat Sudan's Abubaker
Kaki (1:42.23 NR). Milcah Chemos Cheywa won the women's steeplechase
in a world-leading 9:12.66.
ENDS
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ETH
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12:53.81
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PB
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5
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1
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2
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ETH
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12:53.97
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2
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3
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3
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USA
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12:54.12
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AR
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1
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5
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4
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KEN
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12:55.06
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PB
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5
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KEN
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12:56.32
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2
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3
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6
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USA
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12:56.66
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PB
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7
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ESP
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12:57.25
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NR
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8
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KEN
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12:57.83
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PB
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9
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ETH
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12:58.51
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PB
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10
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KEN
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12:59.15
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11
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QAT
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13:00.31
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12
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KEN
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13:07.70
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13
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KEN
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13:08.23
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PB
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14
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KEN
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13:09.89
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4
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2
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15
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ETH
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13:10.89
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PB
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16
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KEN
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13:15.33
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17
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ETH
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13:18.38
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KEN
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DNF
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QAT
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DNF
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ETH
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DNF
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KEN
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DNF
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1000m
Birgen, Bethwell (KEN)
2:32.85
2000m
Birgen, Bethwell (KEN)
5:07.99
3000m
Ndiwa, Remmy Limo (KEN)
7:45.63
4000m
Chepkok, Vincent Kiprop (KEN)
10:24.38
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