HERE’S A WEIRD ONE FOR YOU: Selemon Barega grabbed the No. 1 spot despite not winning a race all year. That’s right, no gold medals or blue ribbons, as he finished 2nd 4 times and 5th once. Still a teenager (he turns 20 in January), the young Ethiopian nonetheless had the season’s best overall record and repeats at the top…
THE RUNNER-UP SPOT goes to Barega’s countryman Telahun Haile, a 20-year-old who beat him twice and had a DL win… Yomif Kejelcha’s early-season wins had him on track for a higher spot until he ended up only 6th at the DL Final. He opted for the 10K at the WC as did No. 4 Joshua Cheptegei in a year where a track distance double wasn’t possible… World Champ Muktar Edris could rate no higher than No. 7, his only other race of the year being a DL Circuit bomb…
PAUL CHELIMO is the top American for the fourth year in a row. He lost to Lopez Lomong at USATF, but Lomong chose the 10K in Doha and didn’t make the World Rankings.
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| 1. SELEMON BAREGA (Ethiopia) (1/20/00, 5-8/130) (1.73/59) | |||||
| 13:04.71 | … | 2)Shanghai DL | 5/18 | ▷ | 1. Kejelcha |
| 12:53.04 | … | 2)Rome DL | 6/06 | ▷ | 1. Haile |
| 13:01.99 | … | 2)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Kejelcha |
| 12:59.66 | … | 5)Zürich DL | 8/29 | ▷ | 1. Cheptegei; 2. Gebrhiwet; 3. Kimeli; 4. Haile |
| 12:59.70 | … | 2)World Ch | 9/30 | ▷ | 1. Edris |
| (13:24.69h) | |||||
| 2. TELAHUN HAILE (Ethiopia) (5/13/99) | |||||
| 13:36.3(A) | … | 1)Eth Ch | 5/12 | ||
| 13:05.94 | … | 5)Shanghai DL | 5/18 | ▷ | 1. Kejelcha; 2. Barega; 3. Gebrhiwet; 4. Yemataw |
| 12:52.98 | … | 1)Rome DL | 6/06 | ||
| 12:57.56 | … | 1)Hengelo IWC | 6/09 | ||
| 13:03.09 | … | 3)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Kejelcha; 2. Barega |
| 12:59.09 | … | 4)Zürich DL | 8/29 | ▷ | 1. Cheptegei; 2. Gebrhiwet; 3. Kimeli |
| 13:02.29 | … | 4)World Ch | 9/30 | ▷ | 1. Edris; 2. Barega; 3. Ahmed |
| (13:20.45h) | |||||
| 3. YOMIF KEJELCHA (Ethiopia) (8/01/97, 6-1¼/128) (1.86/58) | |||||
| 13:10.72 | … | 1)Jordan Inv | 5/02 | ||
| 13:04.16 | … | 1)Shanghai DL | 5/18 | ||
| 13:00.56 | … | 1)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ||
| 13:01.38 | … | 6)Zürich DL | 8/29 | ▷ | 1. Cheptegei; 2. Gebrhiwet; 3. Kimeli; 4. Haile; 5. Barega |
| 4. JOSHUA CHEPTEGEI (Uganda) (9/12/96, 5-10½/134) (1.79/61) | |||||
| 13:06.68 | … | 7)Shanghai DL | 5/18 | ▷ | 1. Kejelcha; 2. Barega; 3. Gebrhiwet; 4. Yemataw; 5. Haile; 6. Kimeli |
| 13:03.59 | … | 4)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Kejelcha; 2. Barega; 3. Haile |
| 12:57.41 | … | 1)Zürich DL | 8/29 | ||
| 5. HAGOS GEBRHIWET (Ethiopia) (5/11/94, 5-5¾/143) (1.67/65) | |||||
| 13:04.83 | … | 3)Shanghai DL | 5/18 | ▷ | 1. Kejelcha; 2. Barega |
| 12:54.92 | … | 3)Rome DL | 6/06 | ▷ | 1. Haile; 2. Barega |
| 13:09.59 | … | 10)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Kejelcha; 2. Barega; 3. Haile; 4. Cheptegei; 5. Hadis; 6. Chelimo; 7. Tanui; 8. Kimeli; 9. Kiplangat |
| 13:01.86 | … | 1)London DL | 7/20 | ||
| 12:58.15 | … | 2)Zürich DL | 8/29 | ▷ | 1. Cheptegei |
| 6. NICHOLAS KIMELI (Kenya) (9/29/98) | |||||
| 13:06.16 | … | 6)Shanghai DL | 5/18 | ▷ | 1. Kejelcha; 2. Barega; 3. Gebrhiwet; 4. Yemataw; 5. Haile |
| 12:57.90 | … | 2)Hengelo IWC | 6/09 | ▷ | 1. Haile |
| 13:07.35 | … | 8)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Kejelcha; 2. Barega; 3. Haile; 4. Cheptegei; 5. Hadis; 6. Chelimo; 7. Tanui |
| 13:05.48 | … | 3)London DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Gebrhiwet; 2. Ingebrigtsen |
| 12:59.05 | … | 3)Zürich DL | 8/29 | ▷ | 1. Cheptegei; 2. Gebrhiwet |
| 13:27.99(A) | … | 3)Ken Tr | 9/13 | ▷ | 1. Kibet; 2. Simiyu |
| 13:05.27 | … | 8)World Ch | 9/30 | ▷ | 1. Edris; 2. Barega; 3. Ahmed; 4. Haile; 5. J. Ingebrigtsen; 6. Kiprop; 7. Chelimo |
| (13:20.82h) | |||||
| 7. MUKTAR EDRIS (Ethiopia) (1/14/94, 5-7¾/126) (1.72/57) | |||||
| 13:29.53 | … | 18)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Kejelcha; 2. Barega; 3. Haile; 4. Cheptegei; 5. Hadis; 6. Chelimo; 7. Tanui; 8. Kimeli; 9. Kiplangat; 10. Gebrhiwet; 11. Yator; 12. Fikadu; 13. Berihu; 14. Wanders; 15. Kidanu; 16. Yemataw; 17. Rop |
| 12:58.85 | … | 1)World Ch | 9/30 | ||
| (13:25.00h) | |||||
| 8. MOH AHMED (Canada) (1/05/91, 5-8¾/134) (1.75/61) | |||||
| 12:58.16 | … | 6)Rome DL | 6/06 | ▷ | 1. Haile; 2. Barega; 3. Gebrhiwet; 4. Yemataw; 5. Hadis |
| 13:54.92 | … | 1)Can Ch | 7/25 | ||
| 13:01.11 | … | 3)World Ch | 9/30 | ▷ | 1. Edris; 2. Barega |
| (13:25.35h) | |||||
| 9. JAKOB INGEBRIGTSEN (Norway) (9/19/00, 5-11¼/143) (1.81/65) | |||||
| 13:02.03 | … | 2)London DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Gebrhiwet |
| 13:02.93 | … | 5)World Ch | 9/30 | ▷ | 1. Edris; 2. Barega; 3. Ahmed; 4. Haile |
| (13:25.20h) | |||||
| 10. PAUL CHELIMO (US) (10/27/90, 5-7¼/126) (1.71/57) | |||||
| 13:13.94 | … | 12)Shanghai DL | 5/18 | ▷ | 1. Kejelcha; 2. Barega; 3. Gebrhiwet; 4. Yemataw; 5. Haile; 6. Kimeli; 7. Cheptegei; 8. Waithaka; 9. Chala; 10. Yator; 11. Bouqantar |
| 13:05.70 | … | 6)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Kejelcha; 2. Barega; 3. Haile; 4. Cheptegei; 5. Hadis |
| 13:25.80 | … | 2)USATF | 7/28 | ▷ | 1. Lomong |
| 13:14.18 | … | 8)Zürich DL | 8/29 | ▷ | 1. Cheptegei; 2. Gebrhiwet; 3. Kimeli; 4. Haile; 5. Barega; 6. Kejelcha; 7. Waithaka |
| 13:04.60 | … | 7)World Ch | 9/30 | ▷ | 1. Edris; 2. Barega; 3. Ahmed; 4. Haile; 5. J. Ingebrigtsen; 6. Kiprop |
| (13:20.18h) | |||||
