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51:Medal record
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19:
1664:Nibret Melak
1650:Mogos Tuemay
1537:
1496:
1406:Wodajo Bulti
1108:
990:Alberto Cova
891:
874:
862:
850:
834:
811:
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705:
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272:
256:
234:to the team
224:Serhiy Lebid
216:bronze medal
209:
169:
157:Kenya Police
142:
116:Nyeri, Kenya
111:
110:
1687:1978 births
1448:Khalid Skah
1434:Addis Abebe
1024:Moses Tanui
586:Brazzaville
564:Monte Carlo
495:Monte Carlo
331:Competition
295:Paul Biwott
263:Netherlands
228:Paul Kosgei
176:Paul Tergat
163:meeting in
153:Simon Maina
1681:Categories
678:References
649:Long race
553:Long race
459:Long race
412:Long race
365:Long race
252:gold medal
236:gold medal
149:tendinitis
1342:in men's
622:10,000 m
597:10,000 m
531:10,000 m
484:10,000 m
390:10,000 m
354:Vilamoura
196:hamstring
58:athletics
1497:Not held
1245:Mo Farah
1228:Mo Farah
1211:Mo Farah
819:Archived
796:Archived
772:Archived
733:Archived
611:Helsinki
542:Brussels
426:Brussels
379:Edmonton
358:Portugal
337:Position
218:(behind
165:Brussels
104:10,000 m
46:in 2008
615:Finland
575:5000 m
546:Belgium
506:5000 m
452:Ireland
430:Belgium
405:Belgium
261:in the
18:Kamathi
1655:2024:
1641:2022:
1627:2018:
1613:2016:
1599:2014:
1585:2012:
1571:2010:
1557:2008:
1543:2006:
1529:2004:
1515:2002:
1501:2000:
1495:1998:
1481:1996:
1467:1993:
1453:1992:
1439:1990:
1425:1989:
1411:1988:
1397:1985:
1383:1984:
1369:1982:
1355:1979:
697:IAAF:
642:France
568:Monaco
524:Greece
520:Athens
499:Monaco
477:France
448:Dublin
401:Ostend
383:Canada
340:Event
307:Kikuyu
134:Career
71:
56:Men’s
1666:(ETH)
1652:(ETH)
1638:(ETH)
1624:(RSA)
1610:(ERI)
1596:(KEN)
1582:(KEN)
1568:(ETH)
1554:(UGA)
1540:(KEN)
1526:(KEN)
1512:(ETH)
1492:(KEN)
1478:(KEN)
1464:(KEN)
1450:(MAR)
1436:(ETH)
1422:(MAR)
1408:(ETH)
1394:(KEN)
1380:(ETH)
1366:(ETH)
1298:(UGA)
1281:(UGA)
1264:(UGA)
1247:(GBR)
1230:(GBR)
1213:(GBR)
1196:(ETH)
1179:(ETH)
1162:(ETH)
1145:(ETH)
1128:(ETH)
1111:(KEN)
1094:(ETH)
1077:(ETH)
1060:(ETH)
1043:(ETH)
1026:(KEN)
1009:(KEN)
992:(ITA)
646:10th
619:12th
602:2005
590:Congo
528:13th
511:2004
473:Paris
464:2003
417:2002
370:2001
345:2000
334:Venue
145:Japan
74:Kenya
1285:2023
1268:2022
1251:2019
1234:2017
1217:2015
1200:2013
1183:2011
1166:2009
1149:2007
1132:2005
1115:2003
1098:2001
1081:1999
1064:1997
1047:1995
1030:1993
1013:1991
996:1987
979:1983
901:IAAF
884:IAAF
827:IAAF
804:IAAF
780:IAAF
594:1st
572:7th
550:5th
503:8th
481:7th
456:5th
434:9th
409:3rd
387:1st
362:7th
328:Year
293:and
230:and
222:and
186:and
919:at
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