1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres

The men's 10,000 metres event featured at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 40 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final being held on 26 August 1991.

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
	Moses Tanui (KEN)	27:38.74
	Richard Chelimo (KEN)	27:39.41
	Khalid Skah (MAR)	27:41.74
4.	Thomas Osano (KEN)	27:53.66
5.	Richard Nerurkar (GBR)	27:57.14
6.	Aloÿs Nizigama (BDI)	28:00.03
7.	Mathias Ntawulikura (RWA)	28:10.38
8.	Hammou Boutayeb (MAR)	28:12.77
9.	Alejandro Gómez (ESP)	28:13.14
10.	Koichi Morishita (JPN)	28:13.71
11.	Haruo Urata (JPN)	28:18.15
12.	Stéphane Franke (GER)	28:20.00
13.	Addis Abebe (ETH)	28:33.44
14.	Marti ten Kate (NED)	28:33.49
15.	Eamonn Martin (GBR)	28:35.82
16.	Andy Bristow (GBR)	28:47.01
17.	Aaron Ramirez (USA)	28:47.56
18.	Fernando Couto (POR)	28:48.05
19.	Katsumi Ikeda (JPN)	28:50.25
20.	Salvatore Antibo (ITA)	28:52.41

Qualifying heats

• Held on Saturday 1991-08-24

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Khalid Skah (MAR)	28:23.28
2.	Eamonn Martin (GBR)	28:23.42
3.	Thomas Osano (KEN)	28:23.56
4.	Mathias Ntawulikura (RWA)	28:23.75
5.	Aloÿs Nizigama (BDI)	28:23.80
6.	Aaron Ramirez (USA)	28:24.52
7.	Haruo Urata (JPN)	28:24.70
8.	Moses Tanui (KEN)	28:25.52
9.	Stéphane Franke (GER)	28:30.13
10.	Koichi Morishita (JPN)	28:34.29
11.	Geraldo de Assis (BRA)	28:51.25
12.	Antonio Prieto (ESP)	28:57.28
13.	Carey Nelson (CAN)	29:07.27
14.	John Mwathiwa (MAW)	30:31.43
15.	Tsuluunbaatar Ariunsaikhan (MGL)	30:50.77
16.	Gerard de Gaetano (MLT)	31:03.21
17.	Elonga Lucas Eningo (GEQ)	35:31.57
—	John Halvorsen (NOR)	DNF
—	Antonio Silio (ARG)	DNF
—	Arturo Barrios (MEX)	DNF

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Addis Abebe (ETH)	28:23.77
2.	Richard Chelimo (KEN)	28:23.79
3.	Richard Nerurkar (GBR)	28:24.03
4.	Katsumi Ikeda (JPN)	28:26.14
5.	Hammou Boutayeb (MAR)	28:26.54
6.	Salvatore Antibo (ITA)	28:26.72
7.	Fernando Couto (POR)	28:27.56
8.	Alejandro Gómez (ESP)	28:29.37
9.	Marti ten Kate (NED)	28:31.66
10.	Andy Bristow (GBR)	28:41.60
11.	Steve Plasencia (USA)	28:47.13
12.	Jesús Herrera (MEX)	28:59.22
13.	Vincent Rousseau (BEL)	28:59.34
14.	Zoltán Káldy (HUN)	29:00.89
15.	José Manuel Albentosa (ESP)	29:20.92
16.	Ahmed Al-Hamshani (JOR)	31:13.52
—	Manny Lolin (MAS)	DNF
—	Silvio Guerra (ECU)	DNS
—	Miguel Angel Vargas (CRC)	DNS
—	Manuel Moreno (CPV)	DNS

See also

• 1990 Men's European Championships 10.000 metres (Split)
• 1992 Men's Olympic 10.000 metres (Barcelona)
• 1993 Men's World Championships 10.000 metres (Stuttgart)

References

• Results