The main track and field event of this article is the men's five thousand meters, mainly from the perspective of the Olympic Games and the World Championships, the two highest level events in athletics, the Olympic Games began in 1972 Munich, because that Olympic Games for the first time accurate the official results of athletes to one hundredth of a second, and it is exactly fifty years from now, the World Championships began with the first Helsinki World Championships, so all the summaries in the following table are from these two major competitions. Because of the lack of continuity and level of other competitions, it has not joined for the time being, but it will also be used as a reference and assistance.
In the five-kilometer race, when we heard this distance, our legs unconsciously began to soften. As the initial distance of long-distance running competitions in major competitions such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships, it is only a basic distance for those excellent athletes. In the five-kilometer race, the rhythm of running is very important, and the way many excellent athletes shake off their opponents is the change of rhythm, five kilometers is not so long relative to the distance of ten thousand meters, so relatively speaking, the contingency of the project is relatively larger, and it is common for the most powerful athletes not to win the championship, so it is unprecedented to be able to win five gold medals in a row like Farah.
Joshua Chepteghe and his world records
Up to a long distance event like five thousand meters, the average result of winning the championship and the average of the bronze medal are relatively less important, and this speed is more about the speed of the lead and the tactics of the race. Basically, the average time of winning the championship in the past fifty years is about 13 minutes and 20 seconds, while the average score of winning the medal is generally about 13 minutes and 22 seconds, the gap is not large, only the 1992-2001 decade is relatively fast. The best time of the time was 12 points from 13 points, which is a big leap. In the long-distance running competition of the competition, it is difficult to achieve a particularly good result, and the improvement of the best championship result also proves that the level of the project is going up.
In terms of five kilometers, Kenya leads Ethiopia with a very small advantage, but in recent years, Kenya's long-distance running level has declined, and Ethiopia and Uganda have more obvious strength. Other countries like the United Kingdom and the United States have achieved such good results with immigrants from the East African plateau, Finland is a long-distance running power in the early years, and Morocco, as a North African country, is also talented in the middle and long-distance running. From a regional point of view, up to five thousand meters, the strongest area is undoubtedly the east African plateau countries, other regions have a gap in grade, followed by north Africa.
As can be seen from the above table, the men's 5,000 meters can win two gold medals in the competition is a very good player. As a British long-distance runner born in Somalia, he has not lost the competition in the five years from 2011 to 2016. Beckerer was his former long-distance running overlord, but won relatively few championships in the men's five-kilometer race. The next few, except for Edris, are all players before 2005, which shows how difficult it is for the men's 5,000 meters to win at the current level.
Heller Gebreselasie
Keneñissa Bekele
Mo Farah
As can be seen from the above table, in terms of the hard power of the men's five thousand meters, Ethiopia's two major long-distance running superstars, Gebreselasi and Bekler, are the most powerful, followed by Kenya's long-distance runner Koman, whose best time is within 12 minutes and 40 seconds, and the average of the top ten is all opened to the 12 minutes and 50 seconds mark. Chepterguet has broken a number of long-distance running records in recent years, and the thickness of his performance needs to be increased. Kipchoge's strength in the men's five thousand meters is also evident, and Ethiopia's new generation of Barega and Gebrevit, who has struggled with Farah for many years, are also on the list.
The pattern of the men's 5,000 meters has changed, with Ethiopia, Uganda and Canada having a group advantage in the event, while Kenya has declined, and the performance of European athletes is gradually starting to improve. Moreover, the trend of men's 5,000 meters showing youthfulness is very obvious, and there are three after zero in the top ten this year, which also proves that the replacement of men's long-distance running is very rapid.
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