1992_World_Junior_Championships_in_Athletics_–_Men's_10,000_metres

1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres

1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres

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The men's 10,000 metres event at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Seoul, Korea, at Olympic Stadium on 18 September.[1][2] Josephat Machuka finished second, but as he was being passed just before the finish, he deliberately punched at the eventual winner Haile Gebrselassie during the final sprint and was disqualified.[3][4]

Medalists

GoldHaile Gebrselassie
 Ethiopia
SilverJosephat Ndeti
 Kenya
BronzeYasuyuki Watanabe [jp]
 Japan

Results

Final

18 September

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Participation

According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. [1]
    Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1992 Seoul KOR Sep 16-20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 5 Mar 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. [2]
    IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
  3. [3]
    BBC Sports, May 28, 2004: Olympic countdown: 73 days
  4. [4]
    YouTube video: 1992 World Junior Championships 10000m final sprint Machuka hit Haile
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