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The Men’s 3000m event got underway at 20:48 (local time) on July 13, 2021, at Gateshead International Stadium in Gateshead, Great Britain. The temperature at the time of the event was 17°C (~63°F). Gateshead International Stadium is located at Sea Level, along the shore of the Tyne River.

The event featured a strong field of sixteen athletes and two Pace Makers; six of them were Tokyo-Bound:

Former Northern Arizona University Lumberjack David Mcneill (Australia), 2010 NCAA Champion Men’s 10000m; Ranked Number 38 in the Men’s 5000m (3000m). He was Ranked Number 38.

Fernando Carro (Spain), 2013, 2014 National Champion 3000m SC; 2012, 2014 National U23 Champion Men’s 10000m; 2009 National U18 Indoor Champion Men’s 3000m; 2014 National U23 Indoor Champion Men’s 3000m; 2018, 2019, 2020 National Champion Men’s 3000m SC; 2014 Ibero-American Championships Men’s 3000m SC Silver Medalist; 2019, 2021 European Team Championships Men’s 3000m Gold Medalist; 2018 European Championships Men’s 3000m SC Silver Medalist. He was Ranked 9 Men’s 3000m SC.

Yemaneberhan Crippa (Italy), Olympian Men’s 5000m, 2015 European U20 Championships Men’s 5000m Bronze Medalist; 2016 National Indoor Champion Men’s 3000m; 2016 National Champion Men’s 1500m, 2017 European U23 Champion Men’s 5000m; 2019, 2021 European Team Championships Men’s 5000m Gold Medalist; 2018 European Championships Men’s 10000m Bronze Medalist; National Record Holder Men’s: 3000m, 5000m, 10000m; National Record Holder Men’s 5km; National Record Holder Men’s Indoor 5000m. He was Ranked Number 20.

Andrew Butchart (Great Britain) Olympian Men’s 5000m; 2015 European Team Championships Men’s 3000m Bronze Medalist; Ranked Number 16.

Stewart McSweyn (Australia) Olympian Men’s 1500m; Current Oceania and National Record Holder in the Men’s: 1500m, Mile, 3000m. Was Ranked Number 15.

Mohamed Katir (Spain) Olympian Men’s 5000m; 2019 National Indoor Champion Men’s 3000m. Was Ranked Number 3.

The Remaining ten athletes would not participate in the Tokyo Olympics, but, their World Ranking in the Men’s 5000m (3000m) by World Athletics on July 13, 2021, was the following:

Ranked Number 120: Jonathan Davies (Great Britain), 2013 European U20 Championships Men’s 5000m Bronze Medalist; 2020 National Indoor Champion Men’s 3000m.

Ranked Number 96: Jack Rowe (Great Britain)
Ranked Number 95: Sérgio Jiménez (Spain)
Ranked Number 74: Sam Atkin (Great Britain)
Ranked Number 69: Thomas Mortimer (Great Britain)
Ranked Number 65: Benjamin Flanagan (Canada)

Ranked Number 37: Former University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane Patrick Dever (Great Britain), 2021 NCAA Champion Men’s 10000m; National Champion Men’s 5000m.

Ranked Number 27: Matthew Ramsden (Australia), 2019 Oceania Championships Men’s 1500m Gold Medalist.

Ranked Number 18: Michael Kibet (Kenya)
Ranked Number 11: Jacob Krop (Kenya), 2019 African U20 Championships Men’s 5000m Silver Medalist.

How it Unfolded:

The last Pace Maker Kibet (Kenya) led the field until about 2.5 laps to go, then McSweyn (Australia) took the lead, accelerating, with Katir (Spain) right in his wake. McSweyn quickly distanced the field, running the penultimate lap in 59.32s; at the bell, McSweyn continued in the lead, ran a 58.83 lap with 400m to go. With 200m to go, Katir finally made his move with the Aussie unable to keep pace with the flying Spaniard. Katir crossed the finish line in a time of 7:27.64, the reward: a National Record, a Meet Record, and a Personal Best.

NR = National Record
MR = Meet Record
PB = Personal Best
PM = Pace Maker
DNF = Did Not Finish

The Competitors in the Men’s 3000m and their Finishing Times:

1. Mohamed Katir (Spain), 7:27.64 NR, MR, PB
2. Stewart McSweyn (Australia), 7:28.94
3. Andrew Butchart (Great Britain), 7:35.18 PB
4. Jacob Arop (Kenya), 7:35.34
5. Matthew Ramsden (Australia), 7:35.65 PB
6. Patrick Dever (Great Britain), 7:37.39 PB
7. Michael Kibet (Kenya), 7:37.80 PB
8. Yemaneberhan Crippa (Italy), 7:37.90 PB
9. Thomas Mortimer (Great Britain), 7:38.73 PB
10. Sam Atkin (Great Britain), 7:39.71 PB
11. Fernando Carro (Spain), 7:41.20 PB
12. Jack Rowe (Great Britain), 7:42.15 PB
13. Sérgio Jiménez (Spain), 7:47.95 PB
14. David McNeill (Australia), 7:49.32
15. Benjamin Flanagan (Canada), 7:54.32 PB
16. Jonathan Davies (Great Britain), 8:13.77
Adam Clarke (Great Britain), PM, DNF
Vincent Kibet (Kenya), PM, DNF

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