Archive for the 'Men's 5000m' Category

Mottram misses out on 5000m Gold

Augustine Choge has set a new Commonwealth Games record to win the Gold Medal in the Men’s 5000m event for Kenya. Fellow team mate Benjamin Limo has won the bronze medal while Craig Mottram of Australia has won the silver medal.

Tuesday, March 21st, 2006

Mottram considering chasing second Games gold

Australia’s best distance runner Craig Mottram appears to have won a bid to compete in an additional event to his favoured 5000m by Athletics Australia.
Mottram is yet to decide as to whether or not he will race in a second event but he will make a decision in February after a meet in […]

Wednesday, February 1st, 2006

Mottram’s revenge

One way to boost your Commonwealth Games campaign is to beat a rival who beat you at the world championships which is exactly what Craig Mottram has done with a blistering final 60m sprint in the 5000m at the Boston Indoor Games.
Mottram’s winning time of 8.26.54 was well short of his 8.11.47 best which was […]

Monday, January 30th, 2006

Willis and Faumuina with good results

Middle distance runner Nick Willis has sured up his place in the New Zealand team by winning the 5000m at the Capital Classic meeting in Wellington even though his main focus will be in the 1500m for the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
Beatrice Faumuina, New Zealand’s women’s Discus hopeful, threw her best of the season to […]

Saturday, January 14th, 2006

Chris Davis off to first Commonwealth Games

Welsh runner, Chris Davies, is having a low key build up to his first major championships at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. The Shrophire resident will compete in the 5000m and leave for Australia in the middle of February.
Chris aspires to hit peak form at Games

Friday, January 13th, 2006

Louis Rowan improves personal best

27 year old Victorian Louis Rowan made a six second improvement on his personal best, finishing the men’s 5000m in 13.37.38 and cementing a place at a frontrunner for the Commonwealth Games event. Rowan’s time was the second B qualifying time in less than a month and also achieved a B qualifying time in […]

Monday, January 9th, 2006

Men’s 5000m Track & Field Review, Results and Medalists

Melbourne Commonwealth Games: Athletics: Track & Field: Men’s 5000m: Review, Results and Medalists
The Men’s 5000m event is part of the Athletics, Track & Field discipline
Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal winners for the Men’s 5000m event will be announced below as results come to hand from Melbourne.
Keep up to date with all the latest Men’s […]

Sunday, December 18th, 2005

Men’s 5000m Track & Field Review, Results and Medalists

Melbourne Commonwealth Games: Athletics: Track & Field: Men’s 5000m: Review, Results and Medalists
The Men’s 5000m event is part of the Athletics, Track & Field discipline
Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal winners for the Men’s 5000m event will be announced below as results come to hand from Melbourne.
Keep up to date with all the latest Men’s […]

Sunday, December 18th, 2005