| Final: Start time: 21:20 +1 UTC, Temperature 20° C, Humidity 64 % _ |   
| Final Ranking | time |   | bib |  | 1. Mohamed Farah |  GBR | 26:49.51 | WL | 954 |  | 2. Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei |  UGA | 26:49.94 | PB | 1356 |  | 3. Paul Kipngetich Tanui |  KEN | 26:50.60 | SB | 1148 |  | 4. Bedan Karoki Muchiri |  KEN | 26:52.12 | PB | 1142  |  | 5. Jemal Yimer |  ETH | 26:56.11 | PB | 908  |  | 6. Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor |  KEN | 26:57.77 | SB | 1130 |  | 7. Abadi Hadis |  ETH | 26:59.19 | SB | 898 |  | 8. Mohammed Ahmed |  CAN | 27:02.35 | NR | 749 |  | 9. Shadrack Kipchirchir |  USA | 27:05.55 | PB | 1416 |  | 10.Andamlak Belihu |  ETH | 27:08.94 | PB | 894 |  | 11.Aron Kifle |  ERI | 27:09.92 | PB | 852 |  | 12.Abraham Naibei Cheroben |  BRN | 27:11.08 | NR | 735 |  | 13.Leonard Essau Korir |  USA | 27:20.18 | PB | 1417 |  | 14.Timothy Toroitich |  UGA | 27:21.09 | PB | 1363 |  | 15.Hassan Mead |  USA | 27:32.49 | PB | 1425 |  | 16.Zane Robertson |  NZL | 27:48.59 | SB | 1222 |  | 17.Hiskel Tewelde |  ERI | 27:49.62 | SB | 853 |  | 18.Moses Martin Kurong |  UGA | 27:50.71 |   | 1359 |  | 19.Onesphore Nzikwinkunda |  BDI | 28:09.98 | PB | 685 |  | 20.Stephen Mokoka |  RSA | 28:14.67 | SB | 1277 |  | 21.Bayron Piedra |  ECU | 28:50.72 | SB | 845 |  | 22.Patrick Tiernan |  AUS | 29:32.72 |   | 655 |  | -. Nguse Amlosom |  ERI | DNF |   | 849 |  | -. Polat Kemboi Arikan |  TUR | DNF |   | 1341 |   
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|   |  | Qualifiyng standard: 27:45.00 |  | 1000m: Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei (UGA) 2:39.48 |  | 2000m: Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor (KEN) 5:25.45 |  | 3000m: Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei (UGA) 8:09.13 |  | 4000m: Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei (UGA) 10:53.80 |  | 5000m: Bedan Karoki Muchiri (KEN) 13:33.74 |  | 6000m: Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor (KEN) 16:17.50 |  | 7000m: Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei (UGA) 19:02.21 |  | 8000m: Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei (UGA) 21:40.98 |  | 9000m: Abadi Hadis (ETH) 24:20.05 |   
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| Record | Athlete | mark | venue | date |  | World Record | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | 26:17.53 | Brussels, Belgium | 26 August 2005 |  | Championship Record | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | 26:46.31 | Berlin, Germany | 17 August 2009 |  | World Leading | Mohamed Farah (GBR) | 26:49.51 | London, Great Britain | 4 August 2017 |  | African Record | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | 26:17.53 | Brussels, Belgium | 26 August 2005 |   
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| Athlete | 2017 | best | birth | start |  | 7. Abadi Hadis |  ETH | 26:57.88 | 26:57.88 | 6 Nov 97 | 11. |  | 5. Jemal Yimer |  ETH | 27:09.08 | 27:09.08 | 11 Sep 96 | 4. |  | 1. Mohamed Farah |  GBR | 26:53.71 | 26:46.57 | 23 Mar 83 | 20. |  | -. Yenew Alamirew |  ETH | 27:19.86 | 27:19.86 | 27 May 90 |   |  | 10.Andamlak Belihu |  ETH | 27:20.57 | 27:20.57 | 20 Nov 98 | 24. |  | -. Moses Martin Kurong |  UGA | 27:22.33 | 27:22.33 | 7 Jul 94 | 21. |  | -. Patrick Tiernan |  AUS | 27:29.81 | 27:29.81 | 11 Sep 94 | 19. |  | 8. Mohammed Ahmed |  CAN | 27:30.00 | 27:30.00 | 5 Jan 91 | 10. |  | 9. Shadrack Kipchirchir |  USA | 27:32.18 | 27:32.18 | 22 Feb 89 | 8. |  | -. Hassan Mead |  USA | 27:34.38 | 27:33.04 | 28 Aug 89 | 17. |  | 6. Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor |  KEN | 27:31.94 | 26:52.65 | 22 Nov 92 | 22. |  | 12.Abraham Naibei Cheroben |  BRN | 27:31.86 | 27:31.86 | 11 Oct 92 | 1. |  | 4. Bedan Karoki Muchiri |  KEN | 27:07.30 | 26:52.36 | 21 Aug 90 | 2. |  | -. Polat Kemboi Arikan |  TUR | 27:35.50 | 27:35.50 | 12 Dec 90 | 3. |  | 3. Paul Kipngetich Tanui |  KEN | 27:05.64 | 26:49.41 | 22 Dec 90 | 5. |  | -. Timothy Toroitich |  UGA | 28:02.23 | 27:31.07 | 10 Oct 91 | 12. |  | -. Nguse Amlosom |  ERI | 27:30.79 | 27:28.10 | 10 Nov 86 | 16. |  | -. Galen Rupp |  USA | 27:08.92 | 26:44.36 | 8 May 86 |   |  | -. Hiskel Tewelde |  ERI | 27:30.50 | 27:30.50 | 15 Sep 86 | 18. |  | -. Bayron Piedra |  ECU | 29:03.93 | 27:32.59 | 19 Aug 82 | 7. |  | 11.Aron Kifle |  ERI | 27:26.20 | 27:26.20 | 20 Feb 98 | 15. |  | -. Stephen Mokoka |  RSA | 27:48.84 | 27:40.73 | 31 Jan 85 | 9. |  | 2. Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei |  UGA | 27:10.06 | 27:10.06 | 12 Sep 96 | 23. |  | -. Leonard Essau Korir |  USA | 27:35.65 | 27:29.40 | 10 Dec 86 | 14. |  | -. Zane Robertson |  NZL | 27:33.67 | 27:33.67 | 14 Nov 89 | 13. |  | -. Onesphore Nzikwinkunda |  BDI |   |   | 8 Jul 97 | 6. |   
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| Name | time | date | Venue |  | 1. Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | 26:17.53 | 26 Aug 05 | Bruxelles (Boudewijnstadion) |  | 2. Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | 26:22.75 | 1 Jun 98 | Hengelo (Blankers-Koen Stadion) |  | 3. Paul Tergat (KEN) | 26:27.85 | 22 Aug 97 | Bruxelles |  | 4. Nicholas Kemboi (KEN) | 26:30.03 | 5 Sep 03 | Bruxelles (Boudewijnstadion) |  | 5. Abebe Dinkesa (ETH) | 26:30.74 | 29 May 05 | Hengelo |  | 6. Micah Kipkemboi Kogo (KEN) | 26:35.63 | 25 Aug 06 | Bruxelles (Boudewijnstadion) |  | 7. Paul Koech (KEN) | 26:36.26 | 22 Aug 97 | Bruxelles |  | 8. Zersenay Tadese (ERI) | 26:37.25 | 25 Aug 06 | Bruxelles (Boudewijnstadion) |  | 9. Salah Hissou (MAR) | 26:38.08 | 23 Aug 96 | Bruxelles |  | 10.Ahmad Hassan Abdullah (QAT) | 26:38.76 | 5 Sep 03 | Bruxelles (Boudewijnstadion) |   
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