Wolde wins 5000 in African sweep 30 September 2000
Ethiopian Millon Wolde took gold as Africa gave the rest of the world six of the best in the men's 5,000 metres at the Sydney Games on
Saturday. The 21-year-old Wolde hung behind Algerian Ali Saidi-Sief entering the last 200 before surging past to win in 13 minutes 35.49 seconds atfer a slow tactical race. Bronze went to Brahim Lahlafi of
Moroccomore==> Olympics.com. Men's 5000m final: 30 September 2000 - In a most tactical competition from
beginning to end, Million Wolde of Ethiopia outsprinted one of the pre-race favourites, Ali Saidi-Sief of Algeria to win the men's 5000 metres. Wolde's winning time of 13:35.49 was the slowest
gold-medal performance since the altitude-affected Mexico City Games of 1968 when Mohamed Gammoudi of Tunisia held off Kip Keino in 14:05.0.Seemingly incapable of doing anything to neutralise Wolde's
finishing kick, Saidi-Sief clocked 13:36.20 and collapsed onto the track, perhaps more from disappointment than from exhaustion.
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