2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres
# 2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres

The men's 10,000 metres at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 28 June.

## Medalists

| Gold | Kenneth Kipkemoi Kenya |
| - | - |
| Silver | Mark Kiptoo Kenya |
| Bronze | Lewis Mosoti Kenya |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics :

| World record | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | 26:17.53 | Brussels, Belgium | 26 August 2005 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| African record | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | 26:17.53 | Brussels, Belgium | 26 August 2005 |
| Championship record | William Sigei (KEN) | 27:25.33 | Durban, South Africa | 24 June 1993 |
| Broken records during the 2012 African Championships in Athletics |||||
| Championship record | Kenneth Kipkemoi (KEN) | 27:19.74 | Porto Novo, Benin | 28 June 2012 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| - | - | - |
| 28 June 2012 | 17:45 | Final |

## Results

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Kenneth Kipkemoi | Kenya | 27:19.74 | CR |
| | Mark Kiptoo | Kenya | 27:20.77 | |
| | Lewis Mosoti | Kenya | 27:22.54 | |
| 4 | Tebalu Zawude | Ethiopia | 28:03.16 | |
| 5 | Robert Kajuga | Rwanda | 28:03.24 | |
| 6 | Olivier Irabaruta | Burundi | 28:17.77 | |
| 7 | Vianney Ndiho | Burundi | 28:25.57 | |
| 8 | Stephen Mokoka | South Africa | 28:49.14 | |
| | Solomon Deksisa | Ethiopia | DNF | |
| | Gebretsadik Abraha | Ethiopia | DNF | |
| | Hezekiel Jafari | Tanzania | DNS | |
| | Thomas Ayeko | Uganda | DNS | |
| | Ibrahim Ismael | Djibouti | DNS | |
| | Abdenacer Fathi | Morocco | DNS | |
