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Gressier Takes 5,000m Bronze After 10,000m World Title in Tokyo

The 28-year-old capped a breakout week by delivering France's only medals of the meet.

Au stade national du Japon, le 19 septembre 2025, l'Ethiopien Biniam Mehary franchit la ligne pour remporter la première manche du 5 000 m devant le Français Jimmy Gressier.
Le Tanzanien Alphonce Felix Simbu, à gauche, remporte la médaille d'or du marathon masculin devant l'Allemand Amanal Petros, qui chute lors des Championnats du monde d'athlétisme à Tokyo, le 15 septembre 2025.
Jimmy Gressier a créé la surprise en devenant le premier Français champion du monde du 10.000 m à Tokyo le 14 septembre 2025.
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Overview

  • American Cole Hocker won the 5,000m in 12:58.30 ahead of Belgium's Isaac Kimeli, with Jimmy Gressier third in 12:59.33.
  • Gressier's bronze comes a week after his 10,000m crown, making him the first Frenchman to win a global 10,000m title and the only French medalist in Tokyo with two podiums.
  • France placed three runners in the 5,000m final, with Yann Schrub finishing ninth and Etienne Daguinos fourteenth.
  • Gressier said the fast pace forced him to secure third in the final meters, adding he is "on my little cloud" after a career-defining championship.
  • Tokyo’s nine-day championships mixed star turns and surprises, including Armand Duplantis’s 6.30m pole vault world record, as French media also noted an uncorroborated sexual-harassment allegation reported by L'Humanité concerning Gressier.