Dutchman Ferry Weertman Captures 10K World Championship Gold

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In a three-man mad-dash to the finish, Dutch veteran Ferry Weertman emerged victorious in the 10K Open Water in Budapest on Tuesday. Weertman came in as the reigning Olympic champion and ended up victorious in the 10K for the second year in a row, beating out defending World Champion in American Jordan Wilimovsky.

Weertman finished second to Wilimovsky two years ago in Kazan, and that order was flipped today as the Dutchman finished at 1:51:58.5 to Wilimovsky’s 1:51:58.6. 5K champion from earlier in the week Marc-Antoine Olivier finished in bronze position with a 1:51:59.2.

The top three also had a tight chase pack that included Great Britain’s Jack Burnell (1:52:00.8), Hungary’s Kristof Rasovszky (1:52:01.7) and France’s David Aubry (1:52:01.9).

This is the first time the Netherlands has won the men’s 10K at the World Championships as Weertman’s silver from 2015 was the first time the country had medaled in the event.

Italy’s Simone Ruffini (1:52:07.7), Russia’s Evgenii Drattcev (1:52:10.1), United States’ Brendan Casey (1:52:18.6) and Italy’s Federico Vanelli (1:52:21.0) finished in the top ten.

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