Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

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Men's 5000 metres
at the Games of the X Olympiad
Venue Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
DatesAugust 2 and August 5, 1932
Competitors18 from 11 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Lauri Lehtinen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Silver medal icon.svg Ralph Hill
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Lasse Virtanen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
  1928
1936  

The men's 5000 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, August 2, 1932, and on Friday, August 5, 1932. [1]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.

World Record14:17.0 Flag of Finland.svg Lauri Lehtinen Helsinki (FIN)June 19, 1932
Olympic Record14:31.2 Flag of Finland.svg Paavo Nurmi Paris (FRA)July 10, 1924

In the final Lauri Lehtinen set a new Olympic record with 14:30.0 minutes.

Results

Semifinals

Both semi-finals were held on Tuesday, August 2, 1932, and started at 4:45 p.m.

The best seven finishers of every heat qualified for the final.

Semifinal 1

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1US flag 48 stars.svg  Ralph Hill  (USA)14:59.6Q
2Flag of Finland.svg  Lauri Lehtinen  (FIN)15:05.5Q
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Jean-Gunnar Lindgren  (SWE)15:06.0Q
4Flag of Finland.svg  Lauri Virtanen  (FIN)15:06.4Q
5Flag of New Zealand.svg  Billy Savidan  (NZL)15:08.2Q
6Flag of Australia.svg  Alex Hillhouse  (AUS)15:14.0Q
7US flag 48 stars.svg  Daniel Dean  (USA)15:19.6Q
8Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  George Bailey  (GBR)
9Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Masamichi Kitamoto  (JPN)
10Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  Juan Morales  (MEX)DNF

Semifinal 2

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Alec Burns  (GBR)15:25.8Q
2US flag 48 stars.svg  Paul Rekers  (USA)15:34.6Q
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Erik Pettersson  (SWE)15:36.4Q
4Flag of France.svg  Roger Rochard  (FRA)15:37.8Q
5Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Scotty Rankine  (CAN)15:39.6Q
6Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Max Syring  (GER)15:48.5Q
7Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Shoichiro Takenaka  (JPN)15:56.0Q
8Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  Valentín González  (MEX)16:00.0

Final

The final was held on Friday, August 5, 1932, and started at 3:15 p.m.

In a controversial move Lehtinen blocked Hill when he tried to pass Lehtinen on the final straight. Both runners broke the Olympic record but Lehtinen finished 30 cm in front.

PlaceAthleteTime
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Finland.svg  Lauri Lehtinen  (FIN)14:30.0 OR
Silver medal icon.svgUS flag 48 stars.svg  Ralph Hill  (USA)14:30.0
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Finland.svg  Lauri Virtanen  (FIN)14:44.0
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  Billy Savidan  (NZL)14:49.6
5Flag of Sweden.svg  Jean-Gunnar Lindgren  (SWE)14:54:7
6Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Max Syring  (GER)14:59.0
7Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Alec Burns  (GBR)15:04.4
8US flag 48 stars.svg  Daniel Dean  (USA)15:08.5
9Flag of Sweden.svg  Erik Pettersson  (SWE)15:13.4
10Flag of Australia.svg  Alex Hillhouse  (AUS)15:15.0
11Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Scotty Rankine  (CAN)15:24.0
12Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Shoichiro Takenaka  (JPN)17:20.0
US flag 48 stars.svg  Paul Rekers  (USA)DNF
Flag of France.svg  Roger Rochard  (FRA)DNF

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Games: Men's 5000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2017.