Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

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Men's 5000 metres
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
DatesJuly 22, 1952 (heats)
July 24, 1952 (final)
Competitors45 from  24 nations
Winning time14:06.6  OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Emil Zátopek
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Silver medal icon.svg Alain Mimoun
Flag of France.svg  France
Bronze medal icon.svg Herbert Schade
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
  1948
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The men's 5000 metres event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place July 22 and July 24. The final was won by Emil Zátopek of Czechoslovakia. [1] The winning margin was 0.8 seconds.

Results

Heats

The first round was on July 22. The fastest five runners from each heat qualified for the final.

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTime (hand)Notes
1 Alain Mimoun Flag of France.svg  France 14:19.0Q
2 Ilmari Taipale Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14:22.8Q
3 Gaston Reiff Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 14:23.8Q
4 Åke Andersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 14:25.0Q
5 Gordon Pirie Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 14:26.2Q
6 Nikifor Popov Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 14:28.5
7 Charlie Capozzoli US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 14:39.0
8 August Sutter Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 14:45.2
9 Øistein Saksvik Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 14:55.4
10 John Landy Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 14:56.4
11 Helmuth Perz Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 14:57.2
12 Osamu Inoue Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 14:59.0
13 Stevan Pavlović Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 14:59.2
14 József Kovács Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary 17:09.2

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTime (hand)Notes
1 Herbert Schade Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 14:15.4Q
2 Alan Parker Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 14:18.2Q
3 Ernő Béres Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary 14:19.6Q
4 Lucien Theys Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 14:22.2Q
5 Eero Tuomaala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14:26.8Q
6 Ivan Semyonov Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 14:28.0
7 Alojzy Graj Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 14:30.0
8 Osman Coşgül Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 14:36.2
9 Bertil Karlsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 14:45.8
10 Pierre Page Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 14:57.0
11 Ali Baghbanbashi State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran 15:03.0
12 Ben Ahmed Abdelkrim Flag of France.svg  France 15:10.2
13 Wes Santee US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 15:10.4
14 Zdravko Ceraj Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 15:17.8
Rich Ferguson Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada DNF

Heat 3

RankNameNationalityTime (hand)Notes
1 Aleksandr Anufriyev Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 14:23.6Q
2 Bertil Albertsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 14:26.0Q
3 Emil Zátopek Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 14:26.0Q
4 Les Perry Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 14:27.0Q
5 Christopher Chataway Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 14:27.8Q
6 Ib Planck Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 14:31.6
7 Martin Stokken Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 14:39.0
8 Curt Stone US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 14:42.8
9 Jean Schlegel Flag of France.svg  France 14:45.6
10 Kurt Rötzer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 14:49.4
11 Väinö Koskela Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14:50.8
12 Velimir Ilić Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 14:51.6
13 Paul Frieden Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 15:23.2
14 Kristján Jóhannsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 15:23.8
15 Alphonse Vandenrydt Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 15:51.2
George Hoskins Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand DNF

Final

RankNameNationalityTime (hand)Notes
Gold medal icon.svg Emil Zátopek Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 14:06.6 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Alain Mimoun Flag of France.svg  France 14:07.4
Bronze medal icon.svg Herbert Schade Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 14:08.6
4 Gordon Pirie Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 14:18.0
5 Chris Chataway Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 14:18.0
6 Les Perry Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 14:23.6
7 Ernő Béres Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary 14:24.8
8 Åke Andersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 14:26.0
9 Bertil Albertsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 14:27.8
10 Aleksandr Anufriyev Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 14:31.4
11 Alan Parker Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 14:37.0
12 Ilmari Taipale Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14:40.0
13 Eero Tuomaala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14:54.2
14 Lucien Theys Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 14:59.0
Gaston Reiff Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DNF

Key: DNF = Did not finish, OR = Olympic record

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Games: Men's 5000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2017.