Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

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Men's 5000 metres
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Venue Melbourne Cricket Ground
Dates26 November 1956 (heats)
28 November 1956 (final)
Competitors23 from 13 nations
Winning time13:39.6 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Vladimir Kuts
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg Gordon Pirie
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Derek Ibbotson
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
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Kuts winning the 5000 m final. His winning margin of 11 seconds was the largest ever for this event in Olympic history. Vladimir Kuts 1956c.jpg
Kuts winning the 5000 m final. His winning margin of 11 seconds was the largest ever for this event in Olympic history.

The men's 5000 metres was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The final was held on Wednesday November 28, 1956. There were a total number of 23 participants from 13 nations. Christopher Chataway, a world leading 5000 m runner in 1954, suffered from stomach cramps in the final, and finished 11th. The favorite, Vladimir Kuts, led the race from the start. By 4000 m he separated from others and continued pulling away until the finish line. [1] [2]

Final classification

RANKATHLETEHEATFINAL
Med 1.png Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Kuts  (URS)14:15.413:39.6
Med 2.png Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Gordon Pirie  (GBR)14:25.613:50.6
Med 3.png Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Derek Ibbotson  (GBR)14:18.813:54.4
4.Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Miklós Szabó  (HUN)14:32.614:03.4
5.Flag of Australia.svg  Albie Thomas  (AUS)14:14.214:04.6
6.Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Laszlo Tabori  (HUN)14:18.614:09.8
7.Flag of British East Africa.svg  Nyandika Maiyoro  (KEN)14:29.414:19.0
8.Flag of Denmark.svg  Thyge Thøgersen  (DEN)14:29.014:21.0
9.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Pyotr Bolotnikov  (URS)14:28.014:22.4
10.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ivan Cherniavskyi  (URS)14:32.414:22.4
11.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Christopher Chataway  (GBR)14:32.614:28.8
12.Flag of Germany.svg  Herbert Schade  (EUA)14:18.814:31.8
—US flag 48 stars.svg  Bill Dellinger  (USA)14:26.8DNF
—Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Veliša Mugoša  (YUG)14:25.6DNF
—Flag of Australia.svg  Allan Lawrence  (AUS)14:14.6DNS
—Flag of Finland.svg  Ilmari Taipale  (FIN)14:24.2DNQ
—Flag of British East Africa.svg  Arere Anentia  (KEN)14:37.0DNQ
—Flag of Germany.svg  Friedrich Janke  (EUA)14:40.6DNQ
—Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Jerzy Chromik  (POL)14:51.4DNQ
—US flag 48 stars.svg  Curt Stone  (USA)14:52.0DNQ
—Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Douglas Kyle  (CAN)14:59.0DNQ
—Flag of Sweden.svg  Rune Åhlund  (SWE)15:12.0DNQ
—Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Kazimierz Zimny  (POL)DNFDNQ

References

  1. 1 2 "Athletics at the 1956 Melbourne Games: Men's 5000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Kuts gets record in 5,000 metres" . Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 28 November 1956. Retrieved 8 April 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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