Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

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Men's 5000 metres
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Gammoudi victory.JPG
Mohammed Gammoudi crossing the finish line
Venue Estadio Olímpico Universitario
DateOctober 15–17, 1968
Competitors39 from 25 nations
Winning time14:05.0
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Mohammed Gammoudi
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
Silver medal icon.svg Kipchoge Keino
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Bronze medal icon.svg Naftali Temu
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
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The Men's 5000 metres competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. The event was held at the University Olympic Stadium on October 15–17. [1]

Competition format

The Men's 5000m competition consisted of three heats (Round 1) and a Final. The top five runners from each heat advanced to the final.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World record Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ron Clarke  (AUS)13:16.6 Stockholm, Sweden July 5, 1966
Olympic recordFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Kuts  (URS)13:39.6 Melbourne, Australia November 26, 1956

Results

Round 1

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Kipchoge Keino Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 14:28.4Q
2 Mohammed Gammoudi Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 14:29.0Q
3 Mamo Wolde Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1974).svg  Ethiopia 14:29.8Q
4 Bob Finlay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 14:31.8Q
5 Emiel Puttemans Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 14:34.6Q
6 Bernd Dießner Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 14:41.0
7 Rashid Sharafetdinov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 14:44.0
8 Dick Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 14:46.6
9 Keisuke Sawaki Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 15:00.8
10 György Kiss Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 15:13.0
11 Lou Scott Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15:13.6
12 Esau Adenji Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg  Cameroon 15:46.2
13Gabriel M'BoaFlag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 17:33.0
14 Juan Valladares Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras 18:21.6
Efraín Cordero Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador DNS
Arne Risa Flag of Norway.svg  Norway DNS

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Naftali Temu Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 14:20.4Q
2 Ron Clarke Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 14:20.8Q
3 Wohib Masresha Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1974).svg  Ethiopia 14:27.0Q
4 Jack Bacheler Flag of the United States.svg  United States 14:31.0Q
5 Nikolay Sviridov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 14:38.8Q
6 Ahmed Zammel Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 14:54.0
7 Alan Blinston Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 15:06.2
8 Werner Schneiter Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 15:08.2
9 Mustafa Musa Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 15:10.2
10 Edward Stawiarz Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 15:13.8
11 Werner Girke Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 15:20.8
12 Rafael Pérez Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 15:41.4
13 Benjamin Silva-Netto Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 17:10.2
14 Clovis Morales Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras 18:40.2
Álvaro Mejía Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia DNS
Manuel de Oliveira Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal DNS

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Jean Wadoux Flag of France.svg  France 14:19.8Q
2 Juan Máximo Martínez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 14:20.0Q
3 Harald Norpoth Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 14:20.6Q
4 Rex Maddaford Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 14:20.8Q
5 Fikru Deguefu Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1974).svg  Ethiopia 14:21.6Q
6 Bob Day Flag of the United States.svg  United States 14:23.2
7 Leonid Mykytenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 14:44.0
8 Allan Rushmer Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 15:05.2
9 Julio Quevedo Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 15:23.0
Dave Ellis Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DNF
Roland Brehmer Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland DNF
Larbi Oukada Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco DNS
Mikhail Zhelev Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Bulgaria DNS
Robert Hackman Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana DNS
Lajos Mecser Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary DNS

Final

RankAthleteNationTime
Gold medal icon.svg Mohammed Gammoudi Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 14:05.0
Silver medal icon.svg Kipchoge Keino Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 14:05.2
Bronze medal icon.svg Naftali Temu Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 14:06.4
4 Juan Máximo Martínez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 14:10.8
5 Ron Clarke Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 14:12.4
6 Wohib Masresha Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1974).svg  Ethiopia 14:17.6
7 Nikolay Sviridov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 14:18.4
8 Fikru Deguefu Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1974).svg  Ethiopia 14:19.0
9 Jean Wadoux Flag of France.svg  France 14:20.8
10 Rex Maddaford Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 14:39.8
11 Bob Finlay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 14:45.0
12 Emiel Puttemans Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 14:59.6
— Harald Norpoth Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany DNF

Notes: Q- Qualified by place
DNF - Did Not Finish

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Games: Men's 5000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
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