| Men's 5000 metres at the Commonwealth Games |
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| Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 30 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's 5000 metres event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held on 31 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh. [1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Ovett | 13:24.11 | |||
| Jack Buckner | 13:25.87 | |||
| Tim Hutchings | 13:26.84 | |||
| 4 | Paul Williams | 13:28.51 | ||
| 5 | John Walker | 13:35.34 | ||
| 6 | David Burridge | 13:36.79 | ||
| 7 | Terry Greene | 13:39.11 | ||
| 8 | Nat Muir | 13:40.92 | ||
| 9 | Paul McCloy | 13:42.57 | ||
| 10 | Rob Lonergan | 13:47.44 | ||
| 11 | Kerry Rodger | 13:52.04 | ||
| 12 | Peter McColgan | 13:58.75 | ||
| 13 | George Mambosasa | 14:18.33 | ||
| 14 | Thabiso Moqhali | 14:48.91 | ||
| 15 | Jamie Marsh | 15:26.22 | ||
| 16 | Paul Sheard | 15:52.32 | ||
| Richard Charleston | DNS |