Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

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Men's 5000 metres
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates28 September 1988 (heats)
29 September 1988 (semi-finals)
1 October 1988 (final)
Competitors56 from 39 nations
Winning time13:11.70
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg John Ngugi
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Silver medal icon.svg Dieter Baumann
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Hansjörg Kunze
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
  1984
1992  

The Men's 5000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 56 competitors, with three qualifying heats (56) and two semifinals (30) before the final (15) took place on Saturday October 1, 1988. [1]

The race started off tactically, with Stefano Mei taking the point for a slow first lap, then Evgeni Ignatov accelerating for a faster second lap. 900 metres into the race, John Ngugi went all in, coming from the back of the pack, passing the field and dropping a sub-60 lap. The field scrambled and strung out in chase but soon he had a 15-metre gap. Another 61 second lap and he had 30 metres. Ngugi slowed to a more rational pace, but still have a 40-metre breakaway on the peloton, led by John Doherty. With five and a half laps to go, Domingos Castro went around Doherty to lead the effort to bridge the gap. Castro's move strung out the pack, as Castro separated himself from the other chasers and closed down on Ngugi's gap. Castro eventually had a larger gap on the pack than Ngugi had on him, at the bell six seconds on the leader of the pack who was now Dieter Baumann. Ngugi began to widen his gap on Castro and trotted home to the win unchallenged. Behind Castro, Baumann and Hansjörg Kunze were sprinting in a battle for bronze. 30 metres from the finish, Baumann caught the exhausted Castro. Five metres before the finish, Kunze also sprinted past Castro, both (West and East respectively) German runners running about a 56-second last lap.

Medalists

Gold John Ngugi
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Silver Dieter Baumann
Flag of Germany.svg West Germany
Bronze Hansjörg Kunze
Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.

World Record12:58.39 Flag of Morocco.svg Saïd Aouita Rome (ITA)July 22, 1987
Olympic Record13:05.59 Flag of Morocco.svg Saïd Aouita Los Angeles (USA)August 11, 1984

Final

RANKFINALTIME
Med 1.png Flag of Kenya.svg  John Ngugi  (KEN)13:11.70
Med 2.png Flag of Germany.svg  Dieter Baumann  (FRG)13:15.52
Med 3.png Flag of East Germany.svg  Hansjörg Kunze  (GDR)13:15.73
4.Flag of Portugal.svg  Domingos Castro  (POR)13:16.09
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Sydney Maree  (USA)13:23.69
6.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Jack Buckner  (GBR)13:23.85
7.Flag of Italy.svg  Stefano Mei  (ITA)13:26.17
8.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Evgeni Ignatov  (BUL)13:26.41
9.Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  John Doherty  (IRL)13:27.71
10.Flag of Sweden.svg  Jonny Danielsson  (SWE)13:30.44
11.Flag of France.svg  Pascal Thiebaut  (FRA)13:31.99
12.Flag of Kenya.svg  Yobes Ondieki  (KEN)13:52.01
13.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Gary Staines  (GBR)13:55.00
14.Flag of France.svg  Paul Arpin  (FRA)14:13.19
Flag of Portugal.svg  José Regalo  (POR)DNF

Non-qualifiers

RANKSEMIFINALSTIME
16.Flag of Italy.svg  Salvatore Antibo  (ITA)13:25.64
17.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Eamonn Martin  (GBR)13:26.26
18.Flag of France.svg  Cyril Laventure  (FRA)13:29.92
19.Flag of Mexico.svg  Mauricio González  (MEX)13:32.52
20.Flag of the United States.svg  Doug Padilla  (USA)13:37.11
21.Flag of Kenya.svg  Charles Cheruiyot  (KEN)13:38.44
22.Flag of Spain.svg  Abel Antón  (ESP)13:39.13
23.Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Gómez  (ESP)13:41.73
24.Flag of Australia.svg  Andrew Lloyd  (AUS)13:42.49
25.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Mikhail Dasko  (URS)13:43.65
26.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Paul Williams  (CAN)13:44.57
27.Flag of Mexico.svg  Marcos Barreto  (MEX)13:53.93
28.Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Eamon Coghlan  (IRL)14:02.16
29.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Vincent Rousseau  (BEL)14:03.74
30.Flag of the United States.svg  Terry Brahm  (USA)14:04.12
RANKHEATSTIME
Flag of Austria.svg  Dietmar Millonig  (AUT)14:01.92
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Pierre Délèze  (SUI)14:12.79
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Carey Nelson  (CAN)14:15.94
Flag of Somalia.svg Aboukar Hassan Adani (SOM)14:37.98
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Ismael Hassan  (DJI)14:45.40
Flag of Nepal.svg  Hari Bahadur Rokaya  (NEP)14:53.75
Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Kaleka Mutoke  (COD)14:56.33
Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Ian Gray  (BIZ)15:33.24
Flag of Sudan.svg  Abdel Rahman Massad  (SUD)15:50.91
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Manuel Rondo  (GEQ)16:44.33
Flag of Portugal.svg  Fernando Couto  (POR)13:58.72
Flag of Mexico.svg  Arturo Barrios  (MEX)13:59.04
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Frank O'Mara  (IRL)13:59.46
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Shuichi Yoneshige  (JPN)13:59.68
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Stanley Mandebele  (ZIM)14:03.97
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Kim Yeong-gil  (KOR)14:09.45
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Eduardus Nabunome  (INA)14:19.40
Flag of Malawi.svg  George Mambosasa  (MAW)14:30.01
Flag of North Yemen.svg  Anwar Al-Harazi  (YAR)14:49.25
Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mohamed Ould Khalifa  (MTN)15:18.64
Flag of Norway.svg  Lars Ove Strømø  (NOR)DNF
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Juma Mnyampanda  (TAN)14:05.09
Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg  Ahmed Ibrahim Warsama  (QAT)14:06.20
Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Mathias Ntawulikura  (RWA)14:08.84
Flag of South Yemen.svg  Farouk Ahmed Sayed  (YMD)15:11.20
Flag of Chad.svg  Ronodji Niakaken  (CHA)15:42.73

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References

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