| Men's 5000 metres at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | |||||||||
| Dates | 6 August 1992 (heats) 8 August 1992 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 56 from 41 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 13:12.52 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics | ||
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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 |
| 10 km walk | women | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Wheelchair races | ||
These are the official results of the men's 5000 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 62 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats. The fastest three qualified for the final plus the four fastest others. [1]
In the final, Dieter Baumann ran past a trio of African runners, finishing the last 100 meters in 11.9 seconds [2] to take the gold.
| Gold | Dieter Baumann |
| Silver | Paul Bitok |
| Bronze | Fita Bayisa |
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 12:58.39 | | Rome (ITA) | July 22, 1987 |
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| Olympic Record | 13:05.59 | | Los Angeles (USA) | August 11, 1984 |
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
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| | 13:12.52 | |
| | 13:12.71 | |
| | 13:13.03 | |
| 4. | 13:13.27 | |
| 5. | 13:17.50 | |
| 6. | 13:23.52 | |
| 7. | 13:27.76 | |
| 8. | 13:27.80 | |
| 9. | 13:28.97 | |
| 10. | 13:37.20 | |
| 11. | 13:38.08 | |
| 12. | 13:39.72 | |
| 13. | 13:43.39 | |
| 14. | 13:45.16 | |
| 15. | 13:48.32 | |
| 16. | 14:02.47 |
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