Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

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Men's 5000 metres
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Venue Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Dates6 August 1992 (heats)
8 August 1992 (final)
Competitors56 from 41 nations
Winning time13:12.52
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Dieter Baumann
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Paul Bitok
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Bronze medal icon.svg Fita Bayisa
Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia
  1988
1996  
Official Video Highlights
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Official Video Highlights
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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.

Medalists

Gold Dieter Baumann
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Silver Paul Bitok
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Bronze Fita Bayisa
Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg Ethiopia

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1992 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 Germany.svg  Dieter Baumann  (GER)13:12.52
Med 2.png Flag of Kenya.svg  Paul Bitok  (KEN)13:12.71
Med 3.png Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Fita Bayisa  (ETH)13:13.03
4.Flag of Morocco.svg  Brahim Boutayeb  (MAR)13:13.27
5.Flag of Kenya.svg  Yobes Ondieki  (KEN)13:17.50
6.Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Worku Bikila  (ETH)13:23.52
7.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Rob Denmark  (GBR)13:27.76
8.Flag of Spain.svg  Abel Anton  (ESP)13:27.80
9.Flag of Morocco.svg  Mohamed Issangar  (MAR)13:28.97
10.Flag of Tanzania.svg  Andrew Sambu  (TAN)13:37.20
11.Flag of Portugal.svg  Domingos Castro  (POR)13:38.08
12.Flag of the United States.svg  Bob Kennedy  (USA)13:39.72
13.Flag of France.svg  Pascal Thiebault  (FRA)13:43.39
14.Flag of Kenya.svg  Dominic Kirui  (KEN)13:45.16
15.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Marcel Versteeg  (NED)13:48.32
16.Flag of Italy.svg  Salvatore Antibo  (ITA)14:02.47

Heats

Final ranking

RankNameNation
Gold medal icon.svg Dieter Baumann Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Paul Bitok Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Bronze medal icon.svg Fita Bayisa Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia
4 Brahim Boutayeb Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
5 Yobes Ondieki Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
6 Worku Bikila Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia
7 Robert Denmark Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
8 Abel Antón Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
9 Mohamed Issangar Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
10 Andrew Sambu Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
11 Domingos Castro Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
12 Bob Kennedy Flag of the United States.svg  United States
13 Pascal Thiébaut Flag of France.svg  France
14 Dominic Kirui Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
15 Marcel Versteeg Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
16 Salvatore Antibo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
17 Jack Buckner Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
18 Frank O'Mara Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland
19 Ian Hamer Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
20 Reuben Reina Flag of the United States.svg  United States
21 Addis Abebe Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia
22 John Doherty Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland
23 Martín Fiz Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
24 Antonio Serrano Sánchez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
25 Jonny Danielson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
26 Andrey Tikhonov Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team
27 Raimundo Santos Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
28 Tendai Chimusasa Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
29 Bahadur Prasad Flag of India.svg  India
30 Risto Ulmala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
RankNameNation
31 Zachariah Ditetso Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
32 Mahmoud Kalboussi Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
33 Robbie Johnston Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
34 Isaac Simelane Flag of Swaziland.svg  Swaziland
35 Carlos Monteiro Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
36 Brendan Matthias Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
37 Paul Donovan Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland
38 Hamid Sajjadi Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
39 Herder Vázquez Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
40 Godfrey Siamusiye Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia
41 José Luis Molina Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
42 Ignacio Fragoso Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
43 Abdullah Al-Dosari Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain
44 Seraphin Mugabo Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Rwanda
45 Moussa Souleiman Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
46 Tello Namane Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Lesotho
47 Ernest Ndjissipou Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
48 Awad Al-Hasini Flag of Jordan (3-2).svg  Jordan
49 Policarpio Calizaya Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
50 Aïssa Belaout Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
51 Leo Garnes Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
52 Marlon Williams Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands
53 Tawai Keiruan Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
54 Yussuf Moli Yesky Flag of Chad.svg  Chad

See also

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Games: Men's 5000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  2. Vincent Meissner: Über Dieter Baumanns Olympiasieg vor 25 Jahren: Gönnen Sie sich doch heute einen Gänsehaut-Moment, Schwäbisches Tagblatt, 8 August 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2021 (in German).