Men's 5000 metres at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | August 20 (heats) August 23 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 43 from 25 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 2008 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 |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | women |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | women |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
The Men's 5000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 20 and 23 August at the Beijing National Stadium. [1] The winning margin was 4.98 seconds.
The qualifying standards were 13:21.50 (A standard) and 13:28.00 (B standard). [2]
Prior to this competition, the existing world record, Olympic record, and world leading time were as follows:
World record | ![]() | 12:37.35 | Hengelo, Netherlands | 31 May 2004 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 13:05.59 | Los Angeles, United States | 11 August 1984 |
World Leading | ![]() | 12:50.55 | Berlin, Germany | 1 June 2008 |
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
Date | Event | Athlete | Time | Notes |
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23 August 2008 | Final | ![]() | 12:57.82 | OR |
Qualification: First 4 in each heat(Q) and the next 3 fastest(q) advance to the Final.
To sort this table by heat, athlete, or any other column, click on the icon next to the column title.
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes [3] |
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1 | Matthew Tegenkamp | ![]() | 13:37.36 | Q |
2 | Eliud Kipchoge | ![]() | 13:37.50 | Q |
3 | Tariku Bekele | ![]() | 13:37.63 | Q |
4 | Kidane Tadasse | ![]() | 13:37.72 | Q |
5 | Alemayehu Bezabeh | ![]() | 13:37.88 | q |
6 | Alistair Ian Cragg | ![]() | 13:38.57 | q |
7 | Juan Luis Barrios | ![]() | 13:42.39 | q |
8 | Anis Selmouni | ![]() | 13:43.70 | |
9 | Aadam Ismaeel Khamis | ![]() | 13:44.76 | |
10 | Collis Birmingham | ![]() | 13:44.90 | |
11 | Geofrey Kusuro | ![]() | 13:50.50 | |
12 | Sultan Khamis Zaman | ![]() | 13:53.38 | |
13 | Takayuki Matsumiya | ![]() | 14:20.24 | |
14 | Soe Min Thu | ![]() | 15:50.56 |
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Edwin Cheruiyot Soi | ![]() | 13:46.41 | Q |
2 | Moses Ndiema Kipsiro | ![]() | 13:46.58 | Q |
3 | Abreham Cherkos | ![]() | 13:47.60 | Q |
4 | Jesús España | ![]() | 13:48.88 | Q |
5 | Ali Abdalla | ![]() | 13:49.68 | |
6 | Mo Farah | ![]() | 13:50.95 | |
7 | Adrian Blincoe | ![]() | 13:55.27 | |
8 | Mourad Marofit | ![]() | 14:00.76 | |
9 | Ian Dobson | ![]() | 14:05.47 | |
10 | Tonny Wamulwa | ![]() | 14:06.96 | |
11 | Kevin Sullivan | ![]() | 14:09.16 | |
12 | Ali Saïdi-Sief | ![]() | 14:15.00 | |
13 | Nader Almassri | ![]() | 14:41.10 | |
Rashid Ramzi | ![]() | DNS |
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Bernard Lagat | ![]() | 13:39.70 | Q |
2 | James Kwalia C'Kurui | ![]() | 13:39.96 | Q |
3 | Kenenisa Bekele | ![]() | 13:40.13 | Q |
4 | Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa | ![]() | 13:41.30 | Q |
5 | Craig Mottram | ![]() | 13:44.39 | |
6 | Moukheld Al-Outaibi | ![]() | 13:47.00 | |
7 | Kensuke Takezawa | ![]() | 13:49.42 | SB |
8 | Monder Rizki | ![]() | 13:54.41 | |
9 | Alberto García | ![]() | 13:58.20 | |
10 | Philippe Bandi | ![]() | 13:59.68 | |
11 | Abdelaziz Ennaji El Idrissi | ![]() | 14:05.30 | |
12 | Abdinasir Said Ibrahim | ![]() | 14:21.58 | |
Selim Bayrak | ![]() | DNS | ||
Hasan Mahboob | ![]() | DNS | ||
David Galván | ![]() | DNS |
23 August 2008 - 20:10
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes [4] |
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![]() | Kenenisa Bekele | ![]() | 12:57.82 | OR |
![]() | Eliud Kipchoge | ![]() | 13:02.80 | |
![]() | Edwin Cheruiyot Soi | ![]() | 13:06.22 | SB |
4 | Moses Ndiema Kipsiro | ![]() | 13:10.56 | |
5 | Abreham Cherkos | ![]() | 13:16.46 | |
6 | Tariku Bekele | ![]() | 13:19.06 | |
7 | Juan Luis Barrios | ![]() | 13:19.79 | SB |
8 | James Kwalia C'Kurui | ![]() | 13:23.48 | |
9 | Bernard Lagat | ![]() | 13:26.89 | |
10 | Kidane Tadasse | ![]() | 13:28.40 | |
11 | Alemayehu Bezabeh | ![]() | 13:30.48 | |
12 | Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa | ![]() | 13:31.34 | |
13 | Matthew Tegenkamp | ![]() | 13:33.13 | |
14 | Jesús España | ![]() | 13:55.94 | |
Alistair Cragg | ![]() | DNF |
Intermediate | Athlete | Country | Mark |
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1000m | Tariku Bekele | ![]() | 2:45.49 |
2000m | Tariku Bekele | ![]() | 5:22.29 |
3000m | Kenenisa Bekele | ![]() | 8:00.85 |
4000m | Kenenisa Bekele | ![]() | 10:32.52 |