Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

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Men's 5000 metres
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
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Olympic Athletics
Venue Japan National Stadium
Dates3 August 2021 (heats)
6 August 2021 (final)
Competitors38 from 23 nations
Winning time12:58.15
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Joshua Cheptegei Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Silver medal icon.svg Mohammed Ahmed Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Bronze medal icon.svg Paul Chelimo Flag of the United States.svg  United States
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The men's 5000 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 3 and 6 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. [1] Approximately 45 athletes competed; the exact number was dependent on how many nations use universality places to enter athletes in addition to the 42 qualifying through time or ranking (6 universality places were used in 2016). [2] The winning margin was 0.46 seconds.

Summary

After setting the world record in what was practically a time trial in 2020, Joshua Cheptegei was the clear favorite. Mo Farah, the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic champion, had failed to meet the Olympic qualifying standard. Bronze medalist Hagos Gebrhiwet also did not return, but silver medalist Paul Chelimo was back for another go. None of the Ethiopian medalists from the World Championships attended, but the Canadian World Championship bronze medalist, Mohammed Ahmed, did take part. A further potential contendor was the find of the season, Mohamed Katir, who ran historic times in the 1500, 3000 and 5000 in the lead-up to the Olympics.

From the start of the final, Cheptegei took the lead, marked by Milkesa Mengesha while several other contenders took their looks at the leader. After two laps, Jacob Kiplimo worked his way through the pack and Cheptegei gave way to his teammate. Cheptegei dropped back a few places while Chelimo took Kiplimo seriously and moved into marking position just ahead of Mengesha. The lead group of Kiplimo, Chelimo, Mengesha, Nicholas Kimeli and Cheptegei stayed in order for four laps, while the rest of the field was in single file behind them. Half way through the race, Kiplimo's pace slowed slightly and Cheptegei moved back up to the front to keep pushing. After another lap, the pack began to bunch up again, half the field moving into lane 2 to have room to maneuver, Kimeli immediately to Cheptegei's right side. After a half lap to think about it, Kimeli moved ahead, then marked by Mengesha. Just before three laps to go, Chelimo ran around the crowd to take the lead, which only lasted for half a lap before Kimeli and Mengesha restored order. The lead group was down to 9, the runners packed so tight there was some jostling and pushing, Chelimo losing his balance but staying on his feet. Out of the jostling, Cheptegei was back on point with 500m to go. Kimeli made a rush at the bell to be second over the line ahead of Chelimo. The front six had dropped the others, Kiplimo, Ahmed and Birhanu Balew. Balew fell off on the backstretch, and as Chelimo and Ahmed cued up behind Kimeli, Kiplimo was off the back in the turn. Kimeli went wide off the turn, possibly thinking he can run down Cheptegei. Chelimo saw the opportunity and passed on the inside, Ahmed on his heels. Then Ahmed passed Chelimo on the inside and went off in chase of Cheptegei. But there was not enough real estate before Cheptegei crossed the finish line, followed by Ahmed. Behind them, Kimeli came back on Chelimo. Both were racing side by side for the bronze. First Kimeli had a few inches, then Chelimo regained the edge. Five metres out from the finish, the exhausted Chelimo stumbled, the quick steps causing him to get ahead of Kimeli. He managed two more steps falling forward across the line before crashing to the track, Chelimo's off balance angle crossing the line the difference to give him the bronze. [3]

Background

This was the 25th time the event was held, having appeared at every Olympics since 1912.

Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified athletes in the men's 5000 metres event if all athletes meet the entry standard or qualify by ranking during the qualifying period. (The limit of 3 has been in place since the 1930 Olympic Congress.) The qualifying standard is 13:13.50. This standard was "set for the sole purpose of qualifying athletes with exceptional performances unable to qualify through the IAAF World Rankings pathway." The world rankings, based on the average of the best five results for the athlete over the qualifying period and weighted by the importance of the meet, will then be used to qualify athletes until the cap of 42 is reached. [2] [4]

The qualifying period was originally from 1 May 2019 to 29 June 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the period was suspended from 6 April 2020 to 30 November 2020, with the end date extended to 29 June 2021. The world rankings period start date was also changed from 1 May 2019 to 30 June 2020; athletes who had met the qualifying standard during that time were still qualified, but those using world rankings would not be able to count performances during that time. The qualifying time standards could be obtained in various meets during the given period that have the approval of the IAAF. Both indoor and outdoor meets were eligible for qualifying. The most recent Area Championships may be counted in the ranking, even if not during the qualifying period. [2] [5]

NOCs can also use their universality place—each NOC can enter one male athlete regardless of time if they had no male athletes meeting the entry standard for an athletics event—in the 5000 metres. [2]

Men's 5000 m

Entry number: 42. 4 withdrew after qualification ended, 2 universality places.

Qualification standardNo. of athletesNOCNominated athletes
Entry standard – 13:13.503Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Mohammed Ahmed
Luc Bruchet
Justyn Knight
3Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia Nibret Melak
Milkesa Mengesha
Getnet Wale
3Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Samuel Chebole
Daniel Ebenyo
Nicholas Kimeli
3Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Oscar Chelimo
Joshua Cheptegei
Jacob Kiplimo
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States Paul Chelimo
Grant Fisher
Woody Kincaid
2Flag of Australia.svg  Australia David McNeill
Patrick Tiernan
2Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Birhanu Balew
Dawit Fikadu
2Flag of France.svg  France Jimmy Gressier
Hugo Hay
2Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Andrew Butchart
Marc Scott
0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Jakob Ingebrigtsen
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Isaac Kimeli
1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Luis Grijalva
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Yemaneberhan Crippa
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Lesiba Precious Mashele
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Mohamed Katir
World ranking2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Yuta Bando
Hiroki Matsueda
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Soufiyan Bouqantar
Zouhair Talbi
1Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Jonas Raess
Julien Wanders
1Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Morgan McDonald
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Robin Hendrix
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Mohamed Mohumed
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Mike Foppen
1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Narve Gilje Nordås
0Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Carlos Mayo
Universality Places1Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan Nursultan Keneshbekov
1Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania Abidine Abidine
Invitational Places1Olympic flag.svg  Refugee Olympic Team Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed
Total40

Competition format

The event continued to use the two-round format introduced in 2012. [6]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing global and area records were as follows:

World recordFlag of Uganda.svg  Joshua Cheptegei  (UGA)12:35.36 Fontvieille, Monaco14 August 2020
Olympic recordFlag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Kenenisa Bekele  (ETH)12:57.82 Beijing, China23 August 2008
World LeadingFlag of Norway.svg  Jakob Ingebrigtsen  (NOR)12:48.45 Florence, Italy10 June 2021
Area
Time (s)AthleteNation
Africa ( records )12:35.36 WR Joshua Cheptegei Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
Asia ( records )12:51.96 Albert Rop Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain
Europe ( records )12:48.45 Jakob Ingebrigtsen Flag of Norway.svg Norway
North, Central America
and Caribbean
( records )
12:47.20 Mohammed Ahmed Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Oceania ( records )12:55.76 Craig Mottram Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
South America ( records )13:19.43 Marilson dos Santos Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil

The following national records were established during the competition:

CountryAthleteRoundTimeNotes
Guatemala Flag of Guatemala.svg  Luis Grijalva  (GUA)Final13:10.09

Schedule

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

The men's 5000 metres took place over two separate days. [1]

DateTimeRound
Tuesday, 3 August 202119:00Round 1
Friday, 6 August 202119:50Final

Results

Round 1

Qualification Rules: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) advance to the Final.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Nicholas Kimeli Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 13:38.87 Q
2 Mohammed Ahmed Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 13:38.96 Q
3 Woody Kincaid Flag of the United States.svg  United States 13:39.04 Q
4 Oscar Chelimo Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 13:39.07 Q
5 Birhanu Balew Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 13:39.42 Q
6 Marc Scott Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 13:39.61
7 Hugo Hay Flag of France.svg  France 13:39.95
8 David McNeill Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 13:39.97
9 Getnet Wale Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 13:41.13
10 Daniel Ebenyo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 13:41.64
11 Jonas Raess Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 13:43.52
12 Soufiyan Bouqantar Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 13:43.97
13 Lucas Bruchet Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 13:44.08
14 Nibret Melak Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 13:45.81
15 Yemaneberhan Crippa Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 13:47.12
16 Robin Hendrix Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 13:58.37
17 Yuta Bando Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 14:05.80
18 Nursultan Keneshbekov Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 14:07.79
19 Abidine Abidine Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 14:54.80 PB
Mike Foppen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands DNF

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Mohamed Katir Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 13:30.10 Q
2 Paul Chelimo Flag of the United States.svg  United States 13:30.15 Q
3 Justyn Knight Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 13:30.22 Q
4 Jacob Kiplimo Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 13:30.40 Q
5 Joshua Cheptegei Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 13:30.61 Q
6 Milkesa Mengesha Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 13:31.13 q
7 Andrew Butchart Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 13:31.23 q
8 Grant Fisher Flag of the United States.svg  United States 13:31.80 q
9 Jimmy Gressier Flag of France.svg  France 13:33.47 q
10 Luis Grijalva Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 13:34.11 q
11 Morgan McDonald Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 13:37.36
12 Narve Gilje Nordås Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 13:41.82
13 Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed Olympic flag.svg  Refugee Olympic Team 13:42.98 PB
14 Dawit Fikadu Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 13:44.03 SB, qR
15 Lesiba Precious Mashele Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 13:48.25
16 Mohamed Mohumed Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 13:50.46
17 Isaac Kimeli Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 13:57.36
18 Hiroki Matsueda Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 14:15.54
Samwel Masai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya DNS
Patrick Tiernan Flag of Australia.svg  Australia DNS

Final

Source: [7]

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Joshua Cheptegei Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 12:58.15
Silver medal icon.svg Mohammed Ahmed Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 12:58.61
Bronze medal icon.svg Paul Chelimo Flag of the United States.svg  United States 12:59.05 SB
4 Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 12:59.17 SB
5 Jacob Kiplimo Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 13:02.40
6 Birhanu Balew Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 13:03.20
7 Justyn Knight Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 13:04.38
8 Mohamed Katir Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 13:06.60
9 Grant Fisher Flag of the United States.svg  United States 13:08.40
10 Milkesa Mengesha Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 13:08.50
11 Andrew Butchart Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 13:09.97 SB
12 Luis Grijalva Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 13:10.09 NR
13 Jimmy Gressier Flag of France.svg  France 13:11.33
14 Woody Kincaid Flag of the United States.svg  United States 13:17.20 SB
15 Dawit Fikadu Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 13:20.24 SB
16 Oscar Chelimo Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 13:44.45

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