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Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

The Men's 5000 metres competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. The event was held at the University Olympic Stadium on October 15–17.[1]

Men's 5000 metres
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Mohammed Gammoudi crossing the finish line
VenueEstadio Olímpico Universitario
DateOctober 15–17, 1968
Competitors39 from 25 nations
Winning time14:05.0
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mohammed Gammoudi
 Tunisia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kipchoge Keino
 Kenya
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Naftali Temu
 Kenya
← 1964
1972 →

Competition format

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The Men's 5000m competition consisted of three heats (Round 1) and a Final. The top five runners from each heat advanced to the final.

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World record  Ron Clarke (AUS) 13:16.6 Stockholm, Sweden July 5, 1966
Olympic record  Vladimir Kuts (URS) 13:39.6 Melbourne, Australia November 26, 1956

Results

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Round 1

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Heat 1

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Heat 2

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Heat 3

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Final

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RankAthleteNationTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Mohammed Gammoudi Tunisia14:05.0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Kipchoge Keino Kenya14:05.2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Naftali Temu Kenya14:06.4
4Juan Máximo Martínez Mexico14:10.8
5Ron Clarke Australia14:12.4
6Wohib Masresha Ethiopia14:17.6
7Nikolay Sviridov Soviet Union14:18.4
8Fikru Deguefu Ethiopia14:19.0
9Jean Wadoux France14:20.8
10Rex Maddaford New Zealand14:39.8
11Bob Finlay Canada14:45.0
12Emiel Puttemans Belgium14:59.6
N/aHarald Norpoth West GermanyDNF

Notes: Q- Qualified by place
DNF - Did Not Finish

References

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  1. ↑ "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Games: Men's 5000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
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