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
VenueEstadio Olímpico Universitario
DateOctober 15–17
Competitors39 from 25 nations
Winning time14:05.0
Medalists
Mohammed Gammoudi  Tunisia
Kipchoge Keino  Kenya
Naftali Temu  Kenya

Competition format

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

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

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Kipchoge Keino Kenya14:28.4Q
2Mohammed Gammoudi Tunisia14:29.0Q
3Mamo Wolde Ethiopia14:29.8Q
4Bob Finlay Canada14:31.8Q
5Emiel Puttemans Belgium14:34.6Q
6Bernd Dießner East Germany14:41.0
7Rashid Sharafetdinov Soviet Union14:44.0
8Dick Taylor Great Britain14:46.6
9Keisuke Sawaki Japan15:00.8
10György Kiss Hungary15:13.0
11Lou Scott United States15:13.6
12Esau Adenji Cameroon15:46.2
13Gabriel M'Boa Central African Republic17:33.0
14Juan Valladares Honduras18:21.6

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Naftali Temu Kenya14:20.4Q
2Ron Clarke Australia14:20.8Q
3Wohib Masresha Ethiopia14:27.0Q
4Jack Bacheler United States14:31.0Q
5Nikolay Sviridov Soviet Union14:38.8Q
6Ahmed Zammel Tunisia14:54.0
7Alan Blinston Great Britain15:06.2
8Werner Schneiter Switzerland15:08.2
9Mustafa Musa Uganda15:10.2
10Edward Stawiarz Poland15:13.8
11Werner Girke West Germany15:20.8
12Rafael Pérez Costa Rica15:41.4
13Benjamin Silva-Netto Philippines17:10.2
14Clovis Morales Honduras18:40.2

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Jean Wadoux France14:19.8Q
2Juan Máximo Martínez Mexico14:20.0Q
3Harald Norpoth West Germany14:20.6Q
4Rex Maddaford New Zealand14:20.8Q
5Fikru Deguefu Ethiopia14:21.6Q
6Bob Day United States14:23.2
7Leonid Mykytenko Soviet Union14:44.0
8Allan Rushmer Great Britain15:05.2
9Julio Quevedo Guatemala15:23.0
N/ADave Ellis CanadaDNF
N/ARoland Brehmer PolandDNF

Final

RankAthleteNationTime
Mohammed Gammoudi Tunisia14:05.0
Kipchoge Keino Kenya14:05.2
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

  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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