Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 5000 metres

The men's 5000 metres event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland, with the final on 25 July.[1] It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games replacing the 3 miles.

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Ian Stewart
 Scotland
Ian McCafferty
 Scotland
Kipchoge Keino
 Kenya

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 7 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
81Tony Ashton Wales14:17.4
91Allieu Massaquoi Sierra Leone14:51.0
101Robert Hackman Ghana14:51.6
111Dominic Chiwaya Malawi15:03.6
121Ghulam Rasul Pakistan15:12.6
131Donald Pierre Grenada15:51.8
141Aurelio Falero Gibraltar16:02.6
1Tony Manning AustraliaDNS
1Harnek Singh IndiaDNS
62Ron Clarke Australia14:01.6Q
82David Mungai Kenya14:13.8
92David Ellis Canada14:14.8
102Gwynn Davis Wales14:22.8
112Musa Mustafa Uganda14:27.4
122George Waluza Malawi14:51.8
132Abdul Karim Pakistan14:52.8
142Dandison Moore Sierra Leone14:25.8
2Kerry O'Brien AustraliaDNS
2Harry Prowell GuyanaDNS
2Benson Mulomba ZambiaDNS

Final

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Ian Stewart Scotland13:22.85
Ian McCafferty Scotland13:23.34
Kipchoge Keino Kenya13:27.6
4Allan Rushmer England13:29.8
5Ron Clarke Australia13:32.4
6Richard Taylor England13:33.8
7Dick Quax New Zealand13:43.4
8John Ngeno Kenya13:44.6
9Bob Finlay Canada13:45.2
10Dick Tayler New Zealand13:48.8
11Joseph Stewart Scotland13:51.8
12Derek Graham Northern Ireland13:54.0
13Bernard Plain Wales14:02.0
14Michael Baxter England14:03.0

References

  1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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