Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 10 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1]
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Henry Rono Kenya |
Michael Musyoki Kenya |
Brendan Foster England |
Results
Heats
Held on 8 August
Qualification: First 6 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualify for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Suleiman Nyambui | Tanzania | 13:51.15 | Q |
2 | 1 | Kipsubai Koskei | Kenya | 13:51.48 | Q |
3 | 1 | Michael Musyoki | Kenya | 13:53.24 | Q |
4 | 1 | David Fitzsimons | Australia | 13:55.81 | Q |
5 | 1 | Nick Rose | England | 13:57.75 | Q |
6 | 1 | Tony Simmons | Wales | 13:57.76 | Q |
7 | 2 | Henry Rono | Kenya | 14:02.15 | Q |
8 | 2 | Rod Dixon | New Zealand | 14:08.02 | Q |
9 | 2 | Mike McLeod | England | 14:08.54 | Q |
10 | 1 | Allister Hutton | Scotland | 14:09.16 | q |
11 | 2 | Lawrie Spence | Scotland | 14:09.64 | Q |
12 | 2 | Brendan Foster | England | 14:10.28 | Q |
13 | 2 | Nathaniel Muir | Scotland | 14:10.35 | Q |
14 | 2 | Steve Jones | Wales | 14:10.76 | q |
15 | 1 | Alan Thurlow | New Zealand | 14:27.19 | q |
16 | 1 | John Charvetto | Gibraltar | 14:33.78 | |
17 | 1 | Neil Hendry | Canada | 14:40.88 | |
18 | 2 | Aurelio Falero | Gibraltar | 14:56.45 | |
19 | 2 | Ngwila Musonda | Zambia | 15:00.52 | |
20 | 2 | Mohapi Mphafi | Lesotho | 15:25.55 | |
21 | 2 | Peter Butler | Canada | 15:43.85 | |
22 | 1 | Nicholas Akers | Cayman Islands | 15:45.44 | |
23 | 2 | Lewis Swann | Turks and Caicos Islands | 18:37.91 | |
24 | 2 | Godfrey Bowen | Cayman Islands | 19:29.48 | |
1 | Dick Quax | New Zealand | DNS | ||
1 | John Davies | Wales | DNS | ||
2 | Paul Lawther | Northern Ireland | DNS |
Final
Held on 10 August
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Henry Rono | Kenya | 13:23.04 | ||
Michael Musyoki | Kenya | 13:29.92 | ||
Brendan Foster | England | 13:31.35 | ||
4 | Mike McLeod | England | 13:33.20 | |
5 | Suleiman Nyambui | Tanzania | 13:34.08 | |
6 | Nathaniel Muir | Scotland | 13:34.94 | |
7 | Tony Simmons | Wales | 13:39.81 | |
8 | Rod Dixon | New Zealand | 13:43.69 | |
9 | Allister Hutton | Scotland | 13:50.06 | |
10 | Kipsubai Koskei | Kenya | 13:52.54 | |
11 | Steve Jones | Wales | 13:54.59 | |
12 | Nick Rose | England | 13:55.18 | |
13 | Lawrie Spence | Scotland | 14:28.10 | |
Alan Thurlow | New Zealand | DNF | ||
David Fitzsimons | Australia | DNS |
References
- "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
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