Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
Appearance
Men's 5000 metres at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | ||||||||||||
Date | October 15–17 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 39 from 25 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 14:05.0 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Pentathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
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]
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 | ![]() |
13:16.6 | Stockholm, Sweden | July 5, 1966 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
13:39.6 | Melbourne, Australia | November 26, 1956 |
Results
Round 1
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Kipchoge Keino | ![]() |
14:28.4 | Q |
2 | Mohammed Gammoudi | ![]() |
14:29.0 | Q |
3 | Mamo Wolde | ![]() |
14:29.8 | Q |
4 | Bob Finlay | ![]() |
14:31.8 | Q |
5 | Emiel Puttemans | ![]() |
14:34.6 | Q |
6 | Bernd Dießner | ![]() |
14:41.0 | |
7 | Rashid Sharafetdinov | ![]() |
14:44.0 | |
8 | Dick Taylor | ![]() |
14:46.6 | |
9 | Keisuke Sawaki | ![]() |
15:00.8 | |
10 | György Kiss | ![]() |
15:13.0 | |
11 | Lou Scott | ![]() |
15:13.6 | |
12 | Esau Adenji | ![]() |
15:46.2 | |
13 | Gabriel M'Boa | ![]() |
17:33.0 | |
14 | Juan Valladares | ![]() |
18:21.6 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Naftali Temu | ![]() |
14:20.4 | Q |
2 | Ron Clarke | ![]() |
14:20.8 | Q |
3 | Wohib Masresha | ![]() |
14:27.0 | Q |
4 | Jack Bacheler | ![]() |
14:31.0 | Q |
5 | Nikolay Sviridov | ![]() |
14:38.8 | Q |
6 | Ahmed Zammel | ![]() |
14:54.0 | |
7 | Alan Blinston | ![]() |
15:06.2 | |
8 | Werner Schneiter | ![]() |
15:08.2 | |
9 | Mustafa Musa | ![]() |
15:10.2 | |
10 | Edward Stawiarz | ![]() |
15:13.8 | |
11 | Werner Girke | ![]() |
15:20.8 | |
12 | Rafael Pérez | ![]() |
15:41.4 | |
13 | Benjamin Silva-Netto | ![]() |
17:10.2 | |
14 | Clovis Morales | ![]() |
18:40.2 |
Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Jean Wadoux | ![]() |
14:19.8 | Q |
2 | Juan Máximo Martínez | ![]() |
14:20.0 | Q |
3 | Harald Norpoth | ![]() |
14:20.6 | Q |
4 | Rex Maddaford | ![]() |
14:20.8 | Q |
5 | Fikru Deguefu | ![]() |
14:21.6 | Q |
6 | Bob Day | ![]() |
14:23.2 | |
7 | Leonid Mykytenko | ![]() |
14:44.0 | |
8 | Allan Rushmer | ![]() |
15:05.2 | |
9 | Julio Quevedo | ![]() |
15:23.0 | |
— | Dave Ellis | ![]() |
DNF | |
— | Roland Brehmer | ![]() |
DNF |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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Mohammed Gammoudi | ![]() |
14:05.0 |
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Kipchoge Keino | ![]() |
14:05.2 |
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Naftali Temu | ![]() |
14:06.4 |
4 | Juan Máximo Martínez | ![]() |
14:10.8 |
5 | Ron Clarke | ![]() |
14:12.4 |
6 | Wohib Masresha | ![]() |
14:17.6 |
7 | Nikolay Sviridov | ![]() |
14:18.4 |
8 | Fikru Deguefu | ![]() |
14:19.0 |
9 | Jean Wadoux | ![]() |
14:20.8 |
10 | Rex Maddaford | ![]() |
14:39.8 |
11 | Bob Finlay | ![]() |
14:45.0 |
12 | Emiel Puttemans | ![]() |
14:59.6 |
— | Harald Norpoth | ![]() |
DNF |
Notes:
Q- Qualified by place
DNF - Did Not Finish
References
- ^ "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.
External links
- Official Olympic Report, la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 13, 2012.