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Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's 5000 metres

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Men's 5000 metres
at the Commonwealth Games

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

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Gold Silver Bronze
Henry Rono
 Kenya
Michael Musyoki
 Kenya
Brendan Foster
 England

Results

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Heats

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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

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Held on 10 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Henry Rono  Kenya 13:23.04
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Michael Musyoki  Kenya 13:29.92
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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  1. ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-25.