Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
| Men's 5000 metres at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 Mohammed Gammoudi crossing the finish line | |||||||||||||
| 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 |  Ron Clarke (AUS)
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13:16.6 | Stockholm, Sweden | July 5, 1966 |
| Olympic record |  Vladimir Kuts (URS)
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13:39.6 | Melbourne, Australia | November 26, 1956 |
Results
Round 1
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kipchoge Keino |  Kenya |
14:28.4 | Q |
| 2 | Mohammed Gammoudi |  Tunisia |
14:29.0 | Q |
| 3 | Mamo Wolde |  Ethiopia |
14:29.8 | Q |
| 4 | Bob Finlay |  Canada |
14:31.8 | Q |
| 5 | Emiel Puttemans |  Belgium |
14:34.6 | Q |
| 6 | Bernd Dießner |  East Germany |
14:41.0 | |
| 7 | Rashid Sharafetdinov |  Soviet Union |
14:44.0 | |
| 8 | Dick Taylor |  Great Britain |
14:46.6 | |
| 9 | Keisuke Sawaki |  Japan |
15:00.8 | |
| 10 | György Kiss |
 Hungary |
15:13.0 | |
| 11 | Lou Scott |  United States |
15:13.6 | |
| 12 | Esau Adenji |  Cameroon |
15:46.2 | |
| 13 | Gabriel M'Boa |  Central African Republic |
17:33.0 | |
| 14 | Juan Valladares |  Honduras |
18:21.6 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naftali Temu | Kenya |
14:20.4 | Q |
| 2 | Ron Clarke |  Australia |
14:20.8 | Q |
| 3 | Wohib Masresha | Ethiopia |
14:27.0 | Q |
| 4 | Jack Bacheler | United States |
14:31.0 | Q |
| 5 | Nikolay Sviridov | Soviet Union |
14:38.8 | Q |
| 6 | Ahmed Zammel | Tunisia |
14:54.0 | |
| 7 | Alan Blinston | Great Britain |
15:06.2 | |
| 8 | Werner Schneiter |  Switzerland |
15:08.2 | |
| 9 | Mustafa Musa |  Uganda |
15:10.2 | |
| 10 | Edward Stawiarz |  Poland |
15:13.8 | |
| 11 | Werner Girke | West Germany |
15:20.8 | |
| 12 | Rafael Pérez |  Costa Rica |
15:41.4 | |
| 13 | Benjamin Silva-Netto |  Philippines |
17:10.2 | |
| 14 | Clovis Morales | Honduras |
18:40.2 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean Wadoux |  France |
14:19.8 | Q |
| 2 | Juan Máximo Martínez |  Mexico |
14:20.0 | Q |
| 3 | Harald Norpoth | West Germany |
14:20.6 | Q |
| 4 | Rex Maddaford |  New Zealand |
14:20.8 | Q |
| 5 | Fikru Deguefu | Ethiopia |
14:21.6 | Q |
| 6 | Bob Day | United States |
14:23.2 | |
| 7 | Leonid Mykytenko | Soviet Union |
14:44.0 | |
| 8 | Allan Rushmer | Great Britain |
15:05.2 | |
| 9 | Julio Quevedo |  Guatemala |
15:23.0 | |
| — | Dave Ellis |
Canada |
DNF | |
| — | Roland Brehmer | Poland |
DNF |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
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Mohammed Gammoudi | Tunisia |
14:05.0 |
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Kipchoge Keino | Kenya |
14:05.2 |
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Naftali Temu | Kenya |
14:06.4 |
| 4 | Juan Máximo Martínez | Mexico |
14:10.8 |
| 5 | Ron Clarke | Australia |
14:12.4 |
| 6 | Wohib Masresha | Ethiopia |
14:17.6 |
| 7 | Nikolay Sviridov | Soviet Union |
14:18.4 |
| 8 | Fikru Deguefu | Ethiopia |
14:19.0 |
| 9 | Jean Wadoux | France |
14:20.8 |
| 10 | Rex Maddaford | New Zealand |
14:39.8 |
| 11 | Bob Finlay | Canada |
14:45.0 |
| 12 | Emiel Puttemans | Belgium |
14:59.6 |
| — | Harald Norpoth | West Germany |
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[permanent dead link], la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 13, 2012.