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Olympic Games 1896-2004
Men's 5000m Results

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Men's 5000m. Final. Olympic Games 2004

1. Hicham El Guerrouj        (MOR)   13:14.39 
2. Kenenisa Bekele           (ETH)   13:14.59
3. Eliud Kipchoge            (KEN)   13:15.10
4. Gebre Egz'bher Gebremariam(ETH)   13:15.35
5. Dejene Berhanu            (ETH)   13:16.92
6. John Kibowen              (KEN)   13:18.24
7. Zersenay Tadesse          (ERI)   13:24.31
8. Craig Mottram             (AUS)   13:25.70
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Men's 5000m. Final. Olympic Games 2000

1. Million Wolde             (ETH)   13:35.49
2. Ali Saidi-Sief            (ALG)   13:36.20
3. Brahim Lahlafi            (MOR)   13:36.47
4. Fita Bayissa              (ETH)   13:37.03
5. David Chelule             (KEN)   13:37.13
6. Dagne Alemu               (ETH)   13:37.17
7. Sergiy Lebid              (UKR)   13:37.80
8. Jirka Arndt               (GER)   13:38.57   
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Men's 5000m. Final. Olympic Games 1996

1. Venuste Niyongabo         (BUR)   13:07.96 
2. Paul Bitok                (KEN)   13:08.16 
3. Khalid Boulami            (MOR)   13:08.37 
4. Dieter Baumann            (GER)   13:08.81 
5. Tom Nyariki               (KEN)   13:12.29 
6. Bob Kennedy               (USA)   13:12.35 
7. Enrique Molina            (ESP)   13:12.91 
8. Brahim Lahlafi            (MOR)   13:13.26
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Men's 5000m. Final. Olympic Games 1992

1. Dieter Baumann            (GER)   13.12.52
2. Paul Bitok                (KEN)   13.12.71
3. Fita Bayisa               (ETH)   13.13.03
4. Brahim Boutayeb           (MOR)   13.13.27
5. Yobes Ondieki             (KEN)   13.17.50
6. Worku Bikila              (ETH)   13.23.52
7. Rob Denmark               (GBR)   13.27.76
8. Abel Anton                (SPA)   13.27.80
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Men's 5000m. Final. Olympic Games 1988

1. John Ngugi                (KEN)   13.11.70
2. Dieter Baumann            (FRG)   13.15.52
3. Hansjorg Kunze            (GDR)   13.15.73
4. Domingos Castro           (POR)   13.16.09
5. Sydney Maree              (USA)   13.23.69
6. Jack Buckner              (GBR)   13.23.85
7. Stefano Mei               (ITA)   13.26.17
8. Yevgeny Ignatov           (BUL)   13.26.41
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Men's 5000m. Final. Olympic Games 1984

1. Said AOUITA               (MOR)   13:05:59
2. Markus RYFFEL             (SWI)   13:07:54
3, Antonio LEITAO            (POR)   13:09:20
4. Tim HUTCHINGS             (GBR)   13:11:50
5. Paul KIPKOECH             (KEN)   13:14:40
6. Charles CHERUIYOT         (KEN)   13:18:41
7. Doug PADILLA              (USA)   13:23:56
8. John WALKER               (NZL)   13:24:46
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Men's 5000m. Final. Olympic Games 1980

1. Miruts YIFTER             (ETH)   13:20.91
2. Suleiman NYAMBUI          (TAN)   13:21.60
3. Kaarlo MAANINKA           (FIN)   13:22.00
4. Eamonn COGHLAN            (IRL)   13:22.74   
5. Markus RYFFEL             (SWI)   13:23.03
6. Dietmar MILLONIG          (AUT)   13:23.62
7. John TREACY               (IRL)   13:24.10
8. Aleksandr FEDOTKIN        (SOV)   13:24.10
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Men's 5000m. Final. Olympic Games 1976

1. Lasse VIREN               (FIN)   13:24:76
2. Dick QUAX                 (NZL)   13:25:16
3. Klaus-Peter HILDENBRAND   (GER)   13:25:38
4. Rod DIXON                 (NZL)   13:25:50
5. Brendan FOSTER            (GBR)   13:26:19
6. Willy POLLEUNIS           (BEL)   13:26:99
7. Ian STEWART               (GBR)   13:27:65   
8. Aniceto Silva SIMOES      (POR)   13:29:38
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Men's 5000m. Final. Olympic Games 1972

1. Lasse VIREN               (FIN)   13:26.4   OR
2. Mohamed GAMMOUDI          (TUN)   13:27.4
3. Ian STEWART               (GBR)   13:27.6
4. Steve PREFONTAINE         (USA)   13:28.4
5. Emiel PUTTEMANS           (BEL)   13:30.8
6. Harald NORPOTH            (GER)   13:32.6
7. Per HALLE                 (NOR)   13:34.4
8. Nikolai SVIRIDOV          (RUS)   13:39.4
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Men's 5000m. Final. Olympic Games 1968

1. Mohamed GAMMOUDI          (TUN)   14:05.0
2. Kip KEINO                 (KEN)   14:05.2
3. Naftali TEMU              (KEN)   14:06.4
4. Juan MARTINEZ             (MEX)   14:10.8
5. Ron CLARKE                (AUS)   14:12.4
6. Wohib MASRESHA            (ETH)   14:17.6
7. Nikolai SVIRIDOV          (SOV)   14:18.4
8. Fikru DEGUEFU             (ETH)   14:19.0
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Men's 5000m. Final. Olympic Games 1964

1. Robert SCHUL              (USA)   13:48.8
2. Harald NORPOTH            (GER)   13:49.6  
3. William DELLINGER         (USA)   13.49.8
4. Michel JAZY               (FRA)   13:49.8
5. Kip KEINO                 (KEN)   13:50.4   
6. William BAILLIE           (NZL)   13:51.0
7. Nikolai DUTOV             (RUS)   13:53.8
8. Thor HELLAND              (NOR)   13:57.0
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Men's 5000m. Final. Olympic Games 1960

1. Murray HALBERG            (NZL)   13:43.4
2. Hans GRODOTZKI            (GDR)   13:44.6
3. Kazimierz ZIMNY           (GDR)   13:46.8
5. David POWER               (AUS)   13:51.8   
6. Maiyoro NYANDIKA          (KEN)   13:52.8
7. Michel BERNARD            (FRA)   14:04.2
8. Horst FLOSSBACH           (GER)   14:06.6
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Men's 5000m. Final. Olympic Games 1956

1. Vladimir KUTS             (SOV)   13:39.6   OR
2. Gordon PIRIE              (GBR)   13:50.6
3. Derek IBBOTSON            (GBR)   13:54.4
4. Miklos SZABO II           (HUN)   14:03.4
5. Albert THOMAS             (AUS)   14:04.6
6. Laszlo TABORI             (HUN)   14:09.8
7. Maiyoro NYANDIKA          (KEN)   14:19.0
8. Thyge THOGERSEN           (DEN)   14:21.0
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Men's 5000m. Final. Olympic Games 1952

1. Emil ZATOPEK              (CZE)   14:06.6   OR
2. Alain MIMOUN              (FRA)   14:07.4
3. Herbert SCHADE            (GER)   14:08.6   
4. Gordon PIRIE              (GBR)   14:18.0
5. Chris CHATAWAY            (GBR)   14:18.0
6. Leslie PERRY              (AUS)   14:23.6
7. Erno BERES                (HUN)   14:24.8
8. Ake ANDERSSON             (SWE)   14:26.0
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Men's 5000m. Final. Olympic Games 1948

1. Gaston REIFF              (BEL)   14:17.6  OR
2. Emil ZATOPEK              (CZE)   14:17.8
3. Willem SLIJKHUIS          (HOL)   14:26.8 
4. Erik AHLDEN               (SWE)   14:28.6
5. Bertil ALBERTSSON         (SWE)   14.39.0
6. Curtis STONE              (USA)   14:39.4
7. Vaino KOSKELA             (FIN)   14:41.0
8. Vaino MAKELA              (FIN)   14:43.0
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Men's 5000m. Final. Olympic Games 1936

1. Gunnar HOCKERT            (FIN)   14.22.2    OR	
2. Lauri LEHTINEN            (FIN)   14.25.8	
3. Henry JONSSEN             (SWE)   14.29.0
4. Kohei MURAKOSO            (JPN)   14.30.0
5. Jozef NOJI                (POL)   14.33.4
6. Ilmari SALMINEN           (FIN)   14.39.8
7. Umberto CERATI            (ITA)   14.44.4   
8. Louis ZAMPERINI           (USA)   14.46.8
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Men's 5000m. Final. Olympic Games 1932

1. Lauri LEHTINEN            (FIN)   14.30.0 	
2. Ralph HILL                (USA)   14.30.0	
3. Lauri VIRTANEN            (FIN)   14.44.0
4. John SAVIDAN              (NZL)   14.49.6
5. Jean-Gunnar LINDGREN      (SWE)   14.54.8
6. Max SYRING                (GER)   14.59.0
7. James BURNS               (GBR)   15.04.0
8. Daniel DEAN               (USA)   15.08.5
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Men's 5000m. Final. Olympic Games 1928

1. Ville RITOLA              (FIN)   14.38.0 	
2. Paavo NURMI               (FIN)   14.40.0	
3. Edvin WIDE                (SWE)   14.41.2
4. Leo LERMOND               (USA)   14.50.0
5. Ragnar MAGNUSSON          (SWE)   14.59.6
6. Armas KINNUNEN            (FIN)   15.02.0
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Men's 5000m. Final. Olympic Games 1924

1. Paavo NURMI               (FIN)   14.31.2   OR
2. Ville RITOLA              (FIN)   14.31.4
3. Edvin WIDE                (SWE)   15.01.8
4. John ROMIG                (USA)   15.12.4
5. Eino SEPPALA              (FIN)   15.18.4
6. Charles CLIBBON           (GBR)   15.29.0
7. Lucien DOLQUES            (FRA)   15.33.0
8. Axel ERIKSSON             (SWE)   15.38.0
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Men's 5000m. Final. Olympic Games 1920

1. Joseph GUILLEMOT          (FRA)   14.55.6
2. Paavo NURMI               (FIN)   15.00.0
3. Eric BACKMAN              (SWE)   15.13.0
4. Teodor KOSKENNIEMI        (FIN)   15.17.0
5. Charles BLEWITT           (GBR)   15.19.0
6. William SEAGROVE          (GBR)   15.21.0
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Men's 5000m. Final. Olympic Games 1912

1. Hannes KOLEHMAINEN        (FIN)   14.36.6   WR
2. Jean BOUIN                (FRA)   14.36.7
3. George HUTSON             (GBR)   15.07.6
4. George BONHAG             (USA)   15.09.8
5. Tel BERNA                 (USA)   15.10.0
6. Mauritz KARLSSON          (SWE)   15.18.6
7. Henry SCOTT               (USA)   N/A
8. Alex DECOTEAU             (CAN)   N/A
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