Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
| Men's 5000 metres at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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 Emil Zátopek | ||||||||||
| Dates | July 31 (heats) August 2 (final) | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 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 | |
| 10 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 | ||
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's 5000 metres event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place July 31 and August 2. The final was won by Gaston Reiff of Belgium.[1]
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Gunder Hägg (SWE) |
13:58.2 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 20 September 1942 |
| Olympic record |  Gunnar Höckert (FIN) |
14:22.2 | Berlin, Germany | 7 August 1936 |
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
| Date | Event | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August | Final | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Gaston Reiff (BEL) | 14:17.6 | OR |
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 31 July 1948 | 16:00 | Round 1 |
| Monday, 2 August 1948 | 17:00 | Final |
Results
The first four runners from each heat qualified to the final.
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time (hand) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | Evert Nyberg | 14:58.2 |
| 2 | Finland | Väinö Koskela | 14:58.3 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} United States | Curt Stone | 14:58.6 |
| 4 | Belgium | Marcel Vandewattyne | 15:14.0 |
| 5 |  France | Jacques Vernier | 15:29.8 |
| 6 |  New Zealand | Harold Nelson | 15:34.4 |
| 7 |  Netherlands | Jef Lataster | 15:39.0 |
| 8 |  Great Britain | Jack Braughton | |
| 9 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | Cliff Salmond | 16:05.0 |
| 10 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Trinidad and Tobago | Manny Ramjohn | |
| - |  Denmark | Aage Poulsen | DNF |
| - |  Ireland | John Joe Barry | DNF |
Heat 2
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time (hand) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | Erik Ahldén | 14:34.2 |
| 2 |  Czechoslovakia | Emil Zátopek | 14:34.4 |
| 2 | Finland | Väinö Mäkelä | 14:45.8 |
| 4 |  Norway | Martin Stokken | 15:04.4 |
| 5 | France | Maurice Pouzieux | 15:09.8 |
| 6 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | Gregorio Rojo | 15:19.0 |
| 7 | Great Britain | Bill Lucas | |
| 8 |  Republic of China | Lou Wen-ngau | |
| 9 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Greece | Vasilios Mavrapostolos | |
| 10 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea | Sim Bok-seok | |
| - |  Turkey | Mustafa Özcan | DNF |
| - | United States | Clarence Robison | DNF |
Heat 3
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time (hand) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | Willem Slijkhuis | 15:06.8 |
| 2 | Belgium | Gaston Reiff | 15:07.0 |
| 2 | Sweden | Bertil Albertsson | 15:07.8 |
| 4 | Finland | Helge Perälä | 15:07.8 |
| 5 | United States | Jerry Thompson | 15:08.4 |
| 6 | France | Alain Mimoun | 15:11.2 |
| 7 | Great Britain | Alec Olney | |
| 8 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mexico | Martín Alarcón | |
| 9 |  Switzerland | Ernst Günther |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gaston Reiff | Belgium | 14:17.6 | OR |
 | Emil Zátopek | Czechoslovakia | 14:17.8 | |
 | Willem Slijkhuis | Netherlands | 14:26.8 | |
| 4 | Erik Ahldén | Sweden | 14:28.6 | |
| 5 | Bertil Albertsson | Sweden | 14:39.0 | |
| 6 | Curt Stone | United States | 14:39.4 | |
| 7 | Väinö Koskela | Finland | 14:41.0 | |
| 8 | Väinö Mäkelä | Finland | 14:43.0 | |
| 9 | Marcel Vandewattyne | Belgium | ||
| 10 | Martin Stokken | Norway | ||
| 11 | Helge Perälä | Finland | ||
| Evert Nyberg | Sweden | DNF |
Key: DNF = Did not finish, OR = Olympic record
References
- "Athletics at the 1948 London Games: Men's 5000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
External links
- Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
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