Athletics - Men's 5000 m

Honour Rating : 4

Formula

• Final:
  • 1912: fifteen finalists
  • 1920: sixteen finalists
  • 1924-28: twelve finalists
  • 1932: fourteen finalists
  • 1936: fifteen finalists
  • 1948: twelve finalists
  • 1952-56: fifteen finalists
  • 1960-64: twelve finalists
  • 1968: fifteen finalists
  • 1972-76: fourteen finalists
  • 1980: twelve finalists
  • 1984-88: fifteen finalists
  • 1992: sixteen finalists
  • 1996-2000: fifteen finalists
• Semi-Finals:
  • 1912-1976: none
  • 1980: two semi-finals of twelve competitors, four qualified plus four fastest losers
  • 1984-88: two semi-finals of fifteen competitors, six qualified plus three fastest losers
  • 1992: no semi-finals (heats turned into direct semi-finals because of weather problems)
  • 1996: two semi-finals of fifteen competitors, six qualified plus three fastest losers
  • 2000: no semi-finals
• Heats
  • 1912: five heats, three qualified
  • 1920: four heats, four qualified
  • 1924-28: three heats, four qualified
  • 1932: two heats, seven qualified
  • 1936: three heats, five qualified
  • 1948: three heats, four qualified
  • 1952-56: three heats, five qualified
  • 1960-64: four heats, three qualified
  • 1968: three heats, five qualified
  • 1972: five heats, two qualified plus four fastest losers
  • 1976: three heats, four qualified plus two fastest losers
  • 1980: three heats, six qualified plus six fastest losers
  • 1984: four heats, six qualified plus six fastest losers
  • 1988: three heats, seven qualified plus nine fastest losers
  • 1992: four heats, three qualified plus four fastest losers
  • 1996: three heats, eight qualified plus six fastest losers
  • 2000: two heats, six qualified plus three fastest losers

Participants

Top Competitors

1. (18000) Paavo Nurmi (FIN/1920-28)
2. (15000) Dieter Baumann (FRG/1988-96)
3. (12800) Lasse Virén (FIN/1972-76)
4. (10440) Mohamed Gammoudi (TUN/1964-72)
5. (10400) Ville Ritola (FIN/1924-28)
6. (10400) Lauri Lehtinen (FIN/1932-36)
7. (10400) Emil Zátopek (TCH/1948-52)
8. (8000) Paul Bitok (KEN/1992-96)
9. (6415) Murray Halberg (NZL/1960-64)
10. (6410) Gaston Reiff (BEL/1948-52)
11. (6400) Venuste Niyongabo (BDI/1996-2000)
12. (6400) Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN/1912)
13. (6400) Joseph Guillemot (FRA/1920)
14. (6400) Gunnar Höckert (FIN/1936)
15. (6400) Vladimir Kuts (URS/1956)
16. (6400) Robert Schul (USA/1964)
17. (6400) Miruts Yifter (ETH/1980)
18. (6400) Saïd Aouita (MAR/1984)
19. (6400) John Ngugi (KEN/1988)
20. (6400) Millon Wolde (ETH/2000)
21. (5600) Gordon Pirie (GBR/1952-60)
22. (5120) Edvin Wide (SWE/1924-28)
23. (5115) Harald Norpoth (GER-FRG/1964-72)
24. (5000) Kip Keino (KEN/1964-68)
25. (5000) Markus Ryffel (SUI/1976-80)
26. (4686) Fita Bayissa (ETH/1992-2000)
27. (4004) Alain Mimoun (FRA/1948-52)
28. (4000) Dick Quax (NZL/1972-76)
29. (4000) Jean Bouin (FRA/1912)
30. (4000) Ralph Hill (USA/1932)
31. (4000) Hans Grodotzki (GER/1960)
32. (4000) Suleiman Nyambui (TAN/1980)
33. (4000) Ali Saidi-Sief (ALG/2000)
34. (2960) Ian Stewart (GBR/1972-76)
35. (2816) Brahim Lahlafi (MAR/1996-2000)
36. (2600) Herbert Schade (GER/1952-56)
37. (2585) Bill Dellinger (USA/1956-64)
38. (2560) Kazimierz Zimny (POL/1956-60)
39. (2560) Hansjörg Kunze (GDR/1980,88)
40. (2560) George Hutson (GBR/1912)
41. (2560) Eric Backman (SWE/1920)
42. (2560) Lauri "Lasse" Virtanen (FIN/1932)
43. (2560) Henry Jonsson-Kälarne (SWE/1936)
44. (2560) Willem Slijkhuis (NED/1948)
45. (2560) Derek Ibbotson (GBR/1956)
46. (2560) Naftali Temu (KEN/1968)
47. (2560) Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand (FRG/1976)
48. (2560) Kaarlo Maaninka (FIN/1980)
49. (2560) António Leitão (POR/1984)
50. (2560) Khalid Boulami (MAR/1996)

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