The men's 5000 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Monday, August 16, 1920, and on Tuesday, August 17, 1920. Thirty-eight runners from 16 nations competed.[1]
Men's 5000 metres at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympisch Stadion | ||||||||||||
Dates | August 16–17 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 38 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Competition format
editThe competition consisted of two rounds. First four semifinals were held of 9 to 10 runners with the top four in each heat advancing. The final race was then held the next day with 16 competitors.[2]
Records
editThese were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.[3]
World Record | 14:36.6 | Stockholm (SWE) | July 10, 1912 | |
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Olympic Record | 14:36.6 | Stockholm (SWE) | July 10, 1912 |
Schedule
editDate | Time | Round |
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Monday, 16 August 1920 | 10:00 | Round 1 |
Tuesday, 17 August 1920 | 15:15 | Final |
Results
editSemifinals
editSemifinal 1
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 15:17.8 | Q | |
2 | 15:17.8 | Q | |
3 | 15:22.0 | Q | |
4 | 15:23.0 | Q | |
5 | 15:23.2 | ||
6 | 15:38.0 | ||
7 | 16:17.8 | ||
— | DNF | ||
DNF | |||
DNF |
Semifinal 2
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 15:19.8 | Q | |
2 | 15:22.6 | Q | |
3 | 15:31.8 | Q | |
4 | 15:39.2 | Q | |
5 | 16:08.2 | ||
6 | |||
7 | |||
— | DNF | ||
DNF | |||
DNF |
Semifinal 3
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 15:27.6 | Q | |
2 | 15:33.0 | Q | |
3 | 15:53.6 | Q | |
4 | 16:04.2 | Q | |
5 | |||
6 | |||
7 | |||
8 | |||
9 |
Semifinal 4
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 15:33.0 | Q | |
2 | 15:34.0 | Q | |
3 | 15:41.6 | Q | |
4 | 15:54.0 | Q | |
5 | 15:54.4 | ||
6 | |||
7 | |||
8 | |||
9 |
Final
editPlace | Athlete | Time |
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14:55.6 | ||
15:00.0 | ||
15:13.0 | ||
4 | 15:17.0 | |
5 | 15:19.0 | |
6 | 15:21.0 | |
7 | 15:21.2 | |
8 | 15:24.0 | |
9 | 15:25.0 | |
10 | 15:29.5 | |
11 | ||
12 | ||
13 | ||
— | DNF | |
DNF | ||
DNF |
References
edit- ^ "Athletics at the 1920 Antwerp Games: Men's 5000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "5000 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "World Record Progression of 5000 Metres". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
Notes
edit- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 12 August 2007.