The men's 5000 metres event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place July 22 and July 24. The final was won by Emil Zátopek of Czechoslovakia.[1] The winning margin was 0.8 seconds.
| Men's 5000 metres at the Games of the XV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | July 22 (heats) July 24 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 45 from 24 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 14:06.6 OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Results
editHeats
editThe first round was on July 22. The fastest five runners from each heat qualified for the final.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Mimoun | 14:19.0 | Q | |
| 2 | Ilmari Taipale | 14:22.8 | Q | |
| 3 | Gaston Reiff | 14:23.8 | Q | |
| 4 | Åke Andersson | 14:25.0 | Q | |
| 5 | Gordon Pirie | 14:26.2 | Q | |
| 6 | Nikifor Popov | 14:28.5 | ||
| 7 | Charlie Capozzoli | 14:39.0 | ||
| 8 | August Sutter | 14:45.2 | ||
| 9 | Øistein Saksvik | 14:55.4 | ||
| 10 | John Landy | 14:56.4 | ||
| 11 | Helmuth Perz | 14:57.2 | ||
| 12 | Osamu Inoue | 14:59.0 | ||
| 13 | Stevan Pavlović | 14:59.2 | ||
| 14 | József Kovács | 17:09.2 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herbert Schade | 14:15.4 | Q | |
| 2 | Alan Parker | 14:18.2 | Q | |
| 3 | Ernő Béres | 14:19.6 | Q | |
| 4 | Lucien Theys | 14:22.2 | Q | |
| 5 | Eero Tuomaala | 14:26.8 | Q | |
| 6 | Ivan Semyonov | 14:28.0 | ||
| 7 | Alojzy Graj | 14:30.0 | ||
| 8 | Osman Coşgül | 14:36.2 | ||
| 9 | Bertil Karlsson | 14:45.8 | ||
| 10 | Pierre Page | 14:57.0 | ||
| 11 | Ali Baghbanbashi | 15:03.0 | ||
| 12 | Ben Ahmed Abdelkrim | 15:10.2 | ||
| 13 | Wes Santee | 15:10.4 | ||
| 14 | Zdravko Ceraj | 15:17.8 | ||
| Rich Ferguson | DNF |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Anufriyev | 14:23.6 | Q | |
| 2 | Bertil Albertsson | 14:26.0 | Q | |
| 3 | Emil Zátopek | 14:26.0 | Q | |
| 4 | Les Perry | 14:27.0 | Q | |
| 5 | Christopher Chataway | 14:27.8 | Q | |
| 6 | Ib Planck | 14:31.6 | ||
| 7 | Martin Stokken | 14:39.0 | ||
| 8 | Curt Stone | 14:42.8 | ||
| 9 | Jean Schlegel | 14:45.6 | ||
| 10 | Kurt Rötzer | 14:49.4 | ||
| 11 | Väinö Koskela | 14:50.8 | ||
| 12 | Velimir Ilić | 14:51.6 | ||
| 13 | Paul Frieden | 15:23.2 | ||
| 14 | Kristján Jóhannsson | 15:23.8 | ||
| 15 | Alphonse Vandenrydt | 15:51.2 | ||
| George Hoskins | DNF |
Final
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emil Zátopek | 14:06.6 | OR | ||
| Alain Mimoun | 14:07.4 | |||
| Herbert Schade | 14:08.6 | |||
| 4 | Gordon Pirie | 14:18.0 | ||
| 5 | Chris Chataway | 14:18.0 | ||
| 6 | Les Perry | 14:23.6 | ||
| 7 | Ernő Béres | 14:24.8 | ||
| 8 | Åke Andersson | 14:26.0 | ||
| 9 | Bertil Albertsson | 14:27.8 | ||
| 10 | Aleksandr Anufriyev | 14:31.4 | ||
| 11 | Alan Parker | 14:37.0 | ||
| 12 | Ilmari Taipale | 14:40.0 | ||
| 13 | Eero Tuomaala | 14:54.2 | ||
| 14 | Lucien Theys | 14:59.0 | ||
| Gaston Reiff | DNF |
Key: DNF = Did not finish, OR = Olympic record
References
edit- ^ "Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Games: Men's 5000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2017.