Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

Men's 5000 metres
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
Venue Lenin Central Stadium
Dates 28 July 1980 (qualification)
31 July 1980 (semi-finals)
1 August 1980 (final)
Competitors 37 from 24 nations
Winning time 13:21.0
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Miruts Yifter
 Ethiopia
2nd, silver medalist(s) Suleiman Nyambui
 Tanzania
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Kaarlo Maaninka
 Finland

These are the official results of the Men's 5000 metres event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There were a total number of 34 participating athletes, with the final held on Friday 1 August 1980.[1]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics.

World Record 13:08.4 Kenya Henry Rono Berkeley United States April 8, 1978
Olympic Record 13:20.34 United Kingdom Brendan Foster Montreal (Canada) July 28, 1976

Results

Final

  • Held on Friday 1 August 1980
RANK FINAL TIME
 Miruts Yifter (ETH) 13:21.0
 Suleiman Nyambui (TAN) 13:21.6
 Kaarlo Maaninka (FIN) 13:22.0
4.  Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) 13:22.8
5.  Markus Ryffel (SUI) 13:23.1
6.  Dietmar Millonig (AUT) 13:23.3
7.  John Treacy (IRL) 13:23.7
8.  Aleksandr Fyodotkin (URS) 13:24.1
9.  Jiří Sýkora (TCH) 13:25.0
10.  Yohannes Mohamed (ETH) 13:28.4
11.  Martti Vainio (FIN) 13:32.1
12.  Mohamed Kedir (ETH) 13:34.2

Semi Finals

  • Held on Wednesday 30 July 1980
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Yohannes Mohamed (ETH) 13:39.4
2.  Miruts Yifter (ETH) 13:40.0
3.  Kaarlo Maaninka (FIN) 13:40.2
4.  John Treacy (IRL) 13:40.3
5.  Nick Rose (GBR) 13:40.6
6.  Valeriy Abramov (URS) 13:40.7
7.  Zakariah Barie (TAN) 13:44.9
8.  Emiel Puttemans (BEL) 13:50.2
9.  David Moorcroft (GBR) 13:58.2
10.  Dave Fitzsimons (AUS) 13:58.3
11.  Hansjörg Kunze (GDR) 14:00.3
12.  Enrique Aquino (MEX) 14:01.4


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Mohamed Kedir (ETH) 13:28.6
2.  Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) 13:28.8
3.  Markus Ryffel (SUI) 13:29.3
4.  Dietmar Millonig (AUT) 13:29.4
5.  Suleiman Nyambui (TAN) 13:30.2
6.  Martti Vainio (FIN) 13:30.4
7.  Jiří Sýkora (TCH) 13:31.0
8.  Aleksandr Fyodotkin (URS) 13:31.9
9.  Barry Smith (GBR) 13:36.7
10.  Alex Hagelsteens (BEL) 13:46.7
11.  Steve Austin (AUS) 13:47.6
12.  El-Hachemi Abdenouz (ALG) 14:15.9

Heats

  • Held on Monday 28 July 1980
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Miruts Yifter (ETH) 13:44.4
2.  Hansjörg Kunze (GDR) 13:44.4
3.  Nick Rose (GBR) 13:44.7
4.  John Treacy (IRL) 13:44.8
5.  Alex Hagelsteens (BEL) 13:44.9
6.  Aleksandr Fedotkin (URS) 13:45.6
7.  Dave Fitzsimons (AUS) 13:46.4
8.  Enrique Aquino (MEX) 13:48.9
9.  Gopal Singh Saini (IND) 14:06.6
10.  Robert Chideka (BOT) 14:47.2
11.  Laxman Basnet (NEP) 16:11.7


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  El-Hachemi Abdenouz (ALG) 13:42.1
2.  Mohamed Kedir (ETH) 13:42.7
3.  Valeriy Abramov (URS) 13:42.9
4.  Emiel Puttemans (BEL) 13:43.0
5.  David Moorcroft (GBR) 13:43.0
6.  Jiří Sýkora (TCH) 13:43.1
7.  Steve Austin (AUS) 13:43.2
8.  Martti Vainio (FIN) 13:45.2
9.  Zakariah Barie (TAN) 13:49.9
10.  Mick O'Shea (IRL) 14:03.0
11.  Bernardo Manuel (ANG) 14:51.4
12.  Saleh El-Ali (SYR) 15:08.2


RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.  Markus Ryffel (SUI) 13:45.0
2.  Suleiman Nyambui (TAN) 13:45.4
3.  Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) 13:45.4
4.  Dietmar Millonig (AUT) 13:45.7
5.  Yohannes Mohamed (ETH) 13:45.8
6.  Kaarlo Maaninka (FIN) 13:45.8
7.  Barry Smith (GBR) 13:46.3
8.  Enn Sellik (URS) 13:52.4
9.  Rachid Habchaoui (ALG) 13:59.9
10.  Zephaniah Ncube (ZIM) 14:06.7
11.  Pedro Mulomo (MOZ) 15:11.9
12.  Amadou Alimi (BEN) 15:44.0

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics at the 1980 Moscow Games: Men's 5000 metres". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
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