Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
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]
| Men's 5000 metres at the Games of the XV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Dates | July 22 (heats) July 24 (final) | |||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1952 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 | |
Results
Heats
The 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 14:23.8 | Q |
| 4 | Åke Andersson |  | 14:25.0 | Q |
| 5 | Gordon Pirie |  | 14:26.2 | Q |
| 6 | Nikifor Popov | .svg.png){kind=small} | 14:28.5 | |
| 7 | Charlie Capozzoli | .svg.png){kind=small} | 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 14:59.0 | |
| 13 | Stevan Pavlović | .svg.png){kind=small} | 14:59.2 | |
| 14 | József Kovács | .svg.png){kind=small} | 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 14:30.0 | |
| 8 | Osman Coşgül |  | 14:36.2 | |
| 9 | Bertil Karlsson | | 14:45.8 | |
| 10 | Pierre Page | | 14:57.0 | |
| 11 | Ali Baghbanbashi | .svg.png){kind=small} | 15:03.0 | |
| 12 | Ben Ahmed Abdelkrim | | 15:10.2 | |
| 13 | Wes Santee | | 15:10.4 | |
| 14 | Zdravko Ceraj | | 15:17.8 | |
| Rich Ferguson | .svg.png){kind=small} | 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
| 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
- "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.
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