Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

The Men's 5000 metres competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. The event was held at the University Olympic Stadium on October 15–17.[1]

Men's 5000 metres
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueEstadio Olímpico Universitario
DateOctober 15–17
Competitors39 from 25 nations
Winning time14:05.0
Medalists
Mohammed Gammoudi  Tunisia
Kipchoge Keino  Kenya
Naftali Temu  Kenya
Athletics at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
80 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

Competition format

The Men's 5000m competition consisted of three heats (Round 1) and a Final. The top five runners from each heat advanced to the final.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World record  Ron Clarke (AUS) 13:16.6 Stockholm, Sweden July 5, 1966
Olympic record  Vladimir Kuts (URS) 13:39.6 Melbourne, Australia November 26, 1956

Results

Round 1

Heat 1
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Kipchoge Keino Kenya14:28.4Q
2Mohammed Gammoudi Tunisia14:29.0Q
3Mamo Wolde Ethiopia14:29.8Q
4Bob Finlay Canada14:31.8Q
5Emiel Puttemans Belgium14:34.6Q
6Bernd Dießner East Germany14:41.0
7Rashid Sharafetdinov Soviet Union14:44.0
8Dick Taylor Great Britain14:46.6
9Keisuke Sawaki Japan15:00.8
10György Kiss Hungary15:13.0
11Lou Scott United States15:13.6
12Esau Adenji Cameroon15:46.2
13Gabriel M'Boa Central African Republic17:33.0
14Juan Valladares Honduras18:21.6

Heat 2
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Naftali Temu Kenya14:20.4Q
2Ron Clarke Australia14:20.8Q
3Wohib Masresha Ethiopia14:27.0Q
4Jack Bacheler United States14:31.0Q
5Nikolay Sviridov Soviet Union14:38.8Q
6Ahmed Zammel Tunisia14:54.0
7Alan Blinston Great Britain15:06.2
8Werner Schneiter Switzerland15:08.2
9Mustafa Musa Uganda15:10.2
10Edward Stawiarz Poland15:13.8
11Werner Girke West Germany15:20.8
12Rafael Pérez Costa Rica15:41.4
13Benjamin Silva-Netto Philippines17:10.2
14Clovis Morales Honduras18:40.2

Heat 3
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Jean Wadoux France14:19.8Q
2Juan Máximo Martínez Mexico14:20.0Q
3Harald Norpoth West Germany14:20.6Q
4Rex Maddaford New Zealand14:20.8Q
5Fikru Deguefu Ethiopia14:21.6Q
6Bob Day United States14:23.2
7Leonid Mykytenko Soviet Union14:44.0
8Allan Rushmer Great Britain15:05.2
9Julio Quevedo Guatemala15:23.0
N/ADave Ellis CanadaDNF
N/ARoland Brehmer PolandDNF

Final
RankAthleteNationTime
Mohammed Gammoudi Tunisia14:05.0
Kipchoge Keino Kenya14:05.2
Naftali Temu Kenya14:06.4
4Juan Máximo Martínez Mexico14:10.8
5Ron Clarke Australia14:12.4
6Wohib Masresha Ethiopia14:17.6
7Nikolay Sviridov Soviet Union14:18.4
8Fikru Deguefu Ethiopia14:19.0
9Jean Wadoux France14:20.8
10Rex Maddaford New Zealand14:39.8
11Bob Finlay Canada14:45.0
12Emiel Puttemans Belgium14:59.6
N/AHarald Norpoth West GermanyDNF

Notes: Q- Qualified by place
DNF - Did Not Finish

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Games: Men's 5000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
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