Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

These are the official results of the men's 5000 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 62 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats. The fastest three qualified for the final plus the four fastest others.[1]

Men's 5000 metres
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
VenueEstadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Dates6 August 1992 (heats)
8 August 1992 (final)
Competitors56 from 41 nations
Winning time13:12.52
Medalists
Dieter Baumann
 Germany
Paul Bitok
 Kenya
Fita Bayisa
 Ethiopia
Official Video Highlights
@ 11:18
Athletics at the
1992 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
10 km walkwomen
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
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen
Wheelchair races

Running last in a lead pack of four coming off the final turn, Dieter Baumann simply ran past the trio of African runners to take the gold.

Medalists
GoldDieter Baumann
 Germany
SilverPaul Bitok
 Kenya
BronzeFita Bayisa
 Ethiopia

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.

World Record 12:58.39 Saïd Aouita Rome (ITA) July 22, 1987
Olympic Record 13:05.59 Saïd Aouita Los Angeles (USA) August 11, 1984

Final
  • Held on August 8, 1992
RANK FINAL TIME
 Dieter Baumann (GER) 13:12.52
 Paul Bitok (KEN) 13:12.71
 Fita Bayisa (ETH) 13:13.03
4.  Brahim Boutayeb (MAR) 13:13.27
5.  Yobes Ondieki (KEN) 13:17.50
6.  Worku Bikila (ETH) 13:23.52
7.  Rob Denmark (GBR) 13:27.76
8.  Abel Anton (ESP) 13:27.80
9.  Mohamed Issangar (MAR) 13:28.97
10.  Andrew Sambu (TAN) 13:37.20
11.  Domingos Castro (POR) 13:38.08
12.  Bob Kennedy (USA) 13:39.72
13.  Pascal Thiebault (FRA) 13:43.39
14.  Dominic Kirui (KEN) 13:45.16
15.  Marcel Versteeg (NED) 13:48.32
16.  Salvatore Antibo (ITA) 14:02.47

Heats
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Pascal Thiebault (FRA) 13:31.16
2.  Fita Bayisa (ETH) 13:31.24
3.  Abel Anton (ESP) 13:31.48
4.  Yobes Ondieki (KEN) 13:31.88
5.  Jack Buckner (GBR) 13:37.14
6.  John Doherty (IRL) 13:41.27
7.  Risto Ulmala (FIN) 13:52.52
8.  Mahmoud Kalboussi (TUN) 13:55.01
9.  Robert Ian Johnston (NZL) 13:57.87
10.  Brendan Matthias (CAN) 14:01.57
11.  Godfrey Siamusiye (ZAM) 14:08.83
12.  Aissa Belaout (ALG) 15:02.76
13.  Tawai Keiruan (VAN) 15:27.46
14.  Yussuf Moli Yesky (CHA) 15:29.25
—  Apolineria Belisle Gomez (HON) DNS


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Worku Bikila (ETH) 13:32.93
2.  Paul Bitok (KEN) 13:36.81
3.  Brahim Boutayeb (MAR) 13:37.27
4.  Frank O'Mara (IRL) 13:38.79
5.  Reuben Reina (USA) 13:40.50
6.  Jonny Danielson (SWE) 13:43.91
7.  Raimundo Santos (POR) 13:48.06
8.  Hamid Sajjadi (IRI) 14:04.54
9.  Herder Vázquez (COL) 14:06.80
10.  José Luis Molina (CRC) 14:09.22
11.  Leo Garnes (BAR) 15:21.95
12.  Marlon Williams (ISV) 15:26.49
—  Evgeni Ignatov (BUL) DNF
—  Husein Saleh Joaim (YEM) DNS
—  Antonio Silio (ARG) DNS


RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.  Dieter Baumann (GER) 13:20.82
2.  Rob Denmark (GBR) 13:22.41
3.  Mohamed Issangar (MAR) 13:22.98
4.  Dominic Kirui (KEN) 13:24.21
5.  Domingos Castro (POR) 13:24.57
6.  Antonio Serrano Sánchez (ESP) 13:42.94
7.  Tendai Chimusasa (ZIM) 13:50.16
8.  Bahadur Prasad (IND) 13:50.71
9.  Isaac Simelane (SWZ) 14:00.44
10.  Paul Donovan (IRL) 14:03.79
11.  Ignacio Fragoso (MEX) 14:16.14
12.  Abdullah Al-Dosari (BRN) 14:23.07
13.  Moussa Souleiman (DJI) 14:28.77
14.  Tello Namane (LES) 14:33.04
—  John Trautmann (USA) DNF
—  Mwenze Kalombo (ZAI) DNS


RANK HEAT 4 TIME
1.  Salvatore Antibo (ITA) 13:33.71
2.  Bob Kennedy (USA) 13:35.76
3.  Marcel Versteeg (NED) 13:35.95
4.  Andrew Sambu (TAN) 13:36.99
5.  Ian Hamer (GBR) 13:40.20
6.  Addis Abebe (ETH) 13:40.76
7.  Martín Fiz (ESP) 13:42.20
8.  Andrey Tikhonov (EUN) 13:44.67
9.  Zachariah Ditetso (BOT) 13:54.88
10.  Carlos Monteiro (POR) 14:00.53
11.  Seraphin Mugabo (RWA) 14:25.97
12.  Ernest Ndjissipou (CAF) 14:40.12
13.  Awad Al-Hasini (JOR) 14:55.58
14.  Policarpio Calizaya (BOL) 15:02.02
—  Davendra Singh (FIJ) DNS
—  Vincent Rousseau (BEL) DNS

See also
  • 1990 Men's European Championships 5.000 metres (Split)
  • 1991 Men's World Championships 5.000 metres (Tokyo)
  • 1993 Men's World Championships 5.000 metres (Stuttgart)
  • 1994 Men's European Championships 5.000 metres (Helsinki)

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Games: Men's 5000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
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