Olympic Games 5000 meters
Dates/Venues/Medalists
(24 runnings for men, 6 runnings for women)
20/19 Aug 2016, Rio de Janeiro
BRA (results)
|
G
|
13:03.30 |
Mohamed Farah (ENG) |
14:26.17 |
Vivian Cheruiyot Chepkemoi (KEN) |
|
S
|
13:03.90 |
Paul Chelimo Kipkemboi (USA) |
14:29.77 |
Hellen Obiri Onsando (KEN) |
|
B
|
13:04.35 |
Hagos Gebrehiwit (ETH) |
14:33.59 |
Almaz Ayana Eba (ETH) |
11/10 Aug 2012, London ENG (results)
|
G
|
13:41.66 |
Mohamed Farah (ENG) |
15:04.25 |
Meseret Defar (ETH) |
|
S
|
13:41.98 |
Dejene Gebremeskel (ETH) |
15:04.73 |
Vivian Cheruiyot Chepkemoi (KEN) |
|
B
|
13:42.36 |
Thomas Pkemoi Longosiwa (KEN) |
15:05.15 |
Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) |
23/22 Aug 2008, Beijing CHN (results)
|
G
|
12:57.82 |
Kenenisa Bekele
Beyeche (ETH) |
15:41.40 |
Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) |
|
S
|
13:02.80 |
Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) |
15:44.12 |
Meseret Defar (ETH) |
|
B
|
13:06.22 |
Edwin Soi Cheruiyot (KEN) |
15:44.96 |
Sylvia Kibet
Chebiwot (KEN) |
Note: Silver medalist Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) was later
disqualified for using Stanozolol
28/23 Aug
2004, Athens GRE (results)
|
G
|
13:14.39
|
Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) |
14:45.65
|
Meseret Defar (ETH) |
|
S
|
13:14.59
|
Kenenisa Bekele
Beyeche (ETH) |
14:48.19
|
Isabella Ochichi (KEN) |
|
B
|
13:15.10
|
Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) |
14:51.83
|
Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) |
30/25 Sep 2000, Sydney AUS (results)
|
G
|
13:35.49
|
Million Wolde (ETH) |
14:40.79
|
Gabriela Szabo (ROM) |
|
S
|
13:36.20
|
Ali Saidi-Sief (ALG) |
14:41.02
|
Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) |
|
B
|
13:36.47
|
Brahim Lahlafi (MAR) |
14:42.23
|
Getenesh Wami (ETH) |
03 Aug/28 Jul 1996, Atlanta
GA/USA (results)
|
G
|
13:07.96
|
Venuste Niyongabo (BUR) |
14:59.88
|
Jun-xia Wang (CHN) |
|
S
|
13:08.16
|
Paul Bitok (KEN) |
15:03.49
|
Pauline Konga (KEN) |
|
B
|
13:08.37
|
Khalid Boulami (MAR) |
15:07.52
|
Roberta Brunet (ITA) |
08 Aug 1992, Barcelona ESP (results)
|
G
|
13:12.52
|
Dieter Baumann (GER) |
|
S
|
13:12.71
|
Paul Bitok (KEN) |
|
B
|
13:13.03
|
Fita Bayissa (ETH) |
01 Oct 1988, Seoul KOR (results)
|
G
|
13:11.70
|
John Ngugi (KEN) |
|
S
|
13:15.52
|
Dieter Baumann (GER) |
|
B
|
13:15.73
|
Hans-Jorg Kunze (GER) |
11 Aug 1984, Los Angeles
CA/USA (results)
|
G
|
13:05.59
|
Said Aouita (MAR) |
|
S
|
13:07.54
|
Markus Ryffel (SUI) |
|
B
|
13:09.20
|
Antonio Leitao (POR) |
01 Aug 1980, Moscow RUS
(results)
|
G
|
13:20.91
|
Miruts Yifter (ETH) |
|
S
|
13:21.60
|
Suleiman Nyambui (TAN) |
|
B
|
13:22.00
|
Kaarlo Maaninka (FIN) |
30 1976, Montreal PQ/CAN
(results)
|
G
|
13:24.76
|
Lasse Viren (FIN) |
|
S
|
13:25.16
|
Dick Quax (NZL) |
|
B
|
13:25.38
|
Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand (GER) |
10 Sep 1972, Munich GER
(results)
|
G
|
13:26.4
|
Lasse Viren (FIN) |
|
S
|
13:27.4
|
Mohamed Gammoudi (TUN) |
|
B
|
13:27.6
|
Ian Stewart (GBR) |
17 Oct 1968, Mexico City
MEX
(results)
|
G
|
14:05.01
|
Mohamed Gammoudi (TUN) |
|
S
|
14:05.16
|
Kipchoge Keino (KEN) |
|
B
|
14:06.41
|
Naftali Temu (KEN) |
18 Oct 1964, Tokyo JPN
(results)
|
G
|
13:48.8
|
Robert Schul (USA) |
|
S
|
13:49.6
|
Harald Norpoth (GER) |
|
B
|
13:49.8
|
William Dillinger (USA) |
02 Sep 1960, Rome ITA
(results)
|
G
|
13:43.76
|
Murray Halberg (NZL) |
|
S
|
13:45.01
|
Hans Grodotski (GER) |
|
B
|
13:45.09
|
Kazimierz Zimny (POL) |
28 Nov 1956, Melbourne
AUS
(results)
|
G
|
13:39.86
|
Vladimir Kuts (RUS) |
|
S
|
13:50.78
|
Gordon Pirie (GBR) |
|
B
|
13:54.60
|
Derek Ibbotson (GBR) |
24 Jul 1952, Helsinki
FIN
(results)
|
G
|
14:06.6
|
Emil Zatopek (CZE) |
|
S
|
14:07.4
|
Alain Mimoun (FRA) |
|
B
|
14:08.6
|
Herbert Schade (GER) |
02 Aug 1948, London ENG
(results)
|
G
|
14:17.6
|
Gaston Reiff (BEL) |
|
S
|
14:17.8
|
Emil Zatopek (CZE) |
|
B
|
14:20.8
|
Willem Slykhuis (NED) |
07 Aug 1936, Berlin GER
(results)
|
G
|
14:22.2
|
Gunner Höckert (GER) |
|
S
|
14:25.8
|
Lauri Lehtinen (FIN) |
|
B
|
14:29.0
|
Henry Kälarne (SWE) |
05 Aug 1932, Los Angeles
CA/USA
(results)
|
G
|
14:30.0
|
Lauri Lehtinen (FIN) |
|
S
|
14:30.0
|
Ralph Anthony Hill (USA) |
|
B
|
14:44.0
|
Lauri Virtanen (FIN) |
03 Aug 1928, Amsterdam
NED
(results)
|
G
|
14:38.0
|
Viljam Ritola (FIN) |
|
S
|
14:40.0
|
Paavo Nurmi (FIN) |
|
B
|
14:41.2
|
Emil Edvin Wide (SWE) |
10 Jul 1924, Paris FRA
(results)
|
G
|
14:31.2
|
Paavo Nurmi (FIN) |
|
S
|
14:31.4
|
Viljam Ritola (FIN) |
|
B
|
15:01.8
|
Emil Edvin Wide (SWE) |
17 Aug 1920, Antwerp BEL
(results)
|
G
|
14:55.6
|
Joseph Guillemot (FRA) |
|
S
|
15:00.0
|
Paavo Nurmi (FIN) |
|
B
|
15:13.0
|
Eric Backman (SWE) |
10 Jul 1912, Stockholm
SWE
(results)
|
G
|
14:36.6
|
Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) |
|
S
|
14:36.7
|
Jean Bouin (FRA) |
|
B
|
15:07.6
|
George Hutson (GBR) |
Medal Count by Country
Men
G S B Score
FIN 6 4 2 44
ETH 3 3 1 25
GER 2 3 3 22
KEN 1 4 5 26
GBR 2 1 3 16
MAR 2 0 2 12
USA 1 2 1 12
FRA 1 2 0 11
CZE 1 1 0 8
NZL 1 1 0 8
BEL 1 0 0 5
BUR 1 0 0 5
RUS 1 0 0 5
SWE 0 0 4 4
ALG 0 1 0 3
SUI 0 1 0 3
TAN 0 1 0 3
TUN 0 1 0 3
NED 0 0 1 1
POL 0 0 1 1
POR 0 0 1 1
Women
G S B Score
ETH 3 0 5 20
KEN 1 4 0 17
CHN 1 0 0 5
ROM 1 0 0 5
IRL 0 1 0 3
ITA 0 0 1 1
TUR 0 0 1 1
Note: Scoring is G = 5, S = 3, B = 1
Multiple Medal Winners
Men
11 Paavo Nurmi (FIN) S (1920) G (1924) S (1928)
10 Lasse Viren (FIN) G (1972) G (1976)
10 Mohamed Farah (ENG) G (2012) G (2016)
8 Ville Ritola (FIN) S (1924) G (1928)
8 Lauri Lehtinen (FIN) G (1932) S (1936)
8 Emil Zatopek (CZE) S (1948) G (1952)
8 Mohamed Gammoudi (TUN) G (1968) S (1972)
8 Dieter Baumann (GER) S (1988) G (1992)
8 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) S (2004) G (2008)
6 Paul Bitok (KEN) S (1992) S (1996)
4 Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) B (2004) S (2008)
2 Edvin Wide (SWE) B (1924) B (1928)
Women
11 Meseret Defar (ETH) G (2004) B (2008) G (2012)
8 Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) S (2012) G (2016)
7 Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) B (2004) G (2008) B (2012)
Race Time Bias (sec/km)
Year Men Women
2016 -3.1 -3.3
2012 +5.4 -0.7
2008 -0.5 +8.8
2004 +0.7 -1.7
2000 +2.4 -3.2
1996 -0.8 -0.3
1992 -0.6
1988 -0.9
1984 -2.5
1980 -0.1
1976 +0.0
1972 -0.0
1968 +5.7
1964 +0.4
1960 -0.2
1956 -0.5
1952 -2.7
Competitive Level (1990-date)
Year Men Women
2016 981 1016
2012 1033 1035
2008 1009 1054
2004 1029 981
2000 923 1022
1996 958 968
Quality Performances
Men
<13:00 1
<13:10 21
<13:20 67
<13:30 222
<13:40 333
<13:50 503
<14:00 602
Women
<14:40 3
<15:00 40
<15:20 148
<15:40 217
<16:00 273
<16:20 292
Note: Heats are included.
Last Updated on
01 Apr 2017
Contributor: Tomas Magnusson
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