Olympic Games 5000 meters- 1956
Men's Final (28 Nov 1956)
1 13:39.86 Vladimir Kuts (RUS) 05 Feb 1927
2 13:50.78 Gordon Pirie (GBR) 10 Feb 1931
3 13:54.60 Derek Ibbotson (GBR) 17 Jun 1932
4 14:03.38 Miklos Szabo (HUN) 22 Dec 1928
5 14:05.03 Albert Thomas (AUS) 08 Feb 1935
6 14:09.99 Laszlo Tabori (HUN) 06 Jul 1931
7 14:18.99 Nyandika Maiyoro (KEN) 1931
8 14:21.81 Tor Torgersen (DEN) 04 Nov 1926
9 14:22.63 Piotr Bolotnikov (RUS) 08 Mar 1930
10 14:22.67 Ivan Chernyavskiy (UKR) 04 May 1930
11 14:28.63 Christopher Chataway (ENG) 31 Jan 1931
12 14:31.90 Herbert Schade (GER) 26 May 1922
dnf Velisa Mugosa (YUG) 14 Apr 1931
dnf William Dellinger (OR/USA) 23 Mar 1934
dnf Allan Lawrence (AUS) 09 Jul 1930
Men's Semi-Final #1 (26 Nov 1956)
1 14:25.69 Gordon Pirie (GBR) 10 Feb 1931 Q
2 14:25.71 Velisa Mugosa (YUG) 14 Apr 1931 Q
3 14:26.92 William Dellinger (OR/USA) 23 Mar 1934 Q
4 14:28.17 Piotr Bolotnikov (RUS) 08 Mar 1930 Q
5 14:29.34 Tor Torgersen (DEN) 04 Nov 1926 Q
6 14:37.30 Arere Anentia (KEN) 1931
7 15:12.0 Rune Åhlund (SWE) 31 Aug 1930
dnf Kazimierz Zimny (POL) 04 Jun 1935
Men's Semi-Final #2 (26 Nov 1956)
1 14:14.67 Allan Lawrence (AUS) 09 Jul 1930 Q
2 14:15.47 Vladimir Kuts (RUS) 05 Feb 1927 Q
3 14:18.75 Laszlo Tabori (HUN) 06 Jul 1931 Q
4 14:18.78 Derek Ibbotson (GBR) 17 Jun 1932 Q
5 14:19.25 Herbert Schade (GER) 26 May 1922 Q
6 14:24.2 Ilmari Taipale (FIN) 18 May 1928
7 14:52.0 Curtis Stone (NY/USA) 19 Nov 1922
8 14:59.0 Douglas Kyle (CAN) 22 Jul 1932
Men's Semi-Final #3 (26 Nov 1956)
1 14:14.41 Albert Thomas (AUS) 08 Feb 1935 Q
2 14:29.59 Nyandika Maiyoro (KEN) 1931 Q
3 14:32.49 Ivan Chernyavskiy (UKR) 04 May 1930 Q
4 14:32.83 Miklos Szabo (HUN) 22 Dec 1928 Q
5 14:32.87 Christopher Chataway (ENG) 31 Jan 1931 Q
6 14:40.89 Friedrich Janke (GER) 19 Apr 1931
7 14:51.4 Jerzy Chromik (POL) 15 Jun 1931
Q => qualified on place
Last Updated on 27 Apr 2002
Contributor: Tomas Magnusson