Athletics_at_the_1968_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_5000_metres
Quick Facts Men's 5000 metres at the Games of the XIX Olympiad, Venue ...
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 Mohammed Gammoudi crossing the finish line | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | ||||||||||||
| Date | October 15–17 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 39 from 25 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 14:05.0 | ||||||||||||
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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]
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.
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 |
Round 1
Heat 1
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kipchoge Keino |  Kenya | 14:28.4 | Q |
| 2 | Mohammed Gammoudi |  Tunisia | 14:29.0 | Q |
| 3 | Mamo Wolde |  Ethiopia | 14:29.8 | Q |
| 4 | Bob Finlay |  Canada | 14:31.8 | Q |
| 5 | Emiel Puttemans |  Belgium | 14:34.6 | Q |
| 6 | Bernd Dießner |  East Germany | 14:41.0 | |
| 7 | Rashid Sharafetdinov |  Soviet Union | 14:44.0 | |
| 8 | Dick Taylor |  Great Britain | 14:46.6 | |
| 9 | Keisuke Sawaki |  Japan | 15:00.8 | |
| 10 | György Kiss |  Hungary | 15:13.0 | |
| 11 | Lou Scott |  United States | 15:13.6 | |
| 12 | Esau Adenji |  Cameroon | 15:46.2 | |
| 13 | Gabriel M'Boa |  Central African Republic | 17:33.0 | |
| 14 | Juan Valladares |  Honduras | 18:21.6 |
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Heat 2
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| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Naftali Temu | Kenya | 14:20.4 | Q |
| 2 | Ron Clarke |  Australia | 14:20.8 | Q |
| 3 | Wohib Masresha | Ethiopia | 14:27.0 | Q |
| 4 | Jack Bacheler | United States | 14:31.0 | Q |
| 5 | Nikolay Sviridov | Soviet Union | 14:38.8 | Q |
| 6 | Ahmed Zammel | Tunisia | 14:54.0 | |
| 7 | Alan Blinston | Great Britain | 15:06.2 | |
| 8 | Werner Schneiter |  Switzerland | 15:08.2 | |
| 9 | Mustafa Musa |  Uganda | 15:10.2 | |
| 10 | Edward Stawiarz |  Poland | 15:13.8 | |
| 11 | Werner Girke | West Germany | 15:20.8 | |
| 12 | Rafael Pérez |  Costa Rica | 15:41.4 | |
| 13 | Benjamin Silva-Netto |  Philippines | 17:10.2 | |
| 14 | Clovis Morales | Honduras | 18:40.2 |
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Heat 3
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| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean Wadoux |  France | 14:19.8 | Q |
| 2 | Juan Máximo Martínez |  Mexico | 14:20.0 | Q |
| 3 | Harald Norpoth | West Germany | 14:20.6 | Q |
| 4 | Rex Maddaford |  New Zealand | 14:20.8 | Q |
| 5 | Fikru Deguefu | Ethiopia | 14:21.6 | Q |
| 6 | Bob Day | United States | 14:23.2 | |
| 7 | Leonid Mykytenko | Soviet Union | 14:44.0 | |
| 8 | Allan Rushmer | Great Britain | 15:05.2 | |
| 9 | Julio Quevedo |  Guatemala | 15:23.0 | |
| — | Dave Ellis | Canada | DNF | |
| — | Roland Brehmer | Poland | DNF |
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Final
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Mohammed Gammoudi | Tunisia | 14:05.0 |
 | Kipchoge Keino | Kenya | 14:05.2 |
 | Naftali Temu | Kenya | 14:06.4 |
| 4 | Juan Máximo Martínez | Mexico | 14:10.8 |
| 5 | Ron Clarke | Australia | 14:12.4 |
| 6 | Wohib Masresha | Ethiopia | 14:17.6 |
| 7 | Nikolay Sviridov | Soviet Union | 14:18.4 |
| 8 | Fikru Deguefu | Ethiopia | 14:19.0 |
| 9 | Jean Wadoux | France | 14:20.8 |
| 10 | Rex Maddaford | New Zealand | 14:39.8 |
| 11 | Bob Finlay | Canada | 14:45.0 |
| 12 | Emiel Puttemans | Belgium | 14:59.6 |
| — | Harald Norpoth | West Germany | DNF |
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Notes:
Q- Qualified by place
DNF - Did Not Finish
- "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.
- Official Olympic Report[permanent dead link], la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 13, 2012.