Men's 5000 metres at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Emil Zátopek
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Dates | July 31 (heats) August 2 (final) | |||||||||
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | |
800 m | men | |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
10 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Decathlon | men | |
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The men's 5000 metres event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place July 31 and August 2. The final was won by Gaston Reiff of Belgium.[1] The Belgian Gaston Reiff became the Olympic champion ahead of the Czechoslovakian Emil Zátopek. Willem Slijkhuis from the Netherlands won bronze.
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
13:58.2 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 20 September 1942 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
14:22.2 | Berlin, Germany | 7 August 1936 |
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
Date | Event | Athlete | Time | Notes |
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2 August | Final | ![]() |
14:17.6 | OR |
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).
Date | Time | |
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Saturday, 31 July 1948 | 16:00 | Round 1 |
Monday, 2 August 1948 | 17:00 | Final |
The first four runners from each heat qualified to the final.
Heat 1
Rank | Country | Athletes | Time (hand) |
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1 | ![]() |
Evert Nyberg | 14:58.2 |
2 | ![]() |
Väinö Koskela | 14:58.3 |
2 | ![]() |
Curt Stone | 14:58.6 |
4 | ![]() |
Marcel Vandewattyne | 15:14.0 |
5 | ![]() |
Jacques Vernier | 15:29.8 |
6 | ![]() |
Harold Nelson | 15:34.4 |
7 | ![]() |
Jef Lataster | 15:39.0 |
8 | ![]() |
Jack Braughton | |
9 | ![]() |
Cliff Salmond | 16:05.0 |
10 | ![]() |
Manny Ramjohn | |
- | ![]() |
Aage Poulsen | DNF |
- | ![]() |
John Joe Barry | DNF |
Heat 2
Rank | Country | Athletes | Time (hand) |
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1 | ![]() |
Erik Ahldén | 14:34.2 |
2 | ![]() |
Emil Zátopek | 14:34.4 |
2 | ![]() |
Väinö Mäkelä | 14:45.8 |
4 | ![]() |
Martin Stokken | 15:04.4 |
5 | ![]() |
Maurice Pouzieux | 15:09.8 |
6 | ![]() |
Gregorio Rojo | 15:19.0 |
7 | ![]() |
Bill Lucas | |
8 | ![]() |
Lou Wen-ngau | |
9 | ![]() |
Vasilios Mavrapostolos | |
10 | ![]() |
Sim Bok-seok | |
- | ![]() |
Mustafa Özcan | DNF |
- | ![]() |
Clarence Robison | DNF |
Heat 3
Rank | Country | Athletes | Time (hand) |
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1 | ![]() |
Willem Slijkhuis | 15:06.8 |
2 | ![]() |
Gaston Reiff | 15:07.0 |
2 | ![]() |
Bertil Albertsson | 15:07.8 |
4 | ![]() |
Helge Perälä | 15:07.8 |
5 | ![]() |
Jerry Thompson | 15:08.4 |
6 | ![]() |
Alain Mimoun | 15:11.2 |
7 | ![]() |
Alec Olney | |
8 | ![]() |
Martín Alarcón | |
9 | ![]() |
Ernst Günther |
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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Gaston Reiff | ![]() |
14:17.6 | OR |
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Emil Zátopek | ![]() |
14:17.8 | |
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Willem Slijkhuis | ![]() |
14:26.8 | |
4 | Erik Ahldén | ![]() |
14:28.6 | |
5 | Bertil Albertsson | ![]() |
14:39.0 | |
6 | Curt Stone | ![]() |
14:39.4 | |
7 | Väinö Koskela | ![]() |
14:41.0 | |
8 | Väinö Mäkelä | ![]() |
14:43.0 | |
9 | Marcel Vandewattyne | ![]() |
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10 | Martin Stokken | ![]() |
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11 | Helge Perälä | ![]() |
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Evert Nyberg | ![]() |
DNF |
Key: DNF = Did not finish, OR = Olympic record
5000 metres at the Olympic Games
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NB: Women's events from 1984–1992 were over 3000 metres |