The men's 5000 metres was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The final was held on Wednesday November 28, 1956. There were a total number of 23 participants from 13 nations. Christopher Chataway, a world leading 5000 m runner in 1954, suffered from stomach cramps in the final, and finished 11th. The favorite, Vladimir Kuts, led the race from the start. By 4000 m he separated from others and continued pulling away until the finish line.
Results Heats Rank Heat Name Nationality Time (hand) Time (automatic) Notes 1 3 Albie Thomas 14:14.2 14:14.41 Q 2 2 Allan Lawrence 14:14.6 14:14.67 Q 3 2 Vladimir Kuts 14:15.4 14:15.47 Q 4 2 Laszlo Tabori 14:18.6 14:18.75 Q 5 2 Derek Ibbotson 14:18.8 14:18.78 Q 6 2 Herbert Schade 14:18.8 14:19.25 Q 7 2 Ilmari Taipale 14:24.2 8 1 Gordon Pirie 14:25.6 14:25.69 Q 9 1 Veliša Mugoša 14:25.6 14:25.71 Q 10 1 Bill Dellinger 14:26.8 14:26.92 Q 11 1 Pyotr Bolotnikov 14:28.0 14:28.17 Q 12 1 Thyge Thøgersen 14:29.0 14:29.34 Q 13 3 Nyandika Maiyoro 14:29.4 14:29.59 Q 14 3 Ivan Cherniavskyi 14:32.4 14:32.49 Q 15 3 Miklós Szabó 14:32.6 14:32.83 Q 16 3 Christopher Chataway 14:32.6 14:32.87 Q 17 1 Arere Anentia 14:37.0 14:37.30 18 3 Friedrich Janke 14:40.6 14:40.89 19 3 Jerzy Chromik 14:51.4 20 2 Curt Stone 14:52.0 21 2 Douglas Kyle 14:59.0 22 1 Rune Åhlund 15:12.0 1 Kazimierz Zimny 1 John Landy 1 Siegfried Herrmann 1 József Kovács 2 Ali Baghbanbashi 2 Ernst Larsen 2 Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak 3 Demissie Gamatcho 3 Alain Mimoun 3 Georgios Papavasileiou 3 Emil Zátopek 3 Max Truex
Final Rank Name Nationality Time (hand) Time (automatic) Notes Vladimir Kuts 13:39.6 13:39.86 Gordon Pirie 13:50.6 13:50.78 Derek Ibbotson 13:54.4 13:54.60 4 Miklós Szabó 14:03.4 14:03.38 5 Albie Thomas 14:04.6 14:05.03 6 Laszlo Tabori 14:09.8 14:09.99 7 Nyandika Maiyoro 14:19.0 14:18.99 8 Thyge Thøgersen 14:21.0 14:21.81 9 Pyotr Bolotnikov 14:22.4 14:22.63 10 Ivan Cherniavskyi 14:22.4 14:22.67 11 Christopher Chataway 14:28.8 14:28.63 12 Herbert Schade 14:31.8 14:31.90 Bill Dellinger Veliša Mugoša Allan Lawrence
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