The men's 5000 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Monday, August 16, 1920, and on Tuesday, August 17, 1920. Thirty-eight runners from 16 nations competed.
Competition format
The competition consisted of two rounds. First four semifinals were held of 9 to 10 runners with the top four in each heat advancing. The final race was then held the next day with 16 competitors.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
World record 14:36.6 Stockholm (SWE) July 10, 1912 Olympic record 14:36.6 Stockholm (SWE) July 10, 1912
Schedule
Date Time Round Monday, 16 August 1920 10:00 Round 1 Tuesday, 17 August 1920 15:15 Final
Results
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
Place Athlete Time Qual. 1 15:17.8 2 15:17.8 3 15:22.0 4 15:23.0 5 15:23.26 15:38.0 7 16:17.8 —
Semifinal 2
Place Athlete Time Qual. 1 15:19.8 2 15:22.6 3 15:31.8 4 15:39.2 5 16:08.2 6 7 —
Semifinal 3
Place Athlete Time Qual. 1 15:27.6 2 15:33.0 3 15:53.6 4 16:04.2 5 6 7 8 9
Semifinal 4
Place Athlete Time Qual. 1 15:33.0 2 15:34.0 3 15:41.6 4 15:54.0 5 15:54.4 6 7 8 9
Final
Place Athlete Time 14:55.6 15:00.0 15:13.0 4 15:17.0 5 15:19.0 6 15:21.0 7 15:21.2 8 15:24.0 9 15:25.0 10 15:29.5 11 12 13 —
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