Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
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The men's 5000 metres
event at the 1936 Olympic Games
took place August 4 and August 7. The final was won by Finn Gunnar Höckert in Olympic record time.
Key: DNF = Did not finish, OR = Olympic record
5000 metres
The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...
event at the 1936 Olympic Games
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
took place August 4 and August 7. The final was won by Finn Gunnar Höckert in Olympic record time.
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnar Höckert Gunnar Höckert Gunnar Mikael Höckert was a Finnish athlete, winner of 5000 m at the 1936 Summer Olympics.Born in Helsinki to a wealthy family, Gunnar Höckert had only one great season in 1936.... |
14:22.2 | OR | ||
| Lauri Lehtinen Lauri Lehtinen Lauri Aleksanteri Lehtinen was a Finnish athlete, winner of a controversial 5000 m at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.... |
14:25.8 | |||
| Henry Jonsson Henry Jonsson Henry John Jonsson was a Swedish long distance runner, who after 1940 was named Henry Kälarne. He was born in Håsjö in Jämtland.... |
14:29.0 | |||
| 4 | Kohei Murakoso | 14:30.0 | ||
| 5 | Józef Noji Józef Noji Józef Noji was a Polish track and field athlete and participant of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.... |
14:33.4 | ||
| 6 | Ilmari Salminen Ilmari Salminen Ilmari R. Salminen was a Finnish athlete, winner of the 10,000 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Elimäki and died in Kouvola.... |
14:39.8 | ||
| 7 | Umberto Cerati | 14:44.4 | ||
| 8 | Lou Zamperini | 14:46.8 | ||
| 9 | Rolf Hansen | 14:48.0 | ||
| 10 | Harry Siefert | 14:48.4 | ||
| 11 | Peter Ward Peter Ward (athlete) Peter Hans Dudley Ward was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Berlin, German Empire.In 1936 he finished eleventh the 1500 metres event.... |
14:57.2 | ||
| 12 | Frank Close | |||
| 13 | Don Lash Don Lash Donald Ray Lash was an American long-distance runner who won 12 national titles from 1934 to 1940, including seven consecutive men's national cross-country championships, and who set a world's record for the two-mile run in 1936.Born in Bluffton, Indiana, Lash grew up in Auburn, Indiana, where he... |
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| 14 | Bror Hellström | |||
| Aubrey Reeve | DNF |
Key: DNF = Did not finish, OR = Olympic record