Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
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The men's 5000 metres
event at the 1952 Olympic Games
took place July 22 and July 24. The final was won by Czechoslovakian Emil Zátopek.
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 1952 Olympic Games
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
took place July 22 and July 24. The final was won by Czechoslovakian Emil Zátopek.
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emil Zátopek Emil Zátopek Emil Zátopek was a Czech long-distance runner best known for winning three gold medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He won gold in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres runs, but his final medal came when he decided at the last minute to compete in the first marathon of his life... |
14:06.6 | OR | ||
| Alain Mimoun Alain Mimoun Alain Mimoun is a retired French runner and Olympic marathon champion.-Early life:Born in El Telagh, then in French Algeria, Mimoun lost several years of competition to World War II... |
14:07.4 | |||
| Herbert Schade Herbert Schade Herbert Schade was a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 5000 metres.He competed for West Germany in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 5000 metres where he won the bronze medal.... |
14:08.6 | |||
| 4 | Gordon Pirie Gordon Pirie Douglas Alistair Gordon Pirie was an English long-distance runner and orienteerer.He was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England and died of stomach cancer in Lymington, Hampshire.... |
14:18.0 | ||
| 5 | Chris Chataway | 14:18.0 | ||
| 6 | Les Perry | 14:23.6 | ||
| 7 | Ernő Béres | 14:24.8 | ||
| 8 | Åke Andersson | 14:26.0 | ||
| 9 | Bertil Albertsson Bertil Albertsson Bertil Ebbe Gustaf Albertsson was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the 10,000 metres.He competed for Sweden in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the 10,000 metres where he won the Bronze medal.... |
14:27.8 | ||
| 10 | Aleksandr Anufriyev Aleksandr Anufriyev Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Anufriyev was a Soviet athlete who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in village Diyur, Izhemsky District, Komi ASSR.... |
14:31.4 | ||
| 11 | Alan Parker | 14:37.0 | ||
| 12 | Ilmari Taipale | 14:40.0 | ||
| 13 | Eero Tuomaala | 14:54.2 | ||
| 14 | Lucien Theys | 14:59.0 | ||
| Gaston Reiff Gaston Reiff Gaston Reiff was a Belgian athlete, winner of the 1948 Olympic title in the 5,000 m.Reiff was born in Braine-l'Alleud, and competed in boxing and football before switching to running. His greatest performance is no doubt his 5000 m title at the 1948 Summer Olympics... |
DNF |
Key: DNF = Did not finish, OR = Olympic record