Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 metres
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The men's 5000 metres was the second-longest of the seven men's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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. It was held on 16 October and 18 October 1964. 54 athletes from 35 nations entered, with 6 not starting the first round. The first round was held on 16 October and the final on 18 October.
Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics
At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the athletics competition included 36 events, 24 for men and 12 for women. The women's 400 metres and women's pentathlon events were newly introduced at these Games. There were a total number of 1016 participating athletes from 82 countries.-Men's...
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. It was held on 16 October and 18 October 1964. 54 athletes from 35 nations entered, with 6 not starting the first round. The first round was held on 16 October and the final on 18 October.
First round, heat 1
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michel Jazy Michel Jazy Michel Jazy is a former French middle distance runner, who won the silver medal over 1500 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. The race was won by Herb Elliott in a new world record time... |
13:55.4 | |
| 2 | Bill Baillie Bill Baillie William David Baillie was a runner, who represented New Zealand at the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, where he placed 6th in the 5000 m. He also competed at the 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966 Commonwealth Games. He is the current national record holder over 20000 m and 1 hour.-Personal... |
13:55.4 | |
| 3 | Stepan Baidiuk | 14:00.2 | |
| 4 | Andrei Barabas | 14:00.2 | |
| 5 | Anthony Cook | 14:02.4 | |
| 6 | John Bryan Herring | 14:07.2 | |
| 7 | Muharrem Dalkilic | 14:12.0 | |
| 8 | Lutz Philipp | 14:15.2 | |
| 9 | Bruce Kidd Bruce Kidd Bruce Kidd, is a Canadian academic, author, and athlete.Born in Ottawa, Ontario, he was a member of the University of Toronto track and field team. He won 18 national senior championships in Canada, the United States, and Britain... |
14:21.8 | |
| 10 | Janos Pinter | 14:41.0 | |
| 11 | Jean Randrianjatovo | 15:50.4 | |
| — | Paschal Mfyomi | DNS | |
| Gaston Roelants Gaston Roelants Gaston, Baron Roelants was a top steeplechaser in the early 1960s and a great cross-country runner. At the steeplechase he won the 1962 European and 1964 Olympic titles as well as setting two world records, 8 minutes 29.6 seconds in 1963 and 8 minutes 26.4 seconds in 1965.Roelants was born in... |
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First round, heat 2
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Edwin Wiggs | 13:51.0 | |
| 2 | Bill Dellinger | 13:52.2 | |
| 3 | Thor Helland Thor Helland Thor Helland was a Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres.At the 1964 Summer Olympics he finished eighth in the 5000 m final in 13:57.0 minutes. He became Norwegian champion in the years 1965-1967. He represented the club IL i BUL.His personal best time was 13:37.4... |
13:52.4 | |
| 4 | Lech Boguszewicz | 13:52.8 | |
| 5 | Kestutis Orentas | 13:54.0 | |
| 6 | Eugene Allonsius | 13:55.0 | |
| 7 | Jean Vaillant | 14:05.8 | |
| 8 | Manfred Letzerich | 14:06.2 | |
| 9 | Thomas O'Riordan | 14:08.8 | |
| 10 | Jorgen Nielsen Dam | 14:20.4 | |
| 11 | Albert George Thomas | 14:27.8 | |
| 12 | Fernando Aguila | 14:29.2 | |
| 13 | Alvaro Mejia Florez | 14:41.4 | |
| — | Ebrahim Yazdanpanah | DNS |
First round, heat 3
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammed Gammoudi Mohammed Gammoudi Mohammed Tlili ben Abdallah , also known as Mohamed Gammoudi, is a former Tunisian athlete, and winner of 5000 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics.... |
14:10.2 | |
| 2 | Bob Schul Bob Schul Bob Schul is a former American long distance runner. , he is the only American to have won the Olympic gold medal in the 5000 m, at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.-Early career:... |
14:11.4 | |
| 3 | Harald Norpoth Harald Norpoth Harald Norpoth is a West German former middle and long distance runner. Born in Münster, he won the silver medal over 5000m at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as a member of the United Team of Germany. He had already competed in the 1962 European Athletics Championships, where he had fallen and... |
14:11.6 | |
| 4 | Murray Halberg Murray Halberg Sir Murray Gordon Halberg, ONZ, MBE is a former New Zealand middle distance runner who won the gold medal in the 5000 metres event at the 1960 Olympics. He also won gold medals in the 3 miles events at the 1958 and 1962 Commonwealth Games... |
14:12.0 | |
| 5 | Josef Tomas | 14:12.6 | |
| 6 | Bengt Najde | 14:13.4 | |
| 7 | Franc Cervan | 14:16.6 | |
| 8 | Simo Sakari Saloranta | 14:24.6 | |
| 9 | Lajos Mecser | 14:35.4 | |
| 10 | Jean Fayolle | 14:44.6 | |
| 11 | Sermsak Keocanta | 16:08.8 | |
| 12 | Ranatunge Karunananda | 16:22.2 | |
| 13 | Nguyen Van Ly | 17:28.0 |
First round, heat 4
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ron Clarke Ron Clarke Ronald William "Ron" Clarke, MBE is a former Australian athlete, writer, and current Mayor of the Gold Coast. He is one of the best known middle and long distance runners in the 1960s, notable for setting seventeen world records.- Early life and family :He attended Melbourne High School... |
13:48.4 | |
| 2 | Kipchoge Keino Kipchoge Keino Kipchoge Keino , chairman of the Kenyan Olympic Committee , is a retired Kenyan track and field athlete and two-time Olympic gold medalist... |
13:49.6 | |
| 3 | Nikolay Dutov | 13:50.6 | |
| 4 | Francisco Aritmendi | 14:05.0 | |
| 5 | Sven-Olv Larsson | 14:10.2 | |
| 6 | Iwashita Satsuo | 14:18.4 | |
| 7 | Derek Austin Graham | 14:21.6 | |
| 8 | Oscar W. Moore | 14:24.0 | |
| 9 | Simo Vazic | 14:33.8 | |
| 10 | Henri Clerckx | 14:40.0 | |
| 11 | Neville Ian Scott | 15:01.0 | |
| — | Ben Assou El Ghazi | DNS | |
| Manuel Oliveira | DNS | ||
| Mamo Wolde Mamo Wolde Degaga Wolde was an Ethiopian long distance track and road running athlete and was winner of the marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics.... |
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Final
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | 1000 | 2000 | 3000 | 4000 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Schul | 13:48.8 | 2:51.4 | 5:40.0 | 8:25.0 | 11:16.2 | ||
| 2 | Harald Norpoth | 13:49.6 | 2:51.0 | 5:39.8 | 8:22.8 | 11:15.8 | ||
| 3 | Bill Dellinger | 13:49.8 | 2:51.8 | 5:40.6 | 8:25.8 | 11:16.4 | ||
| 4 | Michel Jazy | 13:49.8 | 2:50.4 | 5:39.6 | 8:22.4 | 11:15.6 | ||
| 5 | Kipchoge Keino | 13:50.4 | 2:50.8 | 5:40.4 | 8:25.6 | 11:16.0 | ||
| 6 | Bill Baillie | 13:51.0 | 2:50.6 | 5:39.8 | 8:24.2 | 11:16.0 | ||
| 7 | Nikolay Dutov | 13:53.8 | 2:51.6 | 5:40.4 | 8:23.2 | 11:15.8 | ||
| 8 | Thor Helland | 13:57.0 | 2:51.6 | 5:40.2 | 8:26.0 | 11:16.6 | ||
| 9 | Ron Clarke | 13:58.0 | 2:50.2 | 5:39.4 | 8:22.2 | 11:15.8 | ||
| 10 | Stepan Baidiuk | 14:11.2 | 2:51.0 | 5:40.0 | 8:25.6 | 11:19.2 | ||
| 11 | Michael Edwin Wiggs | 14:20.8 | 2:52.8 | 5:40.8 | 8:28.6 | 11:28.6 | ||
| — | Mohammed Gammoudi | Did not start | - | |||||