Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
| Men's 5000 metres at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |||||||
| Dates | July 31 (heats) August 2 (final) | ||||||
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| Medalists | |||||||
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| Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics  | ||||
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | |||
| 800 m | men | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 80 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | |||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | |||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | |||
| 10 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The men's 5000 metres event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place July 31 and August 2. The final was won by Belgian Gaston Reiff.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Gunder Hägg (SWE) |
13:58.2 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 20 September 1942 |
| Olympic record |  Gunnar Höckert (FIN) |
14:22.2 | Berlin, Germany | 7 August 1936 |
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
| Date | Event | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August | Final | .svg.png){kind=small} Gaston Reiff (BEL) | 14:17.6 | OR |
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 31 July 1948 | 16:00 | Round 1 |
| Monday, 2 August 1948 | 17:00 | Final |
Results
The first four runners from each heat qualified to the final.
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time (hand) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | Evert Nyberg | 14:58.2 |
| 2 | Finland | Väinö Koskela | 14:58.3 |
| 2 |  United States | Curt Stone | 14:58.6 |
| 4 | Belgium | Marcel Vandewattyne | 15:14.0 |
| 5 |  France | Jacques Vernier | 15:29.8 |
| 6 |  New Zealand | Harry Nelson | 15:34.4 |
| 7 |  Netherlands | Jef Lataster | 15:39.0 |
| 8 |  Great Britain | Jack Braughton | |
| 9 |  Canada | Cliff Salmond | 16:05.0 |
| 10 |  Trinidad and Tobago | Manny Ramjohn | |
| - |  Denmark | Aage Poulsen | DNF |
| - |  Ireland | John Joe Barry | DNF |
Heat 2
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time (hand) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | Erik Ahldén | 14:34.2 |
| 2 |  Czechoslovakia | Emil Zátopek | 14:34.4 |
| 2 | Finland | Väinö Mäkelä | 14:45.8 |
| 4 |  Norway | Martin Stokken | 15:04.4 |
| 5 | France | Maurice Pouzieux | 15:09.8 |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Spain | Gregorio Rojo | 15:19.0 |
| 7 | Great Britain | Bill Lucas | |
| 8 |  China | Luo Wenao | |
| 9 | .svg.png){kind=small} Greece | Vasilios Mavrapostolos | |
| 10 | .svg.png){kind=small} South Korea | Sim Bok-seok | |
| - |  Turkey | Mustafa Özcan | DNF |
| - | United States | Clarence Robison | DNF |
Heat 3
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time (hand) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | Willem Slijkhuis | 15:06.8 |
| 2 | Belgium | Gaston Reiff | 15:07.0 |
| 2 | Sweden | Bertil Albertsson | 15:07.8 |
| 4 | Finland | Helge Perälä | 15:07.8 |
| 5 | United States | Jerry Thompson | 15:08.4 |
| 6 | France | Alain Mimoun | 15:11.2 |
| 7 | Great Britain | Alec Olney | |
| 8 | .svg.png){kind=small} Mexico | Martín Alarcón | |
| 9 |  Switzerland | Ernst Günther |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gaston Reiff | Belgium | 14:17.6 | OR |
 | Emil Zátopek | Czechoslovakia | 14:17.8 | |
 | Willem Slijkhuis | Netherlands | 14:26.8 | |
| 4 | Erik Ahldén | Sweden | 14:28.6 | |
| 5 | Bertil Albertsson | Sweden | 14:39.0 | |
| 6 | Curt Stone | United States | 14:39.4 | |
| 7 | Väinö Koskela | Finland | 14:41.0 | |
| 8 | Väinö Mäkelä | Finland | 14:43.0 | |
| 9 | Marcel Vandewattyne | Belgium | ||
| 10 | Martin Stokken | Norway | ||
| 11 | Helge Perälä | Finland | ||
| Evert Nyberg | Sweden | DNF |
Key: DNF = Did not finish, OR = Olympic record
External links
- 1948 Summer Olympics results: Men's 5000 metres, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-06-05.
- Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
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