Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
3000 m				women
5000 m		men
10,000 m		men
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Road events
Marathon		men		women
20 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
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men
Wheelchair races

These are the official results of the Men's 5000 metres event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

Medalists

Gold	Saïd Aouita Morocco
Silver	Markus Ryffel Switzerland
Bronze	António Leitão Portugal

Abbreviations

Q	automatic qualification
q	qualification by rank
DNS	did not start
NM	no mark
OR	olympic record
WR	world record
AR	area record
NR	national record
PB	personal best
SB	season best

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics.

World Record	13:00.41	David Moorcroft	Oslo (NOR)	July 7, 1982
Olympic Record	13:20.34	Brendan Foster	Montreal (CAN)	July 28, 1976

Final

Martti Vainio (FIN) was not permitted to start in the final after his doping sample following the 10,000 metres final tested positive for metenolone.

RANK	FINAL	TIME
	Saïd Aouita (MAR)	13:05.59 OR
	Markus Ryffel (SUI)	13:07.54
	António Leitão (POR)	13:09.20
4.	Tim Hutchings (GBR)	13:11.50
5.	Paul Kipkoech (KEN)	13:14.40
6.	Charles Cheruiyot (KEN)	13:18.41
7.	Doug Padilla (USA)	13:23.56
8.	John Walker (NZL)	13:24.46
9.	Ezequiel Canário (POR)	13:26.50
10.	Wilson Waigwa (KEN)	13:27.34
11.	Ray Flynn (IRL)	13:34.50
12.	Mats Erixon (SWE)	13:41.64
13.	Eamonn Martin (GBR)	13:53.34
14.	David Moorcroft (GBR)	14:16.61

Semifinals

Top six in each heat and next three fastest advanced to the final

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Wilson Waigwa (KEN)	13:38.59
2.	António Leitão (POR)	13:39.76
3.	Markus Ryffel (SUI)	13:40.08
4.	Ray Flynn (IRL)	13:40.74
5.	Eamonn Martin (GBR)	13:41.70
6.	Doug Padilla (USA)	13:41.73
7.	Zakariah Barie (TAN)	13:43.49
8.	Gerardo Alcala (MEX)	13:45.98
9.	Paul Williams (CAN)	13:46.34
10.	Steve Lacy (USA)	13:46.65
11.	Omar Aguilar (CHI)	13:51.13
12.	Zephaniah Ncube (ZIM)	13:53.25
13.	Abdelrazzak Bounor (ALG)	13:57.43
14.	Antti Loikkanen (FIN)	13:58.74

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Saïd Aouita (MAR)	13:28.39
2.	David Moorcroft (GBR)	13:28.44
3.	John Walker (NZL)	13:28.48
4.	Charles Cheruiyot (KEN)	13:28.56
5.	Tim Hutchings (GBR)	13:28.60
6.	Paul Kipkoech (KEN)	13:29.08
7.	Mats Erixon (SWE)	13:29.72
8.	Martti Vainio (FIN)	13:30.48
9.	Ezequiel Canário (POR)	13:32.64
10.	João Campos (POR)	13:34.46
11.	Eduardo Castro (MEX)	13:42.04
12.	Don Clary (USA)	13:46.02
13.	Bob Verbeeck (BEL)	13:46.03
14.	Salvatore Antibo (ITA)	13:47.53

Qualifying heats

Top six in each heat and next six fastest advanced to the semi-finals

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Ezequiel Canário (POR)	13:43.28
2.	Martti Vainio (FIN)	13:45.16
3.	Tim Hutchings (GBR)	13:46.01
4.	Ray Flynn (IRL)	13:46.84
5.	Wilson Waigwa (KEN)	13:48.84
6.	Doug Padilla (USA)	13:52.56
7.	Vincent Rousseau (BEL)	13:57.96
8.	José João da Silva (BRA)	14:03.44
9.	Jorge García (ESP)	14:12.15
10.	Mohamed Rutitinga (TAN)	14:27.78
11.	Julio Gómez (ARG)	14:28.48
12.	George Mambosasa (MAW)	14:48.08
13.	Basil Kilani (JOR)	15:20.58
14.	Nimley Twegbe (LBR)	17:36.69
15.	Ali Mohamed Hufane (SOM)	DNF

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Mats Erixon (SWE)	13:44.45
2.	John Walker (NZL)	13:44.75
3.	Don Clary (USA)	13:44.97
4.	Saïd Aouita (MAR)	13:45.66
5.	Bob Verbeeck (BEL)	13:46.27
6.	Christoph Herle (FRG)	13:46.35
7.	Paul Williams (CAN)	13:47.56
8.	Stijn Jaspers (NED)	13:58.51
9.	Ahmed Musa Jouda (SUD)	13:59.41
10.	Piero Selvaggio (ITA)	14:04.74
11.	Necdet Ayaz (TUR)	14:36.89
12.	Eugène Muslar (BIZ)	15:05.78
13.	John Tau (PNG)	15:24.68
14.	Ruddy Cornielle (DOM)	17:16.77
15.	Fethi Baccouche (TUN)	DNF

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.	Charles Cheruiyot (KEN)	13:45.99
2.	Eamonn Martin (GBR)	13:46.16
3.	Markus Ryffel (SUI)	13:46.16
4.	Steve Lacy (USA)	13:46.16
5.	João Campos (POR)	13:46.27
6.	Salvatore Antibo (ITA)	13:46.32
7.	Zephaniah Ncube (ZIM)	13:46.33
8.	Uwe Mönkemeyer (FRG)	13:48.66
9.	Gerardo Alcala (MEX)	13:50.60
10.	Arie Gamliel (ISR)	14:02.98
11.	Alphonse Swai (TAN)	14:22.20
12.	Luis Tipán (ECU)	14:52.43
13.	Ramón López (PAR)	15:15.64

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.	António Leitão (POR)	13:51.33
2.	Dave Moorcroft (GBR)	13:51.40
3.	Eduardo Castro (MEX)	13:51.46
4.	Antti Loikkanen (FIN)	13:51.47
5.	Abdelrazzak Bounour (ALG)	13:51.52
6.	Omar Aguilar (CHI)	13:51.53
7.	Paul Kipkoech (KEN)	13:51.54
8.	Zakariah Barie (TAN)	13:53.00
9.	Antonio Selvaggio (ITA)	13:55.73
10.	Roger Soler (PER)	14:28.26
11.	Orlando Mora (CRC)	14:33.49
12.	Masini Situ-Kumbanga (ZAI)	15:02.52
13.	Ali Al-Ghadi (YAR)	16:06.58

See also

References

5000 metres at the Olympic Games

Summary

Men	1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Women	1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

NB: Women's events from 1984–1992 were over 3000 metres

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