The men's 5000 metres event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place July 31 and August 2. The final was won by Gaston Reiff of Belgium.[1] The Belgian Gaston Reiff became the Olympic champion ahead of the Czechoslovakian Emil Zátopek. Willem Slijkhuis from the Netherlands won bronze.
Men's 5000 metres at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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![]() Emil Zátopek | ||||||||||
Dates | July 31 (heats) August 2 (final) | |||||||||
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Records
editPrior 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 |
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2 August | Final | Gaston Reiff (BEL) | 14:17.6 | OR |
Schedule
editAll times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).
Date | Time | |
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Saturday, 31 July 1948 | 16:00 | Round 1 |
Monday, 2 August 1948 | 17:00 | Final |
Results
editThe first four runners from each heat qualified to the final.
Heats
editHeat 1
Rank | Country | Athletes | Time (hand) |
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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 | Harold 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) |
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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 | Spain | Gregorio Rojo | 15:19.0 |
7 | Great Britain | Bill Lucas | |
8 | Republic of China | Lou Wen-ngau | |
9 | Greece | Vasilios Mavrapostolos | |
10 | South Korea | Sim Bok-seok | |
- | Turkey | Mustafa Özcan | DNF |
- | United States | Clarence Robison | DNF |
Heat 3
Rank | Country | Athletes | Time (hand) |
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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 | Mexico | Martín Alarcón | |
9 | Switzerland | Ernst Günther |
Final
editRank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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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
References
edit- ^ "Athletics at the 1948 London Games: Men's 5000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
External links
edit- 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.