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Olympic Games 5000 meters

Dates/Venues (22 runnings)

Men

Women
Venue

23 Aug 2008 22 Aug 2008 Beijing CHN

28 Aug 2004

23 Aug 2004
Athens GRE

30 Sep 2000

25 Sep 2000
Sydney AUS

03 Aug 1996

28 Jul 1996
Atlanta GA/USA

08 Aug 1992

Barcelona ESP

01 Oct 1988
Seoul KOR

11 Aug 1984
Los Angeles CA/USA

01 Aug 1980
Moscow RUS

30 Jul 1976
Montreal CAN

10 Sep 1972
Munich GER

17 Oct 1968
Mexico City MEX

18 Oct 1964
Tokyo JPN

02 Sep 1960
Rome ITA

28 Nov 1956
Melbourne AUS

24 Jul 1952
Helsinki FIN

02 Aug 1948
London ENG

07 Aug 1936
Berlin GER

05 Aug 1932
Los Angeles CA/USA

03 Aug 1928
Amsterdam HOL

10 Jul 1924
Paris FRA

17 Aug 1920
Antwerp BEL

10 Jul 1912
Stockholm SWE

Medalists

2008 (results)

G
12:57.82 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 15:41.40 Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)

S
13:02.80 Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 15:42.74 Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR)

B
13:06.22 Edwin Soi (KEN) 15:44.12 Meseret Defar (ETH)

2004 (results)

G

13:14.39
Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
14:45.65
Meseret Defar (ETH)

S

13:14.59
Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
14:48.19
Isabella Ochichi (KEN)

B

13:15.10
Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
14:51.83
Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)

2000 (results)

G

13:35.49
Million Wolde (ETH)
14:40.79
Gabriela Szabo (ROM)

S

13:36.20
Ali Saidi-Sief (ALG)
14:41.02
Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL)

B

13:36.47
Brahim Lahlafi (MAR)
14:42.23
Getenesh Wami (ETH)

1996 (results)

G

13:07.96
Venuste Niyongabo (BUR)
14:59.88
Jun-xia Wang (CHN)

S

13:08.16
Paul Bitok (KEN)
15:03.49
Pauline Konga (KEN)

B

13:08.37
Khalid Boulami (MAR)
15:07.52
Roberta Brunet (ITA)

1992 (results)

G

13:12.52
Dieter Baumann (GER)

S

13:12.71
Paul Bitok (KEN)

B

13:13.03
Fita Bayissa (ETH)

1988 (results)

G

13:11.70
John Ngugi (KEN)

S

13:15.52
Dieter Baumann (GER)

B

13:15.73
Hans-Jorg Kunze (GER)

1984 (results)

G

13:05.59
Said Aouita (MAR)

S

13:07.54
Markus Ryffel (SUI)

B

13:09.20
Antonio Leitao (POR)

1980 (results)

G

13:20.91
Miruts Yifter (ETH)

S

13:21.60
Suleiman Nyambui (TAN)

B

13:22.00
Kaarlo Maaninka (FIN)

1976 (results)

G

13:24.76
Lasse Viren (FIN)

S

13:25.16
Dick Quax (NZL)

B

13:25.38
Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand (GER)

1972 (results)

G

13:26.4
Lasse Viren (FIN)

S

13:27.4
Mohamed Gammoudi (TUN)

B

13:27.6
Ian Stewart (GBR)

1968 (results)

G

14:05.01
Mohamed Gammoudi (TUN)

S

14:05.16
Kipchoge Keino (KEN)

B

14:06.41
Naftali Temu (KEN)

1964 (results)

G

13:48.8
Robert Schul (USA)

S

13:49.6
Harald Norpoth (GER)

B

13:49.8
William Dillinger (USA)

1960 (results)

G

13:43.76
Murray Halberg (NZL)

S

13:45.01
Hans Grodotski (GER)

B

13:45.09
Kazimierz Zimny (POL)

1956 (results)

G

13:39.86
Vladimir Kuts (RUS)

S

13:50.78
Gordon Pirie (GBR)

B

13:54.60
Derek Ibbotson (GBR)

1952 (results)

G

14:06.6
Emil Zatopek (CZE)

S

14:07.4
Alain Mimoun (FRA)

B

14:08.6
Herbert Schade (GER)

1948 (results)

G

14:17.6
Gaston Reiff (BEL)

S

14:17.8
Emil Zatopek (CZE)

B

14:20.8
Willem Slykhuis (NED)

1936 (results)

G

14:22.2
Gunner Höckert (GER)

S

14:25.8
Lauri Lehtinen (FIN)

B

14:29.0
Henry Kälarne (SWE)

1932 (results)

G

14:30.0
Lauri Lehtinen (FIN)

S

14:30.0
Ralph Anthony Hill (USA)

B

14:44.0
Lauri Virtanen (FIN)

1928 (results)

G

14:38.0
Viljam Ritola (FIN)

S

14:40.0
Paavo Nurmi (FIN)

B

14:41.2
Emil Edvin Wide (SWE)

1924 (results)

G

14:31.2
Paavo Nurmi (FIN)

S

14:31.4
Viljam Ritola (FIN)

B

15:01.8
Emil Edvin Wide (SWE)

1920 (results)

G

14:55.6
Joseph Guillemot (FRA)

S

15:00.0
Paavo Nurmi (FIN)

B

15:13.0
Eric Backman (SWE)

1912 (results)

G

14:36.6
Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN)

S

14:36.7
Jean Bouin (FRA)

B

15:07.6
George Hutson (GBR)

Medal Count by Country

Men
       G   S   B   Score
FIN    6   4   2     44
GER    2   3   3     22
KEN    1   4   3     20
ETH    3   1   1     19
MAR    2   0   2     12
FRA    1   2   0     11
USA    1   1   1      9
CZE    1   1   0      8
NZL    1   1   0      8
TUN    1   1   0      8
GBR    0   1   3      6
BEL    1   0   0      5
BUR    1   0   0      5
RUS    1   0   0      5
SWE    0   0   4      4
ALG    0   1   0      3
SUI    0   1   0      3
TAN    0   1   0      3
NED    0   0   1      1
POL    0   0   1      1
POR    0   0   1      1

Women
       G   S   B   Score
ETH    2   0   3     13
KEN    0   2   0      6
CHN    1   0   0      5
ROM    1   0   0      5
IRL    0   1   0      3
ITA    0   0   1      1
TUR    0   0   1      1

Note: Scoring is G = 5, S = 3, B = 1

Multiple Medal Winners

Men 
11  Paavo Nurmi (FIN)           S (1920) G (1924) S (1928)
10  Lasse Viren (FIN)           G (1972) G (1976)
 8  Ville Ritola (FIN)          S (1924) G (1928)
 8  Lauri Lehtinen (FIN)        G (1932) S (1936)
 8  Emil Zatopek (CZE)          S (1948) G (1952)
 8  Mohamed Gammoudi (TUN)      G (1968) S (1972)
 8  Dieter Baumann (GER)        S (1988) G (1992)
 8  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)       S (2004) G (2008)
 6  Paul Bitok (KEN)            S (1992) S (1996)
 4  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)        B (2004) S (2008)
 2  Edvin Wide (SWE)            B (1924) B (1928)

Women 
 6  Meseret Defar (ETH)         G (2004) B (2008)
 6  Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)       B (2004) G (2008)

Competitive Level (1990-date)

Year     Men   Women
2008    1009    1054
2004    1029     981
2000     923    1022
1996     958     968

Race Time Bias (sec/km)

Year     Men   Women
2008    -0.5    +8.8
2004    +0.7    -1.7
2000    +2.4    -3.2
1996    -0.8    -0.3
1992    -0.6     
1988    -0.9     
1984    -2.5     
1980    -0.1     
1976    +0.0     
1972    -0.0     
1968    +5.7     
1964    +0.4     
1960    -0.2     
1956    -0.5     
1952    -2.7

Quality Performances

Men
<13:10       7
<13:20      42
<13:30     165
<13:40     262
<13:50     407
<14:00     496

Women
<15:00      31
<15:20      90
<15:40     134
<16:00     184
<16:20     200

Note: Heats are included.

Last Updated on 23 Aug 2008

Contributor: Tomas Magnusson

Please send corrections, amendments, and/or comments both to ADR and to Tomas Magnusson at tomtytom@bluewin.ch

Men	Women	Venue
23 Aug 2008	22 Aug 2008	Beijing CHN
28 Aug 2004	23 Aug 2004	Athens GRE
30 Sep 2000	25 Sep 2000	Sydney AUS
03 Aug 1996	28 Jul 1996	Atlanta GA/USA
08 Aug 1992		Barcelona ESP
01 Oct 1988		Seoul KOR
11 Aug 1984		Los Angeles CA/USA
01 Aug 1980		Moscow RUS
30 Jul 1976		Montreal CAN
10 Sep 1972		Munich GER
17 Oct 1968		Mexico City MEX
18 Oct 1964		Tokyo JPN
02 Sep 1960		Rome ITA
28 Nov 1956		Melbourne AUS
24 Jul 1952		Helsinki FIN
02 Aug 1948		London ENG
07 Aug 1936		Berlin GER
05 Aug 1932		Los Angeles CA/USA
03 Aug 1928		Amsterdam HOL
10 Jul 1924		Paris FRA
17 Aug 1920		Antwerp BEL
10 Jul 1912		Stockholm SWE

G	12:57.82	Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)	15:41.40	Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)
S	13:02.80	Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)	15:42.74	Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR)
B	13:06.22	Edwin Soi (KEN)	15:44.12	Meseret Defar (ETH)

G	13:14.39	Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)	14:45.65	Meseret Defar (ETH)
S	13:14.59	Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)	14:48.19	Isabella Ochichi (KEN)
B	13:15.10	Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)	14:51.83	Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)

G	13:35.49	Million Wolde (ETH)	14:40.79	Gabriela Szabo (ROM)
S	13:36.20	Ali Saidi-Sief (ALG)	14:41.02	Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL)
B	13:36.47	Brahim Lahlafi (MAR)	14:42.23	Getenesh Wami (ETH)

G	13:07.96	Venuste Niyongabo (BUR)	14:59.88	Jun-xia Wang (CHN)
S	13:08.16	Paul Bitok (KEN)	15:03.49	Pauline Konga (KEN)
B	13:08.37	Khalid Boulami (MAR)	15:07.52	Roberta Brunet (ITA)

G	13:12.52	Dieter Baumann (GER)
S	13:12.71	Paul Bitok (KEN)
B	13:13.03	Fita Bayissa (ETH)

G	13:11.70	John Ngugi (KEN)
S	13:15.52	Dieter Baumann (GER)
B	13:15.73	Hans-Jorg Kunze (GER)

G	13:05.59	Said Aouita (MAR)
S	13:07.54	Markus Ryffel (SUI)
B	13:09.20	Antonio Leitao (POR)

G	13:20.91	Miruts Yifter (ETH)
S	13:21.60	Suleiman Nyambui (TAN)
B	13:22.00	Kaarlo Maaninka (FIN)

G	13:24.76	Lasse Viren (FIN)
S	13:25.16	Dick Quax (NZL)
B	13:25.38	Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand (GER)

G	13:26.4	Lasse Viren (FIN)
S	13:27.4	Mohamed Gammoudi (TUN)
B	13:27.6	Ian Stewart (GBR)

G	14:05.01	Mohamed Gammoudi (TUN)
S	14:05.16	Kipchoge Keino (KEN)
B	14:06.41	Naftali Temu (KEN)

G	13:48.8	Robert Schul (USA)
S	13:49.6	Harald Norpoth (GER)
B	13:49.8	William Dillinger (USA)

G	13:43.76	Murray Halberg (NZL)
S	13:45.01	Hans Grodotski (GER)
B	13:45.09	Kazimierz Zimny (POL)

G	13:39.86	Vladimir Kuts (RUS)
S	13:50.78	Gordon Pirie (GBR)
B	13:54.60	Derek Ibbotson (GBR)

G	14:06.6	Emil Zatopek (CZE)
S	14:07.4	Alain Mimoun (FRA)
B	14:08.6	Herbert Schade (GER)

G	14:17.6	Gaston Reiff (BEL)
S	14:17.8	Emil Zatopek (CZE)
B	14:20.8	Willem Slykhuis (NED)

G	14:22.2	Gunner Höckert (GER)
S	14:25.8	Lauri Lehtinen (FIN)
B	14:29.0	Henry Kälarne (SWE)

G	14:30.0	Lauri Lehtinen (FIN)
S	14:30.0	Ralph Anthony Hill (USA)
B	14:44.0	Lauri Virtanen (FIN)

G	14:38.0	Viljam Ritola (FIN)
S	14:40.0	Paavo Nurmi (FIN)
B	14:41.2	Emil Edvin Wide (SWE)

G	14:31.2	Paavo Nurmi (FIN)
S	14:31.4	Viljam Ritola (FIN)
B	15:01.8	Emil Edvin Wide (SWE)

G	14:55.6	Joseph Guillemot (FRA)
S	15:00.0	Paavo Nurmi (FIN)
B	15:13.0	Eric Backman (SWE)

G	14:36.6	Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN)
S	14:36.7	Jean Bouin (FRA)
B	15:07.6	George Hutson (GBR)