The men's 5000 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 31, 1928, and Friday, August 3, 1928. Thirty-eight long-distance runners from 19 nations competed.
Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
World record 14:28.2 Paavo Nurmi Helsinki (FIN) June 19, 1924 Olympic record 14:31.2 Paavo Nurmi Paris (FRA) July 10, 1924
Results
Semifinals
All semifinals were held on Tuesday, July 31, 1928, and started at 5:10 p.m.
The best four finishers of every heat qualified for the final.
Semifinal 1
Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 15:02.6 2 15:03.0 3 15:03.6 4 15:03.8 5 6 15:13.0 7 8 9
Semifinal 2
Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 15:07.4 2 15:10.8 3 15:10.8 4 15:16.0 5 15:22.0 6 7 15:33.0 8 15:42.0 9 10 11
Semifinal 3
Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 15:04.0 2 15:05.0 3 15:06.3 4 15:08.0 5 6 7 15:45.0 8
Final The final was held on Friday, August 3, 1928, and started at 2:30 p.m.
The same three runners finished on the podium as four years earlier in the 5000 metre event at the 1924 Games. But this time Ritola won the gold medal and Nurmi silver, Wide won the bronze medal again.
Rank Athlete Nation Time 14:38.0 14:40.0 14:41.2 4 14:50.0 5 14:59.6 6 15:02.0 7 8 9 10
References
External links Official Olympic Report