The men's 5000 metres event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland, with the final on 25 July. It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games, replacing the 3 miles.
Medallists + Gold Silver BronzeIan StewartIan McCaffertyKipchoge Keino
Results Heats Qualification for final The first 7 in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
+ Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 8 1 Tony Ashton 14:17.4 9 1 Allieu Massaquoi 14:51.0 10 1 Robert Hackman 14:51.6 11 1 Dominic Chiwaya 15:03.6 12 1 Ghulam Rasul 15:12.6 13 1 Donald Pierre 15:51.8 14 1 Aurelio Falero 16:02.6 1 Tony Manning 1 Harnek Singh 6 2 Ron Clarke 14:01.6 Q 8 2 David Mungai 14:13.8 9 2 David Ellis 14:14.8 10 2 Gwynn Davis 14:22.8 11 2 Musa Mustafa 14:27.4 12 2 George Waluza 14:51.8 13 2 Abdul Karim 14:52.8 14 2 Dandison Moore 14:25.8 2 Kerry O'Brien 2 Harry Prowell 2 Benson Mulomba
Final + Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Ian Stewart 13:22.85 Ian McCafferty 13:23.34 Kipchoge Keino 13:27.6 Allan Rushmer 13:29.8 Ron Clarke 13:32.4 Dick Taylor 13:33.8 Dick Quax 13:43.4 John Ngeno 13:44.6 Bob Finlay 13:45.2 10 Dick Tayler 13:48.8 11 Joseph Stewart 13:51.8 12 Derek Graham 13:54.0 13 Bernard Plain 14:02.0 14 Mike Baxter 14:03.0
References
Australian results