Men's 5000 metres at the Games of the X Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |||||||||
Dates | August 2 and August 5 | |||||||||
Competitors | 18 from 11 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 5000 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, August 2, 1932, and on Friday, August 5, 1932.[1]
Records
[edit]These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 14:17.0 | ![]() |
Helsinki (FIN) | June 19, 1932 |
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Olympic Record | 14:31.2 | ![]() |
Paris (FRA) | July 10, 1924 |
In the final Lauri Lehtinen set a new Olympic record with 14:30.0 minutes.
Results
[edit]Semifinals
[edit]Both semi-finals were held on Tuesday, August 2, 1932, and started at 4:45 p.m.
The best seven finishers of every heat qualified for the final.
Semifinal 1
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
14:59.6 | Q |
2 | ![]() |
15:05.5 | Q |
3 | ![]() |
15:06.0 | Q |
4 | ![]() |
15:06.4 | Q |
5 | ![]() |
15:08.2 | Q |
6 | ![]() |
15:14.0 | Q |
7 | ![]() |
15:19.6 | Q |
8 | ![]() |
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9 | ![]() |
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10 | ![]() |
DNF |
Semifinal 2
Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
15:25.8 | Q |
2 | ![]() |
15:34.6 | Q |
3 | ![]() |
15:36.4 | Q |
4 | ![]() |
15:37.8 | Q |
5 | ![]() |
15:39.6 | Q |
6 | ![]() |
15:48.5 | Q |
7 | ![]() |
15:56.0 | Q |
8 | ![]() |
16:00.0 |
Final
[edit]The final was held on Friday, August 5, 1932, and started at 3:15 p.m.
In a controversial move Lehtinen blocked Hill when he tried to pass Lehtinen on the final straight. Both runners broke the Olympic record but Lehtinen finished 30 cm in front.
Place | Athlete | Time |
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14:30.0 OR |
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14:30.0 |
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14:44.0 |
4 | ![]() |
14:49.6 |
5 | ![]() |
14:54:7 |
6 | ![]() |
14:59.0 |
7 | ![]() |
15:04.4 |
8 | ![]() |
15:08.5 |
9 | ![]() |
15:13.4 |
10 | ![]() |
15:15.0 |
11 | ![]() |
15:24.0 |
12 | ![]() |
17:20.0 |
— | ![]() |
DNF |
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DNF |
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Games: Men's 5000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
External links
[edit]- Official Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2009.