Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

Men's 5000 metres
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
VenueStade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
DatesJuly 8 (semifinals)
July 10 (final)
Competitors38 from 21 nations
Medalists
 
 
 
Athletics at the
1924 Summer Olympics
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The men's 5000 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on July 8, 1924, and on July 10, 1924.

38 long-distance runners from 21 nations competed.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.

World Record 14:28.2 Finland Paavo Nurmi Helsinki (FIN) June 19, 1924
Olympic Record 14:36.6 Hannes Kolehmainen Stockholm (SWE) July 10, 1912

In the final Paavo Nurmi set a new Olympic record with 14:31.2 minutes.

Results

Semifinals

All semi-finals were held on Tuesday, July 8, 1924.

The best four finishers of every heat qualified for the final.

Semifinal 1

Place Athlete Time Qual.
1  Eino Rastas (FIN) 15:22.2 Q
2  Katsuo Okazaki (JPN) 15:22.2 Q
3  Axel Eriksson (SWE) 15:23.6 Q
4  Léonard Mascaux (FRA) 15:26.4 Q
5  Charles Johnstone (GBR) 15:27.4
6  Ralph Starr (GBR)
7  Eastman Doolittle (USA)
8  Camille Van de Velde (BEL)
9  Alfredo Gomes (BRA)
10  Mohamed El-Sayed (EGY)
11  Joaquín Miquel (ESP)
12  Vilis Cimmermans (LAT)
13  José Eslava (MEX)
14  Stanisław Ziffer (POL) 16:36.0

Semifinal 2

Place Athlete Time Qual.
1  Paavo Nurmi (FIN) 15:28.6 Q
2  Lucien Dolques (FRA) 15:29.4 Q
3  Eino Seppälä (FIN) 15:34.6 Q
4  Frank Saunders (GBR) 15:37.0 Q
5  Maurice Norland (FRA) 15:41.4
6  Harold Phelps (USA)
7  David McGill (CAN)
8  István Kultsár (HUN)
9  Stefan Szelestowski (POL)
10  Pala Singh (IND)
11  Karel Nedobitý (TCH)
-  William Marthé (SUI) DNF

Semifinal 3

Place Athlete Time Qual.
1  John Romig (USA) 15:14.6 Q
2  Edvin Wide (SWE) 15:24.0 Q
3  Ville Ritola (FIN) 15:32.1 Q
4  Charles Clibbon (GBR) 15:35.6 Q
5  Lucien Duquesne (FRA) 16:03.0
6  Jan Zeegers (NED)
7  Alexandros Kranis (GRE)
8  George Lermond (USA)
9  Malcolm Boyd (AUS)
10  Hans Kantor (AUT)
11  Miguel Palau (ESP)
12  Pedro Curiel (MEX)
13  Artūrs Motmillers (LAT)

Final

The final was held on Thursday, July 10, 1924.

Nurmi had to improve the standing Olympic record to win the gold medal with Ritola only two tenths behind.

Place Athlete Time
1  Paavo Nurmi (FIN) 14:31.2 OR
2  Ville Ritola (FIN) 14:31.4
3  Edvin Wide (SWE) 15:01.8
4  John Romig (USA) 15:12.4
5  Eino Seppälä (FIN) 15:18.4
6  Charles Clibbon (GBR) 15:29.0
7  Lucien Dolques (FRA) 15:32.6
8  Axel Eriksson (SWE) 15:38.0
9  Léonard Mascaux (FRA) 15:39.0
10  Frank Saunders (GBR) 15:54.0
11  Eino Rastas (FIN)
12  Katsuo Okazaki (JPN)

References

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