Olympic Games
Men
5000 m
Year Mo Day Location Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal
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2021 Aug 06 Tokyo, JPN Joshua Cheptegei UGA Mohammed Ahmed CAN Paul Chelimo USA
2016 Aug 20 Rio de Janeiro, BRA Mo Farah GBR Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo USA Hagos Gebrhiwet ETH
2012 Aug 11 London, GBR Mo Farah GBR Dejen Gebremeskel ETH Thomas Longosiwa KEN
2008 Aug 23 Beijing, CHN Kenenisa Bekele ETH Eliud Kipchoge KEN Edwin Soi KEN
2004 Aug 28 Athens, GRE Hicham El Guerrouj MAR Kenenisa Bekele ETH Eliud Kipchoge KEN
2000 Sep 30 Sydney, AUS Million Wolde ETH Ali Saďdi-Sief ALG Brahim Lahlafi MAR
1996 Aug 03 Atlanta, USA Vénuste Niyongabo BDI Paul Bitok KEN Khalid Boulami MAR
1992 Aug 08 Barcelona, ESP Dieter Baumann GER Paul Bitok KEN Fita Bayissa ETH
1988 Oct 01 Seoul, KOR John Ngugi KEN Dieter Baumann FRG Hansjörg Kunze GDR
1984 Aug 11 Los Angeles, USA Saďd Aouita MAR Markus Ryffel SUI António Leităo POR
1980 Aug 01 Moscow, URS Miruts Yifter ETH Suleiman Nyambui TAN Kaarlo Maaninka FIN
1976 Jul 30 Montreal, CAN Lasse Virén FIN Dick Quax NZL Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand FRG
1972 Sep 10 Munich, GER Lasse Virén FIN Mohamad Gammoudi TUN Ian Stewart GBR
1968 Oct 17 Mexico City, MEX Mohamad Gammoudi TUN Kip Keino KEN Naftali Temu KEN
1964 Oct 18 Tokyo, JAP Bob Schul USA Harald Norpoth GER Bill Dellinger USA
1960 Sep 02 Rome, ITA Murray Halberg NZL Hans Grodotzki GER Kazimierz Zimny POL
1956 Nov 28 Melbourne, AUS Vladimir Kuts URS Gordon Pirie GBR Derek Ibbotson GBR
1952 Jul 24 Helsinki, FIN Emil Zátopek TCH Alain Mimoun FRA Herbert Schade GER
1948 Aug 02 London, GBR Gaston Reiff BEL Emil Zátopek TCH Wim Slijkhuis NED
1936 Aug 07 Berlin, GER Gunnar Höckert FIN Lauri Lehtinen FIN Henry Jonsson SWE
1932 Aug 05 Los Angeles, USA Lauri Lehtinen FIN Ralph Hill USA Lasse Virtanen FIN
1928 Jul 03 Amsterdam, NED Ville Ritola FIN Paavo Nurmi FIN Edvin Wide SWE
1924 Jul 10 Paris, FRA Paavo Nurmi FIN Ville Ritola FIN Edvin Wide SWE
1920 Aug 17 Antwerp, BEL Joseph Guillemot FRA Paavo Nurmi FIN Eric Backman SWE
1912 Jul 10 Stockholm, SWE Hannes Kolehmainen FIN Jean Bouin FRA George Hutson GBR
2021 Aug 06 Tokyo, JPN
1. Joshua Cheptegei UGA 12:58.15
2. Mohammed Ahmed CAN 12:58.61
3. Paul Chelimo USA 12:59.05
4. Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli KEN 12:59.17
5. Jacob Kiplimo UGA 13:02.40
6. Birhanu Balew BRN 13:03.20
7. Justyn Knight CAN 13:04.38
8. Mohamed Katir ESP 13:06.60
9. Grant Fisher USA 13:08.40
10. Milkesa Mengesha ETH 13:08.50
11. Andrew Butchart GBR 13:09.97
12. Luis Grijalva GUA 13:10.09
13. Jimmy Gressier FRA 13:11.33
14. William Kincaid USA 13:17.20
15. Dawit Fikadu BRN 13:20.24
16. Oscar Chelimo UGA 13:44.45
2016 Aug 20 Rio de Janeiro, BRA
1. Mo Farah GBR 13:03.30
2. Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo USA 13:03.90
3. Hagos Gebrhiwet ETH 13:04.35
4. Mohammed Ahmed CAN 13:05.94
5. Bernard Lagat USA 13:06.78
6. Andrew Butchart GBR 13:08.61
7. Albert Kibichii Rop BRN 13:08.79
8. Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei UGA 13:09.17
9. Birhanu Balew BRN 13:09.26
10.Abrar Osman ERI 13:09.56
11.Hassan Mead USA 13:09.81
12.Dejen Gebremeskel ETH 13:15.91
13.Elroy Gelant RSA 13:17.47
14.Brett Robinson AUS 13:32.30
15.David Torrence PER 13:43.12
Muktar Edris ETH DQ
2012 Aug 11 London, GBR
1. Mo Farah GBR 13:41.66
2. Dejen Gebremeskel ETH 13:41.98
3. Thomas Longosiwa KEN 13:42.36
4. Bernard Lagat USA 13:42.99
5. Isiah Koech KEN 13:43.83
6. Abdalaati Iguider MAR 13:44.19
7. Galen Rupp USA 13:45.04
8. Juan Luis Barrios MEX 13:45.30
9. Hayle Ibrahimov AZE 13:45.37
10.Lopez Lomong USA 13:48.19
11.Hagos Gebrhiwet ETH 13:49.59
12.Yenew Alamirew ETH 13:49.68
13.Mumin Gala DJI 13:50.26
14.Cam Levins CAN 13:51.87
15.Moses Kipsiro UGA 13:52.25
2008 Aug 23 Beijing, CHN
1. Kenenisa Bekele ETH 12:57.82 OR
2. Eliud Kipchoge KEN 13:02.80
3. Edwin Soi KEN 13:06.22
4. Moses Kipsiro UGA 13:10.56
5. Abreham Cherkos ETH 13:16.46
6. Tariku Bekele ETH 13:19.06
7. Juan Luis Barrios MEX 13:19.79
8. James Kwalia QAT 13:23.48
9. Bernard Lagat USA 13:26.89
10.Kidane Tadesse ERI 13:28.40
11.Alemayehu Bezabeh ESP 13:30.48
12.Thomas Longosiwa KEN 13:31.34
13.Matt Tegenkamp USA 13:33.13
14.Jesús Espańa ESP 13:55.94
Alistair Cragg IRL
2004 Aug 28 Athens, GRE
1. Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 13:14.39
2. Kenenisa Bekele ETH 13:14.59
3. Eliud Kipchoge KEN 13:15.10
4. Gebre Egziabher Gebremariam ETH 13:15.35
5. Dejene Berhanu ETH 13:16.92
6. John Kibowen KEN 13:18.24
7. Zersenay Tadesse ERI 13:24.31
8. Craig Mottram AUS 13:25.70
9. Hicham Bellani MAR 13:31.81
10.Ali Saďdi-Sief ALG 13:32.57
11.Tim Broe USA 13:33.06
12.Alistair Cragg IRL 13:43.06
13.Abderrahim Goumri MAR 13:47.27
14.Samir Moussaoui ALG 14:02.01
Abraham Chebii KEN DNF
2000 Sep 30 Sydney, AUS
1. Million Wolde ETH 13:35.49
2. Ali Saďdi-Sief ALG 13:36.20
3. Brahim Lahlafi MAR 13:36.47
4. Fita Bayissa ETH 13:37.03
5. David Chelule KEN 13:37.13
6. Dagne Alemu ETH 13:37.17
7. Serhiy Lebid UKR 13:37.80
8. Jirka Arndt GER 13:38.57
9. Julius Gitahi KEN 13:39.11
10.Richard Limo KEN 13:39.43
11.Réda Benzine ALG 13:40.95
12.Mizan Mehari AUS 13:42.03
13.Adam Goucher USA 13:43.20
14.Mohamed Suleiman QAT 13:45.10
15.Toshinari Takaoka JPN 13:46.90
1996 Aug 03 Atlanta, USA
1. Vénuste Niyongabo BDI 13:07.96
2. Paul Bitok KEN 13:08.16
3. Khalid Boulami MAR 13:08.37
4. Dieter Baumann GER 13:08.81
5. Tom Nyariki KEN 13:12.29
6. Bob Kennedy USA 13:12.35
7. Enrique Molina ESP 13:12.91
8. Brahim Lahlafi MAR 13:13.26
9. Shem Kororia KEN 13:14.63
10.Fita Bayissa ETH 13:18.30
11.Smail Sghyr MAR 13:22.89
12.Gennaro Di Napoli ITA 13:28.36
13.Réda Benzine ALG 13:42.34
14.Stéphane Franke GER 13:44.64
15.Aďssa Bel Aout ALG 14:06.52
1992 Aug 08 Barcelona, ESP
1. Dieter Baumann GER 13:12.52
2. Paul Bitok KEN 13:12.71
3. Fita Bayissa ETH 13:13.03
4. Brahim Boutayeb MAR 13:13.27
5. Yobes Ondieki KEN 13:17.50
6. Worku Bikila ETH 13:23.52
7. Rob Denmark GBR 13:27.76
8. Abel Antón ESP 13:27.80
9. Mohamed Issangar MAR 13:28.97
10.Andrew Sambu TAN 13:37.20
11.Domingos Castro POR 13:38.08
12.Bob Kennedy USA 13:39.72
13.Pascal Thiébaut FRA 13:43.39
14.Dominic Kirui KEN 13:45.16
15.Marcel Versteeg NED 13:48.32
16.Salvatore Antibo ITA 14:02.47
1988 Oct 01 Seoul, KOR
1. John Ngugi KEN 13:11.70
2. Dieter Baumann FRG 13:15.52
3. Hansjörg Kunze GDR 13:15.73
4. Domingos Castro POR 13:16.09
5. Sydney Maree USA 13:23.69
6. Jack Buckner GBR 13:23.85
7. Stefano Mei ITA 13:26.17
8. Evgeni Ignatov BUL 13:26.41
9. John Doherty IRL 13:27.71
10.Jonny Danielson SWE 13:30.44
11.Pascal Thiébaut FRA 13:31.99
12.Yobes Ondieki KEN 13:52.01
13.Gary Staines GBR 13:55.00
14.Paul Arpin FRA 14:13.19
José Regalo POR DNF
1984 Aug 06 Los Angeles, USA
1. Saďd Aouita MAR 13:05.59 OR
2. Markus Ryffel SUI 13:07.54
3. António Leităo POR 13:09.20
4. Tim Hutchings GBR 13:11.50
5. Paul Kipkoech KEN 13:14.40
6. Charles Cheruiyot KEN 13:18.41
7. Doug Padilla USA 13:23.56
8. John Walker NZL 13:24.46
9. Ezequiel Canário POR 13:26.50
10.Wilson Waigwa KEN 13:27.34
11.Ray Flynn IRL 13:34.50
12.Mats Erixon SWE 13:41.64
13.Eamonn Martin GBR 13:53.34
14.Dave Moorcroft GBR 14:16.61
1980 Aug 01 Moscow, URS
1. Miruts Yifter ETH 13:21,0
2. Suleiman Nyambui TAN 13:21.6
3. Kaarlo Maaninka FIN 13:22.0
4. Eamonn Coghlan IRL 13:22.8
5. Markus Ryffel SUI 13:23.1
6. Dietmar Millonig AUT 13:23.3
7. John Treacy IRL 13:23.7
8. Aleksandr Fedotkin URS 13:24.1
9. Jirí Sýkora TCH 13:25.0
10.Yohannes Mohamed ETH 13:28.4
11.Martti Vainio FIN 13:32.1
12.Mohamed Kedir ETH 13:34.2
1976 Jul 30 Montreal, CAN
1. Lasse Virén FIN 13:24.76
2. Dick Quax NZL 13:25.16
3. Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand FRG 13:25.38
4. Rod Dixon NZL 13:25.50
5. Brendan Foster GBR 13:26.19
6. Willy Polleunis BEL 13:26.99
7. Ian Stewart GBR 13:27.65
8. Aniceto Simőes POR 13:29.38
9. Knut Kvalheim NOR 13:30.33
10.Detlef Uhlemann FRG 13:31.07
11.Enn Sellik URS 13:36.72
12.Paul Geis USA 13:42.51
13.Pekka Päivärinta FIN 13:46.61
Boris Kuznetsov URS
1972 Sep 10 Munich, GER
1. Lasse Virén FIN 13:26.42 OR
2. Mohamad Gammoudi TUN 13:27.33
3. Ian Stewart GBR 13:27.61
4. Steve Prefontaine USA 13:28.25
5. Miel Puttemans BEL 13:30.82
6. Harald Norpoth FRG 13:32.58
7. Per Halle NOR 13:34.38
8. Nikolay Sviridov URS 13:39.31
9. Frank Eisenberg GDR 13:40.84
10.Javier Álvarez ESP 13:41.83
11.Ian McCafferty GBR 13:43.20
12.Dave Bedford GBR 13:43.22
13.Juha Väätäinen FIN 13:53.84
Mariano Haro ESP DNF
1968 Oct 17 Mexico City, MEX
1. Mohamad Gammoudi TUN 14:05.0
2. Kip Keino KEN 14:05.2
3. Naftali Temu KEN 14:06.4
4. Juan Martínez MEX 14:10.8
5. Ron Clarke AUS 14:12.4
6. Wohib Masresha ETH 14:17.6
7. Nikolay Sviridov URS 14:18.4
8. Fikru Deguefu ETH 14:19.0
9. Jean Wadoux FRA 14:20.8
10.Rex Maddaford NZL 14:39.8
11.Bob Finlay CAN 14:45.0
12.Miel Puttemans BEL 14:59.6
Harald Norpoth FRG DNF
1964 Oct 18 Tokyo, JAP
1. Bob Schul USA 13:48.8
2. Harald Norpoth GER 13:49.6
3. Bill Dellinger USA 13:49.8
4. Michel Jazy FRA 13:49.8
5. Kip Keino KEN 13:50.4
6. Bill Baillie NZL 13:51.0
7. Nikolay Dutov URS 13:53.8
8. Thor Helland NOR 13:57.0
9. Ron Clarke AUS 13:58.0
10.Stepan Baidiuk URS 14:11.2
11.Mike Wiggs GBR 14:20.8
1960 Sep 02 Rome, ITA
1. Murray Halberg NZL 13:43.4
2. Hans Grodotzki GER 13:44.6
3. Kazimierz Zimny POL 13:44.8
4. Friedrich Janke GER 13:46.8
5. Dave Power AUS 13:51.8
6. Nyandika Maiyoro KEN 13:52.8
7. Michel Bernard FRA 14:04.2
8. Horst Flosbach GER 14:06.6
9. Aleksandr Artynyuk URS 14:08.0
10.Sándor Iharos HUN 14:11.4
11.Albie Thomas AUS 14:20.4
12.Luigi Conti ITA 14:34.0
1956 Nov 28 Melbourne, AUS
1. Vladimir Kuts URS 13:39.6 OR
2. Gordon Pirie GBR 13:50.6
3. Derek Ibbotson GBR 13:54.4
4. Miklós Szabó HUN 14:03.4
5. Albie Thomas AUS 14:04.6
6. László Tábori HUN 14:09.8
7. Nyandika Maiyoro KEN 14:19.0
8. Thyge Thřgersen DEN 14:21.0
9. Pyotr Bolotnikov URS 14:22.4
10.Ivan Cherniavskiy URS 14:22.4
11.Chris Chataway GBR 14:28.8
12.Herbert Schade GER 14:31.8
Bill Dellinger USA DNF
Velia Mugoa YUG DNF
1952 Jul 24 Helsinki, FIN
1. Emil Zátopek TCH 14:06.6 OR
2. Alain Mimoun FRA 14:07.4
3. Herbert Schade GER 14:08.6
4. Gordon Pirie GBR 14:18.0
5. Chris Chataway GBR 14:18.0
6. Les Perry AUS 14:23.6
7. Erno Béres HUN 14:24.8
8. Ĺke Andersson SWE 14:26.0
9. Bertil Albertsson SWE 14:27.8
10.Aleksandr Anufriyev URS 14:31.4
11.Alan Parker GBR 14:37.0
12.Ilmari Taipale FIN 14:40.0
13.Eero Tuomaala FIN 14:54.2
14.Lucien Theys BEL 14:59.0
Gaston Reiff BEL DNF
1948 Aug 02 London, GBR
1. Gaston Reiff BEL 14:17.6 OR
2. Emil Zátopek TCH 14:17.8
3. Wim Slijkhuis NED 14:26.8
4. Erik Ahldén SWE 14:28.6
5. Bertil Albertsson SWE 14:39.0
6. Curt Stone USA 14:39.4
7. Väinö Koskela FIN 14:41.0
8. Väinö Mäkelä FIN 14:43.0
9. Marcel Vandewattyne BEL
10.Martin Stokken NOR
11.Helge Perälä FIN
AC.Evert Nyberg SWE
1936 Aug 07 Berlin, GER
1. Gunnar Höckert FIN 14:22.2 OR
2. Lauri Lehtinen FIN 14:25.8
3. Henry Jonsson SWE 14:29.0
4. Kohei Murakoso JPN 14:30.0
5. Józef Noji POL 14:33.4
6. Ilmari Salminen FIN 14:39.8
7. Umberto Cerati ITA 14:44.4
8. Lou Zamperini USA 14:46.8
9. Rolf Hansen NOR 14:48.0
10.Harry Siefert DEN 14:48.4
11.Peter Ward GBR 14:57.2
12.Frank Close GBR
13.Don Lash USA
14.Bror Hellström SWE
Aubrey Reeve GBR DNF
1932 Aug 05 Los Angeles, USA
1. Lauri Lehtinen FIN 14:30.0 OR
2. Ralph Hill USA 14:30.0 tOR
3. Lasse Virtanen FIN 14:44.0
4. Billy Savidan NZL 14:49.6
5. Jean-Gunnar Lindgren SWE 14:54,7
6. Max Syring GER 14:59.0
7. Alec Burns GBR 15:04.4
8. Dan Dean USA 15:08.5
9. Erik Pettersson SWE 15:13.4
10.Alex Hillhouse AUS 15:15.0
11.Scotty Rankine CAN 15:24.0
12.Shoichiro Takenaka JPN 17:20.0
Paul Rekers USA DNF
Roger Rochard FRA DNF
1928 Aug 03 Amsterdam, NED
1. Ville Ritola FIN 14:38.0
2. Paavo Nurmi FIN 14:40.0
3. Edvin Wide SWE 14:41.2
4. Leo Lermond USA 14:50.0
5. Ragnar Magnusson SWE 14:59.6
6. Armas Kinnunen FIN 15:02.0
7. Stanislavs Petkevics LAT
8. Bert Johnston GBR
9. Brian Oddie GBR
10.Macauley Smith USA
Nils Eklöf SWE DNF
Eino Purje FIN DNF
1924 Jul 10 Paris, FRA
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 Dolqučs FRA 15:33.0
8. Axel Eriksson SWE 15:38.0
9. Léon Mascaux FRA 15:39.0
10.Frank Saunders GBR 15:54.0
11.Eino Rastas FIN
12.Katsuo Okazaki JPN
1920 Aug 17 Antwerp, BEL
1. Joseph Guillemot FRA 14:55.6
2. Paavo Nurmi FIN 15:00.0
3. Eric Backman SWE 15:13.0
4. Teodor Koskenniemi FIN 15:17.0
5. Joe Blewitt GBR 15:19.0
6. William Seagrove GBR 15:21.0
7. Carlo Speroni ITA
8. Alfred Nichols GBR
9. Julien Van Campenhout BEL
10.Nils Bergström SWE
11.Rudolf Falk SWE
12.Carmichael Irwin GBR
13.Emanuel Lundström SWE
Clifford Furnas USA DNF
Hal Brown USA DNF
Ivan Dresser USA DNF
1912 Jul 10 Stockholm, SWE
1. Hannes Kolehmainen FIN 14:36.6 WR,OR
2. Jean Bouin FRA 14:36.7
3. George Hutson GBR 15:07.6
4. George Bonhag USA 15:09.8 e
5. Tell Berna USA 15:10.0 e
6. Alex Decouteau CAN
7. Mauritz Carlsson SWE
Louis Scott USA
Joe Keeper CAN
Cyril Porter GBR
Frederick Hibbins GBR DNS
e = estimated time
WR = world record
OR = Olympic Record
DNF = did not finish
DNS = did not start