Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

Men's 5000 metres
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
Dates August 4 (heats)
August 7 (final)
Medalists
 
 
 
«1932 1948»
Athletics at the
1936 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men
400 m men
800 m men
1500 m men
5000 m men
10,000 m men
80 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men
3000 m steeple men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men
Road events
Marathon men
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men
Triple jump men
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Shot put men
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men
Combined events
Decathlon men

The men's 5000 metres event at the 1936 Olympic Games took place August 4 and August 7. The final was won by Finn Gunnar Höckert in Olympic record time.

Contents

Results

Heats

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Gunnar Höckert Finland 14:22.2 OR
Lauri Lehtinen Finland 14:25.8
Henry Jonsson Sweden 14:29.0
4 Kohei Murakoso Japan 14:30.0
5 Józef Noji Poland 14:33.4
6 Ilmari Salminen Finland 14:39.8
7 Umberto Cerati Italy 14:44.4
8 Lou Zamperini United States 14:46.8
9 Rolf Hansen Norway 14:48.0
10 Harry Siefert Denmark 14:48.4
11 Peter Ward Great Britain 14:57.2
12 Frank Close Great Britain
13 Don Lash United States
14 Bror Hellström Sweden
Aubrey Reeve Great Britain DNF

Key: DNF = Did not finish, OR = Olympic record

References