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{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Men's 5000 metres
|games = 1932 Summer
|image =
|caption =
|venue = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
|dates = August 2 and August 5
|competitors = 18
|nations = 11
|longnames = yes
|gold = Lauri Lehtinen
|goldNOC = FIN
|silver = Ralph Hill
|silverNOC = USA
|bronze = Lasse Virtanen
|bronzeNOC = FIN
|prev=1928
|next=1936
}}{{AthleticsAt1932SummerOlympics}}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] RecordsThese were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics. | World Record | 14:17.0 | FIN}} Lauri Lehtinen | Helsinki (FIN) | June 19, 1932 |
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| Olympic Record | 14:31.2 | FIN}} Paavo Nurmi | Paris (FRA) | July 10, 1924 |
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In the final Lauri Lehtinen set a new Olympic record with 14:30.0 minutes. ResultsSemifinalsBoth semi-finals were held on Tuesday, August 2, 1932, and started at 4:45{{nbsp}}p.m. The best seven finishers of every heat qualified for the final. Semifinal 1| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
| 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ralph Hill|USA|1932 Summer}} | 14:59.6 | Q | | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Lauri Lehtinen|FIN|1932 Summer}} | 15:05.5 | Q | | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Jean-Gunnar Lindgren|SWE|1932 Summer}} | 15:06.0 | Q | | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Lauri Virtanen|FIN|1932 Summer}} | 15:06.4 | Q | | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Billy Savidan|NZL|1932 Summer}} | 15:08.2 | Q | | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Alex Hillhouse|AUS|1932 Summer}} | 15:14.0 | Q | | 7 | {{flagIOCathlete|Dan Dean|USA|1932 Summer}} | 15:19.6 | Q | | 8 | {{flagIOCathlete|George Bailey|GBR|1932 Summer}} | | 9 | {{flagIOCathlete|Masamichi Kitamoto|JPN|1932 Summer}} | | 10 | {{flagIOCathlete|Juan Morales|MEX|1932 Summer}} | DNF | |
Semifinal 2| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
| 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Alec Burns|GBR|1932 Summer}} | 15:25.8 | Q | | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Paul Rekers|USA|1932 Summer}} | 15:34.6 | Q | | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Erik Pettersson|SWE|1932 Summer}} | 15:36.4 | Q | | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Roger Rochard|FRA|1932 Summer}} | 15:37.8 | Q | | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Scotty Rankine|CAN|1932 Summer}} | 15:39.6 | Q | | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Max Syring|GER|1932 Summer}} | 15:48.5 | Q | | 7 | {{flagIOCathlete|Shoichiro Takenaka|JPN|1932 Summer}} | 15:56.0 | Q | | 8 | {{flagIOCathlete|Valentín González|MEX|1932 Summer}} | 16:00.0 |
FinalThe final was held on Friday, August 5, 1932, and started at 3:15{{nbsp}}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 | |
| {{gold1}} | {{flagIOCathlete|Lauri Lehtinen|FIN|1932 Summer}} | 14:30.0 OR | | {{silver2}} | {{flagIOCathlete|Ralph Hill|USA|1932 Summer}} | 14:30.0 | | {{bronze3}} | {{flagIOCathlete|Lauri Virtanen|FIN|1932 Summer}} | 14:44.0 | | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Billy Savidan|NZL|1932 Summer}} | 14:49.6 | | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Jean-Gunnar Lindgren|SWE|1932 Summer}} | 14:54:7 | | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Max Syring|GER|1932 Summer}} | 14:59.0 | | 7 | {{flagIOCathlete|Alec Burns|GBR|1932 Summer}} | 15:04.4 | | 8 | {{flagIOCathlete|Daniel Dean|USA|1932 Summer}} | 15:08.5 | | 9 | {{flagIOCathlete|Erik Pettersson|SWE|1932 Summer}} | 15:13.4 | | 10 | {{flagIOCathlete|Alex Hillhouse|AUS|1932 Summer}} | 15:15.0 | | 11 | {{flagIOCathlete|Scotty Rankine|CAN|1932 Summer}} | 15:24.0 | | 12 | {{flagIOCathlete|Shoichiro Takenaka|JPN|1932 Summer}} | 17:20.0 | | — | {{flagIOCathlete|Paul Rekers|USA|1932 Summer}} | DNF | | {{flagIOCathlete|Roger Rochard|FRA|1932 Summer}} | DNF |
References1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1932/ATH/mens-5000-metres.html |title=Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Games: Men's 5000 metres |accessdate=5 November 2017 |work=sports-reference.com}}
External links- Official Olympic Report
- {{cite web | last = Wudarski | first = Pawel | year = 1999 | url = http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ | title = Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich | accessdate = February 11, 2009| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090216130930/http://olympic.w.interia.pl/| archivedate= 16 February 2009 | deadurl= no|language=pl}}
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