- Records
- Results Semifinals Final
- References
- Notes
{{Infobox Olympic event |event = Men's 5000 metres |games = 1924 Summer |image = |caption = |venue = Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir |dates = July 8 (semifinals) July 10 (final) |competitors = 38 |nations = 21 |longnames = yes |gold = Paavo Nurmi |goldNOC = FIN |silver = Ville Ritola |silverNOC = FIN |bronze = Edvin Wide |bronzeNOC = SWE |prev=1920 |next=1928 }}{{AthleticsAt1924SummerOlympics}}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.[1] RecordsThese were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics. World Record | 14:28.2 | FIN}} Paavo Nurmi | Helsinki (FIN) | June 19, 1924 |
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Olympic Record | 14:36.6 | Hannes Kolehmainen | Stockholm (SWE) | July 10, 1912 |
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In the final Paavo Nurmi set a new Olympic record with 14:31.2 minutes. ResultsSemifinalsAll semi-finals were held on Tuesday, July 8, 1924. The best four finishers of every heat qualified for the final. Semifinal 1Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Eino Rastas|FIN|1924 Summer}} | 15:22.2 | Q | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Katsuo Okazaki|JPN|1924 Summer}} | 15:22.2 | Q | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Axel Eriksson|SWE|1924 Summer}} | 15:23.6 | Q | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Léonard Mascaux|FRA|1924 Summer}} | 15:26.4 | Q | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Charles Johnstone|GBR|1924 Summer}} | 15:27.4 | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ralph Starr|GBR|1924 Summer}} | 7 | {{flagIOCathlete|Rilus Doolittle|USA|1924 Summer}} | 8 | {{flagIOCathlete|Camille Van de Velde|BEL|1924 Summer}} | 9 | {{flagIOCathlete|Alfredo Gomes|BRA|1924 Summer}} | 10 | {{flagIOCathlete|Mohamed El-Sayed|EGY|1924 Summer}} | 11 | {{flagIOCathlete|Joaquín Miquel|ESP|1924 Summer}} | 12 | {{flagIOCathlete|Vilis Cimmermans|LAT|1924 Summer}} | 13 | {{flagIOCathlete|José Eslava|MEX|1924 Summer}} | 14 | {{flagIOCathlete|Stanisław Ziffer|POL|1924 Summer}} | 16:36.0 | Semifinal 2Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Paavo Nurmi|FIN|1924 Summer}} | 15:28.6 | Q | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Lucien Dolquès|FRA|1924 Summer}} | 15:29.4 | Q | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Eino Seppälä|FIN|1924 Summer}} | 15:34.6 | Q | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Frank Saunders|GBR|1924 Summer}} | 15:37.0 | Q | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Maurice Norland|FRA|1924 Summer}} | 15:41.4 | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Harold Phelps|USA|1924 Summer}} | 7 | {{flagIOCathlete|David McGill|CAN|1924 Summer}} | 8 | {{flagIOCathlete|István Kultsár|HUN|1924 Summer}} | 9 | {{flagIOCathlete|Stefan Szelestowski|POL|1924 Summer}} | 10 | {{flagIOCathlete|Pala Singh|IND|1924 Summer}} | 11 | {{flagIOCathlete|Karel Nedobitý|TCH|1924 Summer}} | - | {{flagIOCathlete|William Marthé|SUI|1924 Summer}} | DNF | Semifinal 3Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|John Romig|USA|1924 Summer}} | 15:14.6 | Q | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Edvin Wide|SWE|1924 Summer}} | 15:24.0 | Q | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ville Ritola|FIN|1924 Summer}} | 15:32.1 | Q | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Charles Clibbon|GBR|1924 Summer}} | 15:35.6 | Q | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Lucien Duquesne|FRA|1924 Summer}} | 16:03.0 | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Jan Zeegers|NED|1924 Summer}} | 7 | {{flagIOCathlete|Alexandros Kranis|GRE|1924 Summer}} | 8 | {{flagIOCathlete|George Lermond|USA|1924 Summer}} | 9 | {{flagIOCathlete|Malcolm Boyd|AUS|1924 Summer}} | 10 | {{flagIOCathlete|Hans Kantor|AUT|1924 Summer}} | 11 | {{flagIOCathlete|Miguel Palau|ESP|1924 Summer}} | 12 | {{flagIOCathlete|Pedro Curiel|MEX|1924 Summer}} | 13 | {{flagIOCathlete|Artūrs Motmillers|LAT|1924 Summer}} |
FinalThe 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 | {{flagIOCathlete|Paavo Nurmi|FIN|1924 Summer}} | 14:31.2 OR | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ville Ritola|FIN|1924 Summer}} | 14:31.4 | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Edvin Wide|SWE|1924 Summer}} | 15:01.8 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|John Romig|USA|1924 Summer}} | 15:12.4 | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Eino Seppälä|FIN|1924 Summer}} | 15:18.4 | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Charles Clibbon|GBR|1924 Summer}} | 15:29.0 | 7 | {{flagIOCathlete|Lucien Dolques|FRA|1924 Summer}} | 15:32.6 | 8 | {{flagIOCathlete|Axel Eriksson|SWE|1924 Summer}} | 15:38.0 | 9 | {{flagIOCathlete|Léonard Mascaux|FRA|1924 Summer}} | 15:39.0 | 10 | {{flagIOCathlete|Frank Saunders|GBR|1924 Summer}} | 15:54.0 | 11 | {{flagIOCathlete|Eino Rastas|FIN|1924 Summer}} | 12 | {{flagIOCathlete|Katsuo Okazaki|JPN|1924 Summer}} |
References1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1924/ATH/mens-5000-metres.html |title=Athletics at the 1924 Paris Games: Men's 5000 metres |accessdate=5 November 2017 |work=sports-reference.com}}
Notes- Official Report
- {{cite web | last = Wudarski | first = Pawel | year = 1999 | url = http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ | title = Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich | accessdate = 1 April 2008|language=pl}}
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