The men's
5000 metres event at the
1948 Olympic Games took place July 31 and August 2. The final was won by
Gaston Reiff of Belgium.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1
UTC+01:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +01:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2019-02-07T23:28:34+01:00. This time is used in:
*Central European Time
*West Africa Time
*Western European Summer Time
**B ...
).
Results
The first four runners from each heat qualified to the final.
Heats
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Final
Key: DNF = Did not finish, OR = Olympic record
References
External links
*Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948)
The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad ''
LA84 Foundation
The LA84 Foundation (known until June 2007 as the Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles) is a private, nonprofit institution created by the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee to manage Southern California's endowment from the 1984 Olym ...
''. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics At The 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 Metres
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
5000 metres at the Olympics
Men's events at the 1948 Summer Olympics