The men's

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a sta ...

at the

1950 European Athletics Championships The 4th European Athletics Championships were held from 23 August to 27 August 1950 in the Heysel Stadium of the Belgium, Belgian capital Brussels. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald. Men's results Complet ...

was held in

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, Belgium, at

Heysel Stadium The King Baudouin Stadium ( ; ) is a sports ground in Brussels, Belgium. Located in the north-western district of the City of Brussels, it was built to embellish the Heysel Plateau, Heysel/Heizel Plateau in view of the Brussels International E ...

on 24 and 26 August 1950.

Medalists

Results

Final

26 August

Heats

24 August

Heat 1

Heat 2

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event. * (1) * (2) * (1) * (1) * (2) * (2) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (1) * (2)

References

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5000 metres at the European Athletics Championships