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Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

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Men's 5000 metres
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
VenueMelbourne Cricket Ground
Dates26 November (heats)
28 November (final)
Competitors23 from 13 nations
Winning time13:39.6 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Vladimir Kuts
 Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gordon Pirie
 Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Derek Ibbotson
 Great Britain
← 1952
1960 →
Kuts winning the 5000 m final. His winning margin of 11 seconds was the largest ever for this event in Olympic history.[1]

The men's 5000 metres was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The final was held on Wednesday November 28, 1956. There were a total number of 23 participants from 13 nations. Christopher Chataway, a world leading 5000 m runner in 1954, suffered from stomach cramps in the final, and finished 11th. The favorite, Vladimir Kuts, led the race from the start. By 4000 m he separated from others and continued pulling away until the finish line.[1]

Final classification

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RANK ATHLETE HEAT FINAL
 Vladimir Kuts (URS) 14:15.4 13:39.6
 Gordon Pirie (GBR) 14:25.6 13:50.6
 Derek Ibbotson (GBR) 14:18.8 13:54.4
4.  Miklós Szabó (HUN) 14:32.6 14:03.4
5.  Albie Thomas (AUS) 14:14.2 14:04.6
6.  Laszlo Tabori (HUN) 14:18.6 14:09.8
7.  Nyandika Maiyoro (KEN) 14:29.4 14:19.0
8.  Thyge Thøgersen (DEN) 14:29.0 14:21.0
9.  Pyotr Bolotnikov (URS) 14:28.0 14:22.4
10.  Ivan Cherniavskyi (URS) 14:32.4 14:22.4
11.  Christopher Chataway (GBR) 14:32.6 14:28.8
12.  Herbert Schade (EUA) 14:18.8 14:31.8
 Bill Dellinger (USA) 14:26.8 DNF
 Veliša Mugoša (YUG) 14:25.6 DNF
 Allan Lawrence (AUS) 14:14.6 DNS
 Ilmari Taipale (FIN) 14:24.2 DNQ
 Arere Anentia (KEN) 14:37.0 DNQ
 Friedrich Janke (EUA) 14:40.6 DNQ
 Jerzy Chromik (POL) 14:51.4 DNQ
 Curt Stone (USA) 14:52.0 DNQ
 Douglas Kyle (CAN) 14:59.0 DNQ
 Rune Åhlund (SWE) 15:12.0 DNQ
 Kazimierz Zimny (POL) DNF DNQ

References

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  1. ^ a b "Athletics at the 1956 Melbourne Games: Men's 5000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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