SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
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OLYMPIC GAMES. HISTORY 
MEN'S 5.000 m.
 
1896-1908 (not contested)

1912
1. Hannes Kolehmainen (Fin) ........................ 14:36.6
2. Jean Bouin (Fra) ....................................... 14:36.7
3. George Hutson (GB) ................................. 15:07.6
1920
1. Joseph Guillemot (Fra) .............................. 14:55.6
2. Paavo Nurmi (Fin) ..................................... 15:00.0
3. Erik Backman (Swe) ................................. 15:13.0
1924
1. Paavo Nurmi (Fin) ..................................... 14:31.2
2. Ville Ritola (Fin) ........................................ 14:31.4
3. Edvin Wide (Swe) ..................................... 15:01.8
1928
1. Ville Ritola (Fin) ........................................ 14:38.0
2. Paavo Nurmi (Fin) ..................................... 14:40.0
3. Edvin Wide (Swe) ..................................... 14:41.2
1932
1. Lauri Lehtinen (Fin) ................................... 14:30.0
2. Ralph Hill (US) .......................................... 14:30.0
3. Lauri Virtanen (Fin) .................................... 14:44.0
1936
1. Gunnar Hockert (Fin) ................................. 14:22.0
2. Lauri Lehtinen (Fin) ................................... 14:25.8
3. Henry Jonsson (Swe) ................................ 14:29.0
1948
1. Gaston Reiff (Bel) ..................................... 14:17.6
2. Emil Zatopek (Cze) ................................... 14:17.8
3. Wim Slykhuis (Hol) ................................... 14:26.8
1952
1. Emil Zatopek (Cze) ................................... 14:06.6
2. Alain Mimoun (Fra) .................................... 14:07.4
3. Herbert Schade (WG) ................................ 14:08.6
1956
1. Vladimir Kuts (SU) .................................... 13:39.6
2. Gordon Pirie (GB) ...................................... 13:50.6
3. Derek Ibbotson (GB). ................................. 13:54.4
1960
1. Murray Halberg (NZ) ................................... 13:43.4
2. Hans Grodotzki (EG) .................................. 13:44.6
3. Kazimierz Zimny (Pol) ................................ 13:44.8
1964
1. Bob Schul (US) ......................................... 13:48.8
2. Harald Norpoth (WG) ................................. 13:49.6
3. Bill Dellinger (US) ...................................... 13:49.8
1968
1. Mohamed Gammoudi (Tun) ........................ 14:05.0(A)
2. Kip Keino (Ken) ......................................... 14:05.2
3. Naftali Temu (Ken) ..................................... 14:06.4
1972
1. Lasse Viren (Fin) ...................................... 13:26.42
2. Mohamed Gammoudi (Tun) ........................ 13:27.33
3. Ian Stewart (GB) ....................................... 13:27.61
1976
1. Lasse Viren (Fin) ...................................... 13:24.76
2. Dick Quax (NZ) ......................................... 13:25.16
3. Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand (WG) .................... 13:25.38
1980
1. Miruts Yifter (Eth) ...................................... 13:20.91
2. Suleiman Nyambui (Tan) ............................ 13:21.60
3. Kaarlo Maaninka (Fin) ................................ 13:22.00
1984
1. Said Aouita (Mor) ....................................... 13:05.59
2. Markus Ryffel (Swi) .................................... 13:07.54
3. Antonio Leitao (Por) ................................... 13:09.20
1988
1. John Ngugi (Ken) ........................................ 13:11.70
2. Dieter Baumann (WG) ................................. 13:15.52
3. Hansjorg Kunze (EG) .................................. 13:15.73
1992
1. Dieter Baumann (Ger) ................................. 13:12.52
2. Paul Bitok (Ken) ......................................... 13:12.71
3. Fita Bayissa (Eth) ....................................... 13:13.03
1996
1. Venuste Niyongabo (Bur) ............................. 13:07.96
2. Paul Bitok (Ken) .......................................... 13:08.16
3. Khalid Boulami (Mor) ................................... 13:08.37
2000
1. Million Wolde (ETH) ..................................... 13:35.49
2. Ali Saidi-Sief (ALG) ...................................... 13:36.20
3. Brahim Lahlafi (MAR) ................................... 13:36.47

Medals
7 - 4 - 2  Finland
2 - 0 - 1  Ethiopia
1 - 3 - 1  Kenya
1 - 2 - 0  France
1 - 1 - 1  USA
1 - 1 - 0  Czech
1 - 1 - 0  New Zealand
1 - 1 - 0  Tunisia
1 - 0 - 2  Morroco
1 - 0 - 0  Belgium
1 - 0 - 0  Germany
1 - 0 - 0  Burundi
0 - 2 - 2  West Germany
0 - 1 - 3  Great Britain
0 - 1 - 1  East Germany
0 - 1 - 0  Tanzania
0 - 1 - 0  Switzerland
0 - 1 - 0  Algeria
0 - 0 - 4  Sweden
0 - 0 - 1  Holland
0 - 0 - 1  Poland
0 - 0 - 1  Portugal

More Gold Medals: Lasse Viren (2)
More Medals: Paavo Nurmi (1-2-0)